New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-01
TILE C0R0NER.S INQUEST.

J,ssph l.. Dndroe testified as follows: ! was walk
pg ON III. opposite side of P-nDsy lvsOa avscue, An
teaid tie repcrt Of stol; t1roed quickly at the
sound and raw Mr.. Key juTp 90 one side, ssyiog
gom.;bue did not teaI; aier be Jumped on side,
say Mr. Sickes raise his pistol 10 IRE secoof tine
a. be rsls,d hls pistol, Mr. Key grabbed him. they
t1sslei for q while, ard got oil the pavement NJ
Key followed hun up Tor a OFT dstanc5, sppsrehy
10 prevent him from getting another snOt; NJ. ccs's
20. from him, raised his ps'o, and fred secpdd
ine; before be fired deceased shouted several tones,
"DuLt shoot tley were then about twelve tset
spsrt; after the second fire, deceased got o'oind
q Tree IA II 10 holi himself up; Mr.. Sckles ten
stepped upon the Bt aud put Toe mlzle 81 toe
pjsOl 10 deceased be 81, and suspp-d IT, ani bitst
The cap; il l0oAsd 10 b@ one OF Cots revoleer-i |
saw DO weapon N NJ. Keys HAND after MI ol;slss
snapped the cap he -o,d over deceased and appeared
10 throw ethpg away some Que then toOs nod ~
him ard led bin away, and fJllOped tlll n vent 10
A'tsuey General Blacks, where he was aitefSari
arrested.
Richard NJ DOvner, swon-While standing on the
coiLer of Nsw-Yoik avenue aod fifteenth stfest
he 5Id The report of pistol shea got 10 81 ktss th
street saw tOme one dodgicg and tnsn heard thlrd
report; when reached Dir. Key he vas lying deal:
Mr.. Sickes VAS turnng as-y, be- had what looked
be Colts revolver ia bic band think DIR. Sezles
ssid: l. the damned rascal d, ad' cannot s.y the
cNsct vOI6s, but il was something OF this sort; L
PICKED Up DeungeI pistol near tue scene. This tho
shines presented and 1t appeared 70 have oeen re-
ctrtly cisch srged)
Samuel f. Batt,rs orth sworn-I was standing at
he corner Of perIsylvaris avenue and lafayette
sQusIe TALKING With NJ. Key, at about o'clock to-
d,y; Mr.. s;cses approached, and called M. Key bY
name, aud raid, q You scourdfel You eave dleo2a-
orei me" or to may have raid, You have dishOn.
, red my family" Ge about ten PAGES from
Ny. Key. (Here Mr.. B1tter~orth askei by
the iUy if he was of intended col
lie Cd, end he refused TO eS,wey, seyog that il
was sufficient &c rtete siuplv that M scsles shot
Mr.. KY, vbo f,i dead lie then said that, sim-
u,:si e0usly with the first fire. Mr. Key attsmJ ted
" draw something from bis pocket, shlcn Supposed
10 be pistol aiterwsd found 10 the street an opera
glsss; NJ ,iokes fred three timer. Mr.. Batter
w9i'l gave bis testimony apparently IN reluctant
nenuer
Fd~ard D.ls6sh of Nev.Yoik, aud Frsnois Doyle
testified in the main the foregoing facts as 10 the
shcOtrg.
a correspondent has sent The Herald the following;
gSs present al the eXaninatiOn Of Samuel +. But
'ef worth before the CorOrer and he swore az follows
WAS srsndirg with Barton Key on tbs corner Of
"Peunsylysnia aveDuo and Six'eenth street, about
1.-TWO o cOck; Sickles caue 20 and said, You have
dshOpored ne and fred; Key stag gered forward,
aud as Supposed ette lpted 10 draw pistol from
bis breast; It a'terward proved 10 be sn opera
glass; Sckles then fred again. and KY fell upon
bis k5ee AID hand, exclainDg, ain m1rter.i;'
5 ckles pos fred the t,Id slot, killing Key; | re-
luse % suswer she,her the at sas preGedt4tet; |
am sGbptnaed TO appear before 4 magistrate to-
morrow when ! viii state particulars"