The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-15
The stcKIe,s TrtaI.

Jonah D Hoover examlned-ResldeS in
Washington, and formerly u. S. Marshal.
Mr.. Key was my most intimate and cherish
ed friend for ten years or more. First be-
came acquainted with Sickles some time after
the Inauguration of President Pierce; became,
intimate with him. + think | introduced
Key to Sickles, either at Wizards or at my
own house. The relations which existed
between Key and Sickles, were relations of
friendship. He was examined regarding
the correspondence between Key and Sickles
which took place in 1858. Key told wit
ness that he had received O note from Sick
les, telling him that so far as that affair was
concerned be was perfectly satisfied, and that.
he hoped their relations would continue as
previously.
Question-In your interview with Sickles
what expression ofkinaness towards Key did
he use.
- Answer-He said he had always liked
Key, that hesthought him a man of honor;
that this thing shocked him when he first
heard of it, but that, owing to Keys andmy
assurances, he willing to meet him as
| formerly. &C., -. 1880,
Rev. Smith Payne exanined-Am cler-.
| gyman of the Episcopal Church,, reside in
Washington; know Sickles and his wife !.
| made their acquaintance twelve months ago;
saw Sickles on the Saturday preceding the
day of Keys death; it was about 5 o'clock
in the afternoon; was coming from the
Capitol in a carriage with my son. AS we
/ were passing Lafayette square, my atten-
| tion was called by my son to Sickles, who
was passing, going eastward. I was struck
| by his appearance, and called my sons at
! tention to it.
| do not know that can very accurately
define it now; the impression made on me
was that his appearance was very peculiar !;
| perhaps in attempting to define it | might
mix up my subsequent impressions with
those which / had at the time, but it was
certainly very peculiar. | thought there
was wilderness like a man who was in
some profound, some great trouble of some
kind or other. do not know that can ac-
eurately draw line between my previous
impressions and those which have now. |
said to my son, " How very bad or how
very strange he looks do not recollect
the precise words. 1t was enough to show
that my attention was called specifically to
1 the popularity of his appearance. The i'm.
3 preston produced on my mind was tina,
there was a kind of mingled defiant air
about him-a desolate air. do not know
now otherWiSe 10 dehne III.
Cross-examined by the Dist. Attorney
was driving in front of the Presidents house
homeward. He was walking the opposite
way in front of the Presidents house. We
saw him approaching--wass walking rap.
idly; be did not address me. do not know
that he saw me. "a sssEa.es rss
, Hon. r. J. Walker, sworn.-Either three
or twenty minutes after 3 e'clock | saw Mr.
Sickles in his own house, on the afternoon
of Sunday, February 9th AS he came in
his manner appeared excited; there was
something strange about it his voice was
somewhat different from the manner in
which had usually heard him speak; he
advanced and took me by the hand, and ]
|. think he then said " A thousand thanks
l for coming to see NE under this cireum.
stance IS.
He had scarcely repeated those words
+ when saw a great change in his appear
!, ance He became very much convulsed
indeed; he threw himself on the sofa and
covered his face with his hands. He theI
, broke into an agony of unnatural and un
earthly sounds, the most remarkable eve
e 1 heard-something like a scream interrupted
7 by violent sobbing.- From his convulsec
b appearance in the act of writing, his con
dition appeared to me very appalling, 5,
much so that thought if it lasted mucl
G longer he must become insane. He was in
e dulging Ia constant exclamatfons about dis
| honor having been brought on his house
| wife, and child. He seemed to dwell par
fticufarly on the disgrace brought upon hi
2 child; should think this continued for Tel
4 minutes. @ -
c endeavored to pacify him, but with yer
0 little effect [ turned from him togo 70
/, a physician, when be seemed to. stopped
e little in these violent EXPLANATIONS, All
e finally they broke off; the spasms becam
o more violent us they ceased; must has
e been there over half am hour. | accom-
II panied him from his house to The jail !, wa
J. alarmed at his condition, not know ing whe
n the commissions would recur
II Cross xamnel-At first ! do not lhn
&c that any one was present but Butterwortll
n was very much excited myself, bat will M
Il be certain think that Bnternorth aa
G, Godillrd came ia when lhose terrible eoi
e Wilson's occurred; think that thero ",
= no one present but myself. renamed tall