The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-20

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val of several minutes, passed in complete
silence. Sickles entered, accompanied by
the jailor. officers, and his faithful and in
seperable companion, Rev. Mr.. Haley, Uni
tartan minister, who has been by his side
during the whole trial. Haley is quite in
dignant at the liberty taken with him by
the District Attorney, in describing him as
clerical superintendent to keep the theolog-
ical part of the house in order. 1t was he
who furnished the scriptural part of the ar
gument hence the application.
Guild sought an opportunity of explain
ing, but Haley declined. t-a
Emanuel B. Harland and Thos. j. Brown,
of New York, are unremitting in their at
tentions to Sickles. Dr. Morehead is equally
attentive TO him.
Senior Bagiola has not been in court du-
ring the past week. a ss,s 5Ts-
Chevalier Wyckoff eyinces active sympa-
thy with the defence
The room is always filled to its greatest
capacity. ....., .... .
The judges decision yesterday, admitting
evidence for adultery took all by surprise
This decision hardly covers admitting re-
butting evidence
The defence will be through their proof
tomorrow. The trial will probably be over
this day week. Two counsel from each side
sum the evidence. The Judge gives no
charge in this District
John Thompson, at one time coachman to
Mr.. Sickles, was examined: Left Mr..
Sickles' employ 4th of Feb, SO. Was ac-
quainted with Key 10y seeing him and driv-
| ing him. Mrs. S. went from the house i'm
the carriage alone. She went out mostly
from IL to | o'clock, and remained out till
5. Key always joined Mrs. S. in the street
Sometimes he would come into the carriage
and tell me to drive through back Streets
When he would meet Us he would salute
Mrs. Sickles and say, "Good morning, Mrs.
| Sickles."
have known Key to come TO the house
| when Sickles was absent, in New York, he
| always come at dark he and Mrs. Sickles
always remained in the study; the door was
shut while they were there; have known
him to be there one night during SickleS
absence, until one clock, i'm the morning.
On these occasions no person.was in the
room but Mrs. Sickles and Key; think that
was in May, 1853.
Question-Did anything particular occur
to which your attention was called?
An5wer-IeS.
Q-PleaSe relate TO the jury Al was
going to bed abont one o'clock; | went to
the head of the hall stairs and met the seam
stress; stood and talked little while with
her, knowing that Key was in the room !;
we thought the ball bell had rung; Key and
Mrs. s. came TO the hall door and looked out,
there was nothing there; they shut the hall
door and locked it; they went into the
study and heard them locking the study
door and the door that leads into the parlor.
WASHINGTON, April bpm.
George B. Woodbridge was recalled. The
anonymous letter to Mr.. Sickles, was pro-
duced, and shown to the witness. He iden-
tilted it as the same letter with the SAME
envelope he had seen on Friday, Feb. 25th,
two days before Mr. Key was shot. He
said Mr.. Sickles showed the letter to me-
He read most OF il, but did not read all.
He handed it to me and read the rest
The letter referred TO, was handed to the
Jury. The witness resumed. Mr. Sickles
said to me, that villain has just posed the
house and made hIs signal to my wife.
made inquiry as to the truth of the state
ments contained in the letter on Friday,
communicated the facts I learned to Mr..
Sickles. | told him had got the consent
OF parties TO occupy room opposite the
house OF designation. / informed Mr..
LickleS that young man told me that the
woman was last seen going into the house
on the Thursday previous. | afterwards
discovered it was Wednesday instead of
Thursday, that she was there | told this
20 Mr.. Sickles, and described the dresses OF
the parties. He was convinced the woman
was his wife. told him the signal of the
ribbon hung in the window was known 10
the people Of that vicinity. knew by that
| Key was in the house aud the woman was
coming.
| | told him how the house was Siuated--
When told Sickles it was Wednesday i'll
stead of Thursday that his wife had been
there remained with him. When he
first spoke of the letter he took me to his
room and said, George, have painful news
IL communicate to You. He then took the
letter out of his pocket aud read all but tin.
taO last lines and bursted into tears
eoald read no more told him hoped tll,
woman was not his wife. He then said Ii,
did not usually take any notice OF anony
motis letters, but these facts are easily proved
rs he had found there was SIT Ia house Il,
| that described IN the letter and that he ha,
heard Int Key had rented it. lie asked IN,
! Ia watch and see ii the woman that wen
| there n. as his wife. | hired room in tin
/ house opposite to it and did 81. We boil
went in the carriage 10 5tl, street, aud IN
pointed oat the house To me.
Mr.. Butter - ostli talked with Sickles an,
tried 10 calm him alter his first explanations
Nr. Butterworth, said only we know it,
Mr.. Sickles replied: the whole town know
ct. What shall do?
Dir. Butterworti said, you are "a man q
| honor, 1 have no advise To give. neve
heard Mr.. Mr.. Butterworth say 10 Nh
Sickles there is bti one course for You 4
pursue
Court adjourned till tomorrow.