, 1859-04-29
Drt8s 4 Trihu1tr.
CHI ICA GO.
TIE FARCE AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
closing Scenes In the Sickles Trial,

had u: n tbs 1.-The weighed upon errry me in
eoort- Lawyers, officers. spectators and all,
scented to 1a1nk themselves Ut liberty to tu!k US
much US they pleased, and to give vent to their
iss!nss .nd Impressions. All got to their feet
md 'ldul;;ed III conversation. Many crowded
uro'snd tile duck IL cheer u,td >u,,nort Nr
s'cs'es IN This the pregnant nn,neu, Of lis fatr
.amone those who gathered around Mr.. Sicklcs
l'r Sunderland, uf lie rouril. Presbyterian
Church. WIN. taking Mr. Stcsles b. the hand,
said: ''S'r have c'iI,e IL express to yuu NV
heartfelt sympathy, and I" Nay HAT ii the voice
ot III" people OF this city c<,,,id speak Ut this
moment, your acquitt1 would Lp i:,@tantau auruu&
In case, huwcreI. I'LL ndyerse verdict Should
be rendered, be assured that you lave hearts
around You, and Inc nut tllt least WARM ot
tuc!n. tu sustain y"n lu your Aflliction." Ms
Sickles w: mich moved by this incident, and
e1prtsaed his thanks Us well is his emotion
wouid permit him.
As the time wore on, the noise md confusion
grew greater. aud The JudEe. iu i guod-natured
l's1'lncr, Remarked that. although under the cir
keep silence. he hoped there would l,c n slight
regard exhibited 1oT the place where they
were.
As the minutes grew into quarters mud half
hours, there MAS >r'nr expression OF dlslp}tint-
lnt!t the part u MANY, Wlu thought the iurv
should not have retired III all, nuci. less II spend
my time IN consultation. 1t could not be suid,
however, thai t1cre wn> any strannr anxiety
or apprehension exhibited, although Mr.. Chi-
ton remarked that il tic iury remained in thirty
minutes it would br :. hang" ur disayrccin.
jurv, But the iury did remain in mt 81 but =,
minutes. and fortunately did nat ,erfy t,,. mr.
diction The click struck three. unl jc1ore t:..
sound had passed away, there was i movement
vt thu door bt WHICH tue jury had retired, IN
1icative Of tl.;r being On The point Of re-entcr-
inr 1he Com.
The door il opened The Deputy Marshal
calls ont to make roonl for the Jury. III they
.r;u. il, t,,c bnx 1hrr, !, an. vrnrrni n,',xr.
,prut in tir Court-roe,u to ret a Ink nt their
faces All restraint h 1t,rruttc1,. Kcnchrs
and forms und tubes arc mounted by tn.
most excited or most ycnturrsoiur .:Ifcre
thew cu,.,e" is heard hurritdly sD,ken on al,
sid:s The, 1hcr. is = succrss;oa of crir< If
.-Uown in frout,"" off tl,c bepchcs," :" sit
dowi,. Sil.ucc in tnurt y .Or]cr !" :. t,rarr "
But ii seems impossible tu restore order until
thr Judge directs the Clerk to call the names
Of the Jury The uproar instantly subsidies.
und ~ the Clerk calls tl,c Jurors ind they sever
ally respond nne o[ the uIcers calls out the
nuiubcs. When tie l:h name is called aud re.
spo,,dcd to. q pin might be heard to drop in
tie suddenly stiLed crowd.
The iury arc Ill stanuiny,
C!.yS-bAuicl F.. SlcLlea. stand un and lt,o];
:t tlc iury
Nr. Sicklcs .t.od in.
CItrk-IIuw ,uy yuu. ..vu,leurr. haze v,u
oprrrd IN yn,r vcrd;tts
Nr AruulJ-W.. haze
CiprE-IIuw s.v VIM, tlo rau Fl MI ,1,c ,r;xoncr
Ut tie liar .ru;.,,: :,r M, ",i;tyy
Mr., Ar.ndENot .,ui1iy
A, thr,r wnr.l~ III. t,,u, t1,c Inns rf 4,,c fnro.
a,!, there va. Tue loud, wild, thrilling. tcmnit
ut,, Lur-uh II, 1l,r surrt.,,r. f,j,rrr altar
cl,,rr r.,o,,,.,e,i in t],e tnurt rom and !, w,s
taken III, I,y ij,, ,nu,titu,,. NJ, tI,r nn,>.. unt
repcutei. jia;. a,d lardkerci.ici, were waved.
md thvrr ,y., ann ,,,.nrrn} ru,l. tu,yur,s III,
dvcs.
