The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-16
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Cross Erdmmed-Is was the colored man who
sent for me. went in by the back door. The trout
door was locked. / tried to unlock the back door
and found it already unlocked. The lock had
not been broken. This was about week after KEYS
death. The gentlemen / spoke of were up stairs,
| think. Do not remember their coming down:
nor did go up stairs. saw them in the yard
aud saw them go up stairs. They did not super-
Intend the taking off Of the lock; nor did they
give me any directions. Tie lock | put on was
quite different kind of lock from that took off
Know John Gray, the c9lored man. lie was there
Do not know whether il was lie one of the white
persons who told me 10 take il of. / saw the two
| gentlemen look around the lower part Of the
| house, and then go up stairs.
| JOHN II Se'y cslied-1 reside in the District
and am a paiuter. / live on street-:hirty wards
below the corner of 18th. The immediate conaec.
| tion between the back gate OF my house and that
Of No 3S3 18th street, is about forty-fye feet in
| length. witnessed the taking Off Of The lock- Saw
the opening of the back door, and heard the order
given to take the lock of the front door because
| as thought, the key had been lost. Mr.. Charles
Lee Jones and MIR. Pendle;on were present One
| of them directed the lecksmith to remove the lock
/ off the front door. knew gentleman named
| Poole. He weGt with me into the back yard When
| the lCcksmith went TO work TO remove the front
| lock the two gentlemen went up stairs. Heard
| nothing of the character of the new lock- Had
uot previously seen any one go into the house The
| gentlemen we're there when witness got there
| They went ia first. Witness presumed the lock
| was taken of because the key lost. Nothing
|
| of.
Lctois P6oIe, called--Has noticed the house in
| question frequently. Was there when the lock
| was removed Messrs. PendletoD, Jones, Seely and
| john Gray were present. The first man requested
the lock to be removed and replaced by another
| All went 10 the house together. Pendeton and
| Mr. Jones went up stairs. Can't exactly remem>
| Ter the words used, but think be gave them in
| the manner Of order, the lccksmth imm edi.
ately proceeded to remove the lock. When they
| got down stairs the lock had been removed Never
| was in the house before thai day. laughter
C5ycasr UJ0eliOaTt{, re called Never had in bis
possession any papers or cards belonging TO Key.
| Did not know of their existence till last Monday
| when witness heard the fact in court.
| Rec. Charles Buckley, caied.-is g ciergymsn.-
Resides at West Winstead, Conn. Has known
SickIes since 1888. They were associated together
| ia the New York University. lie was in witnesses
| class, which graduated in 1889. Knew him irt-
| matey then. Nothing more than mere &C.
| quaiutance existed subsequently. Had Knowledge
| of Sickles being liable to great excitement.
| Mr.. Oui objected to this evidence. Anything
| showing insanity in connection with the inmedi,
| ate facts. he presumed would be evidence.
Mr. Brady had never before heard evidence in
| regard TO the mental temperament of prisoner,
| part Of whose defence consisted in the aleg alton
of insaoity. being objected 10. He simply propo-
| sed TO show that on previous occasions, Sckles
| had SO far exhibited symptoms OF insanity to
! make restraint necessary
| iir Carlisle withdrew the objections of the
| prosecution.
| Witness resumed. Cited an instance of the
prisouers eycitobity in 1871 at the death of Pro-
| lessor Dupout, who was Sickes' patron or guar
| dian. The prisoner at that time affecte by
| spasrns of frantic grief. and rushed through the
| grave yard shriekiDg and yelling. His friends
were oh iiged to hold and restrain him by force
| Thinks on this occasion he tore his hair and
| clothes, Witness has not been solicited to make
this statement the face of the defence, but did
| So thinking it would benefit the prisoner. The
| manifestation spoken of lested-sey 10 minutes.
