The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-27
THE sICKLEs TRIAL.
WAsHrkcroS, Arril

Rev. Smith Pyne sxntnined ny Mr. Bra
dv. An a clergyman Of the Eniscopalinn
church; reside ia ihc city vt Washington !;
knew Sickles aud his vile; made their ac.
ausinssnce rbouf twelve months ago, saw
Ssrkles the Saturday preceding The day Of
KEYS death; II wss about five IN the after
noon; Sas coming from the Capitol 10 =
rani,ge with my sun; as We were passing
lafayette square my attention was called
bv my son 10 SickIes, who was passing, 20
ing eastward. was struck by his appear
ance and called INV sous attention 10 il.
Do not know thai can very accurately de
Gne Il now Tne impression made was that
hls appearances was very peculiar. perhaps
In attempting 10 define |, | might mi X "
subseqneas imprcsr'ons with those which
bad st The time. But II was certainly very
peculiar. thought there was a wildn ess.
like man who was in SINE profound some
great trouble Of some kind vr other. ! d.
not know that can accurately draw line
between my previous Impressions aud ihose
which I have nov. ssid to my son. How
vesy strange he looks. do not recolleci
the precise words; Il was enough 10 show
ehatiny attention. wss calico specifically 70
she Deculisslsy of his appearance. The i'm
prcssitn produced on my mind certainly wins
that there wss kind Of mingled Jetian, air
shout him--s desolafe air. DO not know
how otherwise 10 dsfne il.
Csoss-rxsmined by The District AT
tosne,. Was driving in front OF HE rrcsi-
d~nts House homcward. Tie wrs walking
the opprsise way in front OF illc PRESIDENT
House. We saw him approaching ~. walk
Ing rapidly. He did not address me. Do
not know that he saw me.
Hon. r. J. Walker sworu:- Either Al nr
twenty minutes after 2 o'clnck saw Sick
I"s IN his own house, on SATURDAY.. Febru.
hy 9Th. A. he came in, his manner 40
poured excited. There WAS something
strange and unusual about him. HE voice
was somewhat different from what HE man
ner u, which | had usually heard him speak.
lie advanced aud took me by the hand. I
think ne Then said, thousand thanks for
coming 10 me under these circumstances.
lie had scarcely repeated these words
when cav great change in his appear
snce. lie became very much conyulsed. in
deed, he threw himself on the sofa. covered
his face with his hands, and then broke IN
20 % agony Of unnatural and unearlhly
sound. the most remarkable ] ever heard,
eomeihinR like screams intercepted by vie.
lent sobbing. From his convulsed appear
snce Ia the act OF wsihinr, his conditions
appeared 10 me very iryhtluI and appalling.
50 murh 50, that ihonghtif i, lasted much
longer be must become insane. He was
indulging IN constant exclamatons abou'
dtshoncr having been brought on his house,
vile. and child. lie seemed particularly o
HLo L~.... -. II.
ch'h. ] should think this continued ten
minutes Icndesvered to pacify him with
vey little effect. 'nrned from him 10 gc
'oa physician myself, but he seemed 10 stop
"uie these violent .xcIamaiions and final
they broke vf. The spasms became more
violent until they ceased. lie must have
oeenthere sometLing over haIs an hour.
accompanied him from there 10 thej was
SUI alarmed a. his condition. not knowing
when the cvnvuIsions would vccur.
Csoss-examined. AT first do not think
any person was present but Hut erworih.
wssvesy much excited myself, but Will
not b certain. I think Buiterworth and
0oddsrd came In. When these terrible con.
vu'sloos occurred, think no one was pres.
ent uut butterworth and myself. Iremaned
snk'ng with Butteswosth four OF five min.
Mes' whsa S'ckles came Ia alone and stayed
vn - some lttlIs time. was, from a
great variety Of csuses, much excited; nev.
stwss moss 90 than on that occasion. When
- eenvulsions came on lhoughl ! would
geisvI physician.
- thls point S'anson, who was near the
uecees, tsked thst the crs ss.examinn,iun
" elsceatlnuued Zoe the present, In order
ssss the psisoaes might retire Tor few min.
49, 49, S'ekler. during The statement oi the
~''aesf' wss violently affected, breaking