Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-15

remarks and sald he had done his duty In OF
fering to place the witness upon the stand. aud
il was now the duty Of the Cont to decide
whether the was a com petent one or not. The
boy had been examined before; the Grand Jury
had endorsed him as competent witness, ana
could he have declined to offer the witness hs
would gladly have done so, but he could no,
do so consistently with his sense of duty. In
the Court decided the witness was no. compe-
tent no one would be more pleased than him.
self, co. 1t was, indeed, an unpleasant duty
to perform.
The boy was again closely q questioned BY the
rect that his testimony was at once admitted
under instructions, as above stated, 70 ths
jury.
The boy testified that on one dav he was
taken TO Mrs. Sewall's house by his tatnerin
the afternoon, who came for him in the evening
and took witness home, and put him and his
little sister IN bed. Does not recoiect when ne
saw his mother last, but Il was the day his
father hit her. His father came home sick and
went 10 bed, and threw up over the bed. And
he came down stairs with his hat and boots or.
and his mother was at the tub washing the
front room, and his father hit the mother ia tue
forehead with a hammer. Before he come do va
stairs Mrs Tuell carried some tea mp stars,
and witness father threw the tea in her face,
and pushed her down stairs. and then went
down and hit her on the forehead and knocked
her down. He (Tuelll then went in the
Kitchen and got an axe and struck deceased
twice in the head. He then drew the sharp
part Of the axe across her neck, and then pulled
her over the floor and pulled all the clothes on
of her, and then broke up the clock and the
other thi ogs in the house. Prisoner left wit
ness's mo her lay on the floor till dark. Tueli
hen went ont and told witness to try to GET
his mother up stairs, and witness could not do
it. Prisoner then tried to get witnesses mother
up the front way and couiu not, and then h.
pnt her on his back.
Tuell stood mother on her feet for mo-
ment and then she fell and prisoner said she was
a goner. Prisoner then carried deceased up
stairs and put her in bed and told witness and
his little sister TO get in bed with her. They
make her breath. Witness slept there till
morning and then his father came and woke
him up, and witness was about to pull The bed
clothes down and his father told him not to-
Witness then drank some milk and went over
to the colored woman's. There was blood on
the floor and ashes was sprinkled over it,
There were spots OF blood all the way up
stairs. Saw q one horse wagon in the back
gate OF fathers house. Was on my way To
get Scotch snuff for Mrs. Sewali. This wa
in the night Saw two men and thinks
was his father. One OF the men told him
to go away. The witness saw something
come out like a sheet with something wrap
ped inside. 1t looked like a stretcher that
they carry dead soldiers on. The boys with
witness said it was robbers stealing something
and witness told the boys not to say anything
about it. Later witness father came TO Mrs.
and asked him where his mother was. Wit
ness did not see his mother again till he
her at the grave yard, and then he (wItnessl
" us taken to the station house. Hs.
Cross-examined.-The witness corroboratei
the testimony given in chief, and denied gong
out for liquor THAT day. He did not &C ont OF
the house after his mother took the tea up stairs
He further said, when father came in the front
room mother sald "Are you better, Con" aud
father knocked her down with the hammer.
When he knocked her down with the hammer
she said, sob. Con, don't hit me- l..t ,.
The boy further corrobOrated. In q very cor
rect manner, all he had said at the examination
i'll chief, and each time he made allusion to the
fact of the hitting his mother his eyes yvouId
Snffuspd ith and his whole anNparaDFs
compelled all to sympathize with him, aud
strong, men unused to weeping, could not con-
troll their feelings: Many members OF the jury
also erinced much emotion, as did the counsel
on both sides.
OHcer A. ". Horord sworn.-Testified that
he visited the house at ~ O'Clock the night
after the murder, and got in the back WAY, anc
tramped pile of ashes which upon eXami-
nation proved to be a covering for what wit
ness took to be blood. He found the furniture
all broken up, and marks of blood about the
house and on the steps leading up stairs aud
in the bed room. Saw blood ON the side of a
little girl lying in the bed, and saw blood spots
and found a pistol and billy. A crib in TIA
| front room was full of bloody clothes.
The prosecution here closed.
BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE or THs
AFRICAN NJ. E. CHuEcH.-The Conference As
| embed this morning and was opened with
| devotional exercises by Rev. NJ. F. Sluay.
Rev. A. W. Wayman announced the deaths
| of Revs John Jordon, Dennis Davis, ". Il
| Gaillard, J. K. Henry and Alexander John-
ston. .a#.
The official character of the members was
called and all were passed except that Of Rev
ID. Smith, who last year was appointed to
Good Hope, but during the year left bis sp.
1 pointment. and one or two others who wer.
1 absent. long debate took place the pro.
| priety of passing Father Smiths character,
| and he was finally by a vote OF the conference
| reprimanded by the bishop
A resolution was offered in relation 70 ths
collection Of subs fiptions for Wilberforcs col
| ored) University at Zen,a, Ohio, which was
laid over. The Bishop stated that the uDiyer-
sity is in highly prosperous condition, having
now 81 students and four teachers; and s5.5E'
had been paid Oh the debt, leaving a alanee
OF g $50 still due, all within twelve months.
The following are the standing commi:seS
On Orders NJ Brown, J. p. Campbell, r.
7. Tanner. On Admission into Conferences.
l.. Hammond, NJ. +. Sluhy, j. w. Moore. GA
Is. T. Tanner, i. r. Thomas. ON Missions
J. NJ. Brown, A. W. Wayman. Jas. Lynch,
JAS. A. Handy, III. NJ. Turner. On Memoirs
J. J; Herbert, J. Nicholson, VIM: H. Hopkins.
ON EducatioD-J. M. Bown, y; W. Moore, =. l..
Hammonds, b. T:Tanuer A. w Wayman. !.
Lynch,G T. Watkins. Post0ffice-J. Thomas.
On Book Cencern-D. smith, !. J. Herbert, j.
w. MooIe, II. Waters. On Temperance
Jas A. Handy, D1Ridout, N. II. Turpin. On
Public Vorshin-..Ias A. Handy, ID. Smith, j.
J Herbert, B. T. Tanner, 7. r. Thomas. To
OF the Conference. On Circuits and Station
! III Brown, A: Wayman, ]. J. Herbert, H. Y.
Rhodes, VIM. H Williams.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING CAsN-I.aste evening
about o'clock, an accidental shooting case
occurred at the corner of / and 10Th streets,
First Ward, under the following circum-
stances Richard Hill and George Kelly were
passing down the street, and Hill noticing a
friend by the name Of Albert Parish standing
ON the opposite corner. remarked to his COM
panon that he would frighten Parish. Ac-
cordin@ly he pulled out pistol and pointed
II across The street, when it accidentally eK-
ploded, The ball taking effect i'll the leg OF Mr..
". III. Walker, who was standing near by,
ing slight flesh wound The affair &C.
casioned considerable excitement in the viciii-
" for short lime, and the guard stationed a.
Gen. Martindale's headQ quarters arrested Kelly
aud took him TO the Provost Narshal's ofiicr
where Hill shortly afterwards made his ap-
peaTance and gave himself up. The parties
Were turned over TO officer Buell. who con-
reyed them TO the station house, where Kelly
was dismiss ed, and Hill released on paying n
fine of SIS 60 the wounded man (Mr. Walker
It s'itying that he believed the shooting was &C
cidentai.
Hill got OF pretty easy, nor even being fined