The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-22
TESTIMONY or EDWARD N. rIpBALL.

| Scklte manner than anythagi toooBus W"
cecil and deliberate; hs iscs was somewhat pAe' "
| cousce.
81 Brady-Havs you ever visited iunasic a'yluns
i o-Haye YOU ever talked with an insane person.
Al do not recoliect thai have -
Q-Is your OPINION that tho eyes Of a insane person
A@iw ou,d no, IKE to express opinion on that;
had OMEN zen Mr. sckes beiore do not thok his lace
o%if the expression OF bis eyes at the time Of tbs
homcde bad been totally different from their ORDINARY
expression You would no' have no'ced ~ would your
fx.sans,er aodhead. of Pennsylvania, Mr.: Haldimsr
John j. NcElhone were Called oai none OF 'nem an
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES HOWARD. Oh
| Char,ea Howard, examined by Mr.. Car,se-Ar. Key
xas INV brother law this the paper which produced
| Yesterday and handed to Mr.. Pendleson.
| Mr.. Carisle-siate what you know ia relation to H.
winsss--H wss SHOWN TO by Mr.. Pendleton, some
four or five Days after Mr. Keys death at the
nous, Of Mr. Key;I returned to Baltimore the Thursday
week after Mr. Key death, aud before left Wahneson
Nr Pendeton placed this sid other paprs in my posses
SION have made oy cher which apDors TO correspond
xrh lhis api tb,uk II. produces ransla
| ion OF u, pade by bimseli,)
sr Carlisle handed 20 the JUICE, remsrsing That
cory oft bad been banded 10 counsel 90 the other side
Witness 90 Nj Braiy)-I do not recognise the naud
| wT.una oltAe letter in ~ pheS.
| Mr. Bady --fhtD object 20 il.
Tho Judge carefully read the translation.
Mr. Carlisle remarked that thus pier letter made 'is
appearance yesterday, in tho coase of the
Daioa OF Mr. Pnaleiun and the conosei for he deleoce
btn afhed that he sIteS SHOULD be preserved 10 DO kept
Of record IN the case. The prosecution had proved all
about The letter except the handwriting, ana ihey no
held that oeght 70 go 70 the jury II had any sig
nhospoy or any relation 10 the cause Is vas proper that
ibat ghlscansy should he 10 the jury by
The .dness WHO has decy pbeIed and ssceraoed tho
key ~ IT, He pre- suuled not different from papsr
the translation should go 70 tho jury together. Toe
CIPHER letter was written by the suosatioh oi ooe letter
Of ,he Adjudication another letter. and yes unintegole
TO anyone VITO has not the key 70 ths cypaer he pre-
snned that at this stage Of the cause she
should not be triven 70 proof Of the hand writing, and
~ bad been found the person OF the dsceased should
20 TO the jury.
Nj. B,ady-wbat 10 It to rebuff
Mr. CarleleNo, 70 rebus thing in this aspect of the
| case. II was brought cot by tDe deispce
@r hany-rhen We ought 70 oler II IN evidence, not
| you
how these i5pcrs nos pus evidence by us, entte 10
prove 10 tie jury what ibis means toat has
been Procured by the Oher side Toe defence mad
So far as 10 show t1at there other things the holy
Of he ocaased NOS Brst Proved but had gone further
aud he held that the mad right aksup the
thread and show that his was paper hay og meaning
whether adnrsbhe evidence, another matter He
offered IL now on The ground thai the United States having
put IN evidence what maierE found The bo1y Of
The deceased ex usive Of this letter. the defence hav
ing brought this letter. the prosecution emitted
M Brady--Coanscl has made u very naire argu
meDs IL was distinctly conceded that this re-
buitDg evidence and, therefore, unoer the recent ru
ing OF the Court, IL not competent. lie spoke Of
the publicity of the place where the boiy was lying,
ard Of The sccss which many persons HAD to his clothes
in The bands OF MIR. Wider, Mr.. Miller, Ar Stone, Mr
Pende'on, s;r Howard and Mr. Carlisie The prosecution
bad all he papers IN its possession before iadct
nient wes ouno, and they deemed appropriate 10 give
any OF The III egioeDce iat admissible, they should
having then poauced CIPHER letter. tuey canuos now
produce IT, Nothing cumulative can be reosived Waas
had disappeared nom tho person Of Ar. Key, AMI VIVA.
appeared was left iii state Of the greatest confusion aud
DOUBT Tncn, whose handwriting tins cy per letter in
Was 1t In a male or female handwriting? Was !,
Dected with any person IL this caseY He mad ake VIZ.
