William Rosser, assistant-surgeon, gave the following evidence:—

Was Armstrong brought into the hospital after receiving

punishment?—_Rosser_: He was.

You attended him till his death?—Yes.

Did you ever learn from him before his death that he expected he should

die?—Yes; he said that, the minute he came into the hospital, to the men

that brought him in.

What did he say?—He said he had been punished, and that he should die,

by order of Governor Wall, by black men, without a court-martial; that

was what he said when he was brought in first.

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