Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Trial Of Daniel r. sickles for the killing
Of Philip Barton Key.

THE MADISON PLACE MURDER

TESTIMONY ?. J. BROWN
Mr. Brown testified that he had made measure
ments at the house Of Mr.. Sickies 1t Is Is feet
inches frU,n the front window to the rear window
from inner wall {" inner wall. The sofa is near
the back window. Tue thickness Of the wall Is
BY Ould Made the measurement yesterday
morning. The sofa then whrre lac said.
Don't know where the sofa stool the day of the
killing &c 1T any other time Don't know 0f what
material the wall is made. The jam of the DOORS
about an inch and half wider than the wall. The
depth Of the library room Is " feet iO inches.
TESTIMONY OF FELIX M'GLUsEkY.
Mr. McClIls kew testified that he resides In Brook
lyn Was here on the 9th February last. Went
to the scene of the killing few minutrs after II
lowing Sic kI-s towards Horace Clarke's. When
he 1.-THE wiIness) got near Ia him he was ascending
the steps OF Attorney General Elack's house Had
not then been TO Siekles's house On that day. On
reaching Blacks he sent in note notifying Sickles
of his presence at the door. Sickles sent him
swrr that hr (S) would soon I've ont. Sickles came
out and went off with Buttcrworth I'm i carnage.
" itnsSs then went 10 Sickles's house. Met
Me Blair on the way and entered the house in COM
pany with him. There saw Woodbridge and Miss
Rid@eiy.
As he was telling w shout the excitement at
Blanks, Siekl's, ButterwOrth and sOmC third pr
SOU tnnt Waiker) came in. Walker came in aflei-
wards, in a state of great excitement. Slckles aud
Others went into another room. Sickles looked rs
IL lac about Ia kill everybody in the house. As
sicklrs went up stairs he asked witness about GER
Tin keys; aud witness. thinking he would injure
some one. followed him up stairs, and heard a
strange grOln from some one there. lie came down
Indns suiiicie police there la prevent Sickles
from doing any damage. Then he walked about
the rntry Heard the groln when the door once
op-ned. SiCkles's manner 1T Blark's and in his
house was like that OF crazy man. Black looked
Just as crazy as he tScklcs) did.
BY Ould. Staid at the house until Sickles en-
tered the carriage tO gO To the Jail RrInainrd Ut
the house somewhere bctween ten minutes and i'll
hour. Sickles sLaid but few minutes up stairs.
and on coming down went into the library and
through the library door to the back parlOr.
Butterworth shut that door in ten seconds
after Sickles went through il into the back
plrlor. Somebody opened the door, and OH that
instant there was great confusion Of sound in
the back parlOr, and the door was instantly
slammed too Knowing that Butterworth in
the room with Sckles, he felt that =. could do no
harm 10 himself. Thinks that Butterworth, God
dard. Walker, and two others went in the hack
with Sickles ~ the Jail. Thinks lac the frst
person who went to STckles's after the killing
and that Mcl5lar entered next after him.
First Sicklrs rs he left Blacks house Sic
klrs directed witness To direct the ackIan to
his house. Witness ran to - house. and got
there before the hack. The only time witness Was
very to Sickles. was when he came out OF
Bl1sk's to get ia the hack. Don't remember seeing
Sickles coming out Of the back parlor after he had
entered il. Saw him in the entry giving dircc
tiOns to his servants about one thing or another
before starting for the Jail. He (Sickles) mig III
Save left the back parlor without Witness knOwl
edge. Knows the walls of the parlOr are thick
Don't think any one was in the back parlOr will
SirkIes but ButtrrwOrth No one went in will
Walker went in the back parlOr with Butter
worth. Walker appeared TO he taken all aback-
much eXcited-with the affair.
By Carlisle Black gave witness verbal an
swrr to the memorandum he sent In to Sickles
Was confident that Sickles Ouly came once to th'
door Of Blacks; that was when he left In the car
rage. Don't think he could have appeared at ia,
door without Witness seeing him. Didn't know
that il WIS SIckles till he got about 1T Horace
Clark's house. Though he went to the crowd a
the place of shooting, don't remember hearin!
that Sicktes had killed Key until he reached abo,I
Horace +. Clark's house. stopped for an instan
at the Club House. and heard MIR. Eustace say tn
PRISON shot WAS dying. Heard who that Prrsol
was. bGt Lad not asked who did the shooting
then. Wasn't certain that it was Sicklrs unit
seeing Sic kles come out Of Blacks house, thong
heard il said Ia have been Sickles Oh reachin;
Blacks house.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES q. BACcS.
