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PRISONER AND sPECTA
TORS IN TEARS.
'BRIDGET DUFFY's TESTIMONY OF THE SUE
FERINGS OF MIR. AND MRS. SICKLES
DURING THE NIGHT OF AGES.

DURING THE NIGHT OF AGES.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Judge Crawford
took his seat on the bench at twenty minutesk
past ten o'clock.
Mr.. Sckles was brought in and placed in the (
dock. Rev. DR.. Payne, pastor of the Episcopal
Church, occupied scat among the prisoners (
counsel, and the Rev. Mr.. Haley, seat near
the prisoner. Mr.. Woodbridge, who has \
figured so conspicuously in the case, occupedk
10 seat next to Mr.. Sickles' father. He is al
tall, powerfully built man, of some 35 years oil
lage. He lost the use of his lower limbs by an
accident, and has consequently, to use crutches.
He wears thick mustache, but no whiskcrs i
.aud is a resolute-looking man.
John J. McElhone was the first witnessI
.called for the defense, and was examined byI
Mr.. Brady; resides in Philadelphia; is one of
sthe reporters of the Congressional Globe; has
4 known Mr. Sickles two or three years; hasI
known Mrs. Sickles more than year; visited
.Sickles' frequently, and was on terms of friend
,ship with him. has known Key seven or eight
Is ears; had frequent opportunities of knowing
the relations that existed between him andl
,Sickles. Whenever | saw them together, theyI
always held toward each other the languagel
sand appearance Of good friends. Mr.. Key
frequently expressed his friendship for Sickes.
Jonah D. Hoover examined-Resides inl
Washington, and formerly United States Mar
gshal. Mr.. Key was my most intimate and|
Acherished friend for ten years or more. First
became acquainted with Sickles sometime after
sthe Inauguration of President Pierce; became
intimate with him. think introduced Key
gtO Sickles either at Willard's or at my own
Ahouse. The relations which existed between
AKey and Sickles were relations of friendship.
) He was examined regarding the correspondence
Gbetween Key and Sickles, which took place in
1858. Key told witness that he had received a
mote from Sickles, telling him that so far as
Athat affair was concerned, he was perfectly sat
Hisfied, and that he hoped their relations would
'8continue as previously.
Il On your interview with Sickles, what
of kindness toward Key did he usea
dA.-He said he had always liked Key; that he
f3thought him a man of honor; that this thing
8shocked him when he first heard of it, but tha
#owing to Keys and my assurance, he was viii
&sling to meet him as formerly.
Rev. Smith Payne examined--Am a clergy
Hman of the Episcopal Church; reside in Wash
eiington; know Sickles and his wife; made thei
twelve months ago; saw Sickle
on the Saturday preceding the day of Key
Hdeath; it was about five o'clock in the after
@lnoon; 1 was coming from the Capitol in u car
Mirage with my son; as we were passing Lafay
flette Square my attention was called by my sol
4 to Sickles, who was passing, going eastward
was struck by his appearance, and called my
SONS attention to it.
1 do not know that can very accurately de
lfne it now; the impression made on me wa
that his appearance was very PECULIAR perhap
4 in attempting to define it 1 mix up my subse
Mquent impressions with those which had a
n the time, but it was certainly very peculiar.
q &thought there was a wildness like a man VIII,
Twas in some profound, some great trouble Of
&lsome kind or other. l do not know that l car
45accurately draw line between my previou
4 &impressions and those which 1 have now.
Is said to my son, GLOW very bad or how yer,
strange he looks" do not reeollect tho pre-
else words. 1t was enough to show that my at
&t tention was called specifically to the peculiarit,
on my mind certainly was that there was kim
gof mingled defiant air about him--a desolat
air. do not know how otherwise to define il
ross-examined by the District Attorney
y was driving in front of the Presidents hOus
hOmeward. He was walking the opposite wa
n i'm front of the Presidents house. We saw hin
&approaching; was walking rapidly; he did no
\ address me; don't know that he saw me.
Hon. II. j. Walker sworn-Ether three, o
twenty minutes after three o'clock, l saw Sick
y les in his own house on the afternoon of Sun
day, February 9th. As he came in his man
ner appeared excited; there was something
strange and unusual about it; his voice wa
somewhat different from the manner in whic
II had usually heard him speak; he advance
and took me by the hand, and L think he the
said, "a thousand thanks for coming to see M
~ under this circumstance"
M He had scarcely repeated these words whe
l saw great change in his appearance. III
became very much convulsed indeed he thre
n Hlhimself on the sofa, and covered his face wit
his hands. He then broke into an agony G
unnatural and unearthly sounds, the most re
lmarkable ever heard-something like
scream, interrupted by violent sObbing Frol
ahis convulsed appearance in the act of writl
Ming, his condition appeared to me very frigh
aful and appalling, so much SO that / though
aif it lasted much longer, ho must become il
II sane. He was indulging in constant exclami
ations about dishonor having been brought G
Ibis house, wife and child. He seemed particl
arly to dwell on the disgrace brought upon h
child should think this continued lor t.
Hminutes.
FL endeayored to pacify him, but with vel
ittlo effect. turned from him to go for
'#physician, when he seemed to stop little
H. these violent exclamations, aud finally tht
kdbroke off; the spasms became more violent
8they ceased; must have been there over ha
Han hour. accompanied him from his hou
Ito the jail; was alarmed at bis condition, n
Iknowing when the cOnyulsions would recur.
N Cross s-oxamned-At first do not think al
#person was present but ButteIworth; was We
#much excited myself, but will not be certai
III think that Butterworth and Goddard car
Min when these terrible oonvulsions occurred;
Mthink that there was no one present but m
%self Iremained talking with Butterworth 70
dor five minutes, when Sickles came in alo
tkHand stayed with us some little time. l W,
Slfrom great variety of causes, much excited
Tnever was more SO than when the convusio
Scame on; thought would go for physica
III AT this point, Mr.. Stanton, who was near t
.sprisoner, asked that the cross examination
n discontinued for the present, in order that t
Aaccused might retire few minutes.
"A During the statement OF ;ne witness, n
-EASicklcs was violently affected, breaking out il
sobs and profusely shedding tears. Il. b. HI