Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-29

the following men Sergeant John ii Murphy
corporal John NJ. Mitchell, and privats jeremiah
Safter, Hugh F. MYERS. John H Keisley. John
y Lusby, George Langley, Charles Osborn, Robt
Rawlings, George Wood, Walter Nicholson
Francis Lowe, and samuel Howell, went to the
residences OF Cornelius Boyd, on NJ m,eet, neal
Blagden's Wharf, and demanded adinittance In
the name Of the United states.
Mr. BOYD dressed himself, according to the
statement OF swife and went down stairs to the
front door, the crowd outside battering at II in
the meantime. Just as Mr.. B. had got to the
'front.' door and was bout to open IL PANEL was
broken In, and instantly six musket shots were
fired though the door and window shutters, one
OF which struck Boyd's coat sleeve and then en-.
tered his left side, and passed entirely throug
bis body. He exclaimed Il at be was shot and
his wife cried out to the me that he was killed
ana begged them to desist hey were admitted
afterwards and searched III house Boyd ex-
PRED few moments afterw. d. IL 10 alleged
that BOYD fired first upon the ,larty who came to
arrest him, but Mrs Boyd denies that he had a
revolver In the house
According to report Boyd was charged with
oeing tecessionist, and with endeavoring to
raise company Of men for the Southern army.
he was foreman Of brickmakers, in Mr.. Gun
nell's brickyard.
THE cokoNER's INQUEST.
Yesterday, Coroner Woodward held an inquest
In view OF the body Of Cornelius Boyd, deceased
at bis late residence In the southern part of the
r nth ward. The evidence Of the neigh of
whom five or six were sworn, was 90 nnsatisfac-
tory that IL was not deemed worth while 10 record
It 1t amounted only to the fact that between the
noufs OF u and y O'Clock Sunday morning the
house OF Cornelius Boyd was surrounded by
NE Of armed men; that the guns were fred But
beyond this nothing Of importance was ELECTED
Two young women who were in the house testi.
ned TO these facts and also that there was no shot
nred nom the house, and that they heard no re-
port as Of pistol. Their names are lydia and
Catharine Mills. Mrs. Boyd corroborated these
statements
Corporal Murphy, who had charge of the guard,
~ he To- kao
he said he had orders to arrest any man who was
disposed to talk secessi on, and to take him dead
or ave that in order to get in the house to arrest
BOYD ne forced the door, and that Bovd put a
pistol out and fired, the charge burning his (Mur-
Phy's) coat, and he then ordered the men to fire
The statement Of Murphy was given promptly,
and be also gave the names Of his men as well az
he could remember.
The verdict was that the said Cornelius BOYD.
between the hours Of II p. m and 9 a. M on sun
day morning, April 2S, 1861, was shot down In
MS house by party of men attached to company
e, Union Regiment, acting under the orders Of
Corporal. n Murphy, and the jury believe from
the evidence that the said C.. Boyd came to his
death from a wound caused by musket ba from
musket In the hands Of one of said guard, which
ball entered into his side four inches below his
left arm, passing completely through his BODY
and coming out his right side. They also find
that he was poor man, and left no property.
ARRESTED.
The verdict Of the jury having been rendered
after the inquest over the body Of Cornelius BOYD
the civil authorities demanded the corporaps
guard for trial. Application was made to Gene
raj Scott for aid In efectng the arrest and COM
pany of United States troops was detailed for the
purpose, and with policeman Narrower succeeded
In securing the corporal and seven Of the men
who were taken before Justice Dom, and by him
were committed TO jail for a further hearing
Ihelr names are j n Murphy, Chas. Osbourne
hugh Myers, vi. Mitchell, V. Rawlings, F Lun,
D Howell, Jeremias Carter. Three remain TO be
arrested
VIsIT TO THE CAPITOL Yesterday afternoon
the Clay Guards and the Frontier Guards paid
visit to the regiments CHARTERED in the Capitol
After calling for few moments upon the Seventh
Regiment, in the Hall of Representatives the
companies proceeded TO the Senate Chamber
where Is stationed the Sixth Regiment of Massa-
chusetts troops Speeches Were made by Gen
Lane, Mr.. Einton, Of Wis and Col Wang nan of
Kansas. Mrs Daniels, of Wis then sung the
star Spangled Banner; and the exercises closed
with neatspeech from member Of the regiment
MI Baker. The companies then called On the
Rhode Island Regiment; after which they were
addressed by Galusha A. Grow, of Pa at their
armory, and dismissed.
ISLANDERS UPON THE NEW YORK SEVENTH
REsIMBNr.-The press Of Baltimore and Alley
andria seem tn have set themselves seriously to
tue task OF trsducing the loyalty Of the New York
seventh Regiment A letter which appears in
tne Baltimore papers of this morning, purporting
the Baltimore press by member Of the seventh
Regiment, and which seems TO have been con-
cocteo ior the express purpose Of putting this
gallant regiment In a disgraceful position and
creating illfeeling between them and their fellow
soldiers is. we have every reason to believe. an
atrocious forgery.
SERVICES AT WILLARDs' BALL YESTERDAY
Yesterday morning, at half-psst ten O'Clock the
chaplain of the Clay Guard preached In wilIards,
Hall to that company and the Frontier Guard
rom me text, :. Father, forgive them, they know
not what they do" My country tits Of thee"
and @ The Star Spangled Banner" were sung
with great spirit and enthusiasm The platform
was decorated with the national flag and sur
rounded with the rifles Of the ompanies stacked
in military style.
THE SIXTH MAssAcHusErrs REGIMENT ms,
raded through the principal streets this morning
In their shirt sleeves, and witbou. equipments
They carried their muskets, however, and made
formidable appearance. After taking a pretty
long march over the town, they came to a halt
on the west side OF Seventh street fronting the
Smithsonian grounds, and stacking their arms,
broke ranks for a rest under the shade trees
where they remained some time
ACCIDENT Yesterday evening, as the picket
guard OF the Presidents Mounted Guards were
crossing near the junction Of Pennsylvania avenue
and Fourteenth street, the horse of Mr.. T. Mcclure
became frightened and slipped on the sidewalk.
Filling with his rider under him. Then freeing
himself, he made lunge at and went through
r.. p
vereiy cutting himself Fortunately, Mr. Mcclure
escaped without injury.
The MILITIA MUSTER To-DAY.-The Sixth
Regiment, d c. nj mustered to-day at 10 O'Clock.
at Philharmonic Hall, pursuant to law. The
turnout was most commendable under the cir
cumstances. all the com panies being well repre-
s.nted. The ten companies belonging to the
Sixth mustered an average of fifty men each. who
at roll call promptly fell into line.
WHOLESOME ExAMPLs-Two soldiers wer.
arrested on Saturday, charged with insulting
ladies, and put In irons by their officers and kept
npon bread and water for day and night The
oticorsvery properly declare that any sue offence
shall be punished with the utmost severity The
offenders are still retained as prisoners under
guard.
lNoursr.-This morning, Coroner Wood ward
held an Inquest over the body Of a newly.born
white male infant, which was found floating in a
segar box In the canal, at the foot Of Fifteenth
street west. The box had brick tied to Il with
string; but IL was not sufcie emit to sin nix the nor
The jury returned a verdict In accordance with
these facts.
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