New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12

fsT. IL - foT sou, theD, D ssy, gee'-neu, rom
these 'fsCs - We shal place them osofe yon, what
mDs, have b, en- the coHoitoD Of Mr.. s,cz'eas mlnl
at the tine re vent IL the scere w1icn resut.d 10 TIE
death Of NJ Key. Ote or two other facs, cod
have doDs. WV was Mr.. key constantly in HI VI
entity 81 NJ. Sckiess hoa-e he lived far away
ron Sat house he toe habit Of riding oy II
on hIrsebsck BE- wss n the habit Of shOsi5g himself
1T " the greg'est oiysIts ge-prscticicg 81 those
Establishments which adultsrers cultivate for tue Pnr'
joe 81 reaching that target which they have
tet before them. How did Mr. Key have his
.s.ignatiors1 He took Advantage OF your p4rlors
# he encountered Mrs. Sickles in the Presifen usu
sOD he made sssigDs'ioD with her there II he en-
counted Der in the mansion Of some senator ne INSIDE
an .ssignstOn with her there; be tainted With bic
own fonl appointment the atmosphere which your
wives and caas b.ers we're compelled TO breathe.
Here behold lther strong Indication 81 bis charac
ter. Wherever he met per- the whole object o. his se'
Qusrtauce the qualification Of bis iust ne iol-
los ed her wherever che went; che cout scarcely 20
more than few hundred feet from her hDuss bf1rs
he vas by her ride. II she was walking he siCo'
if che vas roipg, the carr re was stopped aod
be got ID, and be "onld ilde WITH her go
carriage be driven through back streets He became
the subject Of kitchen comment be was casd by the
servants " disgrace;' that was the name given him
by TIE kitchen department Of Nj. ScEess house.
TIE DistTc..Attoruey Of the County Of Washington
lad become byvOrd, q Teprosch, 10 the Kitchen OF
ore 0. the houses Of the District; az SOON he
was seen coming near Mr.. Sckles, tne remark
wss a. here cones Disgrace 10 see dtsgUs,.'
Even the servants felt the pressure Of hs Infamous
attentions 70 Mr.. sckless wife. Counsel related tae
eyideI ce tibet the defense would be able 10 give 10
reference 70 the yisits Of Mr. Key and Mr. Sckles ID
the house in Fifteenth street, and said that Mr. hey
WAS a. en- with birs Sirkes aud he daughter in Penn
eylvsnia avenue the Tnursdsy before Dis death ard
that be was then reading letter, which letter was
similar 10 the enc that had been sent 20 Mr.
Sick es, apprsipg him Of the danger IN which
ne ttood Oh account Of the discovery OF his relations
with Mrs. Slckes. The defence would chow by or
two servants Of the hOnse, that Mr.. Ny and Nrs
Sckles wa heard sdutrOus sutefcOurse 10 the ora
ny, end tnat on one occasion, Sir. hey was knOge 10
be 10 The house a. late as O'Clock in the morn
Jog, while Nh Sckles was absent in NsT-York.
Tire defense would also show that Mr. hey, Ike al
who 90 IN this way, was IN the haoit OF cary
log weapCns ard now, continue the council effort
bas been made in this Gaze the part OF the posecG
ton 10 turn Mr.. Sckles 10 the Executive elem
ercy Il has been 10 eff ct eaid 10 you, Render
your verde; and Mr.. Slckles can appeal to the
INF exposition OF Executive clemency. i Ask you
not 10 oyest yourselves OF your rights jurors 10 tits
case. You never occupied position which was sur
rounded with the honor which en- girons your present
position. You were never called upon to declare 50
soernn and important a verdict as is expected OF you
ia the decision OF the issue here presented 10 You.
The same feel nss that could prompt tne Executive
10 reverse or snDul your verdict, are the
feelings which should warm you against, and
turn you from its rendition. II The E1ec-
uve should interfere at ali, IL coId only be 90 the
r.
sion Of this tct instrument il the hands OF his
God, for the purpose Of executing in summary way,
the Judgment Of his 4Ber. Thst Is the very question
wbisn you are to pass here-wss or WAS rot Mr..
