Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-13
THE s1cKLEs TRIAL.
SEVENTH DAY.

! Graham resumed his argument, and briefly re-
capitulated the arguments which he had sub
mitted.
In regard to the criminality of Mr. Sickles's
act, counsel understood the basis of all account
ability to be the possession of the amount of
reason which enables man to see the right
way and the amount of will which enables him
to pursue it. The intention or will is that prin-
ciple which gives life to crime; it was impos-
sible to separate this intention from the corpus
deiicti or body of the offence. Although in this
case human being was slain, nevertheless
there was not the will or intention on the part
of the slayer that rendered him amenabe to
criminal justice. 1t is no matter how the I'M
soundness of mind was produced, provided it
was produced.
Counsel also referred to His Honor's ruling
on the second trial of Day, where the Judge
has submitted the same propositions to the
! jury.
| He referred to the case in English trials
| where father slew another, and although the
! Judge charged the jury that they must convict
him of murder, yet the jury, in the face of law,
, convicted him only Of the crime of manslaugh-
! ter A parallel might be drawn between the
two cases. In the first, the father, after spend
ing all night in pursuing the offender, executed
| vengeance. In this, the adulterous conduct of
| Mr.. Key thrust itself upon Mr. Sickles,
as ne passed NM Ill moment lhe uaIn e&,
ploded, and, because the wronged husband
summariy slew him, he is arraigned as Grim
| inal.
Counsei entered INTO a narrative OF the al
fair, alluded to Mr.. Keys age, (about fifty,) to
Mr. Hickiess friendship Tor NM ana stated
that tne defence would prove that olcKles had
USED an ms influence with the Fresi1ent 70 pro
cure hey re-app0mtmen1 10 ms once OF , Dls-
.rict Astorhey. ne Saiu tnat ne Iau oeen
| tempteo py mrs olckieS, II was ms uuty toacV
.he part ol oosepn. ne salu MI hey pre-
.ehue9 tlat ne was IN pao heaitll' say pre-
.ehueu' because, altlough ne hau not streilsth
enough " encounter the sphere oi uuty WHICH
a""lteu nun mere nevertheless ne hau sirehstn
70 carry out ms designs IN reference 10 tiie w!e
y, ms neiSiioor; Aiau ne eApehueu III 'iilS
Oou Sne SAINT phy sic:'i eAertioii men he eA
p end9u III tie prosecution OF ms adultery, ne
mouiu llise peel physlcaiiy as ne was Ine1lal-
y auequa'e 10 the uischarge OF every auty
"1 l3 Gevolved upon nm:
WI. Urailaln stated the circumstances OF re-
POI. u ilip1opel intimacy WIN MIS- olckles'
whlcn was a iS: oy hey, VINO succeeded IN
coiltihclns olcSles Oh MS innocence ne reia-
.eu .iie scoIy Vi lne anonymous letter, the de-
LECTION ol tile asSlghatlon by MI Wooldrldge
1iie collessioh Oh MIS-. ocKles the frenzy OF her
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENCE.
The hrst witness for the defence was VIM.
Badger U. s. Navy Agent at Philadelphia. He
is well acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs. Sickles,
and was also with Mr. Key. The relations
between Key and Sickles were of the most
intimate character Witness was at dinner
party at Sickles's on the 10th of February
last. Mr.. Key was there IAN inquiry as to
who else were there was objected to and ruled
that Mr.. and Mrs Pendleton. KEYS sister and
her husband were present Indicating the init
mate and friendly relations subsisting between
the families The counsel offered it. also. with a
view to the effect which the lately remembered
act of friendship must have had on Sickles mind
when he learned of Mr.. KEYS fidelity.1 The
company separated at abont IL o'clock. Wit
ness and Key left about the same time. Mrs.
Sickles and Key as guests of witnesses daugh-
ter, were at hop given by witness the next
day, February Ii, at Browns Hotel, where he
stopped. They did not come together.
John B. Haskin, M. C. from Westchester
Co., N. Y, was next examined. Has known
Sickles 20 years and Mrs Sickles about u
years. Was introduced to Kew by Sickles
Immediately after Buchanan's inauguration.
Often met Kew at Sickles's. Saw him last at
the opera in February last. Was at select
party at Mr.. Hoovers with Key and Sickles
shortly after the inauguration Mr. Sickles
urged the reappointment of Key to the office
he held, and Key thanked him for his inter
| cession and the interest he manifested. The
| intimacy between them was of the closest and
dearest character. Had a conversation with
| Key on the Sunday morning after the CORES
pondence which passed between him and Sick
les III February or March 1858 conversation
ruled QUIT l related part of the conyersa-
ton to Slckles, who said he believed Key was
an honorable man. They had long been mu-
tual friends, and he had no objection to Keys
visiting his house when invited by him.
Patrick Doherty, member of the Philadel.
phia bar, has been the intimate acquaintance of
Sickles since the time of Gen. Pierce's inau-
guraton. First met Mrs. Sickles the 9th or
9th OF March, 1851. Has visited at his house
both IN New ork and Washington. Has been
quite intimate with Key since last September,
and was with him at large party at Sickles's
the Thursday before Keys death. When the
party broke up, about 10 o'clock, went to a
dance at WIZARDS Hotel. Mrs. Sickles was
there. MIR. Sickles came about an hour after
wards. Saw Key in conversation with Mrs.
Sickles, before Mr. S. came. Saw him after
wards with Mrs. Doherty. She (my wife) was
promenading the room.
L made Mr.. Keys acquaintance in New
York, on the occasion of the cable celebration
on the lst of September; cannot say who in
troduced him to me, as Broadway was alive
with people. | saw Mrs Sickles go down the
street in a carriage; went down to where she
was, and not having good place there, | asked
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