The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-20

10 the COURTROOM. The District Attorney
ia stating lie case for the Government yes
ievds,, dwcli upon the following iscIs;
lsl Tho number and character of Sick
les weapons. ~. The unafmed condition
Of hey, 3i. Slrkie-' wearing his overcna
~arm day % conceal his magszine. 4 n
Krv's supplicaiions for mercy.
Eugene Penlleiun, he v .lIess vho haf
been absent Ia the morning, appeared a I'D
was sworn anI ex aEsined--Wss preseat oN
the occasion ihr death ~ Key; war reai
,ibe place ~here tie was shnt aud saw two 81
the shots fired; was Waik.ng on the sea Il
sicc III the avenue. md got near The ea- 4
gate leading u the psesdent's House; ai-
sleniion was attracted BY report oi pis-
lol; turned my head aud saw two persons
near 'he corner u The street, apparently in
scuille' one was attempting y rid hinS ell
~ the Vther; On- was gcireGiinr, the 0llser
was following him mp; tic one nearest me
succe.drd ia lrselu- himself from the ufher
and ran into Tie middle ut the street, fol-
lowed closely ty the Other. who II tAe same
iine threw something rom his hines; alter
ward ftr,gnizrd tie one who relrraied NJ
Sirkles; S.ckies soon turned nbd bFOngisi
% : d his pistol "a ~ clher,,beirg ten ire'
separated the olhrr e2c.ained, mvfder,
mu'd der, DOM shooi.'
Sirkles iiru.; TIE Shot seemed 70 take ef
feet. The gentleman shot swoone J'cr viii
led as Il were. with iiis hahGs in This N an-
ner dressed ~ nis -ide. III turned and
started for tie prsefnent; he either tell cs
laid down "a the paveinent. Slck!es fol-
o., az han ~. and Standing over him Tired
ltan Ian. f.4.r
IT,. then presented d pistol agaln in The vi
cinity u the others hesd aud shcrdeTs !;
the pistol -nrpper; henrd the xplosOn oi
The cap. !, that lime snne one approach-
ing from tie Club House paced bis hihd ON
Sscke-' SHOULDERS. Sitkles turned rol nc
-uadeniy.
There seemed - BE- SOM wnrIs passed
between tasm, bu J wa not near enou.i n
TO hear whai Was Saiu. l'nen sume one came
snd took NJ Ssrklrs' arm and ihrv wake!
VT UP the sire'l. continued wslkiug ~.
Very soon persons O-gan 10 collect; tv"A
np Key aud carried lam ~ Ihe cluo nuu~''.
When | arrive The lhr body had been H.
ken IN, and ihen AZ told that the pefsom
was Barton B~r. T0fned "a wax home and
IlsenveFed man or lhe opppsIls siJr VA
lh- sifess i-hi0g out an op-ra -la-s: lllni
ws8 a0rns nAreA rr tMeMy yards iron tHr
avenns. up S.xieeuia .trerl. u WAS nearer
the west sitc VI ii4- sireei; shinA il aas lil-
liz a1ove ihe secuted uyv
Has hAi upers eisss ghe adicle ycn saN
ghroAu! eAuHyi say. Msre the paftic~.
when yi.i sax il thrown, NJ Suuh a -sinsf.s,i.
- NJ ailVw 4 N isii Nhtrr 4 Mas i3unc -
Cannot s4v. WHAT ilna was h ;nr1wrt--
list as S.rAi,s need Aispseii i,ola tue other
anG ~. ...to ihe middle " NE street; ius'
- he gat inio ihe sncct shis aTtic.e ~as
ihronn; ile Mns Eu.a- from ntAr The see0nu
irre ~ lhe c,rNrf, Al w.ir iiJtt0 ihe ap
vnne. Witness cuAiinusi ~ wax when l.r
lsrss raN sneni, aud s4aL Hat passed a sn.ail
gate ahen tnt second E.e ious psecr; go
a0s See aiy pi-,oi ia ihe htnd~ ~ ka: me
lr~t time s4s glsiol ia ckler' hand
was AZ the iin.e 81 tne second fire; did moi
see ne hrsi lire; did MT sr-'whethef S,ck-
les lad pistol 10 his Rana al tie uni- ~
the sc,i MT sufficiently near 70 see whnt
klnd vi pistol Il WAs, whether ore barrel
~ more; 4 ard report of t.rcr psNicls; saA
iwa oi tnrnl; whca | heard the third report,
III uaii, That Key wns on the ground.
The Juige retired a iew minutes.
Inc lussel lasted ali onc party overptw-
cred lhe other uad ,vns VI short Continuance: I:
i took place neer iha corner, and .she Wit
ness thought Il vas immediately OIL the
payemen'; he did not rec0llec; nore than
one SNAP.
IL Brady -- The witness attention was
drawn 20 the parties hy hearing the report
" the pistol. dld not 20 inIc the club
house.
NJ Olli-I did not eec any other persons
near these pariirs 'il gentleman c'nse
rom the clubhouse; good many we're
standing where wu~; number ~ women
we're on the street running; one person, a
genieman, WAS very much excited; | don't
knDw who he was.
Al earnest passage at arms took place be-
TWEEN Radclii aud tine District Attorney,
the iorms proposing that she United States
put upon he stand X. Il. Wslker. Butter
worth aud W1olrdrc. The iauer explain
ed that the witnesses who had been exam
Iined, we're those who had bsen 'eturned by
the Grand Jury Oh their presentment.
Mr Msgrudrr argued that these Witnesses
should be produced as witnesses. 10 order
that defence might have an opportunity 70
cfUss-examine them. especially Mr.. Butter
worth, on whose oath Nj. Ssckles " a. com
mittcd 10 iail.
Mr.. CrhsIe replied, earnestly resisting
the motion, which t.ie Court oycrr1led.
Adjourned
Up % I c'cloct, tho rhy sicsns who mo de
the post-snor'em examinsiion testified. aud
showed the eithey had extracted, which