The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-22
NEWS BYfELEGRAPH,
WAsalxaroS, April 2I-x

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The usual crowd was in attendance this
morning. Among the letters receiver by
the counsel one was read this morning by
Brady from lady signing herself in Greek
characters, "Olynthia's Aiken, and describ-
ing herself as one of the order OF frailty,
one of the simple writer's for the wave OF
some masculine Observation-Disclosures. The
letter is dated from West Randolph, YER
mont, and asks counsels attention to the
following. = = I would have no wasps
around my honey; il my wife took lover
| would not lecture woman; what's the
use? I'd kill the man; kill him as l would
a snake; if she took another I'd send MIN
after the first
The Judge said there was letter on his
desk directed to one of the Jurors, Mr.. VIII
son, in the care of the Judge. IL bore the
New York post mark; supposed there was
no objection to its being handed to the juror.
Assent was given on both sides, and the let
ter was handed over After few minutes
the letter was returned TO the Judge who
said to the counsel: "Ths letter is handed
back by the Juror he knows nothing about
it or the writer; it proceeds from the very
worst motives, it il an improper and impert-
courts of Justice" The letter was handed
down and examined by counsel. The Judge
thought the letter had better be placed in
custody of the District Attorney. 1t was
shown 10 Sickles and scrutinized by him.
Mr.. Brady said the proposition made yes
terday by the government TO the counsel OF
SIckles, TO admit the confession of Mrs.
Sickles as evidence is rejected by the de-
fence. The District Attorney proposed TO
examine Francis Doyle to explain how and
| under what circumstances certain papers
| testified to by Mr.. Miller and DIR. Pendleton,
as to where they were found. Mr.. Brady
| objected, urging that this was not rebutting
evidence. So long as the middle of the
prosecution of the case, the Coroner was in
| troduced and asked to produce certain
| articles which had been connected with the
person of Key. Various persons who were
iu<the Club House at the time Keys body
was brought there, were examined, and your
Honor will remember how scrupulously it
was endeavored, but failed to discover,
whether there were any other articles than
those which the Coroner possessed. We
never beard Of those papers until they were
prodaoed on the stand. IL has been shown
by the defendant that the prosecution knew
of these facts almost Immediately after they
came into his hands, and that he cOmmuni-
Gated them to Mr.. Carlisle.
Mr.. 0uld said it was not communicated
to the prosecution, that these papers could
at any time be found on the person of Key,
We now propose to show under what cir
cumstances these were found, and then to
trace how they came into the hands of the
witness. Phillips argued against the line
of examination proposed. There hever
would be an end of the trial if sucha course
were permitted. Ould said there was no
evidence offered by the United States as to
the existence of the circumstances intro
dueea by the defense. Brady remarked that
Pendleton yesterday repudiated the idea that
he had lent himselfto the concealment of any
kind of testimony; the fact was that PEN
dleton received letters from the person Of
Key held then in custody, to be used when
required, and communicated to Mr.. Car lie
the fact that these papers existed, and yet
the defense knew nothing of them. After
further argument the evidence was admitted.