Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-09

pistol afer the last shot. Mr.. Sickles was about
four or five feet from Mr.. Key when the pistols
were snapped. The shortest distance at any time
between the partiesduring the shooting and snap
ping was about two feet From the time that Mr.
Sicnles first fred to the last swapping about mi
mute or minute and n half elapsed Mr.. Key
fell on his side
p. r. Van Wyck wa. next called. Was on the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue. near Commo-
dure icCauley's residence. when the affair hap
pened. Saw two gentlemen standing together;
one raised hsarm. Immediately aftcrward heard
pistol ran towards the parties: the parties
also running, and turned the corner disap-
bearing for an instant from his sight. lie came
round the corner and saw ono gentleman again
present pistol; saw him cock it, but did not see
it fired, rs he (wtness) turned away his head
When that shot was fired the parties were about
ak feet apart; distinctly saw the person who FIR
ed. but could not plainly the one fired at.
Immediately after the first fire, the gentleman
fired at ran around the corner, and the other fol-
lowen him. He recognized the gentleman with
the pistol. Ii was the prisoner at the bar. Knew
him only by sight. Saw Mr. Butterworth stand
ing Mt the corner of Madison street and the Ave-
nue. Saw Mr.. b. approach the railing. and lean
upon it. Mr.. Upshur ana Mr.. Martin were also
near the spot:
The district attorney proceeded to ask further
questions: when
Mr.. Brady thought that it was hardly allowa-
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WINS thus lassly consumed.
The Court thought that the district attorney
could elicit all the information he desired
The district attorney said that be had nothing
further to ask ut present.
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Heard EXPLANATIONS, but could not distinguish
from whom they proceeded. Saw no person come
up and speak to Mr.. Sickles while Key was lying
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no, aro'nd anu tI' a. na, III,
by the arm. The latter threw him off and fred
agnin. Mr. Kew then fell.
Mr. Sckles appr,ached him and pointed n MIS-
toll at his breast. Tue pistol snapped. when Mr..
Sickes again pointed it at the breast of Mr.. Kew
and fired The latter fell over as if he were dead.
Knew Mr. Sckles we'll by sight After the third
shot saw Mr. Sicklcs approach gentleman who
had been standing at the corner, and both walked
off together. Did not know who the other gentle
man was.
Cross-examined bv Mr.. Brady: Was examined
before the coroner's Jury: did not know Mr.. Kew:
did not observe whether Mr. Kew had ON an over.
coat After the first shot Mr.. Kew retreated be-
hind tree: Mr.. Sickles followed him IN and nont
ed pi~tnl at him: Mr.. Kew caught him by the
arm, but was thrown off, and Mr.. Sickes firel
arain. Did not recollect whether the hand If Mr.
S;o, ,r,s ,,t ,f his (tba ,itnas,o,l .;,h, t ,,,,,
timc did not know what kind of a pistol he had;
did not hear tw, snappinrs IF the nj stol after the
last; was very certain that Mr. Sickes was on the
cast side of 10th street when he first saw him.
saw no person near the parties when they met;
did not know Mr. Butterwarth by sirht. After the
first shot both got into the middle Of the street
Our rcport closed lust as Joseph Dudrow had
been called to the stand.
A. far as we could sec, the remainder Of the
dav would be occupied in cxaminiur eyewitness.
es, whose testimony taken before the coroner's
jurv, has already been published.
STEAMBOAT brRNED-forR LIVES Losr.-Ihe
steamboat augusta capt Frazer which lett tins
cny 'or savannah IN fraav afternoon iast' caught
nre oe'"een ten hau eleven CLOCK the same even
ing when ABOUT thirty mile, below this city, and
Durht 10 the wafer euSe. me engineer Mr.. H.
". LAY. ana TWO negroes va, the properly OF
Dr., turner, OF tins CITY,, were drowned and Buy
CuDgba"ks, the property OF Mr.. Ansley. was burn
ed I" death. h'Ws' the property of capt Frazer
was "ccdently drowned, by the upsetlng OF a
patea'i, ABOUT TWO hours before tne hre occurred
Mr.. Day was man OF some hltty-hye or sixty
years OF age, and was much esteemed by his EN-
ployers rs very competent engineer, and his
friends as an honest, industrious aud worthy man.
lie leaves family oil hve chi!dred' three boys and
two Slrls, nearly all grown, who reside In Sayan-