1
| Saw no traces of it the day following. The de-
| mopstra,ion was the mos. remarkable one witness
| ever SAW Two or three days after this demou-
stration Sickles eviuced an unnatural lightbeart-
| edness All traces of grief had disappeared, and
! witness thought it unnatural that one VINO few
| days before had been in such deep grief, should
manifest such light heartednese. This leVty, af
ter the grief before mentioned struck his mind at
the time as showing Mir s. to be subject to great
extremes of emotion. The friendly tcVce employ
| ed by friends Of Mr.. S. at the grave yard de-
signed to remove him as soon as possible from
| the scene OF his grief
| JeSse y Raby called--knew Key. Saw him last
| On the morning Of the day he was shot, between
10 and L O'Clock, at Lafayette Square. Saw him
| come out Of the square and go up the Avenue tos
sarda Georgetown. Before he went towards George
| towu, did not notice him looking at anything -
| Did not notice him using handkerchief. Mr.
Young was with witDesa at the time.
MOI Hopkins calied--lIs is coachmsn for Col.
Freeman: has been 80 for five six years; lives
on H. between 18th and 10Th ste. Saw Key last
on the Sunday he was shot. about H. O'clock
he was ia The square. Saw him between Monday
aud Wednesday of the preceding week. Saw him
90 In the SQUARE and wave his ha0dk ercaief two
or three times and saw Mrs Sickles come out OF
her house, join and walk With him down street.
and an hour afterwards come up 18th street with
him. Lost sight cf them on the steps Ct John
Grays house.
Tie fiajor is the rawest kind Of IrshmaH, and
bis evidence caused many smiles in the audience
His comparisons of Mrs Sickles' size and appear
caused great merriment
Mrs Adnnie BY0Ula, called--LiVes in 18th street
Her husband is the Presidents gardener. Knew
Key. saw him last on the Wednesday before his
death, going into the house on 18th street.
MIR. Carlisle rose to ask il the court meant to
admit as competent evidence facts tending TO
show previous adultery of the prisoners wife with
deceased. The prosecution bad a distinct pr
standing with the counsel on the other sidetbat
the prosecution should have an opportunity to
make objection before evidence TO this poiut was
admitted He wanted to have the question settled
by the court, with view to taking ground ON the
part of the prosecution for the introduction of
rebuttiRg evidence.
Mr. Brady said that If the conduct and manage
mont Of this case depended exclusively on him, he
would insist that Key was killed in the act OF
adultery within the meaning of the law, aud that
it hRd been proved by testimony the part of
the prosecution. lie would prove an adulterons
Intercourse between deceased and Mrs. S. He
claimed that where an adulterer hires q house
wherein to meet the wife of another, they are in
the eye Of the law living in the act of Auditory
1t was not necessary that the husband should fiud
them in the very act, 10 justify him in killing the
adulterer, They had proved that Key in the
habit Of waving his handkerchief before the
house of Sckles-tbat but few minutes before he
was killed he was before the house. banner in hand,
preparatory TO aDimmediate meeting with Mrs.
g. at tue house IN 18th street.
They claimed that they could prove the OF
the house on 18th street, to show a general and
continuous adultery, justifying the killing; they
alaac iutrO0uctIOl
show insanity. Mr.. Brady summoned up certain
points (which he claimed to prove together,
70 the effect that at tho time the prisoner
salIied out and killed Key, there was reason to
believe that Key was there on the point Of CONS
mitting another aduiterous meeting with Mrs 8.
in 10Th street. Mr. Brady said the defence pro-
posed TO prove In effect, first, that Just previous
10 the killing, Sickes had seen Key making adul-
terous signals to his wife. Second. that Key bad
bired the house In 18th street, for adnlterons in
isrcourse with Mira. =. Third, that the key OF
said house was found on the person of the decease
after his death. Fourth, that at the time Kay was
epdeavoring 10 leave her house, for the purpose
Of meeting him at said house. Fifth, that Key
was 10 the habit Of making signals with MS hand"
serchief for Mrs s. to meet him, and that the
knowledge OF this fact had come 10 sickes shortiy
before the killing
MIR. Carlisle said the question of insanity was
one of great importance in the administration OF
,iustice The consequences Of the Courts decision
now. will stretch far beyond this case.
The court is asked TO establish q new era In the
administration of the law Ia crses OF homicide, to
Ieaye the old paths of justice for aud devious
ones. The defence will seek to induce the court
30 believe that they merely ask the application OF
old principles 10 new case. IT they chow that
the Testimony they offer ia admissible on any xell
defined principles of common Law, the prosecutor
would not object TO Ste introducticn lie had exs
pressed the prosecutions views OF the Ian on the
pint and should 90 little farther anti, he should