The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-21

known whether it was DR.. Curry-do NOT KNOW y
it was Dr.. Wilsen-I don't know if l should Know
his name if were to hear it'll had seen nun Pc
fore+had seen him give out medicines-ne was .
thick set man-dark hair and WhisKefs httle
gray, about 5 feet 6 inches high and about % or
go years dbl saw him every few days during
the time was there-do not know that saw
him for few days before I left.
I have talked with some of the witnesses IN
this case about this matter-with Harris, Ashiy,
Miller and Orsland-I have talked with MI. Mil ~
Ter about it to-day-no one told me what Asnly
had said about this matter, nor did Ashiy himself
If saw Ashly there at the time, did not know
him. .tsssf' sac. ss,.sl
Court adjourned to O clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Court met pursuant to adjournment : e
The cross examination of Henry j. Babbitt was
resumed. ~ q I'll s ss5sfi ~, n, s
The personI took to be Maj. Gee had ona
common black felt hat know that the man whom
took to the hospital was afterwards taken to the
dead house, put in a cart and carried out. I saw
him SO as to recognize him again. E.,,..
I was not acquainted with any Of the other ON
GERS at the prison. saw Gen. Bradley T. John
son there, the names of the Others that saw, |
don't know. Idon't know that can give the
exact words of Maj. Gee, and the doctor, but he
said take him along, he will die before you get
there or he will be dead before you get there,
or something to that effect drf 49,
i O. Give the exact words.
A. Mai. Gee said stake him along he will be
dead before you get there !" the doctor said the
man is alveAthere is life in the man" He also
said something to Maj Gee that did not under
stand.
to be Maj Gee. [The witness was here requested
to make diagram of the dead house, giving the
position of the cart, Maj Geo. himself and Others,
which he did. The diagram was examined by the
different members of the Court.]
REDIRECT.
swear positively to the fact that know the
amount of rations issued, which have stated
was correct, from the fact that made memoran-
da of the same at the time saHE
Esrom Weaver sworn-Resides in Cabarrus
comfy. Was enrolled with the conscripts from As
to 50, and was taken to Salisbury the 9th day of
October, 1864, and placed in Co. F., Col. Hoke's
regiment 1 remained there'till just before Christ
mas, when l was sent home sick; l returned
about month before Stoneman's raid. l was
cook to my squad, and received their rations. Our
men did not live on their government rations en-
tirely-we got articles from home. We drew
from the government daily one pound of flour,
one third of pound of bacor-ifbeef. one pound
When we drew bacon we did not draw beef. /
can't tell how often we drew-sometimes we drew
for days at time, sometimes for one day
Sometimes we drew no meat, only molasses,
about one half pint to = man. There were seven
men in my squad. For two days we drew two
quarts of molasscs. Sometimes we drew rice in
small quantities in addition to the other articles.
When we got something to eat from home of
course we had good deal more to consume.
Ieould have done myself ON what the govern
ment gave me- r.,y me-
.-7 = CKoss EXAMINATION. IT
Q. Would you have fattened on those rations or
would they have just kept You live? @f
A. The rations would have kept me so as to do
duty. did not get more than the othermen by
being cook, because was very particular on that
point. Not that was particular to get more than
recoIlect that the men ever drew Il lb. of bacon
for ration.
When / said two quarts of molasses, meant
that it was measured in tin cup, which we thought
held pint. For 7men1 drew four tin-cup-fulls.i
Idon't know how many days we drew molasses,
but we drew meat much oftener. Our molssses
was called sorghum. / lived upon the rations is
sued to me and from articles received from
home, also.
TThe Counsel for the defence here raised the OBJ
jection that under the ruling of the Court in the
case of a person who subsisted upon rations drawn
from the government, and upon articles obtained
elsewhere, Also that his testimony, as to whether
the rations were sufficient ornot, was not admissi-
ble The objection was overruled.l Il.
"a BY THE COURT.
We did not draw loaf bread, we drew 1 lb. of
-four. $50 Ne 1tf ,f,
NJ. NJ Shoffner sworn, aged %, lives in Ala
nance county ss.f3
/ was in the Confederate service, and belonged
to Lees army-I was at Salisbury prison in 1865,
and at that time had conversation with Maj.
Gee. There was mau by the name of Danl.
Keck in prison there, sentenced for years con-
finement for desertion. He belonged to the 10th
N, c.. Co. E, Lees army. I went there to take
him box of provisions, and got there in the
morning, before day, on the train, and waited un-
til day light, and then went up to the garrison
with the box. went in at the gate-the sentl-
mel admitting me and turning me over to the Off
Ger of the day. / told him that had box OF
provisions for Confederate prisoner, and he told
me that would have to see Maj. Gee. went
into Maj. Gees office. The Counsel for the de-
fence here made objection that any conversation
relative to a-box of provisions for a Confederate
prisoner was not admissible as testimony. The
Judge Advocate said that the witness was merely
explaining why he went to Salisbury The wit
ness proceeded: Maj. Gee was in bed, and Iwait-
ed until he came down. As he came in saw
another gentleman with him. He took a letter
from his pocket and said to Maj. Gee, $ have q
letter from prisoner of war here from his moth
| er, who wishes to send him some things" and he
said that he would like to go into the prison and
see the prisoner and asked the Major TO read it
| The Major refused to do so, and also to let him
go in the prison. He said he wanted to see the
prisoner and would write back to his mother
Maj. Gee told him he could not go in to see any
DIN yankee, or take anything in to d-n yam
kee. The man then went out and saw him nc
more.
~ s. CROSS EXAMINATION. issss.t! -
i Idon't know the exact date of this Occurrences
lit was in February about the time Of the big
4 freshet, which washed away the Railroad between
Holtsburg and Lexington was in Salisbur.
i when Stoneman was there-this was a month o
solbefore Stoneman was there-I could not tel
the exact date if was to be hung for not doin:
it this very moment.
i g This conversation occurred in Major Gees OF