Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-14
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up stairs
Witness-I saw Mr.. Key as if parting from
the lady and gentleman, and going through
the Park towards the club house never saw
him after that. We wentup stairs after losing
sight Of Mr.. Key, and, in going up, met Mr..
Sickles he was in the act of wiping his hands.
met him near the bottom of the stairs. He
had nothing in his hands but towel; could
not describe his dress.
Mr.. Woodbridge was in the study at that
time the study is on the first floor; it is
front room, next to Pennsylvania avenue the
parlor is on the other side of the house. with
door leading from the study to it. / saw Mr..
Woodbridge in the study after he came from
church; did not see him anywhere else; l be-
lieve Mr.. Butterworth was in the study.
Question.-After you signed the paper you
spoke of yesterday, where did you go!
Witness.-I went to my room; the child
had not gone te bed at that time, but was in
the parlor with Miss Ridgeway Miss R. sat
on the sofa in the bedroom while l signed the
paper, and the child was down stairs then J;
heard Mr.. Sickles cry, before and after / sign
ed the paper; he was crying before he told me
to bring him his dinner when l was signing
the paper he walked around the room crying !;
the time of signing the paper was about seven
o'clock Mr.. Sickles seemed as if crying and
in great trouble do not recollect that heard
him crying after | went to bed did not lie
awake to listen the door of my room was
partly open; thought heard Mr.. and Mrs.
Sickles talking; Mrs. Sickles did not leave her
room that day, to my knowledge; when Mr.
S. came home from the Capitol on Saturday he
went up stairs; Mrs. S. did not dress that day,
and did not come down stairs.
Question-Was she down stairs the previ-
Gus day?
Witness-I cannot say.
Question-Where was she during Saturday!
Wimess-In her bed-soom | took Mr.. S.
dinner up to that room; Mrs. Sickles was
there cannot recollect whether they dined
together on Friday.
Question-After you saw Mr.. Key the last
time, did you go up stairs Immediately
Witness-I did, and then met Mr.. Sickles
on the stairs wiping his hands.
Questionable you see Mr.. Sickles engaged
at anything that day
Wltness-I do not recollect; l came on with
Mrs Sickles and child, from New York it
was between Christmas and New Years day.
We left New York on Tuesday, and Phiadel-
phia the next day after, and got here Wednes-
day night. Mrs. S. came in with us; nei-
Their Mrs. Sickles nor l went back to New
York until after the transaction.
Question-At what hour and where did you
see Mr. Sickies, after you heard of the death
of Mr.. Key?
Witness-I think between two and three
o'clock-did not hear the pistol shot. Sup
pose it may have been Immediately after it.
Didn't see Mr. Sickles leave the house.
Mr.. S. seemed much excited. / cannot say
that heard sobs and EXPLANATIONS from him
then. After remaining in the study ten min
utes Mr.. S. went up stairs. He remained up
stairs three or four minutes he went out of
the room where Mrs. S. was lying on the floor.
After he came down, he went into the study
Didn't observe his dress.
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