Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-11
SEVENTH D4NNOND4Y

SEVENTH DA1-HONDAf Y.
April 1.-THE court room (xithin the bari was
again filed long before the arrival of Judge or
prisoner, and the ventilation quite as de-
testably bad Is on any previous day.
Among those present this morning noticed
MIR. Geo. b. Woodbridge, the party employed by
Mr.. Sickles To watch the movements Of Key and
Mrs. Sickles. He has crutches by his side, and
appears to b- crippled.
Al five minutes past 10 m. the jury came into
the Court room escorted by blilis, and took their
seats in the jury box.
AT twenty minute, past 10 O'Clock, Judge Craw-
ford came into Court. and silence was restored nv
the new CTier, John II. Wise
The jurors OF the regular panel, not ON the pend
ing jury who had at the commencement Of the
trial been dismissed until this morning were
called. and dismissed until next Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock
THE PRISONER.
At TWENTY-FIVE minutes to IA, the prisoner was
brought into Court and placed in the docket. He
looked in good spirits, and was dressed with
usual neatness and good taste.
The special jury was then called. and answered
from the jury box.
Mr.. GRAHAM RESUMES FOR DEFENCE.
At y minutes To n o'clock, Mr.. Graham arose
- continue the opening 10 the jury He stated that
he was drawing near the close. lie feared that he
had already Xed not only the patience Of the court
aud the jury. IS well as exhausted himself MI. u
went (nrst Tehe1rsnS some of the principa
points stated in his address uf saturday. To that
s1Jp6S dS!Icti, and second the intention.
In this case Mr. Sckles was not a party 10 the
orr gin of the provocation, and he stood apart from
the action Of the adulerer in all respects and the
FIRST knowledge he had of that action the
moving cause of his subsequent act in destroying
the life Of him who had by his action iniaIned
that passion. On this point the speaker quoted
from the legal instructions Of Judge Crawford to
the jury in the Of the United States agt John
Day to show that the Judge charged the jury that
if shame (Which was merely one of the emotions
crOwding upon Mr.. Sickles's mind) had So fren-
zied the prisoner that he acted under its
4 mere machine then he was exOnerated from
responsibility.
Mr. Ii commended that this in some 7, spects WAS
the condition of mind Of the prisoner now being
tried Mr. & also quoted from the case of Jarboe
who killed Nally, In this city, for seducng hi,
sister and afterwards refIsingtb marry her II !
brother assumed To redress the injury ~ his sister
and went scot-free, how could the distinction eN
list with reference 10 u husband who Stays the nar
who has sedaced from hun his wife and destroyed
forever the peace Of his household. Here refer
ence was made To Arnold and Hatnslds cases
In list Belief and Heard leading cases and IL Stat
trials. s6I. We needed no books here 10 tell tn
Jury with what affections the human mind Wa
endowed. II was T the jury 10 say what frenz
existed In Mr.. Sckles' mind 1T the time he slew
the deceased.
Ii Mr.. SickleS had throwa out a bait. or invite,
Key to the ueig hbOrhOod, then there might be
feature in the case "a appal us. But Key was i
the neighborhood, bent on the execution Of hi
Infamous purP pose, and Mr.. =. encountered him a
though he had met the veriest stranger; and tn
feroety Of the assault Was the fact which TO rel
TO show the frenzy which actuated the mind Of III
man who committed the act.
Under these circumstances did reason assum
any swayI Was IL possible for his mind to ben
10 the influence of reason, fhe QUESTION Of COO
inv time Was thea commented on, and IL wa
urged that there could he in Mr.. Sickles' case a
cooling time. Mr.. Graham refsFred TO Hollii