~
wig. ,,' Hr. Stanton WIS heard uddresxiuo thr
Cuu,t in ti,,.>. words. move tint Mr. si,.h,es
Le di,c},ar I'd tr,,n custody
Marshal srl,lrn-Cpm to urJcr. gentlemen.
,.n,,. T., nrd..r This IL :, ,l,c. yyI,rr,. ,hc-,
sI,,utl hc M misc
to ma. u,id opr ,tt,n,for +, t,,c Marshal
H. p,' ,,. "rcr ,i' %r;,..',,,,
-In ,hs ,,,,,> ,,r ~, Sn.,Ir. nri ,f h;s rnnn,
,r; desire In return thanks -, tIc .I,,r,
Iu,,,,,, ,.r,wfnrl Wi,, ,n,,oarnd -, j.. rho
on,r ,v.r.nn i, ,.,,v,, NOT = .yci;i;rd,NNr s,,,,nn
vii HI 1I,r ,,,r,Jir, i r,r,rdrd
Mr ~ S,n,t',nt,r c,,,r.,. vnr 11o,or ,ou
INNS, excuse rysitrmrut u,1 iii, OCCASION.
f'I,rl T., ,r,c furr-S-uur rernrd i. ,,rn,t,,urn
t,a, WI, Il ind l,an;:.l e S;cklcs Nj ';uilty'"
III. Iury und.t,d a..;rn,,t;y...,-.
CitrI-an; 80 saw van all
anntI,r affirmative ,,ul from t1c Jury.
Wr r.t,,.1nu-i u,w t,.,yr ,.,at Nr. SicsIcs b.
disrl, ,r.rl trun c,,,tulv
.Iuu.,t: 1'r@wlori-- -Tt,r Cnur, 50 orders,
Nr Stuptnn-,turnn, nrnuna,-Nuw 70 it.
in,,',a u ,,',;s" Thn ,rn},;l,;tnn vas I'm.
lalI u, S;clles .,n;a H.. yrppwc1 the,y,
If tl,. nnIirncr lwa. taken uu, If t;r slock by
f',,, W;L.- ,n1 VI 1,r,,, ,hn ,;,,,,rr uh, !,
' -, a., s;",.i,,.. ,,.'.t n,,.t., fr;n.js I;..e,
i' :" y. H. ,,,',,,r, ~ L;s .;,sr,,'c. mi hIj
~, L.. lin -. ,hcx ,r;rd +, ,nnlt ,Lrir way IN
,n, ],r II y.,. x,,. ,.,r: f,r ,,nrr.Itu,,-
~. o'a - , , Sr,,T, axnr,t..J 80.
ftt.I H. s;,. H. -, .,I ,,,;,,x Thnu,.], 4,r,nr
an'r,;,,n ,o. o,i,;1,,,,j i, ,i. .w...1 ,cu. ri
L. t,,,l',' ,;s ,.,. v.. r,,,, md st,u,,. md
th, .tr,rt n it, H., ,,,,u;t.~tl, mall. In r,tain
,,,'u e's .' an "o.. w.,. snccr>st,,. III,
~ ;, i,r,,1 ,, E,,1,vr ,C ;,x 1y, ,y.,s
.,,hnr ,', ~ ;,,.,, ,l,,, tcit ,.,,cn. t;,:u Ii,
h.,i ,,, ~ ~, ~ ,nI ,l,,, thn 1ri:l t,,rnu.l,
,h.l, } I,.,1 ,"'>rI c,riI ,,av, lnd nu ,t,rr
i, " f
+, w,s x,,,o minutes bcforc Mr.. Sichl,s could
.,,'. ,;,a i,r,.,nT With lar N, ii. rad tv
- '; ''' ~. 1',,. o,;n.Ii = i,.;r. -, cnn,,r,t.
