The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-28
NINETEENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, March 2ond.

The journal of yesterday was read.
Simeon KiGts being called and sworn, testifies,
that he lives in Rowan County, was member of
Capt. Brawley's Company, Senior Reserves in
lS64-wcnt to Salisbury on the 9Th Oct, and re-
manned until they left, in Feb, 1865. On one oc-
casion saw officer of the guard take some pies
from prisoner that he had bought and take them
to Maj. Gees house-this was while before
Christmas-don't recollect the exact day.
Saw negro prisoner who was killed-did not
see him shot, but saw him afterward-he was ly-
ing in the east part of the yard, just below the
tour wooden huuses-net far from the dead line,
perhaps fifteen or twenty feet on the inside
Witness pointed out on the map of the prisonth the
place where the body lay. ]-saw him about
four hours after he was shot when went on
guard-saw no officer there-there was no one
round him.
There was good deal OF lumber about there
lived in quarters made of pine poles and boards
there was any amount of timber about there to
build such quarters as we lived in-there was
plenty Of straw and hay in the country round.
CROSS EXAMINED.
was not at the garrison all the time; was fire.
quently off bunting deserters-the lumber was
a mile or two Oft was hauled to make some of
the huts, and the men carried some on their
bachs-our company had their poles hauled
have seen Senior Reserves carrying board timber on
their BAG KS miie-didn't see them CARRYING
poles-the wagons there were used to haul tim
Der and tirewood-when the wagons hauled tim
Der they would have to stop hauling firewood, of
course,-when the men carried timber on their
backs, they were compelled to do it, if they got
i'll think it was four weeks after we went there
before we got shelters-it was the last of De-
cembeg.
The axes We used were made in the shop there
my company brought axes from home-never
drew any-the men had to send home for axes or
go without them-they brought frows and cross
cut saws, too, from home to make the huts with.
Our rations were pound of flour, or tin
cup full day-the cup held about pint-we
generally got this every day-we went one day
without. food-we had been after desreters and
when we got back they said there was nothing
to issue to u.s. and we went home to get some
thing to eat. Besides the -four we got about
1hree:fourths pound OF bacon or one pound of
beef a day-got this nearly every day-when we
dldnt get meat, we got sorghum-uOn't know
how much; about three or four guarts-we had
much as we wanted-we all eat at the same
table-don't know now much there was to each
ma:-there were ten in my mess-I was not there
very often.
1t would have been necessary to have wagons
to haul lumber TO build shelters for the prison
ers. The witness then made statement in re-
gard to the regiment of senior reserves, the age,
manner OF getting out of the service &c, which
the reporter did not take down.
When we first went there, there was house for
the guard TO go in when they came off duty
they stuck sticks in the ground and covered
them over for shelter, and had some tents, awhile,
and then they built the quarters of poes-the
men spoke of deserving, if there was not some
shelter provided for them-there was some such
talk.
was not present when the negro was shot
know nothing about it, only | saw the body
saw the officer take the pies from the prisoner
it was in Intervening as they came from the grave
yard-don't know the date-it was some time in
December, think
| saw prisoners wash themselves in the
creek when they went after water-we made seven
or eight trips day-the orders were to take them
there and back-there was no particular time to go
and come, it generally took about an hour-from
thirty to forty and sometimes fifty, went at once
don't think more than fifty ever went-they
did not all go that presented themselves at the
gate, every time, because there were not guards
enough to carry thcm-when one squad returned
another went; they did not have to wait to empty
the barrels-the guard consisted of twelve or
fifteen.
The guard did not have plenty Of fire-wood-
sometimes had to carry our firewoOd about
half mile on our backs-that was, for our
shanties--this was not very often, only once in a
while, when there was none hauled-we some
times suffered for want of fire.
REDIRECT.
I don't know whether the prisoners could wash
in the prisou-they had no axes, except some at
the hospitals.
BY THE COURT.
The rations we had from home was brought to
eat-we had bacon from home, and bread chick
ems, pies and cakes-we got things from home,
perhaps once in two weeks. The reason we could
not take all the prisoners to water who presented
themselves was, there were not enough OF the
guard.
| was never inside of the prison.
Capt w. E. Pierce, sworn-rcside in 10aleigh-
Captain and A. @. NJ. at the Post of Raleigh in
1S64-corresponded frequently With Capt James
NJ. Goodman, A. @. M, at Salisbury-rec lived
communications from him upon an ayerag e, l
suppose, once day.
1.-THE witness was here shown two paper wrtin, IS
and asked if the signature thereto was that of
Capt. Goodmans. These papers were reports
from Capt. James NJ. Goodman, A. @. NJ Sails
bury N. c. to the Department at Richmond. The
question was objected to by the defense, and the
Court, after consultations, Overruled the objoe-
ton.
Witness answered that the signatures were those
of Capt Goodman.
The papers were then offered as evidence, and
were objected to by the defense on the ground
that they were not official orders, but mere state
ments, and that their Introduction would deprive
the defense of the opportunity of cross examining
on Il em-that Goodman is within reach of the
Court and that his verbal evidence would be bet
ter than these papers.
The Court ruled that the papers were adfhissi-
Bile, because it was proved they were signed by
Capt. Goodman in his official capacity.
The examination OF Capt Pierce was then con-
tinued
These reports are in the usual form-the one
relating to transportation animals, wagons, &C.,
is made out by the general form that was used
both in the Confederate and Federal regulations
the other in regard TO contracts is male out by