The national Republican., 1861-07-27

mheh nor husoahu saiu ne Woulu go WIN tnem'
but she persuaded him not TO CO. She heard
ize. Boyd said that he might as we'll go out,
ss he WAS ~ good as taken.
Witness went to the door and looked out, and
saw the men. Witness's husband looked ont
also; he had light in his hand. AS be was
looking out, one Of the men rushed up and ex.
claimed, ave have got you, yon s---n of
b-h," and raped violently at the door; in
the meantime the door had been closed. A
panel was then kicked ont and fell on the in.
side, and as it fell in, the firing commenced.
Witness told them to wait moment, and she
would open the door, The first shot fred she
thinks was the fatal one. The ball went up
her husbands coat sleeve into his right breast.
A smaller report came, a. If through the panel,
and she jumped aside. Witness took hold of
her husband, and asked If he was hurt, to
which he replied, 30 yes, an killed." Wit.
ness managed to drag him away, the firing
still being continued, and she had to Jump from
one side to the other, to escape the flying balls.
After she got him up stairs she called for
light, and asked Mrs. Mills to get her basin
Of water. Witness went down and met her
with the basin.
Witness's husband died about fifteen or twen
ty minutes after he was shot, and about the
same time the company returned and raped
at the door. Witness went down and let them
in, when they marched up stairs. Witness
asked them what they had killed her husband
for? They replied that he was secessionist
Witness told them that they had no right to
come as they did, and if they had have come as
gentleman she would have willingly let him 90
with them. One Of them said that Boyd had
resisted them, and fred at the officers. Wit.
ness said it was not 30, that he did not have
anything in the house to FIRE with. One Of
them asked If there was any firearms about
the house, and she said there was not, but on
thinking, she told them that she had m old
rusty pistol, which she got and gave to Lieut..
Willett. They stayed at the house about Eve
minutes.
As she was bringing her husband away, she
told them for Gods sake to stop, and asked If
they wanted to kill them both.
Mrs. Nills, s,oorn-Witness lives in the same
house where the occurrence took place, and
was awakened by the noise Of the men talking.
She looked ont and heard . knock. The door
was ordered to be opened, and she heard the
panel broke in, and the reports of the fire arms.
She does not know how many persons were
there. Witness did not see the musket. She
found one of the balls, which she laid on the
window.
| lHc uhlbuce VI tnls Wltntbs testimony WIS
mainly corroborative of that Of the previous
witness.
Mss L. Mills, s,corn-Witness was awakened
by the noise ran to the front window and
looked out. She saw six or eight soldiers, who
were armed. The door WAS ordered to he
opened in the name of the United States.
Boyd halloed for them to hold. The door.
panel was then broken in, and the firing com
menced. She saw several balls which we're
found in the house. About week after the
occurrence, she found q piatolball in the plas
tering, which she recognised
The remaining testimony, mainly, was cor
roborative Of the preceding.
Mrs. Ann Bean, ssoorn.-Witness had a slight
acquaintance with Boyd, who lived opposite
her honse. On the night in question heard a
lot of men talking, and looked out. She saw
the soldiers go up to the door, and heard them
repeatedly call on the name Of the United
States, and order the door to be opened. Sha
heard one report, and the soldiers ran they
were ordered to come back and they went back
and fred. Witness observed the coat of one o
them on fire when they went back to the house
She thinks that more than four shots were re
turned, but does not know how many.
- Mitchell, strorn.-Witness was with tht
accused, on the night in question, about half
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all armed wit muskets, excepting Murphy, who
wore his sword he left them about one square
from Boyd's to 90 back to their srmory with
Grinder, who was arrested by the guard ant
given to him to take back to the armory
, When he was about one square from the house
, he heard one report of q 6re.arm. Osborne
Myers, and Carter were sent in the alley bacl
Of Boyds, and the guard went on and arrested
| Wilkerson and Grinder whom they brought back
| and sent to the armory by himself and on,
other. As they were on the way down, som
, one said that they were going to arrest Boyd
When they got back 10 the armory, Sergesn
, Murphy showed him his coat tail, which ha
been burned.s
At this stage Of the proceedings the cour
, adjourned, and the jury were conducted to thei
quarters at the National Hotel.
Q The WOUNDED AT BULL RuN.-The followin
e wounded persons have been received at tn
, Georgetown Hospital:
Q Lieutenant Mason, second cavalry Lieutcr
' ant Hopkin, Company B, sixteenth regiment
J. New York. Privates-Fred. Wisenburg, Sc,
r ond Michigan regimenti Jacob Snyder, thir
' Connecticut regiment; Philip Lawrence, Sc,
9 opd Wisconsin regiment Joshua Wilfertol
Q first Michigan regiment; Thomas Centner, SCI
e ond Maine regiments W. 8. Bottell, W.
8 Cornelius, first Michigan regiment; H. /
g Austen, second Vermont regiment; Owe
!. Mayo, second Maine regiment; H. Wilson, fir
J, cavalry; B. F. Middleton, fourteenth Brool
l. lyn regiment; q. W. Chapin, second Come
:. ticut regiment; J. o. Brien, second artillery
k John Hurd, second Maine regiment G. Don
l. phau, T. Murphy, c. Billinger, second Wiscol
sin regimenti W. Kinney, N Y. sixty.nin,
e regiment; }. Stratton, W. Collins, G. Hail. -
e Walter, G. W. Mcintosh, Henry Marshall, job
d Rutledge, W. Rutherford, and - Stack
IT New York seventy.ninth regiment; John
e Groves, New York thirteenth regiment Tho
e Thompson, New York eleventh regimen