The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08

ode ks spots % uan On fls eosHsr Hsard rd-tol
rrport and Key e1ciai1ai1g ''Dont shoot ne, don
murder nae Key thsn ~ ~ 1lcAies AMI tot,k
hiai By tiss hand uhnks the rgbt hAld and sickies
thEeE him "a and fired agAia- Thea persons rIn pp
from Clnb- hoase A n1An placoi lis hand slekIes
and siekIes thHsx him 81 AID arel again placing his
pistol a Keys be4st Reopis thea came and bore h
"a, and sickos suut uP MAaiz7a place With alother
lnAn-
Cruua- ssaa4ausS- Did not Know Key BAT had hoard
tl4t be tbs thsf Eods gray horse Ihs Ie-
port IN the Star q What witness had SID beiore tbs
inquest ine0rTert Wa thai sckles the
cabhOass sae q the stTset bsfors meeting Asy ihsg
met the Dad not see whsnos Asy eAlas No
OBe neAT when they net Coald n0t sAy a. What
distance be Vas fr0m the parties
ErmEcK o. JosEFH pUDA0W
Joseph Dudr0E testified thai be vas walking on The
avenue heard pistol shot and turned . whAt
guing Saw Key EpEins 70 one SIDE. ADD rn uP and
catch bold q sickles Ia such - 70 prcTe1t
Sickies FROM firing Witness ACROSS the street 20
wards them and key kept oIlowng Sickles up III they
ga 10 the middle q the street. when be BereAted and
g0t behind Tree and Siekles followed him mp and hred
the seocnd time and Key Ell over the pHFeID. nj
ss then he4d the pistol near him and arsd AAins and
snapped hs pistol.
Ibsrs wezs three shot. and when Key was On the
ground sckles said somehing q which witness heard
two words which -amy bed, apparently l-lressed
to Key slcklss was stAndilg south and Key a0rth-
When witness Erst them they three or
four feet apart Immediately sitter the first, and beiote
pastel. and Key spT1ng up and look hold Of sces and
they bad scufas for sictlss then % me
hsgsnce and Key Allowed ham, apparently 70 lay bold 81
him. and Sickies rhen stopped Ad Key rezsAtsd, win
has face towards sicklss crying 'on shoot He then
ran to the Tree
an suu~laaa OOollat seq wha1 part Of sickles Key
lad hold q He caught him somewhere shout the waist
As witness thought The scufls LASTED moment
When si1kles put tLs pistol 10 Key hsAd, Key
the pavement lying % hs night SIDE There three
shots and snap, and all the shots fired beTs
I Key LIl
KEEnEzoE EEcHARD s.
r. NJ DOwner tesiiasd tat he was not present Al the
death Of Key. Was standing the corner Of Fifteenth
l street and New YORK avenue Heard the report of
4 pistol saw persons stop the up and
heard another report, and before he got 10 May
house heard sun another report and bsfre he got round
the corner heard snap and thought be enough
and dodgri back Laughter Afler they stopped,
I shortly went up and Mr. Key living tae pave,
! ment SAW sickles Here the witness identih1d the
prisoner ia box Key lying his back and sicklrs
was about fifteen from him no.h HeArd him make
remark l. the damned scOundrt aeas p + the
damned rascal dead Saw pistol in Sickles hand ,
Thought il was a revolver Picked up DerTingrr pistol
on the corner shortly a1tewaEd Put il in hs pocket
and afterwards in the ciubhOuss it 70 the
ErIDEzCF 90 c W McooEzlcK.
w Mccormick testified that he lives IN ',lIsEnzrds
house hearing report Of pistol, had gone to q win
dow the ssc0nd Hoo- fronting wesf- SAW two per-
running the street Thought il street
street Key then went in the direction Of The second
tree from the oOrner and Sckles followed and while
Key had one hand huId uf the Sicklex got the
tree and Key e into the gutter against the curb and
ia thAt posti0n sirkles fred Et bim Witness In
the hoEse the window down and be heard no
Swapping
ErEuExOE 90 T Z. MAETLN.
Thcrnas MaatIn testified Inst be had left he Club
house and walked towards street when street
heard pistol turned and recognised K=y Scles and
Bntterw0rh Sirles and Key rnuved 10 the middle Of
the street and then baek. lButterwOrtA leaned
against the r4ng-l PTocseiiug 10 the spot, key kSa
rot % the pavement and Law his hack with his Feet
and sickles and took bold Of key and looked up in
qHrngiy TO sckeS, who snapped pistol AId said "Hs
has violated my bed. -
Here discussiDn ensnad between MesSrS Brady and
Ouid whether n0i the witness when asked zhat
he could Stale also what he hsaya The Court deei
del that he could
Witness Their called those around 20 help him md
took Key 10 the ClEb-isouSe. tie still breathing,
but did not speak after being carried OIL
Thought thrrs three four skOs
Key dressed in grey clothes and rad oyerO0af
ErDEEcE FRAECis B0rEE.
Francis DoyIe testified tlg. when be first saw the
parties Key lying the pavement and ekles point
ing pistol him Witness no HitA others. and
heard KEY CRYING sadant shoot Witness took sicses
by tle and begged him dtsist AIEsaEt imEnedi
Ately be desea and justified his act by saying be * y
hHd defad or dislaunored his bed BatterWorth then
took Eiokles by the and fhey walked of ogsfie
Key died Immediately after be taken the Club
house
ETIDEScE AHH rTEHuA
Abel UpsIur 1est:hed that when first be reached tie
spgf he KEY dUun and sisies slapping pistol
him. Witness With his friends rushed Up and same Of
4 them caught bold Of SlckieE, when be deEiEiod he
stated then tAt Key had disionUrsa has bed sickies
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