The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-04

q always joined Mrs. S.cklcs in the stree,
y could hardly mention day that he did no.
2 meet rs. Sometimes be would come int,
\ the carfiaye aud tell me 10 drive ,hrous,
: back streets. When he met us. he wouI,
always-saluie nis. Sirkles, and say &c cod
morning, madam = Sometimes he would
remain on horseback. aud sometimes dis.
mount. lie never got in the carriage at
'-ickles's door, and always but once got out
: before we got back TO the house. He al.
ways go' out at the corner u the avenue and
10Th street. at the Club House. knew
him only once 20 come home With S,ckles
that was in April or May Of last wear. He
went into the house; could not say when he
came out. ! have known Key 10 come 10
The house while Sickles was absent in New
York. lie alu sys came at dusk. Knew
him 70 be there every night almost. Some.
tunes knew him 70 remain there late at
night. Other times did not know how long
he would remain. He and Mrs. s., always
remaned in the study. The door was shut
while they were there. There was a sofa
~ the room, with its foot right al the door.
Have known him to be there one night
while Sicklcs wns absent ill one O'Clock
IN the morning. When | went TO bed al IL
or ! O'clock, would not know how long
ne remained. Ga these occasions there was
no person in The room but Mrs. s., aud Mr..
Key.
q. Did anything particular occur to Which
your attention was called!
A. Yes. sr.
q Relate il TO the jury.
A. was going 10 bed about one O'Clock.
went 10 the head OF the hail stairs and met
The seamsiress. stood and talked little
with her. knowing that Key was in Tie room.
We thought the hall bell had rung and Key
and Mrs. Sickles came TO the hall door and
locked out. Key then shut the hall door
and locked il again. They went into the
study end heard them locking the study
door and the door that leads into the psrlor.
There are two doors in the study. Heard
them locking both vf these. stood little
while and heard them making this noise on
the sofa for two or three minutes. men,
toned 70 the girl thatthey are making noise.
The girl ran awnv. She would not hearken
TO me (laughter] as Il was not language
suitable for her 10 hear. Heard them after
for about two or three minutes. and then
went TO bed. knew that they warn't a,
no good work. Laughtcr.1 knew that
they we're there. aud there vas conversation
among rs all. They have visited the Con.
gressivnal Cemetery two or three times, and
Two or three times al the Lurylng ground az
These visits would be made
between and O'Clock. lie would meet
ls somew here In the street. They would
walk down the grounds out Of my sight, and
be away an hour or an hour and half.
Then they would come back and drive away.
Sometimes he would ride and tie his horse.
Az another time drove her to the
rate. There was only one time when Key
ode with Mrs. =. In the carriage 10 the Com
'ressioinal I,urying Ground. At another
ime he rode out on his horse, tied the horse
o the railing, helped Mrs. s. out of the
carriage, aud walked down the burying
round. They staid an hour.
To the District Attorney Every timc
irs. =. rode out Key met her. There might
e some days he did NOT meet rs, but very
ew. We drove out nearly every day, and
e visited the house daily, hut not when
c kles was present.
Witness repeated the evidence about the
ccasion when he saw Key at the house at
ne o'clock ut night.
Questionable Key visi, Mrs 8 on occa4
0ns Of Sickles's absence at night
Answcr--He always visited her at night
, my knowledge, when Sickles was away;
cannot exactly sny whether SickIes was
way II night OF nor. think drove him
nee 10 the cars 10 20 to Phiade lphia, but
annot say exactly whether he was away
the evening or not. Il was my impress
on that he was going 10 Philadelphia.
d not see him get into the cars. lie had
carpet bag. Cannotsay exactly when Mr..
ickles was away but ! know II he was away
ny night last yenr or.ihis year, would
ot be right back 70 the house before Key
ould be there. Key was there, I recollect,
Ie night OF Senator Gwin's party--u fancy
vi last year. About ? in The morning
ey ard Mrs. Sicklcs left Mr.. Gwins house
nd gotinto the carriage together. drove
I'm and her 70 the National Hotel They
i in the carriage little while; Key got
II and bid her good night. drove home.
was told 10 drive down 9Th Or j. streets.
was always Mrs. Sickles's orders given in
'e presence OF Key. That was The only
me ] drove them from q party al night.
h. Sickles was at that time at home in
ID. Cannot give exactly the date Of that
lrty. The orders TO drive through the back
reefs we're always given by Mrs ). Kew
as always 10 The carriage at the time
owe past the City Hail. One day while
ey and Mrs. Sickles were in the carriage
} came ia ard ! stood outside ill he camo
Il again, and then drove to Georgetown.
his was last ycar--pcrhaps in Nav. met
IN almost every day In the year, and So