Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-14
LOCAL NEWS.

murder Of his wife was resumed this morning
il the Criminal Court before Judge Fisher.
AS upon yesterday. the court was pretty well
crowded by parties who appear to take live
ly interest In the trial.
Officer J. F. Nelly sworn.-Went to the resi-
dence OF prisoner on the 10th OF February, and
examined the premises and found an axe and
hammer, both having marks OF blood upon
them. There was blood on the handle and
blade of the axe, and at the time marked both
the hammer and the axe. The furniture was
broken up considerably and there was q great
deal Of blood in the front room and also in the
bed up stairs. At one place beside the bureau
coagulated blood which seemed to be half an
inch thick. Witness sent the axe and hammer
referred TO, to police headquarters. The axe
looked as though it had been rubbed in order
to wash the blood of. In the center Of the
room down stairs there were marks as though
blood had been washed up and ashes sprinkied
over the spot. These ashes were in the front
Did not see blood at the foot OF the stairs, but
blood smeared the steps as though some bleed
ing matter had been dragged up. Gan axe and
hammer were here shown witness and he iden-
titled them as the ones be had taken from Tu.
ellis house, Witness then continued and does
not recollect he saw any sheets or bed clothing
on the bed. About week after the murder
witness sold the furniture at MT. Tuell's re.
quest and found q coffin screw In the back
room.
Oross-examined. Witness resided within
two squares Of Tuell's. There was no one at
the house when witness went there on the
morning Of the 10TH Officer Morris went with
witness on the morning of the 10Th, and while
is cooking.stove in the front room. The bu-
reau Is five or six feet from the store, and
marks Of blood were in front OF the stove and
bureau: The stairs leading up from the back
witness thinks there is railing. There was
blood In the room mp stairs. The blood at the
stove looked as though an attempt had been
made to wash it up.
Caroline Se,ooU colored sworn-Knous Cor.
nelius Tuell, who lived within forty feet of
witness. Recollects the day Mrs. Tuell died.
Upon the day after Mrs. Tuell's death the
children were in witnesses house. The chill.
dren came to Witness house by themselves
witness did not see the fatherr-about or
O'Clock in the morning, and left there about Q
at night, when the father came for them. The
first time he came was about * O'Clock, and
asked the little boy where his mother was.
The boy replied that he did not know. and
witness told Tuell that she thought she was in
the house, locked up; when he replied no. the
doors are all open, and she has gone. Tuell
came back about O'Clock to get the children,
bling Of a wagon in the alley, and the gate
open. When he came for the children he did
say anything as witness recollects.
BY the defense.-Witness was in the habit Of
seeing the deceased daily except 8 short time
before her death. Witness did not say on tine
preliminary examination that she. heard the
rambling OF the wagon between and O'Clock
nor did she state that Tuell came after the chill
dren about o'clock She was also examined
be.ore the coroner's jury 1T Glenwood, but
don't recollect Of her having testified to TueIl
coming to her house about or O'Clock
Mrs Catherine SomeTs sworn.--Witness knows
the prisoner and knew the deceased and lived
near them until last New Years eve. Witness
has seen her setting in the yard in the middle
OF the highland very rainy Iights-and she
said her husband drove her out. Witness did
Eot see him. The following day witness saw
the deceased and saw bruises on her person.
Witness could not say how often she had seen
tha. f1 hrrriG n. W ifr0
never heard the prisoner whipping the de-
ceased. When witness saw her bruised she
asked deceased to come in and stay in her
house and one night she stayed at the witnesses
house all night. Her face was bruised.
By the defence.-Witnesss house was in the
alley. She could not say that she ever saw the
deceased in liqnor
Mrs. Se,caH, recalled by the prosecution
Witness never saw Tuell strike his wife. Five
weeks previous to her death Mrs. Tuell was
badly bunged up, and was confined to her bed
several weeks. The bruises were black and
blue and her shoulder seemed to be out of place.
The br uises were mostly on the body, and
there were scratches upon her face. Witness
has seen Mrs Tuell run out OF Ehe yard and he
after her with someth4ngm his hand, as if to
strike her quite often; generally in the after
noon. Mrs. Tuell would scream SO on such
occasions that witness did not hear what was
said. She sometimes went in the neighbors'
houses for refuge, and on one night-a very
stormy one-she came to witness house about
ten o'clock and remained all night. The de-
ceased went back to her house on the night in
question and tried to get in. but the doors were
all locked. Witness did not go with her. but
saw her try to get in.
THE TROUBLES AT MCKENpREE CHAPEL
The Church Spiu.-It seems that the troubles of
McKendree Chapel and Sunday school, in.
stead of dying out, are still on the in crease, and
that that once prosperous church is destined
TO be broker up. Those who have read of the
troubles will recollect that the difficulty orgi-
mated from report made to the @ uarterly Con-
S0y hr fha 20 lnrNly1 % -kaa
dition OF the Sabbath school, IN which it was
stated that the school did not appear to be con.
Quoted on sound Methodistical principles; that
many of the library books were religious novels,
&c. The Quarterly Conference passed a reso-
linton requesting the school 70 subscribe to the
Sunday School Adrocate, and relating to the
school becoming auxiliary to the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School. The teachers Of the
school in February last held several meetings
to consider the action OF the Conference, and
after considerable debate, in which MessTs.
Hardness, Davis, SQulTes, Revs. w. a. Cook
and Ferris took part. and during which there
was much feeling exhibited, a report, accom-
parted by a resolution requesting the QUAR-
teTly Conference TO reconsider their action, was
adopted by a vote OF % to I6. The Quarterly
Conference was held on the 9th March, when
the Conference re- affirmed lis action. At this
meeting the Superinten dent of The school CT. q.
Harkness) presented his 10th annual report,
hut il was ruled ont OF order by the Presiding
Elder Some of the members of the Conference
on account of this action. left the meeting; and
next meeting. he found that the minister had
taken charge of il. Quite number of the
members of the Church have now deter
mined TO with draw from il. 1t is stated thar
about $50 something more Than halt) have de-
termined on this conrse, aud number OF the
scholars of the Sunday school have also left.
The vestry OF Trinity Mission, corner SIKH
and n streets, offered the saceders the use OF
their house. and for the past two Saba h
mornings, school has been held here, and the
members have held prayer meetings .
There is but little doubt but another Church
will be formed, as almost all hopes of recon-
Citation have been abandoned.
ANOTHER DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES -
Last right, the journeyinen horse -shoers, per
announcement in the Star, held ameetng a the
Exchange Hotel, on g street, between * and
9th, and organized preliminary meeting by
appointing Mr.. William Murphy chairman,
and Mr.. Oliver Anderson secretary. There
was but little time spent in discussion, but all
quickly agreed that their wages must be in.
creased. and a resolution was therefore mani.