The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-14

0ugest dates between WttnesS vlsite III sanHafy
we're two or three daye thinks Mrs B. was there
Turing all that month: saw her on an average
bout fonr times a week. did not zee Mrs. y. every
lay during January; sometimes two days would
.lapse when witness would not see her, but NOS
,ften; the Sunday morning In question. witness
,reakfasted alone with sickles aud his hste
laughter the sobbings already alluded to were
frequent and continued long time; he seemed
over whelmed with grief
Bridget Du1ey recalled by defence.-After signs
Ing the paper, think heard Mr.. 8. sobbing. saw
him frat next morning when she went mo Tue
room TO take Laura out 70 dress her. saw .: si,ef
wards on the stairs, sobbiDg very bard inheed
lie went to his room. Saw him next at 70 minutes
to II o'clock, up stairs. Had his handkerchief IN
his hand aud was cry IN very much indeed. hc.eu
as IL he was tearing his hair, and caied upon you
to witness his sufierings. Threw himseii on tue
bed Witness then left the room, and It was iocsed.
The last witness saw of him was on the stars,
wrnging his hands. Knew Key as lar as seelng
him is concerned. First saw him come tnrouRh
the Park, as If from the Club House, on sunday,
between II and II o'clock. He came to the corner
through the gate, aud up Pennsylvania Avenue
towards Georgetown. Saw him returning back
again through the Park towards the Club House.
This was 90 minutes after she first saw him. VIII
mesa was in the nursery when she first saw him.
AZ the ne vt time she We in the kitchen. The last
time che saw him he was with l1dy and gentle.
man. who seemed to be coming from church. This
was about o'clock. They came from the direc-
ton of MIR Corcorap's house towards Sickles', and
passsi the house. Witness did not see him again
When Key passed the house he took his hand
kerchief out OF his pocket and waved il two or three
tines this was the last time witness saw him; be
was then opposite Sickes' house, outside Of the
park railing; he WAS next to SIS house. Here
witness described The manner of the handkerchief
waving, and performed a singular eccentric move
ment with her left hand, which created genera
lauphl SickIes was in the house at the time also
NJ but n what
the kitchen is in the back part of the house near
est Pennsylvania avenue; witness sat by the win
dow there about half an hour; at the time the
handkerchief was waved; did not see Mrs. s.; ga"
nothing done by Key save the waving OF the
handkerchief: Sickles' dog out of the park a:
came out; after fondlipg!hm 1t was then that
waved the handkerchief: he (k) then went away
MFR. Carlisle. You are certain of that Bridget
Bridget Duffey. l hope you don't think l lie
ILsughfer.l
Mr. Brady He doesn't mean anything dsre.
spec fol, Bridget. Renewed laughter
Resumed: During the time the haudkerchie
was waved, the dog fawned on Key once or twice
and then left. The last waving of the handker'
chief was when the dog got to the house. Thinks
did not return till the dog got from him, but con
tinued to wave his handkerchief He was waviDt
his handkerchief in this manner. Describing th'
rotary motion with his left hand
MIR Carlisle About as fast as you would turr
the handle of coffee mill?
Witness-Dent know; am not in the habit
turning coffee-mls. Laughter. Can't cay wheth
er the gentleman turned and looked at the dog,D
thinks both the lady and gentleman looked a.
him when he came out of the park; Key migh
have turned, and might not; could not say fol
true: the second time that witness saw Key tina
day was after she came from church; 1t was thet
after IL O'Clock; witness was Ia the nursery tneb
the nursery has two windows; one looHlhg intt
the park ard the other into the Avenue; witness
was at the park window; saw Key till he goi
tha
house: il was twenty minutes afterwards Whe1
she So y him in the park going through ~, cross
ing over towards the Club House; after they pass
ed, saw Key as he was parting from lady, ano
90 through the park; guesses she must nave
seen Kew four times when she went up from tht
kitchen to make the beds, met Sickies with 3 towe
in his hands as il wipinS them; saw nothing IN M
hands but the towel. Woodbridge was in the
study: the study is nearest the avenue in the from
mart of the house: saw him in the study after she
came from church. Butterworth was also there
When witness passed Sickles on the stairs, there
was nothing in his hands save the towel. Wher
witness signed the paper, Laura was In the par
lor Miss Ridgely was in the room when witness
signed the paper Heard crying more than twice
that night. s. was not shedding tears when h
asked witness to bring him up some dinner. III
was crying when she signed the paper. He wa
walking about the room as if crying. Didn't se
him cry again the next morning. lie 5obbed a
witness went into the room, before he asked wit
ness for dinner.