Sckes Involuntary instrument IN the hands 81 some
controlling directing power fOr putting al effective
termination 20 the adulterous career OF Mr.. hey
When this question or q similar question has
bet presented 20 other ures they have not sousht
TO eyade the responsibility. Counsel referred IN THIS
connection TO the following The womsn tired 10
Essex for numbering Mr., Erring'On, Vol. - State
TIias pages l3 to %: the case OF Wood tried in Phil
ace phia TO the Of his daughter, because she
had married a ibertiEe; the case OF Singleton Mercer
the Myeis in Virginia; Amelia Norman's case,
trieO IN Newly Ork; am Ja boes case, tried IN this
Court Council proceeded: Thus you have your
own immediate citizens and the citizens of other
States, where justice is not sold and where
Justice cannct be bought, putting the dis
charge Of their oaths the principles on which,
ia one aspect Of il, pillar this defense VIII you
renouDce your allegiance to these principles VIII
YOU Yeufe TO yield yourselves to them Or vii you
father follow the wake OF these precedents TO FENDER
which will accord with perfect justice, bnd wnic will
tine time be coLsOnsut with the nature Of their
oerse WHAT IS the effect of the doctrine that pc
cunsfy compensation is tine only mode Of smoothing
the bleeding WOUNDS Of husb.:d ! 1t opens every
house In VEN city brothel II tes every man thai
Il be will psy the price which jury may SGT upon s
adultery or mis- seductiop, he csn enter any house ne
peases snd lille the purest bed that stands IN 1t o IT'S
puyest cOnioHts. IL that TO be the crlCe OF your
locality Are we TO have mere tsrf OF rates or ii
tariff Of charges Is the over order OF the b,othe
to liz one rate, and the higher order to 6X another
In the case Of the lower order shall the price be fixed
BY those who keep it, and in the OF the more
spe cable mansions shall American jufes cay what
adulterer and seducer sbal pay for the grath-
cation of his lusts IN them Inc very mo
mtnt that you act on that principle, you
resolve every housc in your dstIct into house of
prostitution aid you tell those VINO hardy enough
TO thin Of erterIg them that all they have got to do
is to count the pecunary cost and that !! they are
eady foot the bill 10 be presented IN the verdict OF
Al Amercsn jury they shall stand cleared OF all hu
man ard divine accountability. la Gods name, repu-
date that sentiment from your bosom! II is your
inesiimable privilege TO EFT IN city under the
IN II date protection Of the fire which burns
on that great altar at which all the other torches
of our Government are lighted; you are here az the
seat Of our Federal Government you are Overshad-
go by the halo Of the name of Washington Let the
recoecIoIs OF that name inspire you with fitting and
becom ng thOughts be reluctant afd 10th 70 iLcOrpo
rate IN your verdict pin Cpe, which, II it be the
principle OF which you act, will have a more dsmOra-
iz1g fleet than any other principle that could be
sustained or acted upon By an iIitllgen jOry.
MIR. Graham resumed hs seat ami1 suppressed indi-
cations OF applause, and was cOmplmented by many OF
those no were within reach OF han.
The Court took q recess Tor a few minutes.
After the recess, Mr. Brady said We want you to
admit the baidwIltipg OF Nh. hey to some papers.
hlr. 0uld ana Mr.. Carhtle having iuned them,
admitted TIE bdn0vrti1g.
Mr.. Brady remarked that the frat is directed By
Mr. Key to Mr.. Slckes and dated March u, 1885 aud
enoOrses ietteIs, OF them written 10y Mr. Key
and the others written by different persons to him.
Mr.. Ould-We objec. to tneu.
Mir. Brady-On what grounds
MIR, Oud-The first letter purpOrt3 IL be from Mr.
Key to Mr. Sckles inclosing certain otaer commun
catlcIs addressed 10 various perti=s-One Ia Nj
WOOlin ige ana his reply; ore 10 Marshall j. Bacon
and bic reply ofe from Nj Keyto Nf. Beskm.n and
MS reply; all IN the hand srtng OF Mr.. hey, and all
except TIE tt, puporuDg t. be copies of other let
t.rs. The cate Cf LesTly I'll Of them IS the 10Th Of
Msrch, 1858. The fret letter from Mr.. Key to Mr.
Sickl,s cay: send oy Jonah ID. Hoover the CORES
"ponGence had to-day, etc -alludng 10 certain mat