~. t:, , ~ .,,,.,,o, ,.ror .,,., f,ruI. u,
"ia't l'''!. ".tu ~. sspt:" ",. ,' H.. ,,;i' t.,.
a".a', t'... -''i - ;" "'''>
"er,"' ~, ,r 1 o,~,,r,od
lHr e'uns'' ~ ,',t',;," .ne ~. ,,i' .h ~.
COMPARTMENTS . ""o ''''17' "'''''''7 -
j., 1;., ,f ,,,,,,, .,,;,,, mil rre,,
=; . ~ - ti," onr w.s '.t}:ri.i and
T.. xnnn =: tir Sncki,. ,,s rrrcniz.l from, the
.. " @ y, - ~ -; .,,. ,,,,. -, m,
o"'sa" N.Y. e.ess r s. Wy ";I I"i .,or t
NJ - II ~ ~ " 49, tLn ;ur,
.,,-, .ns "', ;, " ,n '", ,ho .,r,v'.rs H,>
Ictnr"f"' at'A ,l"hp,", W .'T w. IL 49,,
x,., a. .+o,.1 ,..j ~ 1tr,,.p [t.,fu1
49, IL: i ~ 49, i ~ +i,a ,,u. nn.,Ir a
followed !ls sanris; nna tIIs'e wai H. :;'!v G;
800 " t7 " ~ -.
came oht. .,, o;t,
~ n"1 ~ s'' .''na ~ n,..:,;r ~ ~
;ih 'r"H, IT. ~ III, ~ S''ats va .'e ~" @ ~ ~; :;
NY Ian. 1Hc eAe'''''il"' "''' ~ INV ~ -
was '',s ~ .N'.I' ".. .,o t,;-s
~ ~. SGA''s s''i!eu a'"' ~. '. ss''. IT, H..
~ t'le '"N ua.'. '!n:, s"i'""..su '1"I suIp
h's ''t'fia'e erson" i1aeaaus III nc VIZ
ashe:!'F cAr''tu 'h" 'o''o e"'ts " ''"''e "P"''
Et', irt a''!s!s". r.. ,,.,u, fat
We: Wy '" ' .';u' :. ~, ~ r. ,n ~,
oceo1hlhH l'!I'' lE ""s ~ t'',, "e W .'s @ 49,
me'"'' '!',t2es ~ H.I't n::, s''s sa't. t,r.',
n4:e "t,s -asSs1 >. va "'''"'' "nst '' I ~, -
u ~" "[A. 'o' e'''. "'.s 'iA.. ~ 49, 'I
c1nwa 1ahe t''' ''>es 'u' ~ VIZ ea.' l"
to dr!" u tue'"sFNcs' ""t ''te NV SHrHt ~ y:
detected III TINE anu rre'e",e"' f!'!'l'.. ~.
carr1dI' drove ;s"ay. l"lt""ed ~ '''''"s "'t''
nnd by an i:1'nitnAe cfo"a. ru
Mr. scA1cs was Est'" ~ t'e nouse u ~
Mci1lar. i't1t door L" MS turner FcS'oe"e:.
Ntssrs Efaat. slnat1 anu '>a'I.e Me't !" =: '''e
carriage That followed imthcaialtl' "'lel III an
"tltr, w'r' Lieut.. A:uf' aaa NrssrS @'a"tnn :, II
Chiffon and Aa@'natf; III a""1hc1, were ~ 1T
Snkiss tathrr, DF Norehrau ana Aess'S' p" +
koH an! NrtsA. ."4 following theAe were sot'4e
dozen other carriages.
As I'll" ravaiea1" drove along ut ra,!rna1
speed through TIC streets. II MAS gfee'ea WILL
loud ana cht'us'"st'c eneets. ~ ;usans rsMn: "
people were gathcrca III i'"''' T., -h'' -He!.a''
house. AMI continued 10 co'iic anu +" ''ifonS'o"
thr evening.
1t IN sad that W. >'eA'es VIII 'e'ah''' IL aS'