The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-27

uu, into sohs. and proiusely shedding tears
Messrs. l. y Hart and lsaoc Bell. ons
each side. aud Siek'ca senior, toreiher with
others, accompanied him frnm The court
room. The witness, particularly. ond many
was one of deep interest
The following il Mrs Sickles' confession,
which wos offered 10 evidence.
havs becn in q house in Fifteenth street
with Mr.. Key; how many times | dom,
know: believe The house belonged ioa col
ofed mrn; the house is unoccuplcd; | com
mcncri going there 'he latter part Of Janu.
nry: have been IN II alone aud with Mr..
KEY; | usually stayed an hour or more:
there is bed in ", IN The second story; did
what ~as usual Tor wicked woman to do;
he intimacy cornmenced this winter, when
came from New York; in that house was
an intimacy Of an improper kind; ! have
met him half dezsn times or more ~ dif-
ferent hours of The day; on Montay Of this
week aud "Wednesday also; the meeting
was arranged when we met 10 the street and
al parties; never would speak 10 him when
Nj Sckles was at home, because knew
he didn't like me 10 speak 10 hin; didn't
see Mr.. Kew for snme days after ! got here; 4;
he then told me he had hired the house, as a
place vs!h;are he and could meet; agreed
10 ~; there was nothing IN the house 70 eat
or drink; the room il warmed by a wood
fire; Mr.. Key generally goes there first; we
have alked there together. say four times,
do not think any more. | wns there on
Wednesday last, between = ani-3 O'Clock; ]
YVES there alone; Laura, my daughter, was
al Mrs. lloovel's; Dir. Key took her and
left her there OF my request; from there J
went 10 Fifteenth street 70 meet Mr. Key.
and from there 10 the milkwomah's; imme-
diutely alter Mr. Key l.ft Laura Al Mrs
lIooyel's, met hin Ia Fifteenth street; |
went ia The back gate, went into The spRe
room. and there on improper interview was
had; ! un'ressed myself, end Mr. krv un-
dressed himself also; Chs occurred on Wed
nesday the 23l of February. 1880 lie has
kissed me ia the house humber oi iimef. !
d. not Ieny lha, We Had connection ia this
house last spIng 4 wear ago, ~ the pnrlsr
on The sofa NJ. Sclle- was sometimes
nut Of town. and sometimes AZ the Cnpl'oi
mink he intimncy commenced In April Or
N ~. lS.S. J did not think il safe 20 meet
him Ia The hou~e, brcsuse there we're ser
wants who might snspect something. A. h
gegeral thing, ] have worn black aud
white wooden plnid dress and beaver hni trim
med with black velvet have worn black
silk dress there, also plaid II dress, y
black velvet cloak trimmed with lace, nnfi
mack velvet shaw trimmed with rn1s. bn
"Wednesday e'her had On my brown drcs-
" black snd white woclen dress, bravefhs'
,.I utft ir
KEY ID 10 IN ha back wav. Afcr leaving
Laura st Airs. lIoov-F's he mrtmc at Doug
ms. The arrangement 70 80 IN The back
way WINS either msde IN Tire street o. ~
Douglas, a. we would likely be seen. The
house u III Fifteenth street. between n. and
7. streets, on the len hand side u 'he wsy.
We arranged The interview tr "Wednesday
IN The street. | think, On Monday ! went
Ia tile frost duOr: il was cpen: we occupied
the same room: undresscd and went 70 bed
together. Mr.. Key hes ridden in Nr. Sick
les' carriage, aud has called AT his house
without Mr. Sickle kncwiedge, after my
being told nut 10 invite him 10 do 20, and
agninst Nr. Sickles' repeated request.
tSirned,) THERESA BAGIOL.
This il true s'uiement, written by my
sel, without any inducement held out BY
Mr. Slckles Of forgiveness or reward. and
without any menace from him THIS !
have written v,ih my bedroom door open,
and my mid aud child in The adjoining room
al 81 o'clock 10 The evening. Mss Rldgely
Is II The house within c,l'.
(Signed THERESA BAGIOIL
Lafayette Sq nre.
WAsaiScraE. February 26 b 1859.
M. aud Mrs pcndlrion dined here two
weeks agoiast Thursday, with a large par
~. Mr. Key. her brother. was also here,
and al NY suggestion be was invited, be-
cause Mrs. Pend.eton was, and also b.
cause he had invited Mr.. Sirkles 10 dine
with him, and Mr. Sckles wished to invite
an Of those from whom he had received in
vilations, and Mr. Sigk!es said do az you
choose.
(Signed.l THERESA BAGIOLL
Written and signed in the 2rescrce of
G. ~. RiDGEIY
BRIDGET DUFFY.
coSTlTUATIoS or TESTIMONY.
Bridget Duffy. nurse and lady's maid In
Mr.. Sickles house, sworn.
remember. The Saturday before Mr.. Keys
decease. that Mr.. Sickles came home ia
the evening between . and 9 o'clock. Mrs
Sckles was al home tnat afternoon. Did
not see him at the dinner table; he went
down stairs to dinner AT nigh, my attention
was called 10 Mr.. Sckles. There was some
unhappy fee ing between Mr.. and Mrs. Sick.