The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-19

end looked In my face che Key each time;
Nc policemen vers standing al the 60 Dsr q ard m
l tenth etJeets, tslFrc ~ and . Hckls
there the last time: they passed 20 the
borse Old not 20 fOrdsr they nav The Policemen and In
@ Isuupose they tbems
A. know thsy DID, for they started Oh.
Q. Ind uey return that day?
A. II 10 not iae,, ,h.s ,.sy returned hat day no,
| lhey, sen'lfm q; did wach aft tba
hno" 'ssy nv wee o,, .o 80 Iool,b tass 'er Ss,
uty teeo the ponce, not likely after tnat lhenewed
| ausbter.)
| Q where docs Nr sesley liver
A. HIS alley opsns very 10 the back opening on
Gray house; the white string was put DOT every time
that be came hIstald made the bre
GLOW DO you Know that IL was he that made the
| A-Becauss there was nobody else to make the ne,
| laughter in Coort The Judge ordered ITO oe sue
pressed, Is there for laughter Never
Key so there by bimse except the 6rst tine when BE-
came about tie house the string of The window
three or u" n'si If had looked oftener might have
| Q-Bo~ ,ou come to uoticen s
| A-becsu.e knew WAS the signal, Of course;
QaURhter) she was With hin every time cav nan Out
that once; saw m the yard for wood four or
five times; 81 course when him go down for arm
| iul OF WOOD be was there.
Q.Ycu did not know whether he was there by himself
| Al should th'nk he vas not when saw tue sigma
| flying. QanRhter)
To Mr. Raicne-It was sr Mann who called for me to
20 and zee Mrs sickles and there identified her a. 90
leTton Who used 10 60 10 that house; The shaw
was shown TO me the next week after the death OF Nc
L
! GDuy) was there when tie shawl shown to me;
could rot icett iiy the shas but ed at that tim
that tbonght II the SAME shawl, rink the san
shawl but could swear " it exactly because Their
| many sbaw)s like It,
To Mr.. hady-I saw ths same lady on Pennsylyania
| avenue: ! never thought she lady when
come 10 the house: IL ought che servant girl;
iaw her getting out Of carriage in the avenue and asked
gentleman who che was. md W '0't me she Mra.
saekles; also saw her 10 To market
TO Mr.. Carlisle taw iheIo 70 in the same day
the shawl was shown Ia me think the house opened
the hondsy aner Mr. Key death Old Dct see people
80 in saw thu at the door have kpowI. dge Of any
peTem breaking into the house; could hear noise Of
scme peri inside, but could them; this
two or three weeks after Mr.. Key Is death.
To The District Auorney-Nd not hear any body In the
| house II 10 week after Mr. Keys death.
Here the Court and jury took recess for few minutes
front door Of The house in Fifteenth and
showed how was tted by OF too keys found IN the
pocket Of deceased The secood key belonged 70 tue door
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES MANN.
Cbas Mann examined by Mr. Ratc'ife--My business is
that Of policeman acquainted with the location of
the house in fifteenth street, was In the house, Mr.. Ma
grudeI and yourself (Raclis) and third person were
present. found this shawl there, pair Of gloves comb
and scme cigarettes; some chunks Of wood there;
found shawl in the bed in the front room; this the
shawl; showed il 10 Mrs Brown the witness; M,s
Brown went 10 the house Of Mrs Sckes With mo for hs
purpose Of recognizing herr took her there at your Rat
| cl1-s) instance
TO Mr. Braoy- On the first floor of the house there
two rooms and kitchen; they were furnished in plan
|
the second story the communicating 9th
each the back Of the second story there
betstead and bedding basin ard pitcher and per haps
burenu the bcd looked as If IL bad not been made TO-
week two; there soed towels lying about; the.
shnwi found in the bed in the front 'octn tpai no
looked 10 bad not been up for time; have
not here the gloves and comb found there have them at
h'me; got into the house the fences there was
cooIed ali inside who aamted me- took the Key from
the sceoom door, and found 1t opened the front door;
unlocked il to somt Mr.. Magruder and Mr. Radcliffe.
