The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-03
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Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing on Monday, says:
At nine o'clock last evening Mr.. S:ckles wa,
removed 20 his cell. where he was shortly afteI
visited by Rev. Mr.. Haley, who In q Christian
spirit came to offsr him consolation. Under the
effect Of his exhortatons Mr.. Sickles gave way to
bis emotions, and impiored him to visit his
wretched wife, and let him know of hor condition
He did so, and found Mrs. Sckcs In the utmost
agony OF mind. Ga ber knees she implored her
husbands pardon, and besought him, If he would
save her from madness, to return the wedding
riug which he had previously torn from her hand
The revere nd gentlemen executed the commission,
aud carried back with him besides q letter ex-
pressive of her despair. II was time past
midnight when the Rev. Mr. Haley returned to
sne prison and communicated what he had wits
messed. Under the advice of this gentleman Mr..
sickes consented to give up the ring, and was fur
thermore induced to write letters to his wife Of
the most affecting description.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr.. KEY.
The Washington Star. of Tuesday evening, SAYS:
The funeral of Philip Barton Key took place at
: O'CLOCK, L, NJ. from tho late residence of the
deceased on street, nearly opposite Col Benton's
mouse In the parlor, the corpse, which had been
paced IN the coffin, was exposed to the view of
,he numerous friends who desired to behold 10
death him whom they had loved during life
me CONF was OF mahogany, covered with black
cioth and heavily silver mounted. Ia il Law the
o1oy IN nii dress, viz: black cloth coat and pants
"hite vest, and white kid gloves. In the hands
was placed boquet of fragant fJwers, and in
sice Ihe collin were Strewed japonicas geranium
leaves, aad other exoties. On the coffin lid wa. a
silver plate. bearing the following inscrintion
philip Barton Key, died February o7th Is5o
aged 80 years" NN'''
The features of the deceased wore so lisrIixe a n
expression as to make it difficult for the spectator
to realize that that once noble form lay in the
stilpess of death.
n tho
aud the officers Of the Court met at the City Hall
and proceeded in body to the house of the det
ceased, where the last rites were soon to be pro-
nounced over the insnimate form Of their friend
and companion.
At two o'clock, r. NJ, large crowd ofpeople had
assembled in the streets in front Of Mr. Keys
house.
The doorssXcre thrown open for the admission
of such as could obtain places inside and shortly
afterwards the funeral service Of the Episcopal
Church for the dead was read over the remains by
Rev Drs Pnck ney and Butler.
The ctfill was then placed in the bearse and fol-
lowed by large concourse of people, was convey.
ed to the railroad depot for transmission to B,lt-
more, accompanied by the pail bearers and other
Intimate friends of the deceased.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Jas NJ Carlisle, C
Lee Jones, Richard Wal!ach, Jos II Bradley, Sr, 2
fendal', W d DAYidge, Upshur, Richard II
Weghtman.
The body was taken to the cars to so by the s
by the side Of his wife and child.
MR. s-CELEs IN JAIL
On his arrival at the Jail on Sunday night he was
placed in the cell devoted to prisoners charged
with homicide, but the cell proved TO be so fu Il
of vermin that it was found necessary to remove
him on Monday. to the jailor's room where he re-
mai ned during the day. lie was visited by a large
number of friends, including Judge Black. Secre-
taTy Cobb. Senator Broderick, J. W. Forney. Esq ,
Chevalicr Wikcf, aud Mr. BAgaoli. father of Mrs
Sickles; aud also by his COUNSEL, Messrs Chilton
Stanton aud Ratciifs; aad yesterday by MS own
fs,her aud mother
During Monday he receired great manysdis.
patches from all parts Of the country from friends
projecting sympathy aud assistance.
lie sleprweii Sunday night, also Monday night
fr four hours and has been ccoI and self ,sssss-
ed, except once on Monday, when intimate friends
called to see him, aud some indiscreet remarks
from soue Of them with respect to his wife and
ohiid drove him nearly frantic, and he tore his
hair aud gave way to passionate expressions Of
grief on their account.
He il c0Gfined in the office adjoining the puar6
room, which is an arched room some twenty feet
square, with fire place, one window and q door
leading into the guard room. He has baen pro.
vided with cot, bed. and receives meals from his
honse bat nc alteration has been made in the fur
nltnre Of the room, as he says he wants no priT-
lege5 not belonging to any ordinary citizen 1t
was proposed 70 him yesterday. by his counsel and
his friends, TO permit stops to be taken for the
ohtainuent OF writ ct habsaS corpus, with
the view Of bringing him before a Judge TO be
bsiled out; but this Mr.. SiGkles steadily refuses
for the reason that the public might sup
pose that privileges were granted to him be-
cause OF his official position, which cosld not be
had hy any ordinary person, aui which might
compromise his friends, and he is determined to
remain in jail, hoping for a speedy trial.
alr, sickles having been committed on Sunday.
further examination before magistrate will be
waived f1r the reason that the criminal court will
commence on Monday, and being in confinement,
he will he entitled, without delay to an immedi-
a'e and ilal trial. Farther examination before q
committing magistrate would inscivs long ine
Vastigation of the distressing circumstances with
out any finel result, and might procrastina.e the
period OF getting the Case before Jury. Mrs Sick
les had not left the city up to seven O'clock last
evening.
MAS. AND MR. srCELEs
Washington letter to the New York Tribune.
says
Mrs. Sickles is represented as being very peni-
tent, aud is overwhelmed with grief She declares
that she has had enough of fashionable life in
Washington, and prays for oblivion. She des.
cribes her husband, when be returned to the
house after having accomplished his bloody work
as entering her room looking like marble statue
ooiy u:teriug the single sentence: Il have killed
him." When gentleman remarked to him in
the jail, " This must be terrible blow to Mrs
Sick Les" he exclaimed, pressing his hand upon
fN>A
ed away.
Mrs Sickles comedies that her husband has
done right, and states that Mr. Key received an
anonymous letter on Thursday night last " hich
he showed TO her, warning him against continu.
ing his wits at Mr.. Sickles' house, calling his
attentieu to the fact that he was much older than
Mrs. ckles, and ous sht no1 to pursue her, aus
assuring him that unless be dssisted Mr. Sickles
would detect him, and that in such an event the
consequences wouid be serious, il not fatal to one
or both of the parties.
The New York Herald says Mrs. Sckles Ia the
ch,ld OF Antonio Bagaloii an eminent musician,
who came TO the United States with the first Ital
ian opera company that visited as, nearly thirty
years ago. Mr. Bagaioli remained here and has
been one OF the most fashionable teachers ofmusic
By his professional ezertioHs he accumulated a
competence. At one time he owned and occupied
4 country seat on the Hlds0u at Hastings, His
present residence is No. 81 East Fifteenth street
lie married au American lady Of the name Of
Cook aud bis daughter Teresa the subject If tn /,
memoir, was the Ouly issue of the marriage. She
received the best education that money could
procure, and has always been a great favorite iu
society. Handsome, clever and c0mme IL faa In
every way, her maiden and married life were al
ways strewn with freshest flowers. She dispensed
the hosptalites of Mr.. Sickles' house with
charming grace which lent them double attrac'
ton. To the superficial observer her existenc,
seemed centred in her husband and her children
She married Mr.. S:csles in 1858, at the age o
seventeen, and accompanied him TO Europe, wher,
she was great social favorite.
VIEWS OF TIE NEW YORK PRESS.
All the New York press have more or less Il
say concerning the tradegy. The Post censure
the act of Mr.. Sckes in killing Mr.. Key.
The Times speaks Of the deed as being palliatet
by the provocation.
The News thinks ''the known aptecedents of 8
In private life seems to leave him little iustifca.
ton for so terrible act he has been guilty Of
The Express says: sat Washington, accord fne
to the letter writer's, public opinion seems to
tain Mr. S. but in this city, so far as we hav,
beard comments upon the subject, the deliberat,
murder is condemned
The Day Book remarks:
There is a moral in this case which ought 4
impress itself upon tho community, and partcu
arly the so called fashionable Immunity, far ant
wide. 1t is only when suoh scenes as these occur
that we realize how far society has drfted from
those sound aud stable maxims of morality, which
are too often, now a-3ay5, looked upon stiff ant
precise. The prevalence Of the detestable doc
triuss of "woman's rights" which tend to alb
solve the wife from allegiance to her husband
is the source of ten thousand domestic sorrows