The national Republican., 1861-05-03

standing Ut his door, three persons went into Mr..
| Martins in little while after Mr.. Martin came
out, and asked witness TO 20 with him to A.
Grinders. After some time, they went with
Grinder towards tho wharf and stopped by
Boyd's house, and had some conversation with
him After leaving the house, which they did
by the side alley, they were arrested by the
squad. He returned to the house with the squad.
Murphy went to the door, and commanded Boyd
to open the door, In the name of the United
States. He heard no reply, and the men kicked
In the door. When the door was kicked In, saw
the shot fred from the door, He observed the
sergeant's coat on fire. He saw the fire from the
door, but could not say positively whether 1t
came from the iusids. The Ere caught to MUIR
phys coat. 1t was only one report ne thought
he heard from the door, Murphy told the men
not to run, but advance and FIRE. The men then
fired, but he did not know who fred, nor how
many shots. He thinks that Mr.. Grinder went 10
Mr. Boyds, to notify him that the company was
after him. Witness was not present when the
order was given by Captain Miller to his men,
but distinctly heard the order given by the SER
gesnt to the men to advance and fire. He never
knew Of Boyd's being a secessionist; he had
never heard him avow himself as such. Corpo-
raj Mitchell was not present a. the sho 1tng.
Joseph Herman testified that he lived opposite
to Boyds house, and was well acquainted " th
him. On Saturday night observed the men ~
ing along the fence near Boyd's, and heard very
loud rap at his door. The men tried to open the
| door, and witness heard report from the door.
The men st ,rted to run, but one of them stood
fast, and called them back. They came back
and fred. Witness did not hear but one report
from the door. As soon as he heard the report
from the door, saw the coat on fire. After the
firing, heard one Of the men tell another TO 20 to
the captain and ask him for twenty men. They
came In short timo, and surrounded the house.
He heard them rap at the door, and saw a woman
look from the window. He thinks she said her
husband was dead. They told her to come down
and bring light. She came down, and they
went In and came out in q few moments. Wit,
ness never wss In the house In his life. The
house was all closed. He did not observe any
shots from the windows, He was we'll acquainted
| with Boyd, but never heard him express himself
In reference to the political troubles. He saw
one Of the men come back after the squad had
retired, and FIRE pistol at the house. He never
saw any persons but the usighbors 60 Into the
house.
Mrs. Margeret Boyd was then called, but Mr..
Lloyd objected to her evidence being received, on
the ground that the widow could not give her
evidence without prejudice. The justice, how
ever, took her testimony, with the understanding
that Il Mr.. Lloyd succeeded in bis point it would
be ruled out.
Mrs. Boyd was then sworn, and testified as
follows: Mr.. Boyd came in between eleven and
twelve O'Clock, and had gone to sleep, but she
had not She heard rap, and observed 1t to be
Mr. Grinder and Mr. Wilkersop, who came In and
told Mr.. Boyd that the soldiers were after him.
While they were in the back room, she heard an
other rap, and looked out the window. The men
asked If Mr.. Boyd lived there, aud she told them
that he did, but he was not in-that he went up
to the city, and would not be back till late. She
asked them If they wanted to see him on par
ticular business, and they said they had news
from Alexandria for him. She then went down
stairs, and told Boyd to shut the door and put
out the light as the men were after him. He
said be might as well 60 out, as they would take
him anyhow, and went up stairs and put on his
best clothes to go with them. When he came
down, he stopped to talk to Mr.. Grinder, who
tried to persuade him not to 20 out.
After Mr.. Grinder and Mr.. Wilkerson left the
house, she heard the signals She went into
T the room and opened the door, and saw the
men around the place, and told Mr.. Boyd not
to 60 ont; that they were all around there
Scarcely had she spoken, before they Knocked
} furiously ct the door, and broke the pannel In.
At the same time they commenced to fire. Me-
! Boyd did not FIRE; he had no pistol In the house
but one old one, which had been given to him
for the baby to play with, and she is sure thai
that was not loaded. She was standing beside
: Mr.. Boy when he was shot; the first shot tool
: effect. The fatal one came through the window
She called on them for Gods sake not to FIRE
I that they had killed her husband. She carried
her husband up stairs, and laid him on the floor
Mrs. Mills, who lived up stairs was called on fol
help. A second party came and demanded ad
mission. Mr.. Boyd did not say anything wher
a he opened the door, but they exclaimed, "Wev,
got you, you s-n of b-h." The bal passed
through his coat sleeve into his right side, aut
out OF his left. She cannot Say positively tha
the fatal shot came through the window. Mr.
and Mrs. Mills, and two daughters, lived In tn,
}, house. She did not know Of her husbands 60
Z, ing to Alexandria, never heard OF his belnl
In correspondence with prominent persons in tn
J. South. She had said, the day before, that sb
z would have revenge on the accused parties, bu
she had made the remark thoughtlessIy; Mr.
Wright was speaking Of the affair, and irrtate,
:, her. The party raped two or three times, an,
IS she heard one shot before the others. When shot
n the deceased staggered; when she took hin
away, she had TO jerk him about, to keep tn
# balls from striking him. The men fred for abou
:, five minutes. She thinks that the first sho: cam
through the window. She saw two or three ball
come through the door, and heard the shots
It oGe Of them small report, as If from pisto
y. The small report WAS On the outside. She doe
= not know OF any reason why her husband shoul
l. have been arrested; she never heard of his hay
a, ing been notified that he would be arrested, an
A. does not know Of his having been secessionis
She never heard Of his joining company |
G. Alexandria. She had heard that some had bee
D. arrested for being Democrats, and was fearf,
r. that he would be, and told him to be careful
ID his talk. he never received any letters from an
l. place but Philadelphia, where he had friend
y He never held any secret meetings at his hous
ID for the purpose Of conspiring against the Go,
ls ernment. The deceased never has been In tt
,e habit Of staying from home during the day, VI
r. til lately, when lie has employed himself
I'd fishing.
is Mr.. John Jolly testified that he lives two dool