New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-28
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VIC sff,ir, ard teen Sect with Me- Stokes to the
cf6cs Of Utiied States Attorney General Back. He
expressed desire 70 surrender b,uself AMI accord.
issy teb! for the Ma,or the Mar,b4l Of the ID 3.
tzct being sbseDi. and, 10 company wlea tha.
magistrate, rOce in his c,rritge to the District
Jail. where Re bas been Visited by large nonbor
Of tis fdeods, frm diFerea. sections Of the c3an-
. Try, ~ # whom expressed great sympathy for
Mr.. SIC es.
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Ate. earning the facts, Mr.. Sickes convsrsed
freely on the subject, and justifes himself He
,sid 70 ne, " lie has dishonored me, and We could
not I've together on the same planet
Sickles confessed her guilt, her husband demanded
her to return to BIN her wedding ring, and desired
her to write to her father TO send for her and take
Der in charge. Her father is Auto Bagoli, an
It'ian music master in New York City, where he
bss resided about thirty years. Her mothers
name was COoB, and was born 10 New-Yo1k.
Dir. Siokles married his wife when she was six.
teen years Of sge. He took her to England With
hin when be was Secretary Of Legation at Lon
don under Mr.. Buchanan; introduced her to the
Queen; carried her to the Continent and intro.
duced Der into The n ost fashionable society Mr..
Skkies loved her with great devotion, and ssi,hed
al his uesns upon her. They lived in elegant style
here, occupying house Of $4,000 rent. Mrs.
Sexes rode in splendid carriage with outrideu;
wore jewels to the value of $1,000, aud seemed to
want nothing that she did not have.
immediately after the shooting, the body of Mr..
Key was picked up and conveyed into the Club.
,Heuse, from which he was in the habit Of tele.
paptipg to Mrs. Sickles.
One shot took effect in the groin, the ball pass
ing through the body to the skin at the back,
wheIe it remains. Another entered the right
tbest, ard the third grazed the skin Immediately
@tside where the fist bail lodged.
A corcner's inquest WAS held and a verdict re-
tuned that "Mr. Key came to his death by two
baIs fred from pistols in the hands Of Daniel L.
Etlles, and that either would prove fatal"
MI Key is nephew OF Judge Taney, and brother
a.law Of Mr.. PendletoD Member of Congress from
Ohio. The father of Mr.. Key was the author Of
aThe Star Spsnged Banner" Key and Sictles
wire both the n.imate friends of the President.
Az Mr. Sickles has killed the Distrct-AttOr1ey,
twill be necessary for the President to appoint
aO.her to fill his place.
An attempt will be made tomorrow to issue
Hit Of bSbeas corpus, and bring Mr.. Sickles before
Judce Crawford, in the hope to release him on
bail.
Mr.. Ke,'. frispds are quite indignant, and talk
siout shooting Mr.. sickes at sight.
Mr.. sickles will be examined tomorrow.
Itis stated that Mr. ButterwOrtb, who was in
sry.rsation with Mr.. Key when Mr., sickle' came
40, WIS in the house Of the latter Immediately
before the shooting affair happened
Mr.. sickles has one da1ghteEeix years Old, and
Mr.. Key leaves four motherless children, one
laughter about fifteen years Of age.
The affair creates a good deal Of excitement.
TIE attemp. to suspend the rules yesterday, to
btrr duee tariff, showed that the Southern Free
Traders were afraid 70 meet the question Inc
zoe showed that either Mr.. MOrriIs or MI
Philips bill would psss the House, and as neither
thcse measures would go through The Senate
Rere ia It'll no chance for tariff
Mf. Sidelrs withdrawal Of the Cubs Dill IS con-
idered the most Illuminating defeat that any Ad
nritrst.ou ever met with. majority oil those
sAo voted against l,yDg the bill on the table at
Che c,oe Of lie Friday light session. were in favor
Il dMr. MssOn's substitute.
The President has issued proclamation calling
extra session of the Senate on the 4th oil March
Er tla transaction Of Executive business TINS VIII
,emre tie attendance Of the Few Senators eIectea
Il 10 serve from the above date.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1889
| The community was thrown into an intense ex'
element to-day, by the killing of Philip Barton
Kew, United States District-AttOIney for tho DIS
hict of Columbia al the hands of Daniel f. Sckles'
According to report, Mr.. Sickles becoming con-
tIeed of the truth Of certain scaadalous rdmors
nsolsing Lis wife, resolved 10 redress his wrong''
At about o'clock this afternoon, proceeding from
dis rtsidence, near the Presidents house, to tne
'cub east corner Of Lafayette square, Ia the same
hislborhood, where Mr. Key wss engaged IN con-
ii g NJ NnF hi.