New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-19
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ssld wa tie 4; there any more; he SD, ssste
This houss for iesd Of zine sno gsE, {, see h,>F
ia situated; L don't know whether he sds Ess To-
Msrpsf or Senator be then unfiet his horse sad
away; Erestr epOke 10 Sici ssy more.
Q. D'd you ro.ics snvtsrg Mr.. Key hst With h,u
a. noticed, On tha, wesEesdsy he lad 90 a ,hsv
whtc he went in; il vss his efe srm; bu. hadu
! no,e shSn be cane o1t tAis Wss tie Wednesday be
tre be usr shot; when he Efs! came to tbs house,
We laughed vhcl re the sacks come cal OF the
chimney be vert down tue yard, AID Sot wood 70
make FIRE ssw white string tied 10 the upststrs
shutters, 90 that, when the WIND b',red, Il woc'd
swing.
Q Hsve YOU sesn the shawl srce'
A. l saw the shsvl, bu', you ksov, thcfs ere 80
msBy slke, don't Tx 20 swear TO this one.
Mr.. Radcliffe 10 oaice'l-Tel Mr. Mann to s-ins
witIess-I cont want to tell lie. IA shswi VIZ,
II pTodrced-it hs5 grey ard red border
II Witness 'eIsmiorgl-This locks Ike il. he had K
II folded Up on his left arm.
II q. Iew IVES Mrs. :. dressed
II a. Sic had q Little small plsd 81 < dress, which
size were open and sire had black Raglsn-s closk,
you know, az l call i. lringsd with buglss, an a
i blsck velvet shsxl With lace; aud saw her in
brown dress, ike travelling dress. the Wednesday
ete vert IN ard on, the back way; IN entering tbs
kouse the back vsy-it shere they ru the wood
NE mud ths: depth -four or Eve inches the alley
vyss not paved.
q. What was Is. state Of the w.sther7
4. IL was slusyD fair wren i seed them.
Mr. Oald-That's aot evidence.
Mr.. Srsjy-You Sc, Mr.. Key told you he bred ths
house fer q Senator or Member. D.d anybody occupy
it eIcesp. Mr. Key and she lazy
snIe did rot.
To Mr.. Grsham-S,w them go up and turn back;
they say two policemen standing down street; they
were st tie gate; | was at my gate, they went up
Fifteenth street as far as | could zee them.
O. Mr. Stanton requested that the prisoner might re-
tire during this exam nation To this the prosecution
said they had no objection.
Mr.. sickles accordingly retired, accompanied by an
officer.
Mr.. Grahsn-Did you soc them cOIe back that
day.
Witncss-Not likely they were so soart, they run
Cross-e1aained by Mr.. ould-W Whereabouts do you
livel
A. I live ne1t door but one to John Grsys; there
three little housed. in small frame; live on the
north.
Mr. Brady here put in q true copy Of the survey Of
the pIs mises from the Surveyors Office.
Mr. Ould examined the witness particularly about
the houfes and their tenants in that immediate neigh
borhOOd. She said the first time she saw Mrs Sckies
was three weeks after Mr. hey told her he had taken
the house; never held q conversation with her until
she went to Mrs. Sickless house; I think il was in
Noyem Der when Mr. Key fret came to Grsy's house;
tuck roparticklar notice. was standing at my gate
q. How many feet from Grays house
a. lever measured it. tLsugsterl
Mr.. Oud-Abont az far rs the back part OF this
room from where you stand
A. | don't think II so far.
O. How do you knoE it vas Mrs. Sickles
A.. \ L
ferent people, and trey all told me it was her, aud
when saw her at her own house, knew 1t was the
same person.
Q. Why did you go there
A. went to see II il was the same lady.
Q. What was the occasion Of your going there
A. She sent for me 10 identify her, whether she was
the same person it the Tuesday after the killing
Q. How msoy times altogether did you see them go
into the house
A. Three times, ard at another they only came to
tie gstei as sad before Mr. Key unlocked the door
| for eer 10 come in.
| Q. How far or you7
A. Not SO very far from here to there; che hal g
| black bonnet on but vail at the time seed her
could zee her etuIs knowed her aiore and OF course
knowed her aRin; l was standing a. my front door
when seed her go in the front door; she passed by
me and looked in my fscei she was WITH Mr. hey each
time the policemen were standing at the corner o,
and Ffteeith streets talking when Mr. Key and Mrs.
Sckes came there the last tme they passed on TO- go
into the house; 20 furder; they the police
| men and Immediately turned back.
Q. suppose they saw them
| A. know they did, for they started oil.
| Q. Did they retarn that day
a II is not likely they returned tina. day not likely
| gentlemen; did not watch more after thatj know
seed the police not likely after that. Renewed
| laughter
| Q. Where does Mr.. Seeley live
A. His alley opens very near to the back opening
OF Grays house, the white string was put out every
/ tine that be came FIRST and made the fire.
! Q. How do you know that Il was be that made the
| ffs
A. Because there was nobody else to make the fire.
ard because saw him go down and fetch the wood
Laul liter in Court. The Judge ordered to be sup
pressed, as there was no cause for laughter Never
saw Key go there by himself except the first tine
when he abCU the house; saw the string out OF
the window three or four times it l bad looked
! oftsner | might have seen it oftener.
Q. How did you come to notice 1t
! a. Because knew i, was the signal, of course
! Laughter. She with him every time | saw him
| but that sLce saw him 20 down the yard tor wood
four or FIVE times; Of couIse when saw him go down
| for an srmfDl Of wood he was there.
q. You did not know whether ne was there by him
cell
A. should think he was not when cav the signal
| Ayirg. Laughter
! To M Rstcliffe-It was Nj. Mann who called for
me to go and zee Nrs. Sickes, and there identified
her as the person whom used to go 10 that houses
the sbasl was shown to me the next week after the
death Of Mr.. Key the other man never could speak
his name Mr. Gintry was there when the sha"i was
| shown 10 me- | could not identify The shawl, but
stated at that time that thought il the same shawl
! think il COW the same shawl, out could not swear to
| it exactly because there many shaTs Ike i.
To Mr.. Brsdy-I Jaw that same lady on Pennsylra'
MIA sverpe, thought che was no LADY When Isaw
/ Der come to the house; thought she wss servant
girl; saw her getting out OF carriage In the ave,
nue. and asked gentleman Who che was, AID lac tod
ne She Mrs. S.cklssi also sew her in the mar
/ ket
To Dir. Carlisle-I saw the policemen 90 in the Same
/ day the shawl was shown to ne think the house
was opened the Monday after Mr.. Keys death l did
rot people go il; them at TIE door have no
/ knowledge Of any person breaking into the house |
csud hear a noise Of some persons inside bd, could
rot see them; this two o. three weeks sitter MI.
! Keys eeth.
10 the District Attorrey-Did not hear anybody IN
/ the house the week after Mr. Keys death.
Here the Court and Jury took recess for few
| minutes.
! Mr.. Brady exhibited 10 the Iory the lock taken of
The frort door Of TIE gpation house in Fifteenth
street ard showed how il was fitted by one OF two
KEYS found in the pocket of the deceased. The eeconf
! - eIor ned 10 ,he door OF Z houss La & straet.