Carlisle for order on Mr. Howard for .hs obsr letter
10 show 10 Mr. Scslee, and the reply was, Woald you
| co tDe &c me uucer llae clrcuMsiances?'
Mr.. Carise-IO which you made no reply.
Mr., B.ady-T To which made 10 reply, because was
not 10 presume tina. wha. should do would be any
authority Tor you. They had opportunity OF seelog
what this Letter meaut ana bad this was
nfht re some lingering touch OF ply or regard tor her
posure They should not therefore, be having
this cyphsr letter put IN evidence.
Mr. Carlisle can1et that tue prosecution entitled
the opening cosc of this argument saii that he
mace 'hs statement et cause he appehsnded that, with
some fuden. IS, (reieripg TO habit which Mr. 5aton
has dpayed n his Gaze lie might be interrupted in The
exercise u bis right
srgum tuis poin. sprung 20, occupied con-
The Judge held 10 natiI order OF things that
be director should and cose but toe question really
| was whether the evidence admissible l.
eery plain 10 him that this was not rebnttDg evidence
The cyphcr letter and translation were, therefore,
| Guided rom the case.
The COUNSEL both sides pserved strict sscresy as TO
| The coneats or character Of This cypaer letter.
After recess Of fee minutes, business resumed
the pr COT OF the handwriting
The JGoge thou of writing would make
1t stll more Objectionable Hs refused 10 aimt because
1t Was not rebuttng evidences and on that Alone
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM DAw.
William Daw, police officer, examined by Mr.. 0uld-
Was present at e house OF Mr. ckes shortly after the
killing Of Mr.. Key accompanied Mr. sckes there rom
Judge Blacks in hack Mf. Suit Mr. Mann, Mr Butter
WORTH Mr. sickles and myself went in the hack stool
in the hall jus. inside of the front door when Mr. sceles
INA IN ba to tn...
he stayed Few minuts, and mad conversation with
some gentlemen after he out he wanted 20 up
stairs Mr. suit andsmysel told him he could rot up
cep, on promise not TO harm his wife ne said be had
such intentions Nr Mc9ar tod might depend
NJ scklts sold he remained upstairs abou. I'VE minutes,
aud came down wi some letters inl his hand he
into the library and stayed there time; 1en ne wsu
INTO he pH recoact nothing OF importance that trans
pred IN the library; 10 the best OF my knowledge the
door between the paror AMI library was open While
Mr.. Sckles was 10 the library; tho door from
TIE rsrior 70 ne hall was ojn; we were in tue
house about half an hour altogether; Mr. s,clSles
went 10 Senator OWNS carriage to the j and
riage fonowe' Immediately after; there wss talk in tne
back iaTlor while Sir. Sckles was there; heard
usual Sounds nothing Ike skreks or rnoaus; VIZ sc.lcs
invited us 70 'asc some brancy just before starting FOR the
sickles and Mr. ButicrwOrih
To Nr. BratyI vent there an Ofcer 70 assis. Mr.
suit the officer who made the arrest VENT 20 tho nousa
at VI sckts Iquest be wanted 10 arrange business
es1soppcsed conversed ia nobody while there bat with
Mr. Suit; was once in The library; Mr. Woodbridge
there and Mr. Walker Mr. Walker vent from the hbrdry
INTO the back rsrlor; standing 10 the hail. while
wss in the library Mr. Scses up stairs; was not
IN TIE back paror al an right at the front door,
| and opened II several timcs.
TESTIMONY or JAMES H. SUIT.
Jaems II. SUIT examined by Mr. Ould-I accompanied
officer Daw from Judge Backs TO Mr. siokles house;
toed Mr. sckles after he reached the house, stood at
the library door leading into the hall part OF the tins,
and walked through The ha back and forward think the
door between the library and back p.Ior was open;
would not be 20 certain that continued open all the
,me could not say whether the door open from the
paror or nail; had conversation with Mr. ickles when
be was coming up stairs asked him where no going;
nc sad ne was song up 10 get papers, be had pa
pers m his hand as he came down. do recoect hear
ing any hing about Mr. Key.
DIDO you hear any unusual noises that back par.
/ ioY
.WitrsssNo sir; heard taking but nothing unusual;
nave slgbt recollection Of somebody saying something
outtakiDg drink hut did not know Mr. Sicklcs
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