Mr.. Bacon testified that ne had procured from
thu Surveyors office certified diagram Of the Ia
TaIity showing the Avenue in front Of President
SS,Iuarc tn be I29 feet wide; the width Of MadSo
uare lstreetl To be - feet Jackson Place street
* feet. The l-nsth of the Square. facing whic
The club Huuse and Sickes' house stand, is ~
f., 10 inrIss. The length Of Jar kSOn Square
- feet inches. exclusive Of the streets nov
called Pllrcs. Went 10 the eastward side {
G;aInuoslorr McCauiry : house. aud walked RAP
idly {" the second tree. (Where hey was killed
and il took him thirty seconds; ian il ia thrice
seconds Tli, distance is l21 feet. w Itness is
rapid walker or runner.
TESTIMONY a. JOHN VI T0XaLD.
Mir Mr Donald testified that L@ Inns been @TOOT
a.,d faOtnlaR u Mr.. Sickies since February last
Always went 0u! with the rarrilgc with J0h
Ct.nnCv, the rolrhuIln. Thr last time before III
taSt when iir s.'w hey G's thu rhuTs.iay hefor
TIE killing. hey VAS then coming down iron
thu club hUus-, aEd going IA Dnu.slass hey cam
az the carriage door and shock hands will Dir:
SieArs Did not rccOlIcct that l'- tErn lrui in, Vi
forwards the ruirlr Went w Secretary 'rhnipson
aud tSn la Brown 5. " here they slaid ia Il!
Iis.st aH hour. TlCrr key got into the carriag'
and they drove, accompanied by Miss Ridg-ly, I
Douglas
hry SIT hlIr in and half ont Of iIo rarriagr. an
looked fTlt in Mfs. Sicklrs's eyes. Key asked
she WAS going 10 the hop at Willards that nigh
she said she would il Dan would let her. he
slid Ia her that they would meet again at the h0I
hey told her her eyes looked retl Mrs. Sickl6
said sIis didn't feel we'll. Mrs. Ricklrs then o.
.Ierrd thu carriage Ia he driven tn the conner OF
and EirVenti streets and between Fifteenth an
Sixteenth AtJfr-ls, an n Mrs :. told the driver
stop on thr neat crossing. which Wis done in
kry got out. They then drove Ia Douglas $ al
afterwards Ia GdHiirr . aHd from there Mrs
ordered Ia drive home, which was done, and IL
carriage put up. Saw hT. hey again tn
night at WiIlards.
Knew that the sofa stood in the back part Of IL
lark pasl0r; the corner Of the sofa came In cont1
wiki The book cas-. corner. The sofa acro
the corner IL the back room. Don't know hO'
far thr sofa from the back parlor door TIL:
door pretty nearly opposite the front doc
The DIM ng Room is the north side Of the hOuS,
Don't how FIR the back parior door was from IL
front door and the front part OF tue parlor. III
door Of the bar J1rlOr OPENS over against the pa
tition dividing the back paTlor from the dinin:
room. 10 Oprns inwardly.
TIE back p1rlOr is narrower near the study thu
At It's front part The passage hall ends where II
pariOr begins. Going into the hall one sees w
doors Opposite bim--onr leading TO the dinin
room and the other into the back ITaflor, betwes
which rooms there are folding doors. On u
Thursday mentioned ID was about p. M VIII,
fLsy let Mr.. Kew out of the carriage In the midd
al the intersection Of and Fifteenth street
IIF.sr Mrs SICkl6S then down ~ G1utier's bcio
1riyisy her home. Don't know who was Sickle
foutnlln before him.
Mr. Uaid Wien the defence had offered GO
fiin testimony the prose- utiOn had ObJerted on u
ground that 10 vas not lawful tO prove the adult
T,tIs int.-rcO urEe; but the court having admitt Il
IA prove other points, the prosecution now wit
drew all opposition 10 the Introduction of that q
tiuIOny TO prove the adultery, including the
Legged confession Of Mrs Sickles.
Brady. Did not think the defence called on
accept any proposition from the prosecution, und
the circumstances, but would consult with
colleagues in the with reference to it.
would take this occasion To saw that his ellie
mad and continued To have, the strongest Oppo
tn maxi s.ff FISH of AfrsS