Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-03-10
MURDER OF ?. D, kEY By DlyIEL. E. SICELE.
Sad stoss ofDDomessc Rufm and Brood '
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elThe Washington cofrcsponlcnt of the
New \ ork Tribune furnishes the following
particulars regarding the affair: ~ i~'viS
For mora than year there have been
floating run,ors OF improper intimacy be-
tween Mr. hey andu Mrs. Sickiesi isfhcy
have for some time attended parties and
the Opera. and role out together. Mr..
Sicklcs had lIhsard of those reports hat
would never credit tieis until Thursday
evening last.a On that evening" Just as "a
party was breaking up at" his house, Mr..
S. received among his papers an anonymous
letter. INIT without opening his mail or
knowing the contents of che letter, Nc acc
companisd ms wife toaa ssshop.l at VIII
lard s. Ia1 .s'I'Ej 81 uisIs esU loTsZ ratF
aOnhis rcturn1 homo, at misnight, AIR.
Sickles opened the anonymous letter, which
informed him Of the inidelity of his wife,
and Of hers intimacy with AIr. p Key:a and
stating in detail the manner of their meet
ing. and naaling the place of scGaczvohs.
The letter ivas so piaasibfc i'm iitss state-;
ments, and gave suehprecisc directions for
the detection ofthe PARTIES in tiseif assis-
nation meetings. that rnSickles decided
to investigate the facts. Accordingly he
placed theicttefin the hands of tho of
his most intimate friends, who last even
ing Saturday possessed themselves ofthe'
evidence, satisfactory tSilMrl- Siekles.s
that Mr. Key had rented house of ne,
gro, IN Fifteenth street, which he used as
place of rendezvous with Mrs. Sic
kles. asar9t llsii, I 81.
This morning Sunday, being I'm great
agony Of mind, MrySicklcs, in presence OF
two witnesses charged his wife with hav-
ing had illicit Intercourse with Mr.. Key
Atlfrst Mrs. 3. declared her innocence IL
Mr.lSickles then faSadei before her the
evidence of her guilt when she became
overwhelmed with the Sudden Arrangement
and faintcdg and finally confessed her guilt.
Mr.. Sicklcs wasnot satislie,lwith tl.isver
bal ,1confessiou,~ but desired Mrs. s. 10
make the confessiouih writing. She COM
piled, and Sl.c also informed him how Of
ten Alr. Key had becu VI the habit Of see
ing her, and his mode Of telegraplling to
her, by waive of his handkerchief, when
he wanted her to.comc out. Ar. :Sickles'
residence is Nos7 President i SCARE; sin view
of'the jackson statue which is Composite
theWhite Housea In fullviesv Of Mr. S ~
residence ON the other side Of the square,
l55 street, is the Washington Club Honsc.
which Mr. Key frcdaented, and from the
window of which bIfs'Sl says lie was in
the habitof tclcgfapllihga her, with MS
Write haudkerc'lief!rtH Mfa1S.f was Az
scut shcwas in tho habit 81 returning me-
signal After s. confessed Fer gait
her husband desnsnacdahc 80 return 1fol
him her weslliags ring, and desired herif
write, for 'hcr f6fhef t6ssena FOE her, aud
take her in charge. Her father is Anf6.d
Mo Bsjiola, an Italian music master In
New Ypfk'city where lehAs resided aBoiftl
thirty years. loed sdi .dooi- nfi2 . sssei
Her'rmothcr' s ''kanses was Cook, zwhoi
was born ia New York mr.. s. married
his wife when she' WIS sixteen years Of age.
lie took her to England with him when
Of Lsgat7c6 At London. under
Mr.. Buchanan, and introduced her to the
gnecn,s carrie,l shor to the Continent, and |
nto the most fashionable soeiety W Hel
owed her with great devotion, and Law
she'd all his nc1ns upon herr They livtd1
n elegant style here 'oceup ing 4 house
II $1,000. Mrs. s. rods in 1 spicndi(i I
.arriakc with's. 6atfi ders::'F ue6fe levels to
he value Of s50g0s ana sc6hed ton*ShRf
'osfIjne 7hAoshe did hbs have - ~ |"
Immediately after the shooting cE,er'