The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-27

levonring them!
District Attorney Bellen was not little ex
i. ed BY ahe service of the notice from the
Supreme Co1rt of Ohio, TO show cause WHY
!. writ of haheas corpus should not issue.-li
He was heard TO threaten that the prisoners
should not he taken td, Columbus on a writ of
iiabeas Corpus from the Supreme Court of
Ohio and that they could not be taken e. t.e
EARS save through fhe cauuon's mouth! Thel
brapado u s. Officials evidently contemplate
making the streets of onr neaceful city bris le I
with u s. bayoneisl The q. s. District At
toruey cooled off euonFh however bv evening
TO take the train to Columbus. Marshal obD-
son remained to guard and wait npon his i'm |
prisoned witnesses. the kidnappers Jennings
and Mitchell, and the convicted Bushnell, who
was Yesterday di gracefully decoyed from The
comfy jailio the Marshal's prison Ia fugi |
tive John by the young villain Bovnton.
= -. The Trial & & ?. ! z siet.ss l., 10
Judge Crawford took his seat on the Bench |
at twenty minutes past ten. and after an inter, |
val Of several minutes passed IN complete 81 |
fence. iSirkies came in accompanied by thej
iailer and differs & ~ go r
Z The Judges decision Yesterday, admitting
.tbe eyidance of adultery, took all by surprise;
TIL. decision hardly covers the admission of
rebutfing evidence The defense will be- ,hro'
with their proof to morrow. and the trial will
probably be over this day week Two of tie
counsel sum up esch side. No charge is Civ
en- To the Jury by the Judge in this District.
John Thompson. at one time coachman of
Sickles. examined-Left Mr. Strikes employ
on The 4tll of February, 1859; was acquainted
with Key by seeing and driving him; Mrs.
Sickles vent from the house in The carriage
alone; she went out mostly from twelve to
one, and remained out till four or FIVE; Key al
ways Joined Mrs. 8. in the st, eet; could hardly
mention day that he did not meet as; some
times he would come into the carriage, and tel
me to drive through hack streets: when he
you'd meet US he woald always salnfe Mrs
ISickles. d say. Good morning. Madam
sometimes he would remain on horseback and
sometimes he would dismount; he never got
| In the carriage at Sickies' door; and be always
but once got out before he got hack to the
house; he aiwavs got IN at the corner of the
avenue and Fifteenth street; | knew him only
once TO come home with Mrs s., that was in
April or May last year; he went into the house.
anil when he came ont could not say Il have
known Key to come to the hons while Sickles
was absent in New York; he afwavs came al
dusk knew him to bethere every night almost
Isometiues knew him 10 remain there late al
Knight; other times did not know how long he
wonld remain; he and Mrs Sickies always re
mained in the study; the door was shut whi e
lthey were there; there was a sofa in the room
with it's foot right at the door; have known
lhim TO he there one night while Sfckles was
1 away. till one O'Clock in fhe morning, he was
always there when ] went to bed at fen o.
eleven o'clock, and would not know how long
he renamed; on these occasions no person
would he in the room but Mrs Sickles and
Kes: think this occurred in Nav 1858
.Quesron-Did anything particular occur to
which your attention was called?
Answer-Yes. sir iiftz2 sE9g s3.7ti 70
! Q-WiII yon please to relate it to the Jury
Al was going to bed about one O'Clock
I went 10 the head of the hall stairs and met
1.-THE iseamstress; ] stood and talked a little
while with her, krowing that Key was in the
broom; we thought that the hall bell had ruDg
and Kew and Mrs Sickles came to the hall
door and looked ont; there was no one there
i they shnt the door and locked it again: tfey
ithen went into the study; I heard them lock
ing the study door. and the door that leads in
Ito the parlor: there are two doors in the study
heard Them locking both of these
/ knew they were there. and there was conver
ea,ion amorg na all; they have visited the
Congressional Cemetery two or three times
i aud were two or three times at the burying
ground at Georgetown; these visits usually
4 would he made between one and three o clock
be Wonld meet us some where on the streei
i they would walk down the grounds out of NV
lsight, and be away an hour or more then hey
would come back and drive away; some times
he would ride end tie his horse; another time
\ drove her to the gate; there was only one
time that Key rode with her in the carriage
Ito the Congressional hureing ground; another
time he rode on his horse. tied the animal to
the railing and helped Mrs Sickles ont of the
lcarriage and walked down the burying ground
they remained about an hour az 3st
i To District Attorney-Every time Mrs. s
rode out X ey met her there; might be some
4 days be did not meet us. but5 very few; we
: drove ont nearly every dav. and he visited the
house daily. hut not when SickIes was present
! Q'--Did Key visit Mrs 8. on occasions oi
Mr.. Sickles' absence at nightf .972 =
i Ale ALWAYS visited her at night, to my
knowledge, when Mr. Sickles was away. "
4 Witness,resuming-IfM Mr. Siekles was away
4 any night last year or this year. I would moi
be right back to the house before Key wonld
be there; whenever Sickles was away KEY
was there I recoIiect the night of Senator
3sbout two in the morning Keyiand Mrs Sickles
llefaGwia's house and got into the, carriage
iItogethe,; drove him and her 10 the National
Hotel; they sat in the carriage for little
lwhile.;wten Key got out and bid her good
EBigh drove home; it was always Mrs Siekles
lorders. given in the presense of Mr.. Key, TO
i drive down private streets; Mr.. Sickies was
at no ne at that time, in bed; + cannot exactly
give the date of1hat party; met bim almost
every dav in the year. and so cannat fix npon
any day; Idrose her once to KEYS house 10
q street; IIleft him there as we came from the
Ieemeiery but she did not go in; she left card
for Mrs. Pendle,on loss 79a 5is s5pais "i
George B. Wooridge was reealled-The
4 ANONYMOUS letter TO Mr.. Sickles " as produced
and shown tothe witness! He identified il as
the same letter with the san.e envelope he had
tseen on Friday February 25th, two davs be
fore Mr.. Key was shot. Hesaid: Mr. Sickles
howed the letter TO me HE read the most
# it. but didznot read all He haEded it 10
ne and IIrea,l the rest of IL. s7e s'l oifs 'si
The letter referred to was handed 70 the
jury lJ7ufr' e-5. tis' i.ia iao1 h'
Witness ssresumed-Mr Sickles said to me.
that villain has Just passed the honsefto make
his signals with my wife. made inquiry as
10 the truth of the statements contained IN
the anonymous letter On Friday commu
MICA ed the facts | had learned to Mr.. S ckes
l. told him that had got the consent of par
ties 10 occupy room opposite the house Of
assigna,ioh. ] infdrmed Mr. Sickles that a
young man told me that the woman wns las,
seen going into the house on the Thursday
previous. l. afte wards discovered that titwaa
/ Wednesday instead of Thursday that she was
theIe. told this 10 Mr.. Sickles. andrdescrib
ed the dress of tho parties He was convinced
that the woman was his wife. Itold him iha,