To the District Attorney got 10 through back
|
window and ] went 10; the window opened easily;
not 20 In this opened the shutter for mo- did Dot
open the back door at ALL 1t was between and two
O'Clock be cav after M Keys death; eIt tbs premises
the way came IN; did not examine the back door;
tried 10 In that way, but did not succeed; found it
locked these beds bad rot been made since they
pair Of ordinary yellow kid Gloves that only
time wss IN the house; went with Mrs Brown to Mrs.
Slckss lone two or three day or week sfer that
To Mr. Rs.clGe-rh NIX Mr.. Key resided in the neigh.
Dor bood Of the Court House.
To Mr.. Carlsle-Do not think the person Who let me
into the house vss white man; he was light nplexion,
ed he sesS,e with me fIo sA1 j. 20 not know a.
BIN AT the jail, and asked him 20 along with the
carriage, add be said he'd meet me there.
Q.-What had he TO do with the housep
| Al calculated he assist
| Q-wby dc you think he could admit you more than
Al do not know about that; the attorneys Of Mr.
Sckes requested me TO 60 to this house,
anything for il. nor have been promised snytnag there
riaee ard come up to the house.
| Q-was this John CrayP
| Al DO not know John Cray
Q-Did you not hear that this was the owner OF the
Al underrtood the Jail that this negro fellow was
TO accompany me to the house.
Q-md you not say you did not know whether he was
A-Nelther l. at the jail and employed 10 do
this business heard from some one Of counsei-R,t
lowed out 10 the gate, and, Iknew he was TO 20
| with me, asked hm to get into the carriage.
Odd you inquire, or did anybody tell you for what
fk,o imam tn h,
Al inquired very little about IT. calculated that This
u go with me-
Mr. Carlse-TbAi does not answer the question.
WitDess-I hardly know how TO understand you
Qaueber); nobody told me why that to accan
paDy me 10 The bouse did ask any BODY the reason
Why; did not know what busptss was to do alter
getting the house; knew was to attend TO bust
Q-Who explained the business to you?
A. found out MY self after got there
OFT cio rot eike you before you got to the hausep
Al struck me before got there.
Q-wnore did nstrike you?
A.-1hat nons nscal question. Oaughter)
Mr. Carls'cNot at all sir; you need trouble your
ref to express your opinion. you where you were
| when The ioca struck your
A-wlen left the jail knew was going to the house
In Fieebth street. and when Ienered the house ound
the ar'ic es have described and took them away.
Q-Nobody nstructDg you TO 90 SOP
Ayes; was instructed To take them away by Mr.
Ra,clGe Mr.. Nagruder and Mr. Ratcffe went with me-
and TOLD take possession Of these things this other
nan there when got there have seen that
person before or since tried the front door and be-
showed round the back way and opened the shutter
he bao rot been there betore thought might find
bach way OPEN would ike TO have that here TO see
whethe. you could tell whether this was white or
cooreo; carried Abe shawl TO two three persons to
see # they could ecoRb IL; carried Mrs. Brown
ard Mrs eiey; went TO the jail that morning of nv
accord and while there was engaged in this busi
| ness.
To Mr. Brady-Am not much acquainted with that neigh.
borAt don know whether the houses occupied by
| white or b sck peoplc.
Ir nsgrucer--when decided that counsel should
visit house II was agreed to take policeman, and
this suggested as the person TO sho~ the house.
went TO point out the locality Of the houseS
Al do.
Witness was directed by counsel 10 60 homo for the
\ other articles found.
Mr. Ra'cline, Of the counsel was placed on the
stand related the circumstance of the visit to the
house be- said they did knew at the time that this
person (Crittepden be bcbeved) q coored man. but
somebody suggested that he was and they did not take
| HIM pto The carrioee
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