Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-03-17
Shooting ARRAY In Washington

Shooting ARRAY In Washington.
Hon. Daniel +. Sickles, member o
Congress from New York, on the 9th
ult. eshot and killed P. B. Key, U. 8. Dis
trio Attorney for the District Of Columbia
The telegraph, under date Of the 9th.
gives the following particulars 2
According 70 the report, NJ. Sickle,
being convinced Of the truth of certain
scandalous rumors involving his wife re.
solved to redress his wrongs. At O'Clock
this P. NJ, proceeding from his residence,
near the Presidents house, to the south.
east corner Of Lafayette Square,in the same
neighborhood where Mr.. Key was engag
ed in conversation WITH Mr.. Buterworth Of
New York, he charged Mr.. Key with hav.
ing dishonored him and destroyed his do.
nestle peace, and shot him with a revol
yer; one of the balls entered the left side
Of the body and passed through to the cor.
responding point on the opposite side, lodg
ing under the skin; another shot took effec,
in the right thigh, near the main artery,
when Mr.. Key fell, imploring Mr.. Sickles
not to kill him. The third shot was iu the
right side, CHANGING from the body inAict-
ing only bruise. Death ensued in few
minutes. The body was taken into the
National Club house, where a jury Of in
quest was held, who after en- examination
into the circumstances of few hours length,
returned verdict, merely stating that the
death Of Mr.. Key was from the effect of
pistol shots, as above stated fred by Sick
les. The premises Of the Club House were
crowded with people anxiously inquiring
all the circumstances of the event. After
Mr.. sickles had kille Mr.. Key, he.repair
ed to the residence Of Attorney. General
Black, where he was advised to deliver
himself up to the officers, who subsequ emily
conveyed him to jail, to which be was com.
mited for further examination to morrow
The facts which led to. the tragedy will
then probably judicially transpirs. The
inquistiou Of the Coroner was merely with
reference to the cause which produced
death.
Philadelphia. Feb. %.
The Washington correspondent Of the
n. Y. Times, gives the following account
Of the domestic difficulties of Mr.. Sckles,
which led to the killing Of Key, on Friday
Mr.. Sickles received an anonymous letter,
stating with precision so minute as to
make suspicion imperative, that Key had
rented house on Fifteenth street above
X street, from negro woman, and that he
was in the habit of meeting Mrs. Sickles
there two or three times a week or ofteper
The person and address of Mrs. Sickles
where accurately described, and the usual !
time of the interviews specified. Accom-.
panied by friend, Mr.. ,ickles went to the
house designated, and found every state
ment Of the anonymous writer corrobora-
ted. MIR. Key had taken the house. and
had constantly met'there q lady resembl-
ing very closely in description, Mrs. Sickles
Mr.. 5. still chung TO the hope that the per
son who had stopped to the baseness of
making such charges under the veil of
secrecy. might have thoroughly deceived
him, and that Mrs. Sick les was NO, the LADY
in question. Heaecordingly requested his
friend, Mr.. George Woodbridge, of New
York, to watch the place from window
of house just opposite. On Saturday 10
meeting took place, and the woman in
charge seems to have stated that none had
ACQUIRED since Wednesday. On Saturday
evening, Mr. Sickles resolved no longer TO
play the spy upon his honor, determined
to confront his wife directly with his sus.
picions. At first Mrs. Sicklss strongly de-
MED her guilt, but On her husband asking
whether on the Wednesday previous, she
had no: entered the house on 18th, st. in
certain particular dress, and concealed by
a hood, she cried out 81 am betrayed and
lost and swooned away. On recoverin &
her senses, she admitted her guilt, and
besousht mercy and pardon. Mr.. Sickles
calmly said he would not injure her since
he believed her the victim of scouudrel
but that he had a right to full confession.
The two ladies in the house were sent for
as witnesses, and in their presence Mrs
Sickles made full confession in writing,
stating that her connection with Mr.. Key
had cumme need in April last, under Mr.
Sickles' root, bu. that Mr.. Key had since
hired the house in Fifteenth street, in which
they had constantly met.
Mrs. Sickles confession was made in the
midst Of the bitterest contrision and
misery. Her husband simply asked her to
give him back her wedding ring, and desir
ed her to write to her mother to come and
take her from his house forever. Mrs. Sick.
les made no objections, admitting the jus
tice other punishment in the NEST affecting
language. The lion. Robert Walker
and Messrs. Carlisle & Radcliffe, have
been retained as his counsel.
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school Omcers.
AT an election on Monday last for off,
GERS Of this school district, the following
persons were elected