New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-04
THE SICKLES TRAGEDY.
FURTHER DETAILS.

lrs SIckles is stl here. she TO have ieit town
to-day but unable 70 tesr her3eh away from
Ter late happy home She hes wrtten NJ .; seve f
letters a OF devoted expressions OF gratitude Tor ms
uniform hindtces toward her, and OF hear-ren1iDg
declarations Of repentance for having plunged hin
uto 20 much His only fault, she AYERS, Is that
lie was too lind ard over-lndulseDt. Ill ID he been
lees So ard guarded her carefully by the e1er-
cise of husbands authority, she declares that her
prefent lamentable position would have been
avoided. a.,
girl which doubtless intended az Responses to the
epi-ilos from his wife.
The pubthed statement that Mrs. s. is e.ceiate is
untrue.
From The Warrington star Of MG,eb =
Upon the " sudden passiou point our own opinion
IT, that much Will DO developed In the course Of the
trial rot made public in the pare statements 70 a.
feet public opinion referred "a above Ia MIR. tOneys
Pres OF yesterdey-Mr: Foroey beiog as Intimate
nth Sickles and he family az Mr. iskin Mr.. Bat
teIwOIth-i. is said:
~; is TIT Just however 20 gag tbs. the ln;miel between
Nj Key and MIS- shls BAD been remarked in Washington
circles past, and Tad been thu OCCASION Of nofe toan
ore oi.sUesmrn IN the families e the PAre' bunns tie
a.' Consfs'' poe' s,'ee svisse1 Af hey ina M ss'
ton ard mr Key visited G'u, a. the house Of Mr. Stokes,
having dsed with him a. &c party not more thsn 'ea
Gays s1o"
In explanation of this paragraph, we may add that
II is currently stated here that the reconciliation
referred 70 took place, articles Of aspiration between
NJ. ckies and his wife on sccouut q her lnlalscy
with Mr.. hey were actually dram mp.
Ut known that on l"ayiug hs house aud goog over
to where by stood, Sickes was armed WITH q i've.
shooter every barrel loaded, and AZ least one, not
two, lOo. "a Denmg ger p-tOls. They were OF course
lJaced before ButterwoIth preceded him from the
house fer the the eispsDg until Sickies followed him
1as not more than minutes.
Key hes dead, and his side Of the melancholy story
can lever be told. Our chief sympathy, We frankly
admit, is with his orphan children, who though they
10 be through life iLtenss sufferers nom TINS
affair as any others, are the only parties concern'i
II II VINO had no agency whatever IN DntgngH aO0ut'
Ncr 10 We deny the existence ia our breast Of come
sympathy with the unortursts woman, Mrs Slck!1s.
Married at the cbds sge of sixteen 20 an experienced
q 81 Of the world, who kneE eel oil the dangers 10
which TIE virtue OF young and intensely fsshonsoe
wife might be subjected in an il)Tdered household,
canIot acgut the husband Of al blame for her
ruin Such iuin rarely, II ever nyades the tnresh-
old Il the husband who strictly discharges the duty
Of head ~ family. Nay, We question whether I
ever can into he family OF man really careful al al
uuCs 10 protect the honor OF his own household.
t. cur mind, the proper course Of the true mao OF
honor not 10 yndica,e bic piife and his ambition
by the perperaon OF act which forever cut OIL be
young and really ins1PsreI oed ie from any posslol
y q reRaiuIg position in toclety nor yet 70 sscf-
tce 1t future Of BIZ own child upon the stsr OF his
o~n priie 6ld ambition, possibly desecrated IN great
part through biz own shortcomings nor agsln 70 make
four young orphans 10 satsy the cravings Of tue same
MOloch.
II is very certsir tbs. lfrs Sickes can tel story
that vii throE il euse light on the kIhng We nave
10 faith II the sccOun. that the Confession oo-
tanned from Ter )abtary msde, be- suss, though
inexperienced and weak che mus. have known thA: Il
was death warrant far ss her fa,ure in life and
that Of her child was concerned. She can doubtless
tell, too whether her hnsbauds conduct hss or has
no. been such 10 Justify the allegation that be mad
Isit 70 protect bic marital honor by takiog the
life Of an uLsiucd nau-for unless his conduct, es a
bustard, las been scrupnlousy correct, he cannot
properly plead the Justification Of solr1ed marital
honor Her testimony can only be given 10 the trial
Of On accessory to thu klhcP, if such there was L.
= due y her and 10 the piess snd UDofeni0g eh-
t1ep 81 Pulp BaItoL Key, that her testiI.y b. se-
cured, II possible.
Fro~ Tim J. Tines
ASECDOTE OF THE LATE SIR. KEY.
distinguished member Of the Bar 10 this e.ty hap
peret gone time since 10 be dirng with p. Barton
key, eco, who has Gst ended his career At Washing
ton. After dinner the conversation turned uoon the
cor starcy Of women, and Ar. Key expressed and de-
fenced si'h great warmth the opinion that xomea
were naturally IcOnstaJt ard could always be induced
70 transfer their affections TO the lat who you'd
sddress them with the requisite batteries and spp
arees. lie parted from his friend BY pleasantly hoP1g
thst he might never practically realize the unsounf.
ress OF he own opinions and BY saying that be W. Old
sepd 10 him little poem he had tTsnslsted from the
Spsnish, which embodied his own sediments on tbs
subject.
The rsIt day be sent him the following: