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was one of deep interest.
Tho following is Mrs. Sickles' confession,
which was offered in the evidence.
al have been in house in Fifteenth streetf
with Mr.. Key; how many times 1 don't know. (
| believe the house belongs to a colored man;
the house is unoccupicd. / commenced going 4
there in tho latter part of January. | havek
been in it alone and with Mr.. Key; usually /
staid an hour or more. There is bed in it inb
the second story, and did what is usual for as
wicked woman to do. The Intimacy com
menced this winter, when l cane from Ncwf
ork, in that house; an intimacy Of an i'm 1
proper kind. / have met him half-a- dozenf
times or more. Mt different hours of the day, on
Monday of this week and Wednesday also. +
The meeting was arranged when we met in theS
street and at parties. ] never would speak toy
him when Mr.. Siokles was al home, because |
knew he did not like me to speak to him. II
did not see Mr.. Key for some days after gots
here. He then told me that he had hired the (
house as place where he and L could meet.
u agreed to it, There was nothing in thos
house to cat or drink; the room is warmed (
by wood fire. Mr.. Key generally goes
there first. We have walked there together,
say four times; 1 do not think any morei
than that. l was there on Wednesday
last, between two and three o'clock. l wass
there alone. Laura (her daughter) was at Mrs 1
IHooyor's; Mr.. Key took her and left her there
lat my request. From there 1 went to Fifteenth
street to meet Mr.. Key, and from there to the !
milk k-wOman's Immediately after. Mr.. KeyE
left Laura at Mrs. Hoover's; / met him in Fif-
Iteenth street; l went in at the back gate; went
into the room, and there an improper interview
Twas had. l undressed myself, and Mr.. Kew
Iundressed also. This occurred on Wednesday
the 23d of February, 1859. He has kissed me
in this house number of times. / do noti
deny that we had a connection in thisI
house last spring, year ago, in the parlori
ION the sofa. MIR. Sickles was sometimes out of.
town and sometimes at the Capitol. think
the intimacy commenced in April or May, 1885,
did not think it safe to meet him in this;
house, because there were servants who might
suspect something. As general thing havel
worn black and white wooden plaid dress and
beaver hat, trimmed with black velvet. have;
aworn black silk dress there also. Also al
lplaid silk dress, black velvet cloak trimmed
awith lace, and n black velvet shawl trimmed
4 with fringe. On Wednesday ] either had on
I my brown dress or black and white woolen
Hdress, beaver hat and velvet shawl.
L arranged with Mr.. Key to go in the back
Away, after leaving Laura at Mrs. Hoover's
Z He met me at Douglas; the arrangement to 60
lin at the back way was either made in the
street or at Douglas, as we would likely be
aseen. The house is in Fifteenth street, between
: X and l. streets, on the left hand side of the
away. We arranged the interview for Wednes-
day in the street, l think on Monday; L went
4 in at the front door, it was open. We occu-
1pied the same room, undressed and went to bed
stOgether. Mr.. Key has ridden in Mr.. Sickles
Bcarriage, and has called at his house without
Z Mr.. Sickles' knowledge, after being told not to
sinvite him to do so, and against Mr., Sickles re
apeated request. Signed,
4 THERESA BAGI0LI.
q This is a true statement, written by myself
: without any inducement held out by Mr. Sick
n Hes of forgiveness or reward, and without any
Hmenace from him. This have written will
Mmy bedroom door open, my maid and child il
8the adjoining room, at half-past eight in tn,
Hevening. Miss Rdgeley is in the house, with
Hin call. Signed, THERESA BAGIOLI,
81 Lafayette Square.
q WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb'y Goth, 1859.
Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton dined here two week
Aago last Thursday, with large party. Mr.
:sKey, her brother, was also here; and at my
he was invited, because he haC
Hinvited Mr.. Sickles to dine with him, and Mr.
Sickles wished to invite all of those from whom
he had received invitations, and Mr. Sickle
4said: "Do as you choose" Signed,
m THERESA BAGI0LI.
ri Written and signed in the presence of C. NJ
ERidgeley and Bridget Duffey February 20.
DA Bridget Duffy, nurse and lady 's-maid in Nj
aSickles' house, sworn-I remember the Satur
Fl day before Mr.. Keys deeease. Mr.. Sickle
nlwas at home that afternoon. l did not see hiI
lat the dinner table; he went down stairs to din
ner. At night my attention was called to Nj
Sickles there was some unhappy feeling be
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Sickles Mr.. Sickles wer
down stairs; did not cat, but returned to HI
bedroom. He asked me to fetch him up some
4. a., II, IL
Happearance seemed troubled. l saw him ha
or three-quarters of an hour after left tn
dinner for him; subsequently 1 heard lou
& talking between Mr.. and Mrs. Sickles; the
door was partly open this was after six O'Clock
"a Mr.. Brady here handed paper to the vii
h ness, which she looked at.
III Witness resumed-I wrote my name to this
#paper in the presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Sickle'
& Sensation throughout the Court-room.)
Msigned my name to it at the request of Mrs
MSickles; Miss Ridgeloy also signed that paper
that is Mrs. Sickles' signature; saw her writ
lher name to that paper, and she asked me
'sign. 1 retired to bed that night about twelv
8o'clock. When l left the room, Mr.. and Mrs
#Sicklcs were both there; l do not thiuk tina
Neither of them went to bed all night he stat
}3al night in the bed room, and she in an ad
Bjoining room, lying on the floor. The mex
%morning she came in and found her sitting o
u3tne nOOrJ dressed, anu WIN ner nedu resting on
chair. This was about eight o'clock; MI
HSckles had left the bedroom; she lay on tn
floor during the whole of Sunday. During tn
previous night l often heard Mr.. Sickles CRY
Hand Mrs. Sickles too In the morning, whe
I'D met him on the stairs, he cried and sobbe
Nyiolently, burying his face in his hands an
Euttering various EXPLANATIONS of grief.
cred also, myself, for he appeared to be
Magreat trouble. .
IS Mr.. Brady handed the paper, containing I'll
#confession of Mrs Sickles, to the counsel {,
the prosecution, and requested that it be admi
ted as evidence. .F
81 Mr.. Ould objected to its being received, as I
swoman can be witness for or against her hu
band. He said that it did not relate to h
@question of the prisoners insanity, which Il
defense was trying to prove. They must she
i that the insanity existed, and let the caa
Malone.
" Mr.. Graham said that the common law
lHlowod them to prove causes instead of pl
suming it. They wanted to show that the pr
oner had become intoxicated by the madde
I ling bowl that had been handed him by
lwife, and that he had become insane by h
confession of her guilt and his disgrace.
a had right to believe proof coming from
= #iwife
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