Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE TURLL MURDER CAsR.-This case was
resumed this morning at o'clock. After our pa
X. Harris, reporter OF the Star, was put upon the
stand to prove that the testimony given by Caro-.
line Sewall and by to little boy, James Tuell be-
fore the coronAr's inquest was different IRON that
given before the court. The prosecution took OBJ
Joetions, which were sustained by the court.
Davis Mahoney, a hostler, testified that he knew
Tusll and his vile, JAae; that he lived next door
for a period of seven years. He removed from
thence two years ago dAting from last March. Dur
Ance frJm the deceased. Her conduct was very
dlsagreea eable towards hgT husband and towards her
neighbors' There was only frame partition be-
often Sbused He often saw Tuell on the front
porch about two O'Clock in the morning to avoid
her violence.
Mrs. Tuell was good when sober, violent when
dru' X; shO was larger than her husOAndj he never
saw her strike him. but has seen frying.pAn and
grldifons flying down stAiFB after him, and were
thrown by the hand ofa woman whose dress he
saw and who WAS Mrs, Tuell this he saw last
color OF fhe dresB he heard her abuse himi neither
the frying.pan nor the gridiron hit hlmi he never
saw any bruises en- him nor on her.
He WAs Ouly In the house once, and that was
when one Of II cir children was christened. He
heard her repeatedly threaten himj heard her say
that she would strike him-that she would brain
HIN. He had heard screams during the alteration
between them; the screams proceeded from her
hen she would threaten, she would give = yell.
there or not, He had a dimculty with her, and
went before q maglBtrat ! he had to move away on
that account. 81 Q had eAlle the witness "a Cd
d-d s-n of o b--h,n and an + glish niggeT.n
Mrs Mary Msh0ny, vie Of David MAhony, tes-
titled: She lived on Third st. eet the first three
months that she lived there Mrs. Tuell was good
neighbour she lived there monthRi the latter
months II was dsAgreeable TO live there, bccAule
NIrs. T. was always abusing her husbandj one
Sunday evening she saw Mrs, T., the deceAred,
throw piece OF stove at her husband she recol-
leotB the decsa aBed calling her husband a "d4mnel
| Irish buggern had heard the woman scream, bot
Mfs BIrtholomcW, recalled Saw Jimmy going
into the house OF the deceased Immediately after
the iussi there ia no Fireplace up stairs.
| James Tuell, recalled: Did not say his father
| IN ade \ fire up stairs.
George Ballard, recalled: Nothing WAS over the
stretcheri the conln was painted pine woodi boyI
| came up soon As he saw themj he said, "go
awayi' the boy cou not tell what was being put
Into the eohini the coffin was screwed tightly.
ARGUMENTS TO THE jury.
Mr. fendAll, on the part of the prosecution
stated that he had felt during the iGgnning OF the
trial auympathy for the prisoner, which was ex
cited BY his deep eontriton and he had hoped that
something should be shown In evidence which
would eXOuerate him from this most hcinOua o
crimes, aad would insure a verdict OF acquittal
the trial the most startling fActs connected will
the murder, He referred 70 the testimony thA
the deceased was frequently beaten by her hus
band; that she quietly submitted to 1t and ex
claimed, " Oh, Con, do not strike mei' that Bhi
was asked to go 70 nelghboTH house to aysid th'
effects OF her husbands wrath.
The prisoner was pot kind to his wilej ho WA
cruel. He never spoke, as far as has been NJ yer
tained, a kind word to his vile. He wanted to ge
rid OF her, and he murdered her-he, the prisoner
and no one else. As long as he was harsh and bru
tai in his conduct TO her during long time befor
her deoeAsei as long as she received cruel treat
ment at his hands, the question arises did she di
by violence None will dispute this, not even tn
counsel for the defence.
Who employed the violence Do not the cir
oumstance6 point to Tuell aS the guilty party ]
not the action Of the prisoner helf-AeouBingi HI
goes after COln tells that she died OF smallpox
tells another that she died Of liquor, and did no
want the neighbOTs to know-As II they would no
inquire He puts her into oOiilnj tAkeR not tim
to screw It, but drives the screws into iti puts he
into stable, unmatched; takes her next moTniu
Al daylight and buries her, without any funeFa