Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
A ooRoNra's IsoUesr was held on wednesday

CoRoNEa's IEoUesT was held on Wednesday
morning at No. 629 Pennsylvania avenue, on the
body Of Thomas Berry, who was killed there on
Tuesday afternoon;
Mary A. Devlin, mother of the prisoners, was
sworn She said she did not consider T. B. Berry
her sonin-law her daughter was married to him,
but he had another wife in Pennsylvania he came
to her house several times to see her daughter but
was always forbidden; he came yesterday and
abused her youngest son; she called her sons out,
and he followed and took his coat off; when he
came he didn't knock at the door he told her
youngest son he would give him COMPOUNDED
whipping; no man. was in company with her sons !;
no third person besides Berry he followed out as
though he wanted to fight he threatened to kill
her youngest son; she never heard him make the
threats herself Berry said James treated his
(Berry's) wife bad have seen knife like the one
which was used in possession of my son John, but
not yesterday. @
Catharine Shay (servant in the house) sworn ---'
Didn't sec the fight; heard some one tell Berry
his wife was not there; witness was up stairs;
heard scufae and came down. they were scuf.
fling; Berry was down, the two Devlns on him,
beating him saw no other man there; a man was
there about four o'clock, but the fight was about
five; no one held him but the two Devlins !; did
not hear Berry make any threats; saw knife,
the one before her, with John Devlin the Devlins
went into the wood house about O'clock, and
talked with some one there heard them talking,
didn't understand what about, and didn't see who
with lived there fourteen months; Mrs. D. had
four children two males and two females; didn't
see the man in the wood house; was up stairs
when Berry came; Berry had his coat off, the
others had theirs on. A note was here shown
from Mrs. Berry to her husband, telling him she
would be there about two O clock that she wanted
to see him, and was ready to leave with him ex-
cept packing up few things. The witness said
she did not give the note to Berry Mrs, B. put it
in the drawer and told her mother to remember to
give it to him. ,..,,.+-a
Samuel E. Smith sworn.--Was with Berry and
others on business on Capitol Hill came up in
hack two Of us got out at the corner to collect
some bills, and came with Berry to Devln's; he
said he wanted to get clean shirt he went in
and staid 80 long ] sent the colored man to see
about it; the man returned and said there was
fuss; started in and out came Berry and the two
Devlins Berry in his shirt sleeves; there was
nothing vindctive in their appearance; asked if
he was ready; he said, Yes, go to the hack :"
went, and turned round aud saw them scualing :;
the two Devlins bad him down--the larger (John)
holding him, the younger striking the dagger into
him, not once, but several times; another person,
whom l did not recognize, was with them; Berry
was not intoxicated; his shirt-sleeves were not
rolled up the Devlins had their coats on |; not
word passed between them at the time the third
man might have hold of BIS right hand while he
was down; the footprints of the third man are in
the garden, where he got over the fence never
saw but one of the Devlins and then the day be-
fore; delivered note to him from Mrs Berry /;
he spoke to me very abruptly when told him my
business; am his agent have read many of his
private letters he had no other wife to my knowl.
edge; never heard of it before this morning.
verdict was rendered in accordance with the
testimony, showing that one of the Devlins struck
the fatal blows and that the other one was an &C.
cessory to the crime. The accused are sons Of the
late Lieutenant Johns. Devlin ofthe Marine corps.
One is member Of the bar, and the other a stu
uens AZ Jaw" in''i 'oun'ei 10 ohAries Lee Jones,
Esq.
"a MODEL MAYoR.-our present Mayor, will
do him the justice to say, is man possessing many
excellent good qualities, and could he but rid him
self of many moral and political sins, would be a
decent man enough; but habitual intoxication has
made him beast, very beast, and Of course his
influence among ourpeacelovng citizens has long
gone down, and so he, at the head of our Corpora
ton, sees fit TO ponder to this pot house, jail, and
penitentiary influence to canvass for votes with a
view to possible reelection to the Office he now
holds; but am rejoiced TO think his chances are
small indeed.
"As our municipal election comes on space, va
nous other asplrants for municipal distinction ap-
pear in the lists, among whom notice con spicu.
ously the President OF the Board Of Aldermen who
is bird of tie same plumsge as the Mayor
Washington Correspondent of Police Gazette
We extract the above from the Now York po.
lice Gazette in oder that the citizens of w ssb;ro.
ton NAV know the character which The Msvor
maintains abroad. Who the correspondent of this
paper Ia wa do not know hut vboever no IA he
has stated that which has for some time beon tho
tall Of the citv. ....-I0