New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-20

NJ, Key.
8. was that the fret or second
A. csnDo, sN,Cly ray vhaf ~hs saying " tne
GIRL some Joking langnsg~, hksly.
you s'iu6e to toe thug down Stars.
Wtness-l csnDo: sIsetly tell you TIE CO versstloo
the fret conversation was Bo' ABIDING 10 NJ hey AZ
all: this otter mad seen HIM
q. Hoe long Gil you say there
Mrn.ss-T-n or fifteen mnu-es.
O. What lind Of soFs il 10 the study
Witie,s-A pretty large sofs; its covering is red.
q. 4 substsnial ore
Ttu.s,-I never eat on it, and oAnaot tel yOui it
seems to be.
O. Was il a 6ne piece Of furniture
Nttess-Yes a nice piece Of faTniture
q. Wac u rev or Old . .
Win. SIT vac iu the house before ca11e " ~ u
seent pretty; It LOks pretty good-decent llsnIu-
tel; thni Sir. SicIlss wett 10 Baun re or Pnis
ceipbis night; catDpt exactly s,y no" iohs no
remained; Mr. Sicks did not leave Warrington I1sV
Winter.
tiofs Of Nr. SIcbles's absence at risntf
Wiuess-Hs slrsys visited her at hight to my
knoal,dge, when Mr.. Sobles vas away.
O. Was Mr. Sickles away doIing the month OF Jan
usIy lsst
W,tresg-I car not exactly gay; am no: certain.
O. After you bs1 driven Mr. Sickles 10 the cars,
these evenings when he was absent ron me chy 90
/ understand YOU to ssy that MI Key visited hTs'
Sickles
Witress-I did not cav 30.
Q. What dId yOutay 49,
Niuess-I cannot exactly say whether Mr.. S'eklss
was away a night . this year. think drJVe MN
on ce 10 he care b 20 10 Ph-lslphia, bat cannot
exactly say whether he went away or not; u vas my
impress on; be gong to Philadelphia did no.
zee MN get into the CARE.
Q. Had he baggage with h.
WDess-He had csrpet-1sg.
O. want b. know wbeti ct, Hhsh Mr.. Sickies vas
absent there evenings, M Key visited Mrs. Scklss
Of her bOuse
Witresf-I cannot exactly say when Mr.. Scklss
ves away but ktow th-t if he was sway any light
last year OF this l would net be night back to The
house before Mr.. Key was there; whenever Mr.
memory that drove Mr.. Scsles TO tue cars lsst jap
navy but ] slWsys noticed that after | drove M
SicEles away, Mr.. Key always came to the house
sfterwa,d.
Mr.. Brsdy-On occasions when they went 10 the
cemetery, ard Mr.. Key and Mrs. S'cses went inside
10 wax we're trey all that time ont Of your sight
VIII ess-All the time out Of my sight.
O. You sa1 something about directions to drive
through the bach Streets DO you recoec the night OF
Senator OWNS party!
Witness-Yes; a fancy bsD, last ys4r.
Q What time cid they leave that party
Winess-About . clock in the morning.
q. Who left
Nitness-Mr. Key and Mrs. sickles left Senator
Ggins house ana got into the csniage together; !
drove MIN SId her 70 the Natona. Hotel.
q. Then what happened
Nit1ess-Tuey s4G 10 the carriage little while,
when Mr.. Key got ont and bid her good night.
9. And shat became Of her
VIII ess-I drove home.
O. Did you drive by the shortest road to the Nation
al HCtel
Witpess-I wss told to drive down Il or street.
Q. VINO told YOU
Nituess--It was always Mrs. Sickles.
@. Were the orders given IN the presence OF Mr.
Kew?
Wtress-Yes.
Q. Had they LEFT that party before that
WitDess-Tbat vas the only time drove them nom
the parry that night; MIR. Sictles was at that time
home in lis bed cannot exactly give the date OF that
party .-
To Mr.. Ould-Tbese orders to drive in back streets
were always given by Mrs. Sickles Mr.. hey was
aVsys in the carTlsge at the tore.
