Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-27

CRIMINAL CoURr.-The trial of R. Rawlings.
G. Osbourne. jeremiah Garter, g. Howell. Hugh
Myers, J o. Lusby w. Nicholson, F. Lowe, and
Sergeant J. II Murphev, for the murder Of Cor
nelius BOYD, was continued yesterday
Policeman H1rrorsr, being sworn, said that the
morning after the murder be went to the house,
and saw in doors and windows shattered by bull
lets. The neighbors refused TO go indoors with
witness, but mr. Van Reswick and witness went
In together. They went In the middle room
and found Mrs Bovd sitting on the door with her
little child. The floor was covered with pieces
shutters ard lathing. The body was living On the
hoor, with the feet towards the door, and bed
spread partly thrown over It, Boyd's dog was
licking one of his masters hands, and would not
permit witness to approach the dead body. Wit
ness went for a coroner, and summoned a jury Of
Inquest. Examined the body, and thinks the
bail entered the left side, four inches below the
armpit, and taking an oblique direction. passed
out on the right side. Thinks the wound was
made by minnie ball Six balls were found in
the house, including pistol bali found by Miss
Mills. Witness cut one ball from the studdng
between the rooms One ball entered the wi ndow
at an angle of not more than ten degrees, which
could not Lave passed more than eighteen inches
from the door
Ms Margaret Blvd testified that she was pre-
sent when her husband. Cornelius Bod, was
killed Mr. and Mrs Mills and their two daugh-
tsrs occupy the upper part Of the house, and were
all there on the night Of the murder Witness
knows none of the accused. Her husband came
home about III o'clock. and they bad gone to bed
and asleep Witness w sawakenrd by rap, and
ewoke her husband, who went to the window
II was Mr. A Grinder and VT Wilkinson. who
were admitted. Witness was anxious TO know
what they wsnt-d and went down and st"od on
the step 10 hear what they would say. Ore Of
them told Mr. Boyd that a company Of soldiers
were coming to arrest him He asked them why
they were going to do that, 81, ing 4" he had done
nothing TO any man, nor laid strawS in any mans
way" While they were talking witness heard
another rap at the door, and told her husband OF
to go the door, tbatshe would 90 NJ and tell them
that he was not at home Witness went up and
raised the window, and those outside asked ii
Boyd lived there. to which witness replied that
he did. They then asked il he was at home, and
witness replied that he was gone up in the city
and would not be home till late. There were
about dozen soldiers. who appeared to be armed
standing In front Of the house. She asked them
what they wanted with Boyd, and thsy replied
that they had news from Alexandria for him
Witness shut the window and went down, and
told her husband TO put the light out, or shut
the middle door so the men could not see 1t
Grinder and Wilkinson went out Witness
heard the men whisting around the house as
II signaling. Boyd said he might as well 90
out az he was as good as taken. Witness went
to the door, and looking out saw the men
Boyd also looked ont; he had a light in his
hand. AS be looked out the men rushed up
saying, we have got you, you son of -
and raped violently at the door. In the mean
time the door had been closed. A panel was then
kicked out and fell on the inside, and it fell the
dhng commenced. Witness told them to wait
and she would open the door. The frs. shot
appeared to be the fatal one. IL went up her hus-
bands right sleeve and into his right breast. A
smaller report followed, az II through the panel,
and witness jumped aside. Witness took hold Of
her husband, asking him II he YVES hurt. He
replied, Yes, | am killed" Witness then
dragged him away, amid the firing that still con-
tinued, and she had to jump from side to side to
avoid the shots, the balls flying all around her
ter witness got her husband up stairs she called
fur light, aud asked Mrs. Mills to get her basin
Of water Boyd died about fifteen minutes after
Re was shot, and about tie same time the party
outside returned and raped at the door. Wit
nrss let them in, and they marched up stairs.
Witness asked them why they had killed her hus-
band, and they replied that he was secessIonist.
= &c II the men said Boyd had resisted, and fred
at the officers. Witness told them that was not So
q Old rusty pistol in the house, which witness
70. a--i gave ~ Lieut. Willett.
MTS. Malls testified that she lives at BOYD g
hose That she didn't know how many there
were wEV came TO the door. nor whether they Lad
muske's or rot Witness found 2 ball in the
house afterwards, which she laid on the window
It Was about midnight o, sitter when the thing
occurred sT Boyd came home about IL O'Clock !.
H. Heser aad any arms about the hoTse but an old
pistol, which the child played With. Was Il rs.
walked u p by the loud talking Of men outside II
was but very short time after the demand frr the
door 70 be opened was made before the firing was
done Mr.. and Mrs. ROvd were in bed az the
tine. When Mrs. Boyd got her husband up
stairs, she came to the stairs ard called up to wit
ness for Gods sake to bring light. for her hus-
bsnd was killed.
Mss lydia Mills testified that she knew Boyd.
and wax living at his house at the time Of / 8
death. Was woke up by Loud talking Went to
the wind wv and heard them demand the door to
be opened in the name Of the United States. She
went down To the second story, and then heard
Boyd down stairs, and heard him call out to them
TO hold, when the panel was burst In and firing
commenced Those outside were armed with
guns. Witness next found one or two balls in
aide. Afterwards, several days, witness found a
pistol ball In the wall. Some one has all the balls
that were found. Men came In the house that
night but witness didn't see them being in her
own room with Mrs Boyd's child, which with q.
had taken up there after Boyd was killed There
was old pistol in the house, which Boyd gave
the child some time before to play WITH. That
was all the weapon he lad In the house.
Ann Beam testified that Boyd lived opposite her
house Was at home the night he was killed.
Heard men walking and talkiSS-. and rapPing OH
the door many times for ii to be opened. The
door was burst In, and witness head he report
Of firearms, and the men ran The order was
given to the men not to run, and they came back
and fred Witness saw one Of them with bis
coat on IRE after the panel was broke and the re-
port Of the firearms The men were armed with
guns. There were more than four; but witness
don't know how many Of the soldiers.
yoks AiteSsU testified that he knows Charles
Osborn, Hugh Myers, r. Rollins, Lus6y, Low,
Nicholson, Howell, Carter and Murphy saw
them on the night Of tbs 18th Of A prl about TX
armed with muskeu, except hurphy who had
sword Don't know IL Murphy had pistol or
not. The rest bad MIME mIsks< TheIast place
witness saw them was when Grir der was de-
Heerrd up prisoner to witness, abou. 50 uare
from Boyd's house. Witness left them there.
Afterwards heard the report q guns-about Eye
minutes afterwards. Thinks he only heard one
gun. IL was one report, and 70 the best OF Wit
ness's knowledge IL was only one gun. itn. s.
WA then on fla way to the armory With Dir.
Grinder. witness was member Of the same
military company 20 hich they belonged Wit
ness didn't bear them say any more than that they
were going TO arrest Ar Bcyd. Murphy gave
Grinder 10 witness, and told him to take him to
the armory Witness bad no. S<.a to Boydis
house, but the rest Of them had before thiS.
Here the court adj ourned.
SECOND DAY
To-day, the Court having met
Adarl Grinder was placed upon the stand and
testified that he knows the prisoner Murphy and
saw him the night Boyd was killed, between IL
nod II, about half q square from Boyd's He had
q pistol with him. He hailed witness and wit
ness and Wilkinson, who were together halted
Witness and Wilkinson were going home from
Mr.. Boyd's. Had left Boyd's about Ave minutes
before. Were at Boyd's fifteen or twenty min
utes, maybe half an hour. Went there together
Boyd was there when We got there. BOYD was In
Odd when got there We roused him m