The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-24
NEW SERlES--NO. III.

one Of his warmest friends. The prosecu-
ton will be conducted. according TO present
appearances. with great fairness, and with.
out any spirit Of personal bitterness For.
though Mr.. Keys brother. Mr.. Charles
hey, Of baltimore, has uttered some threats
of vengeance, and his sister, Mrs Pendle,on,
~ known 10 have been sorely afflicted by
his un,'mely death, the voice Of his uncle,
Chiei-Justce fancy, all potential IN such
case, is for moderation and an absolute sur
render Of the whole matter TO the ordinary
course Of law,
The guilty connection of MIR. Key with
Mrs. Sickles will, understand, be admit.
ted, TO avoid disclosures injurious 10 the
memory Of Mr.. Key aud the argument Tor
tho prosecution win be directed TO examine
whether the existence Of such u criminal
connection excuses The staying Of the @duccr
by the husbands hand. and whether Mr..
Sickcs committed tho act under the extern
unting influences Of an exasIsrating convic.
ton Of this fact i preceients are OF value
II will be difficult for the prosecution TO sis.
tain their side Of the case. II IL but short
time since that, ID tho neighboring State of
Virginia. a certain Mr. Myers procc~lcd TO
the bedroom Of man from he had ss.
tanned u similar injury, and shot him while
IN bed, Public opinion justified, aud jury
acquitted him without leaving tho box.
Again In this very city, and but within the
last two years, u young man, from near the
navy-yard, called IN the sedueer Of bis ria.
ter aud demanded tbs repatriation Of n mar
riagc for the injured girl, which, being no.
fused, he shot the sc'luccr. Public opinion
Justified, and n jury acquitted him without
leaving the box. Nor are such precclonts
confined To this country. Lord Napier has
stated il NJ his belief that IN England, II the
criminal connection be Of the character
stated, no jury could ie found 10 convict tho
husband.
10 France, prcceien'a Of recent origin are
no, wanting. In lSi0. u NJ. Itaraby re-
ceivcd an anonymous communication In.
forming him that a certain NJ Cuttleg0n,
was in the habit Of entering his wiie's apart
msnt from balcony common to both
houses. NJ. Itaraby lay in wait, and sur.
prisirg NJ. CUttlcgon IN the attempt, an en-.
counter took place from which the scduccr
managed TO escape NJ. taraby seizing
pistol followed him. and meeting on tho
stairs, not NJ. CTltlegon, but u corr~pon.
dent Of the London Ners, who had been
visiting TREND in the same house. fired ut
him in his extreme rage, and shot him
through the jaw The case was ,ri'd before
one ol tho first juri.ts Of France. the father
Of the Cointo dc 1rcilhard, now Secretary
81 the French Legation at Washington, and
the Jury acquitted NJ. Itaraby, condemning
NJ, Cuttlegou, the ndultcrer, TO pay 10000
francs Of damages TO the innocent person
whom the cnragsd husband had wounded.
And but little more than a year ago, when
lady Of rank 10 one Of the provinces re-
questcd An old md attached family servant
10 shoot scoundrcl who had boosted OF
seducing her daughter, and the deed was
actually done. French jury acquitted both
tbs mi ured mother and the gardener. who
had adopted her injury M his own.
Mr.. SIckles' case was stronger far than
these. Not only was his home disbonored.
but that dlsbonor was inflicted with reck.
l'ss disrgard Of decsncy. which had made
the Disgrace the common talk Of the city.