Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-22
THE SICKLES TRIAL.

WAsuINuroN, April 2I.-The usual crowd is
in attendance this morning. Among the letters
received by the counsel, one was received this
morning by Mr.. Brady, from lady, signing
herself in Greek characters, Olympia Aiken,
and describing herself one Of the simple
walters for the wave Of some masculine hupG-
kerchief. The letter is dated from West Ran
dJph, VT, and asks the Coz n'e,'S atteation to
the following extract irom White Lies:
I'D have no wnsps round my honey. If my
wife took lover would not lecture the woman,
What's the use. I'd kill the man, then and
there I'd kill him indoors out I'd kill him
as would kill snake. Ii she took another
I'd send him after the first, and so on till one
killed me-"
Before proceeding to business the Judge said
there was a letter OH his desk, directed to D
,he jurors, Mr.. Wilson. II bore the New York
postmark. He supposed there was no objection
to its being handed to the juror. Assent was
given on both SIDES and the letter was handed
over. After few minutes the letter was re-.
| turned to the Judge, who said 10 the counsel ::
This letter is handed back by the juror. lie
knows nothing about it or the writer. IL pro-
ceeds from the very worst motives. II is an
impairment, improper aud unwarranted inter
! ference with the courts of justice. The letter
was handed down and examined by the counsel.
Mr. Brady remarked that the manuscript
similar to that of the anonymous letter to
Sick'es. Both letters were examined together
and the counsel agreed as 10 thc similarity Of the
handwriting in both tiers.
Judgc-lt is matter Of extretue regret that
the author of that letter cannot be known.
The;iCtter was kept secret a mous [ ie cuu. s J.
but it was understood, among Other things, To
convey slandcious assertions ag1iust some of
the cOSnse. Alter time spcat in eAam-
ling the letter, the Judge said he supposed the
best course to be to put it in the custody Of the
District Attorney. The letter was handed back
to The Judge, but it was then shown TO Sickles
i Il,
eral minutes were consumed in this matter, and
Inquiries were apparently on foot To lind out
the author.
Mr.. Brady said the proposition made ycster-
day, by the government, To the counsel oi Sick
les, to admit the confession OF Mrs. Sickles as
evidence, is rejected by tue defcncs.
The District Attorney proposed to examine
Frances Doyle, to explain how and under what
circumstances certain papers, testified to by Dr.
Miller and Mr.. Pendleton, were found. Brady
objected hut after an argument the evidence
was admitted.
Mr.. Charles Howard, of Baltimore, brother
in-law ,Of Key, was called; he identified the pa
per in cypher, produced yesterday, as one that
had heen handed to him by Mr.. Pendleton. lie
said the letter appears to be written in cypher;
| have discovered the key to it; have read 1t and
made translation OF it; l do not know who
wrote it,
The Court took the original and the transla-
ton and compared them together.
! Mir. Brady willing that the original should
go to the jury, but that he objected To the trans
lttinn being given'tO them.
The letter Is written in sort OF cyPher,
| which consists in the substitution OF one letter
\ for another y for a, for instance. II Is sup
posed to be II letter from Mrs. Sickes TO Mr..
| Key The defence do not wish TO have it made
public in order to prevent any further shame
| to Mrs. Sickles The Court finally ruled that
the letter was not admissible.
Policeman Dow was called, and testified
took Mr.. Sickies from Attorney Genl Blacks
to his own house on the day when MIR. Key was
killed; was in the hail of the house when Mr.
Sckles went into the library and held a con-
yersation with persons there; he came out and
was going up stairs; | stopped him and told him
1 he must not go up unless he would promise not
to do any injury to his wife; he said he had no
such intention, aud told him to go up; he soon
came down, lodng some letters in his hands,
and went into the parlor; heard voices in the
parlOr but could not understand the cOnyeTsl-
ton; heard no unusual sounds or means, only
voices in animated conversations; just before go
ing to Jail Mr.. SIclilcs asked the whole crowd TO
take drink of brandy; none Of those rTeScnt
took any except MIR. Sickles and Dir. Butter
worth.
! Mayor Barnet, Miss Rdgely and others testi-
| fled to Sickes' condition ON the afternoon Key
was shot. These persons had visited Sicl!es at
his house, and told how lie looked.
Mr.. 0uld here said that the prosecution
wished to close this branch of the case, but one
witness was absent aud he hoped thai they
might he allowed 10 postpone it ill Tomorrow.
till tomorrow.