Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-12
The siek,es rrlal-Flfth pnr.


The Sickles Trial-Fifth Day.
WAsHmeTox, April s.-The District Attorney
made good impression in his opening addresses
His opponents think however, that he took too much
pains dressing up the subject that his duty would
have been better performed by simple sta ement of
t facts of the killing, without having recon 10
any ornaments Of elaquenee. He seemed TO anIici,
pate the theory of defence and strove impress on
the jury that there could be legal Justification Of
the act and that if justification TO be set up was le
! gal they should require it to be legally proved
Mr. 0uld Is fine, square built athletic man of so ne
forty years Of age, with eyes sma and gray though
without the expression Of keenness usually aribut-
ed to such optics; broad forehead straight, black
| hsir, and pleasant expression Of countenauee
His colleague, Mr.. Carlisle, possesses more CT the
qualities usually associated with the idea of legal
practitioners small, Wiry, and restlessy active,
nothing seems to escape his attention, and the de-
tense to realize that they have moro difficulty
to expect from him than from the Government pros
ecutor. His voice, like his person. is thin and wiry
but his manner and style nevertheless pleasant
| On Mr.. Brady, Of New York, rests most Of the
labor of the defense Sudiously polite to the Judge,
jury, counsel, and witnesses, he seems to have more
faith in suavity then in clustering.
The counsel who, next to him seems to be most
relied on for the defense, is MIR. Stanton. This
| gentleman is in constant communication With the
/ prisoner, and sits and stands by him most of the
| time. What Brady lsvshes in the suaEiter Station
|
ness about him. lie comes up to the point with
sledge hammer earnestness, which stands out in con
trast 10 his colleagues extreme politeness He is
man just little beyond the middle age of lfe but
with all the vigOr Of one of thirty. He talks with
| rapid utterance and great vehemencs, though the
| reporters say he might improve his argument by
! diminishing his Wordy fuency. 49,
! AS for Judge Crawford, before EhoD the case is
heard he seems to have far agreeably disappoinr
ed the expectations Of the defense. Except in the
4 - r. ~
have been marked by fairness and impartiality He
is evidently an old gentleman Of stris routine
habits which he displays most satisfactorily in sd
ourning regularly at three O'Clock. His great age
/ extended apparently beyond three score years
and ten has not dulled his reason nor impaired his
faculties the contrary ne observes the casa and
recalls the evidence with as much scuteness and
! clearness IS any Of the counsel at the bar
The pressure for admittance into the court room
is greater than hitherto As as the doors OPEN
the space reserved for the audience is immediately
filed. ButterWorth il in town but has not vet an
pesred in court. Besides the New Workers already
mentioned as being here, we notice this morning
| James MeGsrEan, Edward G. West, Richard Con
nally, and Charles Graham, summoned as Witnesses
! West and Dillon are summoned on both sides Most
( of the New York witnesses summoned for the de-
Tense are 10 support the character and reputation of
Woodbridge, the principal Witness an attempt to
invallidate his testimony being apprehended The
I object Of the prosecution in summoLing West and
Dillon is supposed to be connected with the mer.
riage of Sckles. There is doubt as 10 the admis-
sion of jus6catory evidence, and long argument is
anticipated on that point Ii admitted the trial
/ may end on Tuesday or Wednesday next; if admit
| ted, it will occupy week longer.
! Judge Crawford took his ssatson the bench at 20
minutes past 10 O'Clock, and the Court was then
! opened in the usual antiquated style of 'Oyezr,
''oyez" by the Deputy Marshal Collins Lee, I
Baltimore, Judge the Court of Appeals Of Nary
land, occupied seat beside Judge Crawford
There was great stiffness in the crowded Court as
the arrival Of the prisoner was awaited quarter
CT sn hour elapsed before he came in, accompanied
by the Deputy Marshal aud several friends He
took his seat in the DOCK and then the name of Ii
jurors were called. All answered.
The first witness was Eugene Pendleton. He did
not answer The District Attorney represented TO
the Court that Pendeton was an important witness
He understood from his brother that the witness
was slightly ailing at his residence in Georgetown
He was perhaps the only other witness that he
would examine IS to the facts of the transaction.
If sick he would not of insist on his being
present, but he was very important witness, and
he was anxious TO have his testimony. He asked
that an attachment night issue. Granted
Witnesses were examined by the United States
relative to the facts Immediately connected with the
killing The coroner produced the bloody clothes
of the deceased and several brsos keys, handker-
chief, opera glass, box, aud Derrnger pistol,
the last having been handed to him by Mr.. Bowler
clothes Of the deceased, stifened and stained with
blood, caused deep sensation in the court room
The District Attorney, in stating the for the
Government yesterday, dwelt upon the following
facts.
LIST. This number and character of Sickles' wes
pOns. 81. The upward condition of Key. Sd.
Sickles' wearing his overcost warm day to con-
ceal his magazine. 4th. Keys applications for
mercy.
Eugene Pendleton, the witness who had been alb
sent in the morning, appeared and was sworn and
examined. Was present on the occasion ofthe dea h
of Key; was near the place where he was shot aud
saw two of the shots fred; was walking on the
south side Of the avenue, and got the east gate
leading to the Presidents House, attention was at
traeed by report of pistol; turued my head and
saw two persons near the corner Of the street, ap
psrently in scufie one was attempting to rid him~
self Of the other; retrestiDg; the other was
following him up; the one nearest me succeeded in
freeing himself from the other and ran into the mid
die of the street, followed closely by the other who
at the same time threw something from his hsnds;
afterWard recognized the one who Ietreated as
Sickles; Sckles soon turned and brought down his |
pistol on the other, being ten feet separated, the
other exclaimed, murder, murder don't shoot.
Sickles fred the shot seemed to take effect The |
gentleman shot swooned or wilted as it were, with
his hands in this manner, pressed to his side. He
turned and started for the pavement; he eli her fell
or lay down en- the pavement. Sickles followed him
up, and standing over him fred second time as the
other lay at his feet. He then presented pistol
again in the vicinity Of the others head and shoul-
ders; the pistol snapped; heard the explosion of the
cap. At that time GONE one approaching from the
Club House placed his hand on Sickleb's shoulders
Sickles turned round suddenly. 80 ~ -
There seemed to be some words passed between
them, but 1 was not near enough to hear what was
said. Then some one came and took Mr.. Sickles' |
arm aud they walked off up the street l continu.
ed walking Very soon persons began 10 celIect;
took up Key aud carried him to the Club House
When l arrived there the body had been taken in.
and then 1 was told that the person was Baron
Key. Turned to walk hone and discovered man
on the opposite side Of the street fishing out an
opera glars that was about fifteen or twenty yards
rom the avenue, up Sixteenth street. Il was near
II the west side Of the street; think it was little
Ibove the second tree.
Was that opera glass the article you saw thrown7
cannot say We're the parties when you saw it |
brown in such q situation as to allow it to fall
There it was found? Cannot say. What time was 1
thrownl Just as Siekies freed himself from the !
ther and gotinto the middle Of the street, Just as
got into the street this article was thrown; he