The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-11
THE sICKLEs TRIAL.

Georre H. Woodbridge was rc-cailef. lhs
.nu,uymou< letter was producra, aud IA wa
a, the witness. lie idrniIisi it ~ h-
came letter in III. same envelop; lie hac
sern IN FRIDAY February aGih, two do,s be-
tire Mr.. KY was shoi; he sui. Mr.. Sick
l,s show ed the hitter 20 me: he read
most Of H., but u,d not read all; he handed
il 10 me aud | read The rert OF H. 'hr
r,i.-r referred to, was banded \" the jury
vWiness resumed. NJ. SmkIcs said a.
me. that villain has llss passed The house To
um,ke his sigaaIs 70 nv wife; J mrde en-
ouirg as TO the truth Of the statements con-
tanned In the Anonymous letter; on FRIDAY !
cu,amunicased the facts learned 10 Mr
Sisklss; told him had got The consent ~
a-tics 10 occupy room oppnsl'e the house
of assigmativn; Il informed Mr.. = ckles that
young man told ne thst the women wa
la-t seen goinsinio the hs'use on Thursday
pr.yio,s: 4 afterwards discovered that "
was "Wednesday. instead oi Thnr-dnv TINT
rhc was there; told This 70 NJ. SickIcs.
nsd described the dresses Of tie palties
he wss.cusyinced tie woman was his wife
I tuld him ,he signal Of the ribbon hung in
the window was ikaawn to the people Of The
vicinity: they knew by that that hey wa.
in the house, and that the woman was com
mo: ,uld him how the houre vns rsnis Il
wher told w. ssickles il was "Wednesday
instead ~ Thursday That l.is vile had been
,herc, 4 remsinsd with him.
10 Mr. .OsId-- ~ hen he first spoke Of the
letter. he ,ouk ui- 10 his ruon, aud said
ceorrc. A have rsininl news 10 commuE !.
cre 10 yuu II tl.en took The letter out ul
f...t 49, l...t
hses and butt in'osear-. lie could read NJ
nssse. 4 :uld h.n hoped Tie woman was
not his wife. lie ikrn said ie did not uSu
nllv take any notice II Anonymous letters
bet these iacIsni. easily proved, as hc inur !
there srs such house a. that described ia
the better and thnt We had heard Key ha'
rruicd Il. lIs asked ne 20 watch and SCI
il the wvmsn who wrsst 10 meet hey wa
his xic. hirrd iosn in The house oppo
site 10 il, and did 81. W e both went 10 Ih'
carriage 10 fifteenth street, aud he pointes
out the house 10 mr.. Dir. Bu.terwur'l
talked to xr. Sickles aud tried 80 calm hin
-ailer his irrt * lamstion. NJ. BuItcr
worth said. "vnly We know a." Mr.. Sick
les replied the wlinle town knows u; wha
Ahall DO, Mr.. Bulierwurlh said, Won ar
give. never heard Mr.. i'uterworih "a.
~ Mr. Sickles. "Ihere is but one cvurs
Tor you 10 pursue"
Tue court adjourned until tomorrow.
WAsnI NGros. April 20.
The court opened al h. f~past ten, viii
the usuai crowd IN attendance. At'cr Sick
lis came in he had hurried conference
with Brady and Stanton. Geo y. Woo
ridges cross-exa minaiion was continued, hu
nothing of Importance was eIiciied. III
examination IN chief was resumed. III
sofa Is near the piano, which il Al The TX
ircme end Of the room Aher Sickles re
turned that Sunday there was great buz
aud confusion in the house; some doze
people there we're taking in couples in re
gard 10 exercising caution in the invesligs
tivn. tie told me must be careful aud nc
use Mrs. S.'s name Tor suspicion was wors
than dfeadlul reality, and he had know Iedn
thst his wife had not been there on Thur,
dsy. II was that which denrcssed me !
having 10 tell him Il was "Wednesday an
mt Thursday lhnt lady was seen there.
rode with Sicklcs to the neighhorhood ,
the house in Fifteenth street on Friday. II
did not get out Of the carriage vr make il
quisies. I returned there about o'cloc
that night. Il was dark, stormy, snow
night did not stay more than half a
hour Ia the neighborhood. Drove iro,
thereto the Capitol; cannot say what tim
Got 70 tae Capitol: understood that wa
y see this lady when she came there an
ascertain whether she wns his wife OF no';
Was 70 hnd Il oItby seeing The lad,
'nyselI; say the negro boy Crlttendcn nr
found he was full oi knowledge about X
r'og there; the negro did not know wi
The lady was, aud did uuf have 10 mako il