Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-21

1hE SIChEES IhlAE L.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Court opened
at half past ten, with the usual crowd in attend
ance. Alter Sickles came in he had hurried
conference with Brady and Stanton. Geo. =.
| WOoldIidge's croSs-eXamination was continued,
but nothing of importance was elected. Ex-
animation in chief reSumed-The sofa Is near
the piano, which is at the extreme end Of the
room; after Sickles returned that Sunday there
was great fuss and Confusion in the house; some
dozen people were there, talking in couples in
regard to exercising caution ia the investigation;
/ he told me must be careful, and not use Mrs.
Sickles' name, for suspicion was worse than the
| dreadful reality, and he had no knowledge tn 1t
his wife had not been there ON Thursday; it was
that which depressed me in having to tell him i;
was Wednesday and not Thursday, that the lady
was seen there; | rode with Sickles TO the
neighbOrhoOd of the house on 10Th St on Fri
day; he did not get out of the carriage or make
! Inquiries; | returned there about o'clock that
! night; it was n dark, stormy, snowy night; did
not stay more than half an hour in the neigh.
borhood; drove from there to the Capitol; can
not say what time got TO the Capitol; under
stood that was to see this lady when she
came there, and ascertain whether IL vas his
wife or not; waste find il ont by seeing the
lady myself with the negro boy Crittenden, and
found lie was full of knowledge about Key
going there; the negro did not know who the
lady was, and did not have to make inquiries;
the information came from the negro to me; |
was acting first directions, which were to
find out, as his friend, whether this lady was
hisswife or not; he did not say any thing TO me
on Friday eVeniLg about IS; he said nothing
except what was in the letter, about me being
guarded in my inquiries; he did not say whether
I was or was not to make inquiries Of other par
| ties; by Sickles' manner should think that my
communication to linn on Saturday afternoon
about the dresses of the lady, and about the day
being Wednesday and not Thursday, complete
| ly convinced him; he was quite Frustrated; 1t
was after he had shown me the anonymous let
ter that we drove 10 that neighbour Oh, and be
indicated to the the house; he said he had been
4 there that morning; he said his hopes were that
| il was not she; the note addressed to me by
i SickleS Saturday p NJ, said should be
| cautious in my inquiries about using the name
of Mrs. Sickles', as suspicious, not proved or
not true, were worse than dreadful realty; in
another note he said he had made inquiries
which assured him it was not has wife who had
been there; there is one matter in which think
| | am misunderstood; it might appear that the
words 'NYhat shall | do" was question to
Butterworth; it was not; it was in his manner;
it appeared to be in this way, (witness holding
hands to his head;) Butterworth's words, "Be
quiet" were TO sOothe and calm him.
! Albert A. McGaifrey knew Key; was tOleIa-
bly, intimate with him; was member Of the
club up to the time of its dissolution, and met
Key there; had conversation with Key in re-
| lution TO Mrs Sickles the day OF two Immediate
lily preceding the Napier Dill, winch was on the
| l7th of February; recollcct it from something
! that occurred at the bail between Key and my
self; never had regular set conversation with
! him about the matter, but | have referred TO it
three or fonr times when met him.
! Mr.. Brady desire you to state this CONVEX
sation.
| District Attorncy.-We object.
Mr.. Brady.-We propose to prove by this
witness, 1st That shortly before the decease Of
Mr.. Key the witness had noticed certain con
duct on his part towards Mrs. Sickles which led
him to suggest to Mr.. Key that the latter was
observed to be over attentive to her, in answer
to which Key remarked that he had n great
friendship for her; that he considered her
child, and had parental feeling toward her, and
he repealed Indignantly the idea Of having any
but kind and latherly feelings towards her End
As a subsequent conversation in relation to the
same subject, when witness REQUIRED to it and
suggested to Key that he might get into dan
ger or difficulty about the matter, Key laid his
hand on the left breast OF his coat and said, II
am prepared for any emergency"
MIR. OuId argued that evidence like these con-
versations was inadmissble. They had not
been in any manner connected with the accused
and it did not appear that they had been com
inundated to hun.
The Court finally ruled that it was not admis-
sable.
Felix McClusky testified that Mr.. SickleS, af-
ter killing Key, looked when he came in, as
watched him on the stairs and followed him;
heard him grooming and sobbing; the police
then came, and there were other persons in the
hail. did not hear what took place.
Jno. Mcdonald, foOtman for Mr. Sickles.-On
the Thursday preceding Mr.. Keys death, while
Mrs Sickles was driving in the carriage, ws met
Mr.. Key; Dir. Key leaned into the carriage,
looking into Mrs. Sicklcs' face and asked her if
she was going to hop at Wizards; Mrs. Sickles
said am going If Dan will let me; he got III and
we rode around awhile.
Mr.. Ould then rose and said that they had
been told that the defense had closed. the pros
ecution had objected at every stage of the
proceedings TO the admission OF proof of adult
terry. Suinc objections they had made had been
sustained others had been Over-ruIed, but evi.
dence Of sdulterons intercourse having been adj
mitted, they could see no objections now to the
admission Of ell proof that could be obtained
touching the adultery. He was not responsible
for publication. He does not know how the
tho papeis got It, and will even admit the truth
of the confession Of Mrs. Sickles and allow it to
be received in evidence. There was much
salion at this statement.
Mr. Brady rose quickly, and said, This is