Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-12

TRIAL Or CORNELIUS TCBLL FOE TIE MCS.
DEE OF BIS WrPR.- Criminal Ceprt, Judge
Etsasr-This morning, the case of Cornelius
Tuell, on the Eth Of Febr uary, by beating her
with hammer, was taken up. This case will
be remembered a one Of the most brutal and
the time Of the murder the Star gave full par
hculaIs, and all OF the evidence ELECTED at the
post mortem examination held At Glen wood
Cemetery. The testimony ELECTED Al that time
showed that Tuell was in the habit OF NAL
treating his wife while in a state Of intoxica-
ton. The last time he had quarrel with her,
his son testified that Tuell struck her with q
hammer and then placed the corpse in a bed
with his children, and they slept together that
night The nextmorning Tuell
conveyed the corpse away, and subsequently
the body inferred The appearance Of the body,
when il was exhumed, showed evidence of tho
most barbarous treatment, and the evidence
was such as to fully Justify the holding Of
Tuell FOR trial as the murderer. Jos. Ii. Brad.
soner
The jurors were called as follows, and each
were questioned as to having formed or ex-
pressed an opinion in regard to the case, and as
TO their scruples against capital punishment:
Valentine blanchard, VIM. T. Walker, JOS
Hiram Richie, L. l.. 9addis, James A. Crane
and ". O'Neal had formed and expressed an
opinion.
Richard H. Harrison, John n Young, W. =.
Ray, Jos. Lyons, F. Ballenger, Rhody o. Brien
and Joseph Z. Brissey were challenged. 60
VIM. H Carrico and Jos. W. Davis had con.
scieItious scrupies against capital punishment t
.AlexiUus Merceron, Warren Lowe, Zacha.
riah B. Brooke ard L. 4. o BrIen were accepted
and sworn. -
The regular panel having been exhausted.
the clerk was authorized to draw from the jury
Gox the names OF forty eight persons as tales.
men. and the Marshal Immediately started TO
summon them.
ArFAIRs IN GEoRaE1owH.-The river is
falling rapidly; butt the water Is very high In
the canal. ..
Yesterday man named Stewart and his son.
sfrom Cumberland, were drowned in the canal
ht the seven locks, the water being over the
tow path, the father and SON mounted the mules
towing the boat, and both mules got into the
canal. One of the mules was drowned with
the riders. The bodies had 40. been recovered
this morning.
Yesterday afternoon about i've o'clock an
old lady named Williams, (bed ridden from
paralysis, residing on Congress street, near
the Post ONCE, was burned TO death in her bed
REAL Estate SALKs.-Jas. G. Mc6 uire l.
Co, auctioneers have sold. since last reports
Lot, II, square SIS, I.th between Massachusetts
avenue and N street, TO A. Koch, at SIS cents;
lot 9, same square and locality. to ]. S. Max
we'll, at SIS cents; lot s, square S22, on New York
avenue, between 1tth and 18th streets, TO James
18th between X and I. streets; to Allen Pearce,
at 70 cents per foot: three lots on 18th street
near o street, TO DR.. Began, at 10 cents; one in
same locality, to 4illis Key, 10 cents; one in
same locality, TO J. Beckwith. 10 cents,
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BAwDY HoUsEs CLosKD.-Yesterday the
military authorities made raid on q number
OF bawdy houses, located on u street, between
18th and 13x streets. Houses numbered 26f
263, 275 and 277 were permanently closed, and
the inmates allowed "a hours TO yacate the
premises and remove the furniture. These
houses have been great nuisance 20 the re-
spectacle inhabitants of that section Of the
city, and they will doubtless joice to hear Of
their being broken up.
SUDDEN DEarH.-On Sunday afternoon,
about 4 O'Clock, contrahand named William
Uo,lan started from 3 house on 2lst street for
the purpose OF goingtO see a doctor When on
the corner OF Goth and 4 streets, he was sud.
denly taken with y choakipg sensation ia the
tThrcet t, AID died in about ten minutes. Officer
Buell., OF the First Ward, being with him at
the time. notified Capt Hariz, Assistant - mar.
fermaster, who took charge of the body and
had IT buried. S.
RsLIKP OF Mrs. Receive notice among the
contributions for .he benefit OF Mrs. Lucy A
Rice, who recently arrived In Baltimore from
Richmond, Sa.--one of ten dollars from the
"Turtle Association" OF this city.
Mrs. Rice is The lady, IL will be remembered
who SO kindly, and at great personal risk
gave shelter in her house at Richmond to Union
officers escaping from the filthy Libby Prison
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DRAD.-Mf. Joseph Miller. who was so dan.
grrously wounded by the explosion OF q shell
from which NJ was taking the fuse veste rday,