Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsIklNrs TONIGHT.

IT.
returned 10 Shakspearian character, aud will
tonight appear as :. Richard ILL., in the i'm
mortal bar d.s tragedy Of that name. Mr.. Grover
class Sly Ie, and the costnmea, scenery. DC, are
all new. In fact, Mr.. Grover never does any
thirg by halves.
WASHINGTON THEATKR--Last night Miss
Laura Keepe and her splendid New York COM
pany played !" Rachel, the Reaper" to a full
house, and II is scarcely necessary to say that
il was a brilliant performances in all particu-
lars. Its success then fully warrants it's rene.
tition tonight, and consequently another op-
portunity Is offered OF seeing it.
FoRD's THEATER.-To night Mrs Bowers
VIII give grand farewell Performance, and
viii appear as IS Mrs. Haller," in the play of
"1he Stranger," and afterwards In the charac.
ters OF Caroline" DIANA" T" Eugenia" aud
:. Ellen, IN the piotean play, 1.-THE Four Sis
ters mrs. Bowers has won new laUrels since
her engagement here, and her friends will no
doubs give her q full house ON this fare well
occasion.
Great Groves of visitors still throng Odd Fell
lows Hall, 10 visit the performances of Com.
foofe and suite. The sc little folks Com.
cote, Col Small and Miss Eliza Nestei are
really wonderful, beings. The entertainment
given BY the I4iliputians is ealivaned by the
sipg'sg CT the pretty ani talented Miss Eilin-
ger, together wi, the Continental troupe.
CANIgRBURY.-No lover of fun is surprised
that the an,erbury Company meets with sRc-
csss. for the entertainment nightly os red Is one
of the bsst that could be pro1uced upon the
hoaris o. oncsIt Hail. The list of per-
formers embraces some of the best known III
the profession. Tonight there will be another
sJle rdid enter anElent.
VARIET tks-At this resort two good per.
formances are given, but tue greatest attraction
Just nc " Is The trained dog, Hector. The piay
IN which he takes part called " The CATTLE
StealeIs, or he Dog }. the Mountain" and it
is performed III inp style. Besides this the
regular Concer> Hall entertainment is given
nightly.
he Murder Mr. Eana TupIl.
TIE Bopy EXHuMED-TEGEIBLE EVIDENCES
~ Foul PLAY ON TIE PART OF HER HIS
BARD.
Yesterday afternoon, at O'clock, Coroner
Woodward summoned Jury of inquest con-
s:sting of W. W. Tucker, Josiah Essex, jr.,
Bernard Hayes, John I. Kelly, Jas +. Sui
livau, Alphonso Dom, VIM. ]. Croggin, VIM.
II. Hoover, James +. Moore, Thomas Croggin,
George o. Miller and George w. McElfresh,
and proceeded to investigate the circumstances
attending the death ana burial of Mrs Tuell,
who, il is alleged, was murdered by her huS-
band, Cornelius Tueil, and fun particulars OF
whose preliminary examination before JUS
tice Giberson was gwen in the Star OF yester-
day.
TIE jury first visited the scene OF the trag-
cdy, On Third street, between and Z. The
bpuse is one OF two small frames, belonging TO
The estate Of the laie X. X. Burr. sitnated on
r
entering tie door she first thing that attra, ted
attention was that appeared IL h blo u
spot ccy' red with ashes, about i inches IL
a.an3,tsr next rile of clothing and rags, clot-
led = b bleed. O.: the rGrth side II The room
was pool IT blood, clear and unrGixei. Tci-
cling 10, blood trail from the front room, i: led
10 tho sIeps IL tiIe b !" EOOin, AMI up tae steps
10 n. bedroom. The bolster of the brd was
DYED win blooa, a. were also the sheets. III
each room Of he bou.e there was evidence Of
ii IL. E,fFp ,h-NfrH H.
&c, 1t appears that 1ueil caTna hone Oh " ed
resGav Ytr:rg, ana ~ once commenced guar
rel with his WIFE, and III the melee struca her
on the head with !, anTner, and SIT SspQuauIty
with an sNe. After knocking her Insensibla n.
carried her up Stairs and pu; her III bed. ami
then laid his two children, BOY If eight and
girl CT ivr yesTs, the bed he ide he nss,
III q here they remained al I.Ight, Tacse facts
mere tally appear In the testimony.
