Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-15
'lr. Guilds spoke 40 minutes.
TESTIMONY.

The first witness called was James II. Reed n
policeman. lie the killing; saw the Two
men; the arm of one rise with something. mn.
parently pistol in it; he raised pistol eradu-
ally; in the course of five or ten seconds | saw
him take deliberate aim saw him aiming appa-
renty at the of the house. but In an instant
afterwards saw it was at the man eastward of him
The aim deliberate. The man eastward was
making effort to get out of the direction of the
pistol in two or three seconds the pistol was
fired. The man who fred the pistol moved lit.
tie westward slowly; the other advanced towards
him; the one eastward followed up rapidly but
did not gain upon him till they reached the place
where the first firing took place. When they
reached about eighteen OF twenty feet from where
the first fire took place the man who was shot at
| retreated; the other followed him up, though not
| so closely perhaps. The gentleman who was shot
at up and got behind tree, and commenced
shouting "murder," "don't shoot me-" the man
| who had the pistol came up to about five feet OF
him; there he attempted to shoot his pistol but it
snapped he then retreated back little, the man
who was shot at following him up, and they went
| into the middle of Madison Place; that was after
| the first swapping and the I'd attempt to shoot;
| when they reached the middle of the street they
were about ten feet apart, and there second firing
| took place just below that saw the man who was
shot at attempt to throw something which appa-
| rently struck the other; the throwing and second
| firing were simultaneous; the article went slowly
and fell at the feet of the man who fred the pis-
| tol l do not know what it was; as soon as the
| pistol was fired the man got himself up this way,
describing him with both hands pressed against
his stomach) and said something like 'kill me-"
He ran over to the pavement; cannot say whether
| he touched the fence or not when he came round !;
the man who fred the pistol came up in front of
the man who was down; he turned little up on
his right elbow; heard him exclaim once or twice
"don't shoot me" "don't shoot me-" what ether
| words he said do not know The pistol was fred
three times; the man who held the pistol was
about two and half feet from the body when the
third shot was fired; he then attempted to shoot
again; tho pistol snapped; he snapped the pistol
a second time; that makes six times that the man
attempted to shoot. When Mr.. Key fell, Mr..
Sickes was five or seven steps from him, when
he fred the third shot the muzzle of tho pistol
was about two or two-and-a-half feet from the
body; at least that was my impression.
p. X. Van Wyck was the next witness; saw one
man lying on the pavement motionless and another
man standing by him with a pistol in his hand
the latter presented the pistol at the man lying
down and snapped it; saw him cock it and pre-
sent it again and heard it snap, but did not see il
as / turned away my head; saw some parties an
proach tho body from the north and pick it up
he (witnes), approached and the man wa
!, lifeless and turned away; recognized the man VIII,
had the pistol as Daniel Z, sickles; first noticed
Mr. Butterworth as | was approaching the cor
ner; he appeared to have just come down Madison
Place. after the last shot was fred saw him ap
proach the railing and rest upon it; l noticed Mr.
Upshur and Mr.. Martin immediately after tn
pistol was snapped. leaning over the body as if t.
o pick it up.
Mr.. Edward Dealeld was lie hear'
the report Of pistol; saw two gentlemen near th
crossing; the shot did not seem to have any ehec
, on Mr.. Key, who exclaimed " Don't shoot mt, A.,
n "dont murder me "Mr. Sickles followed him up
Mr.. Key crouched behind a tree; he took Sickle
!, | by the right hand, when Mr. Sckles threw him o.
). and fired; the shot took effect, Mr.. Key fallin
g and reclining on his arm; Mr.. sickles approache
him, put pistol to his breast and fred again
j. Mr.. Key fell over as if dead; gentlemen cam
), running from the Club House. to which the corps
/. was taken after all the shots were fred Mr.. 81,
kles walked of with friend arm in arm; who
9 affair did not occupy more than two minutes.
Joseph Dudrow sworn.-I saw Mr. Key jun
aside as he did so Mr.. Siokles raised pistol, ar
10 there was soufas for minute or two Mr. Sicl
o. les ran to the dag stone: Mr.. Key followed hi