The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-26

strengthened the stockade-they picked up lum-
Der about wherever it could be had. szss.s
| There wasSa plan to erect six buildings in the
| prison, 200 feet long, 80 wide and two stories
high-one was framed and another had the sills
ready, when Gen. Winder arrived and ordered
Maj. Norftt to stop the work, as the prisoners
| were TO be removed-thinks this was about the
first of December, 1861 There were IL menSat
work on these buildings, nine of them from
among the prisoners-the tools used belonged to
witness and Mr.. Shelton who working with
him.
| Morfitt had semitic Goodman for tools but could
| not get them because he did not have them. He
| sent me also for lumber but we could not get it
| the lumber for the parapet was brought II miles
on wagons.
The wells at the prison had curbs and buckets.
also windlas and ropes for drawing water-know.
they had because he put them there himself Al
the time of the outbreak witness was ut the dooi
of the worhshop-hcard yelling and then rapit
firing-the sentinel over the gate was shot anG
killed-saw the guard running in every direction
-sentinels duty were firing from the parape
saw Maj. Gee coming down toward the shop
but did not see him again till toward the close
he then on the parapet ordering the firing to
crase-at this time there were many on the para
pet apparently anxious to keep up the tiring-tht
Il
| Goldsboro' when the outbreak commemorative
came running to the prison, but the firing hac
ceased before they got there-there was difficulty
| to prevent them from firing on the prisoners
| there were also many citizens who came up, bu'
| they were ordered away and all the guard wa
ordered from the platform except the regala
! sentines.
| made buckets in the shop, of old stills, for TIN
use of the prison and the guard, L also made
hunks for the hospitals-some few axes were
made in the shop, but there were always requlsi
tions for them rs fast as they were made-we useG
the old sls in making buckets and hunks because
lumber was scarce-I was paid for the use OF my
tools, think in january.
| Prisoners were frequently escaping, but don't
know how many escaped.
4 house for the guard was erected after Cen
Brady T. Johnston came and after Gen. Windcrs
order to stop the buildings we were on-two loads
of plank intended for these buildings was used
| for the guard house, the balance was refuse lum-
berthe guard had shelter before this-they
complained and took the shop 10 stay III at night
the prisoners who worked with me also slept III
the shop-they got the same rations did-we
got X h. flour or ID. meal and q 10. beef
or "a Id. bacou-dont think they drew any extra
rations-the men at work for Goodman SAID he
had no tools, and that they used their own
| TNitncSS further described inc hiring III TIC oul
! break
CROSS EXAMINED.
The lumber for the buildings spoken OF was
brought down the railroad-there was enough for
one building brought. The shop was built be-
fore, it was Is by 20 fcet-the guard house was IA
by 60 feet
| WITNESS in answer to questions described his
position and that of the guards, at the time of the
| outbreak.
THE COURT.
There was man who jumped over the pa!isade
| at the time OF the outbreak-one OF the guard
| suppose he was scared-witncsS could not see the
prisoners insidc-saw so or 10 of the guard-thCy
! fell in-thc officer of the guard w. therc-saw
Capt. FuIua when him he was going to-
ward the gun at the angle and ordering them not
to fire.
Isaac r. Harris, of Quincy, Florida-tcstitied
| that lie knew Maj. Gee from boyhood-knov his
| characterize stands high as physician and gen
tleman-an excellent citizen and useful member
! of society-did great deal of charity practice
4 nan of great humanty-his services and purse
! were at the service of the neCdy-docs not believe
! he would inflict cruelty any one under his
| charge under circumstanccs-he has been 4
/ law abiding citizen since the surrender.
| The Commission then adjourned