Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-27

| 4th July about o'clock in the morning was
sitting with his wife and some gentlemen under
the trees; saw some gentlemen come in and
ask for beer; Captain Bell told Sullivan not to
strike him; Sullivan then gave him a push,
and Bell put his hand to his back all tho
words that passed, was, Bell proposing to treat
Sullivan, and asking him to keep quiet; few
minutes after this the push was given; Bell
put his hand to his back and went towsrd the
bar; he went into the door; saw him lying IN
the bar A diagram was produced, and W.T.. WI;
ness pointed out the position OF himself ana
the parties Saw Bell lying in the front bar
| room; his back was to Sullivan when the blow
| was struck; Bell said to Sullivan "don't fight"
| and wanted to treat the party; Eggeston was
| by him at the time; is positive the prisoner
was the man; didn't notice anything in Sulii.
/ vans hand; deponent being behind Sullivan,
| he couldn't see what was in his hand; the man
| who gave the blow had his hat on; cane say
| that Eggleston had or had not his hat on;
could see Sullivan's face by the light in the
window; Sullivan took the light up but put it
| down again; saw Sullivan's moustache when
he was at the window; he just set the light
down and went and pushed Bell; don't know
Eggleston, but the man with Sullivan was
| shorter than Sullivan
Mrs. Nancy Heiseman, called-Mr Walter
| interpreting.-Was at Beckerts the night of
the fourth Of July; saw the blow given; tall
man did it; was not positive that witness was
the man he had something in his hand, and
witness was afraid of him; saw others fighting
| around there; the tall man had a hat on saw
the push; there was general fight; after the
push Bell put his hand to his back, and then
/ went into the bar by the next door.
| Conrad Jost, called.-Wss at Beckert's on
| the fourth of July when HOFFMAN was killed;
saw the prisoner there; saw Bell when he got
pushed; Sullivan took the candle and tried to
/ throw it, but set it down again; he went down
and gave Bell the push, and Bell turned round
| and went into the door; saw something glitter
| in the prisoners hand when he gave the push;
don't know what it was; has no doubt prisoner
is the man; saw Bell dead in the bar-room af-
| forwards; Sullivan had little black hair
| around his lips; the man who struck the blow
| had his hat on; didn't see any one but the
prisoner advance on Bell: didn't see any one
by Sullivan when the blow was struck; never
| saw Sullivan before; first saw him about 8
| o'clock that evening Immediately before the
act; Bell was engaged in no act of violence;
didn't hear Sullivan say he had been insulted.
Erben Geier called-Was at Beckert's on
the 4th Of July; saw Sullivan strike Bell;
Bell put his hand to his back and went in the
door; is positive the prisoner is the man. never
| saw Sullivan before.
| Mrs. Padgett called KNOWS the prisoner:
| saw him on the 4th of July, at night, without
| hat, running down the street; he went into
| Mrs. EgglestOn's; heard him say he had killed
4 u uldu, uc camo IIOm Tue ulrecLl00 OF the
| Park; there was no one with him then; didn't
notice blood on his person; witness lives about
| n square and q half from the Park; lived in
| Swsmpoodle at the time of the Edwards trial;
| was q witness then; saw Tanner at Eggleston' s
house, the night of the 4th, after the house
was searched; Sullivan was dressed in light
| clothes
| Mr.. Reese was recalled, to show how Mrs
Padgett was summoned, but the testimony was
| not admitted.
The District Attorney now proposed to call
Mrs. EgglestOn az q witness which was OBJ
jected to by Mr. Martin, counsel for defence,
on the ground that her husband (Eggleston)
stands indicted also for the murder Of Kohr-
| man, and that she ought not to be required to
| testify in a ma ter of so much personal inte-
rest to her husband and herself.
The District Attorney replied, insisting
upon the competency Of Mrs. Eggleston as a
| witness.
An adjournment taking place at this time,
| the court resumed its decision upon the point
at issue until this morning.
| TO-DAY.
On the opening of the court this morning,
| the trial of sullivan was resumed.
The question of the admissibility of the tes.
| timOny of the wife Of Eggleston was further
argued by Martin and Morgan for the defence,
and the District Attorney for the United States
The Court decided that the evidence could
not be received, the witness being incompe-
tent through having direct interest in the
case
NATIONAL THEATRE Another large and
brilliant audience assembled last night at the
| National, and better amused house we never
saw. The applause was continuous and most
hearty, indeed approaching at times TO the
bOisterous. Mrs Florence, with great good
nature, yielded to the perpetual calls for re-
| petitions of her songs and dances; but the
/ ad labor IN inn ed harr az
have been most severe, especially considering
the arduous nature of the parts she had to
sustain in the two pieces in which she ap-
peared-" Irish Assurance" and the protean
farce Of " Mischievous ANNIE" in the latter
Of which she assumed six different characters.
Nothing but long practice in vocalization,
| as hack drivers or hotel p0rters, could have
enabled sundry individuals in the parquette
and galleries, last night, to raise and sustain
such boisterOus and pertinacious demands for
| the repetition of almost every one of the many
songs and dances introduced. thus protracting
| the performan beyond all reasonable limits
| Probably it was their FIRST visit to any thea
ire whatever, and they felt SOLICITORS to get
| as much as possible for their money. Should
these gentlemen favor the theatre with their
future presence, it is to be hoped they will
become sufficiently acquainted with the pro.
preties of the place to exercise q little consid.
GRAFTON for actors and audience.
The bill OF tonight Is we'll calculated TO
show the astonishing Versatility and vivacity
| of Mrs Florence; and also the excellence OF
Mr.. Florence in Irish parts.
CONE, why will you suffer all the ills of bed
| bugs, cockroaches, moths, ants, and every
other species Of insects when Lyon Magnetic
Powder will surely rid your house of all such
pestience. For sale at Shillington's Book
selling and Stationery Establishment, Odeon
building, corner Four and al half street and
Penn'a avenue. TT.
The EXCURSION PARTY for Old Point, &C.,
| on the steamer POwhatan on Friday next, will
be accompanied by Withers' brass and string
band, a mention Of which was omitted in the
advertisement heretofore published-so, Terp.
sichoreans will have an opportunity Of "trip.
| ping it on the light fantastic toe"
| MISUNDERSTANDING a week past, many
small rObberies have been perpetrated in the
city. The police officers have been actively