The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12

rife the pures bed that stands In il OF s
Is that 10 be ne eoctrlne OF your loc, iys Are 70
have mere iarf OF rates or tar Of chargess Is the
lower order II hs brobei tx aud the higher
order fix anohers In the Of the lower order shall
the price be fred by those who keep IT, and
Of The respectable mansions shall American
juries say what aduterer and seducer shall pay
for the graduation Of bis lusis in themS the
very moment that you act that principle you
resolve every house your district into house Of pros
titutop, and you tell those who are hardy enough TO
think OF entcrug them that all they have ct 10 10 Ia 70
the pecuniary cost II tney really TO
foot the bill be presented In the verdict of Aneri
can jury they fha stand cleared Of al human and d.
vine accountability 10 Gods name repndate that
principle from your bosom It Is your inestimable
privilege to SIT in a ely under the immediate
great altar at which all the other torches
Of lighted you here at the seat of
our federal government; you overshadowed by the
halo OF the name of Washington let the recollection Of
that inspire you with fitting and becoming thoughts
be reluctant and 10th to ncof porate in your veract
principle which, II IL be the principle on which you act
will have more demoraizng effect tnan any otner prn
cpe that could DO sustained or acted upon by an ntel
gent jury.
OF applause and was compmented by many Of those who
were within reach Of him.
The Court took a for o few minutes.
After the recess. Mr.. Brady said-we want you 10 ad
init the handwriting OF Mr.. Key TO some papers.
Mr. Ould and Mr.. Carlisle having examined them, ad
Mr.. Brady remarked that the first is directed by Mr.
Key 70 Mr.. sickles, and dated March g. 1863 and en-
dorses six leteronc Of them written by Mr. Key, and
Mr.. Ond-We object 10 them. -s-y
Mr. Brsdy-On what groundsY srr~s r1ss ~
Mr. oSd.rhe first letter purports to be from Mr.. Key
70 hr sckles, enclosing certain other communications
addressed to various psrtesone to Mr.. Woodbridge
ms reply one 70 Marshall j. Bacon and his reply,
handwriting Of Mr.. Key and all, except the frst pur-
porting TO be copies other letters The date of nearly
all Of them tho 2eh Of March, 1858 The nrst letter
from Mr. Key " Mr.. Sickles says-''Send by Jonah d.
Hoover the correspondence had to-day ETC. -audng 10
certain matters, portions of which have been detailed TO-
day IN the expected evidence of the defence The obec
on That THIS correspondence at present seemSto BIZ
10 manner connected with the issue The Court and jury
are now trying besides the note from Mr. Key TO Mr.
Sokes dated year ago, and as must relate
actions before the jury must BIO excluded point of
',me rom the res eetne Another objection ia that il
the jury should like to know what peculiar grounds
THIS COZ Repentance Is TO be offered ey'aencev ~s
Mr. Braoy-I will state it, The learned District A.or
ney in opening the case told the jury that tho govern
men speaking through him could ascrbe the act OF Mr.
Sickles in killing Mr.. Key to no other impulse than re-
morseess revenge He painted Mr. Sckes AZ an assassin
There is no proof before the jury that Mr. Key and Mr.
Sckes met each other before the time of that fatal occur
renee. The jury have nothing their minds as
TO their former personal relations The cause of their
meeting, and the relations and circumstances are left
to such nererces the jury necessarily Draw from
them in the absence Of this testimony We propose
Offering the testimony prove the auterous act on the
part Of Mr. Key but TO show the friendly relations be-
tween the deceased and the accused. His honor said in
the case oil Jarboe the declarations Of the deniehdapt ia
his own favor admissible in murder only in muir
DER but must be declarations Of kind feelings to acts of
ITleDOly Sucn ike, towards
prior to the commission Of the crime with which he is
charged and understand this correspondence the
two gentlemen Of such character to show that their
relations were of friendly character and that Mr. Kew
treated Mr. Sicklss his equal and friend at that dav
Mr.. OudThere is no communication on the face Of the
papers from Mr.. sckes TO Mr. Key; no expression of
either kindly or hostie feeling. There was only
note of Mr. Sckes, In which their relations are not sub
stantiay touched on at ALL There nothing 70 show
hat their friendship continued through the year previous
TO the killing.
Mr. Braay replied, claiming the admission of this esti
mopy on the came ground as was decided in the Jarbo
case Inc question was such evidence npetentY and
this being admitted value was to be determined by the
jury when the charged Mr. Sckles with debe
rate ASSASSINATION on MI Key in broad daylight the law
gives us the prove that Mr. Sckes not
ana that hs hands are not polluted by blood Did not
the District Attorney say that Me- Keys letter TO Mr.
sckes does not contain an expression of good will The
lnry Will determine that; but the letter commences
"Dear sir ana ends Respectfully and truly yoursn
we snow triepdy relations IN 1858. the law would pre-
sumo continuous relations Of friendship until something
interrupted men, we claim the lettdrs are admissible
on another point Iamely as showing by Mr.. Keys own
admission he bad most intimate relations with Mr. and
MIS- sckes ana tnat they believed bis intimacy Of an
innocent and honorable Character and we clam they
admissible as shownR the origin Of the peculiar rea
uons petween M. hey ana Ars. ScKles.
MI. Caise sao tnat TINS was case In which the
doos snoIa De tnrown open 70 what was not evidence,
put 'hey snouo cohnne 10 the mode OF proof
which the law assigns In this case-they should 60
artnsI .nah pubic justice REQUIRES. Your honor would
perceive te ae.uai use which II was proposed TO make
Vi us 'en'Inony-you lave hearo IN wnat man
neI tn's ionueneo 10 70 DC connected with this
unhappy catastLopne IN the way OF blackeuipg
e cnaicer o. 'ne aeceas ed on mat ground II could
noa pe CIV a. 1e eoquent ADDRESS OF the learned
geheen ier 'ne oeience warrants US IN believing IL was
.oi ,at Pu ~ s 9nered nst 10 bear on the
custom wnener .nis &c, OF homicide was an assassi-
aton; my learned coheaguc, altnough he did not
use .ne Soru, pn'ea *, ~ as one OF assassination,
quo lor tne purpose ol showing II was not an as
sassination my learned prothers ofer to show
.nere was con.nuous friendship between the
accused ana aeCeasea ~ sne production OF letters written
scv eu mon'.s p.iorIo the cos'onLnot written BY the
oecsasea 70 tne put 9y certain other parties and
enclosed 10 note wren by deceased An assassination
no ICES an because the deep motive
sloh WHICH leu 10 H-wnetner IL DC gold, or ambition,
great or an lpconsderaole wrong; it is
stl an assassnauon anu no power OF human eoquence
can pant III any o'nel coiors
MT brady-Ihese letters go 70 prove the fact OF Mr..
Key snehoiy reatohs.
NJ Nj naase ,,r,h was coming 70 ~, tnat
biaoy iurner the OBJECT OF Offering these
levers teTc was spe OF 'acts which prevents
MI sickles rom peing convicted OF any crime.
MI. Oarlisie, respming raid that when he used the
wore atsassbauon lie quoeo from MS learned opponent
ne asserted nat ine yidence did not tend,
W enw ''s ne Ease wss 10y one Oh assass
au &c. II s hina ol evoence OF previous
irienuy reiatohs were ahmtteo 10 snow was not
asspaton, tany evidence reaching back nearly
h.r, III