As soon as the house had been examine, by
tie jury, they proceeded 20 Gienwood come
teTy where the corpse had been Inferred, and
the sexton speedily laid tho coffin barA. 1t
vas n cen r5on stained coffin, aud the iop was
loosely ae.sGeG: The hurry of Tue.l and his
assistant prev Iung them from properly p!ac-
ing the screws. The coffin Has lifted out of
the gr; 80 and carried 10 he office ar thu gate,
where i was reol ened; and The Jurors iooIins
upon tha body. were sworn b. tho corCler,
ard the witnesses I.se examined
.fChu Hydr, 1tbor,nE man living or English
Hill, rs first sworn. He testified that NJ he
vas going &c Kendall Green he met Cornc iius
Tusii, the prisoner, and he was crying, aud
fuI Caar--that ais vile had been drinking and
had fallen down stairs and killed herself. At
TueIgs request, witness went ID Hr. Plants to
get q coffin, and Tuell said be wnuii bury his
wifi qujs tiy. Witness never saw the body Of
Ms Iueil, as he lad no desire to look upon it,.
WIS Tot at the graveyard wnrn Mrs. L. was
burr d. Does not know who's cart Iuell gos
10 take the bcdY out. Tueil tn auehi there vas
no religions service necessary over q wo iah
who lad cied in her safe Pri,oner nd
nothing to witness OF having beaten his ife,
but ne aid she eyinceG 40 disposition t. : al 4
priest.
Hen, rurr. agent Tor tne estate 20 which the
hcusH nccrpisd by TuPii holon .ed, testIi d
thaI h knew thesr people. He hiss haarj that
Tueli and his wife quaIr.led. On Taurs Jay
evening Mrs. C&rolne oewan tcpiorad) IL
fcInec witness thai there had heen fuss AT
Guel!s house and she believed there Wis some
Ing wrong. NiLess told D.iicar Ec.loff
tBat there was something wrong, and tao ght
il advisable 10 make search. Witness SAW
Officer hCrrice a. the house on Friday m m
Ing, ana witness alGo went in. There WIS a
sheet covered with blood on crib and the
hing about The roJels looked IS though they
had ben broken ", and there were rags h.
h,nd he door saturated with blood. VI.
body. bat could no: fl d It, Tn Il vas 4 h X.
man, All quit mag ahen sobs-. He was
always pnnetual IN paying his rent.
Caroline SERIAL, cole red, les tiGSt hat ruall's
little hoy and girl came to her house ou Thurs
dsy mCrring amt st,tIu All day, Witness asked
ths m '. hers their mother was, and he b1r 70.
pied that she was II q room locked NJ. Wit
mess ioId thu by 10 2 over ana make ! fire, as
Lis moiLsr might need u, bat thu boy rtturnsa
and Ia he could not get in the house Lal5 III
the 1T erHoon between and O clock, Wires
thiI X, MT. TUell CCma by with wagou, 4 ID
#sled the little hoy where hi. mother was.
WItItss WAS abott 20 rep.y when the by ma .e
motion > ii ia fear, but " hiCn witness ilier-
JrPted 10 mean not - ssy airy thing. aCd then
wtfnEss rem aimed sileot, buttbought there WIS
something wrong hen tie wagon first
stopped il did Dot fl ract much atsrutio,, n
wagons were IL the h lhit ofsIo ping there. but
v hen " tness told by the soa Of Mr. T dell
rEat the men had lifted something loug into il
fer susp 2iors re arc used, AM she i3fuI n ed
mr. Burr OF her SUI plCions. Witness we'd
next coor m MT. Tue 4, and Often knew him 20
fight with his wiz. He WAS very craeI 70 iler.
Mrs. TCeh drank sometimes, but she wss a.
wsys neat nd clan, and ALWAYS had her ,ns-
banGs meals ready when be came hone. aud
ale k Ut her children well uio'hed She " IS !
haId working woman. For month IT an.
Tuen treated her bcdly, aad her body vas
often h!sck and blue. and witness one told
Tueli hat il he did not stop beating his ~, e
she could not live. WHuesS has offended de-
Cea ed while tie WIS in bed from her M si,a Is
Ill Treatment, and has erred hSr uolrisarlenL
Lie all otter women, she did nor sSsS m n Oh
hon } . IN, St1 n hn-N