Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.
THE MADISON PLACE MURDER
Trial of Daniel Z. SickIes for the kfilino
of Philip Barton Key.
CRIMINAL CorRr-T. Fl. CRawroRn. Jvds,

CRIMINAL COURT. III. CRAWFORD, Judge
When first edition closed Yesterday. Mr.
Stanton was addressing the Court in opposition to
the enforcement Of the property qualification for
JURORS
Tie urged that the District Attorney had not en-
1ofced TIE property qualification in his previous
practice at the Criminal Court and concluded by
Iii.
SIR. Ould replied. Stating that he should not be
drawn into any extraneous discussion but should
SIMPLY conhne himself to what the law said He
Imagined the Court would not go behind the law,
no matter how repulsive il might be to his feel
lHgs. The cases where the Qualification had not
been required were the exceptions.
The fact that he himself had not always insisted
upon the property quail hcation heretofore was
that he had not at the time been aware of the ex-
istence Of the law requiring it. IL was always
Pr1cticed by the gentleman beside him when Dis
trict Attorney, che alluded 10 Mr. Fendan) The
Inv Of In was an enabling provision extending
the previous law.
The law ight he better or worse for bsinp one
hundred years old. II was made in a time during
the revolutionary struggled when our fathers were
supposed tO know something of the rights of man
This is statute Of the United States prescribing
tne Qualifications of jurors. II was a law of the
I1rd. and was in full force and il the duty of
the prosecutor to consider il the law and stand
upon IL because il was the law The gentlemen on
the other side cOntended that the District of
Columbia should not follow the laws of Con-
gress but must fuctuate with the legislation of
the state Of Maryland. That was the amount of
tuClr argument Because the laws To 1901. q
Maryland were made by act of Congress To gov
e-n the District. that no reason why subsc-
qUent Maryland statutes should have force here
WIS II 81 intended.
Mr. Stanton replied, abiding in tart terms to
an II acknowledgement by the District Attorney that
until the commencement Of this trial he had
not been aware that tue law required the property
qualification 10 bc enforced. and claimed that IL
MN had practiced for fifteen years as Mr. Ould
had stated that he had aud was only recently
made aware Of the fact TINT the law required the
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for defence had right TO suppose and contend
that this was not the practice Of this Court
The law under the circumstances he insisted,
had been dragged out OF oblivion to be used
against Daniel l.. Sickes
The Court decided that the laws Of MARYLAND
mp TO lcnl were In full force here, and that the
property qualification il il had not been uniformly
enforced here, u had been many times, aud when
not, il was because the District Attorney did not
choose to avail himself Of the privilege given him
by the law 1.-THE District Attorney or the counsel
fnr the defence insist on urging the question, they
hive right TO put it,
The juror on being again questioned. replied
that he supposed he WIS worth more than SSn
District.
Some further discussion en.ued as to whether
the juror was qualified, his property not being
here where he resided. A question arose as to
whether the property was personal or real prop
eTty.
The juror replied that it was personal property.
Mr.. stanton contended that personal property
was IN law drawn to the individual wherever he
resided.
Mr.. Carlisle desired to know what the property
consisted Of, and the juror replied that il was in
notes and debts due him. He had the notes here
with him
The Court said there was no objection in his
mind to the competency of the juror
And MIR. Radcliffe said. - Swear him.
The Court stated that when the twelfth Juror was
obtlined, near the time of adjournment it had
been the practice not to him till next day in
order that the eleven jurors sworn might have an
opportunity to home to make
for their necessary absence during the trial.
Mr.. Stanton objected, aud desired that the
twelfth juror be sworn. lie desired. on behalf of
the prisoner, that the jury be sworn pos
sible
The Court was not particular about it,
Finally, Mr. Stanton agreed that If the Jury de-
sired to 20 home they could decide for them
selves. "a juror having requested permission to
retire, for the that he had made no arrange
ments for being absent,) and he was willing to
leave il TO them.
Several of the jurors here desired to be permitted
to return 10 their homes for the night and it was
agreed on all sides.
The jurors were then cautioned as in previous
days, and dismissed. After few moments con-
versation with his friends, the prisoner re-
manded TO the Jail and the Court adjourned.
FOURTH DIY.-THURSDAY
APrH7. The crowd at the City Hall this morn
ing on the opening Of the Court was immense and
the hustle and confusion in proportion. All who
were privileged to enter the Courtroom were
promptly on the ground, and the officers Of the
Court were beSeged by parties seeking for adj
mission under every available pretext.
Among the strangers present IN court this morn
ing notice Mr.. Horace Swami, of MARYLAND
brother-in-law to the late Philip Barton Kew. and
Mr.. g. w Lurman, the uncle of the late Mrs.
Key.
Now that the public curiosity in the personal
appearance and movements Of the prisoner has
been sated, it Is diverted To the counsel pittcd
against each other in this exciting contest As a
body the counsel engaged are men Of fine appcar
ance, both as regards cerebral development and
avoirdupoS.
Mr.. Ould. the new District Attorney is an
parently about forty years Of age, is Of massive
proportions. wears his straight black hair in care.
less masses swept back from his forehead, and has
fine open countenance, of which good-nature is
the predominant Characteristic, mod fled by GER
tain lines of nrmness about the mouth tending 10
give character TO the face. lie is a fluent and
fOreible speaker.
Mr.. Carlisle, who is associated with the District
Attorney for the prosecution. is physically thu.
smallest of the circle of legal athletes gathered
round the blue table. but the fIct il forgotten
when the eye rests OH his sparkling eve and sim
gularly animated conference. ALWAYS gentle
manly and courteous. he is distinguished by a
suave tact which enables him TO establish pleasant
relations with jury, and not unfrequentlv to
master brOw-beating opponent. or TO elicit de-
sirable information from a kinky witness
Mr. stanton. who appears thas far to lead for
defence is a Saperb spt,.inen Of yigo,onx IrDat,i
and PhysicaD manhood. His bui ging forehead
and wealth Of beard befo.,s his face as to piy,
him. when in rePOse, a half sleepy look an iT,di-
cation by means TO be relied on. as his oppo
Hents found, to their cost when he made his d.iat
some years ago at courts in the famous cas-, of
McNUlty. Clerk Of the House, prosecuted as a d.
fsuter. defended BY Stanton and acquitted His
weapon in attack is rather the sled hammer than
the rapier.
Mr. Brady, who sits near Mr.. Stanton in ap-
pclranCc. is a sort Of Daniel O'Connell and Rufus
- Chnate rolled into one. having the swelling fore
bead Of the former and the clustering curls and
the scanned face (ten Thousand minute wrinkles
inierl1cedl and the graceful pose Of head of the
latter. He Is a man 10 be noticed in any crowd
Mr.. Brady. We believe, is regarded as i universal
genius at the New York bar is a general lawyer,
parties extensively in civil business. and has
plenty Of brain for almost anything complicated
Next at the table we have Mr.. Chiffon. tall,
fresh comPleIiOned, white headed. dignfcd gen.
ueman. who looks what he is clear headed
ClOsc-rcasoning lawyer.
Mr. Ratcliiie, who sits To the right of Mr. Chill
ton, il peering under his bushy eyebrows and
through his sPectacles at jury lists and witness
lists His local knowledge in these respects is
very intDOrtant