To Mr.. Carisle-l always got orders from Mrs;
Sckles TO drive TO hose houses where che VISITED aad
always met M Key at one Of the houses or on the
str, ct: she ALWAYS gave liebil of the hOuses
tbe wal ted 10 vsit, and drove Der to Them as suited
myfeli; ] drove pact the City Hall ooe day while Mr..
Key ard Mrs SIcklts were 10 the carnage ne came
ip and she waited on sde TIL he came out again,
and then drove TO Georgetown; this was last year,
perhaps in May; | met hi o smost every Gay N the
YEAR and so csnrot fix the day; this was tne Only
occasion j ever stopped IN frott OF the City ha'i
oitt drove Iound this way, but she never gave me
sIy particular orders to drive psst the CITY H4u
drove her to Mr.. Keys house IN street; leit hm
there az came from the cemetery, out sue dlu MOI
90 IN: che left u csrd there for Mrs. Pendlet0n.
O. W. Emerson sworn-- Resides in this District; is
Nv pro ession bucb,T; have stall In the market
house; have known Mr.. Key Our or i've years; koew
Mis-. Sicbes; she had been dealing with me Tor two
seesious Of Congress; have seen MIR. Key In her com
L any and on Thursday previous to the tragedy that
was az an unusual hour her between aud clock,
beroIousIy time being between 10 aOd III she came TO
n @ bspca ana gave me the order; s1e asked me
how much II csme to ana then hsnded her portmon-
raie 10 Dir. Key, saying, pay MI hmersohi nc
took $40 gold piece out and handed IL u me, anu
gsVe the change. =, 80,
Cross examined by Mr. Oui--It was the 18Th of
February; | cid rot know the person who accom-
panied them the session before the last Mr.. Slckles
accompanied her in marketing oterer this session than
duIitg the previous ore.
John Cooney sworn-Exsmined by Mr.. Brady-Is
the pTes, 1T cOaChman OF Mr. Sckes pave been since
the Stb Of February; had not been employed by him
be ore; took the place Of John Toe mpsop; l had
been living IN Warrington three months before that
! time never sAw Mr. hey Ill the second day vent 70
| live with MI SiCses l met him on the avenue oa
tie tquaIe; WAS ON tie box driviDg Mrs ScSlss In
| the COACH Nrs. sick es rnog the coach bell l irew
up, and Mr.. hey got ia; / Grove them TO DOuglsss
gteu.house and from there do Fn the avenue met
Mr. Key aiter~a ard IN OF the back streets when
he would get into the carnage cannot say whether
| any Wits were paid tbat day; hs got out before
we resc. ed Mr.. Sicsess house, up 10 Mr.. Key de.
cesse | usually lett the house. st clock, or Il little
| after; pretty much every DAY Mr. Key; hs never
vent from MTs. SCkless house In the coach, or 70.
turned With her; he wOnlj JON her part OF the
Journey; he met her pretty much at Douglass green
| house, or at Taylor n Msurys book store she was
| generally there before be wac, ard then he would
| enter her coach ! told but saw h,m 10 her
house; l TemsiI ed In the upper part the house
| when vas a. home; l have noticed him five or SIX
times around or about the house; | have never
him st the house when Mr.. Sicklss ia il; saw
| Mr.. Key ON the Sunday he was sho., snd on the
| ThuIsC sy before; II Sss about O'Clock, at Mrs.
GieeDhOw there were 10 the coach Mrs. Sickes and
! Miss Ricgey Mrs. Scsles visited TnOmpsOa's tcst;
| ! tsw Mr. Key come in siterwarj; left TbOmpsoGs
and went to Governor Browns, and she, III Dot mauy
minutes, followed him; drove them 10 Ms. Green
hoS's Ar. hey iooed them there; be stsyed there