Here the Judge left the bench for O few mo
mepts, during which time witness left the cour
and went into the Marshafs Office, and was fol
lowed by WykCff, and held in close coIversatio,
by him, until interrupted by an admoGition fron
MIR. Carlisle, that such conversation was irregu
lar.
FITNESS Reconciliation Sickles came from tn
Capitol Saturday, he went directly up stairs; Mrs
S. did not dress on Saturday; don't know that SIT
went down stairs that day; can't say whether sh
yUns in he
bedroom Saturday; don't recollect whether Mr.
and Mrs s. dineG together; the door of the etud,
was shut, and witness heard people speaking in
side; don't know who was there with him: don
remember seeing him doing anything that day
witness came here from New York with Mrs. S
and her child; was here New Years day; Mr.. S
and Mrs. S. came on together: witness remained
ia the family after this occurrence, and never left
the city that winter, Mrs. s., that she knew of
don't remember hearing any pistol shots on the
Sunday in question: remembers that she heard Mr.
Key was shot: it was shortly after the occurrence
that | saw Dir. :. come home with a crowd of peo-
pie; he went to the study, and remained there 5 OF
10 minutes; three or four gentlemen and officers
were in the study witbihim don'i remember seeing
MIR. ButierwOrtb; MCBiair was there either be.
fore Mr. S. went ont, or after he came 10; witness
was down stairs; when 5. came in, be was much ex
cited but not shedding ,teare: heard no sobs then
Key remained in the study 10 minutes; then s
went up stairs there were two officers on the stairs
as he went up; they remained in the entrance
while he was up stairs; he remained up stairs or
miuutee; he went into the room where Mrs. s. was
adjoining the bed room; he came down, and enter
ed the street again; can't say how be was dressed
can't say whether he was crying when be came
down; the Eentlen IN were in the study when he
came down, an tue officers were walking about the
front door: saw him go out of the door and down
the steps with several gentlemen did mt see wheths
err he rode or walked, but think he went in cars
riage.
BY Mr.. Ould. Tuesday was Mrs SIS reception
day. don't know whether Key had a reception
during the month of February. At the time Kew
waved the handkerchief, he seemed to be in con
yersation with lady aud gentleman.
By Mr.. Brady. Keys eyes we're turned to tie
house whenever he passed it, Tie greyhound was
called "Dandy." When Sickes came into the
house with the crowd, witness went to the kitchen
for Laura.
is a lawyer; was in Washington at Keys decease;
has been here since the l4th of February remained
here until the ID Of March; knew Key three or
four years, not intimately; saw him Sunday, moi
far from 2 o'clock, in the square opposite the
Presidents house; ne had entered the park by
what he should call the southwest gate. He came
up to the monument and met Key walking alone
witness turned his head after saluting him, and
saw him going out of the same corner of the
park which witness entered saw him twirlipg
his handkerchief in his hand; saw no dog
Witness here sh owed diagram, which he made
last evening for Stanton, and pointed out the
positions of himself and Key at the time When
he first saw Key he had no handkerchief, nor did
he notice that he had one until he turned and
looked at him.
Cross Examined by Carlisle Key was saunterips
along leisurely. Witness attention was called
particularly to his twirliDg his handkerchief but
don't know what the twiriing meant.
BY Brady. The circumstance which called witt
ness' attention to the handkerchief, was that a
gentleman with witness asked who Key was Wit.
ness replied it 2. B key, Z. $. District Attor.
uey. The gentleman said. "Yhat! Is that the
man that"
Mr.. Carlisle. Don't say what the gentlem man said.
Mr.. Brady contendei that this was certainly
testimony.
Mr.. Stanton thought he could settle the point
by putting the question ia another form He
asked witness If there was anything said about
signals.
Mr.. Carlisle oti ected to this.
After brief suspense, during which the utm
good feeling was maintained between the coup
The court decided that any conversation betw
nr Mann aud his com panion was not In order