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the lower stamacA}; there were two swapping.
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the lover stamac!a}; there were two snarpings
Of pistol after that.
Q. What WAS his ncarest point nj any time Of
Swapping or firing? 4. I judge that ut the
feet distant from MIR. Key; nj the Swapping he
was further of.
Q. Did Alr. Sickles gct nearer TO Mr.. Key at
sny time during the whole nta1rT A. Not near-
er than be was at the last fire; I judge be was
about three OF four feet from him this affair
occupied altogether, from the time that the shot
was fired to the time Of the last swapping, II
to minutes.
P. r. Van Wick was the next witness. Was
present At the time Of Mr.. Keys deuth; wns IN
| the north side Of reuns.ylyauia avenue in front
Of Commodore Mc4Auley's residence; noticed
two gentlemen on Grinnels. corner apparently
in conversation; saw one Of them retreat up to
| Madison place; saw the other raise lis arm !;
heard the report Of u pistol and then started
| towards the place; both parties disappeared
| from my sight, up the street; when hc turned
| the corncr again saw one nun lying on the pavc-
with pistol in his hnnd; the latter presented
tue pistol Ut the man lying down and snapped il;
saw lin cock it md present it again, heard it
snap, but did not sse it, as l turned away MY
head; saw some parties approach the body from
the north, and pick it up; lie (witncss) approach,
ed and saw the man was lifelcss and turned
away; saw no more Of the killing; lie {witncss'
first directed TO the affair.
Cros*-eramintd hy III. Brddy.-Q. About how
far were YOU from the corner oil Madison piace
when yuu hcurd tie first shot! 4. In the
ncighbo,hood Of 50 yards, or between ~ aud
-; ran to the corner; could form NO true
estimate of the time it took me 10 get there;
could not tell what time elapsed between the
hrst aud second reports, OF between the starting
for Madisou place aud thu end Of the transac-
lion, should say it was within two or three
minutes; heard three reports Of pistol, they
were not in rapid succession, there was about an
equal interval Of time between the first, second
aud third reports.
=. Did you hear anything said by ethr party
during the aiiray! Il. heard cxclamations
but could not distinguish them; they proceed
ed from the party who rctreated.
q. Did you sec any article lying on the pare
ment? Il. saw pistol; single barreled ont
stocked 10 the end Of the muzzae; think it is
what is called Derringer pitol; it was lying
on the csHner Of the pavement about yard
from the crossing, and about the same placc
where the purity that tired stood when tue first
shot was fired.
Mr. Edward Delafeld was now sworn. lie
heard the report Of pistol and saw two gentle
men near the crossing; the shot did not seem
to hare any effect on Mr.. Key, who exclaimed,
don't shoot me, don't murder me-" Mr.. Sickies
followed him; Mr. Key crouched behind tree !;
he took Alr. Sickes By the right hand when Mr.
effect, Mr.. Key falling and reclining on bis arm !;
Mr. Sicklcs approached him put pistol to his
breast and fired again Mr.. Key fell over us if
dead; gents came running from the Club House
to which the corpse was taken; after a!l the
shots were fired Mr.. Sick!cs walked off with a
friend, arm in arm; the whole ufaif did not
occupy more than two minutes he (wisness)
aoficrd Mr.. Sickles sa much to say to friend,
.'therc goes Uan. Sicklcs ;'he did not see the
tirst shot did not hear what Was said between
the pur,ics; he did not observe the character Of
| the pistol, nor did he know Mr.. Dutterworth ut
tie scene; after the first shot, both Mr. s!ckles
| aud Mr.. Kew were in the middle Of the street !;
the first shot had been fired before liz saw them.
Gqrus IL HrCor,airk, inventor Of the reapng
machine was next put upon the stand. Resides
| in the house known US the Maynard House. on
| the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
| Place.
Q. State what you saw in regard to The death
| nf Mr.. Key? 4. Ny attention was first attract
I'd b., d report Of Il pistol; arose and stepped
| to the window of my house and discovered two
persons on the stone walk between DR.. May
aard's corner and the corner Of the Square
| moving westwardly in hurried pace on some
| thing Of II run; remarked that it was Il street
ishi; i next saw Mr. Key standing near the
middle Of the street, {Mudison place j Mr..
| Sckles was advancing uron him diagonaly; l
did not recognize the parties till after tue first
! shot Mr.. :sickles fired ut Mr.. Key; Mr. Key
went in the direction Of IL largc tree,
second from the avennc, and got to the tree !;
| Ms. :;ickles followed in that direction, when
Mr. S. got Ia tie tree Mr.. Key fell into the gut
ter Of the street. against the cnrbstonc, and III
| that position Mr.. Sickles tired at him; l
! am not certain whether there was Il
slap or not could llcar nothing,
the window not bcing up; Mr.. Sickies
| tired after and about the time Mr.. i. Barton
| Key fell; Think Mr. Key WIS down; the parties
wrre IN thr stnne walk When l first saw them j:
| the pur1ics were on something Of run, and |
Thought it was Il street fight: ] hare no recall
lection after that ~ saw Mr.. Hey in about The
middle of the street, und Mr.. Sickles advancing
| ls if TO tire.
Mr.. carlislc-I was III the window on tlie I'd
| aoor-thc third window from the ayenue nearly
opposite where Mr. kcE vas when first fired at;
it was my own house; think probably turned
! my head inside, Us there were some persons
within who ,hot=ht might be frightened; it
was window on the parlor floor, which is near
| Is level with the street.
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