New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-23
TRIAL OF DANIEL E. SICKLES,
CHARGED Win T8E
MURDER OF PHILIP BARTON KEY.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
wAssnsIo,, Friday, April y, 1859.

Ii IS IL cou,enplsion he part OF tbs defssss 10
agree 10 di,ptnse with TIE sumnirg-up speeches On
both side~ srs TO let the Gaze 20 tue Jury after As
evidence is closed II The offer Is made side is
viii probably be accepted 0a the other 1t woaN b
a gratifying instance OF sefdeaiM 90 Vie
psrt OF the two counsel for the defessA
Messrs Chiltoa and Brady, to whom the summing -
has been committed and would seem to be pruass
move IN the interest Of Mr. Siokles. Tue coasss for
tie defense feel some decscy in making the oder, es<
think il possible the suggestion may come nom .as
Jury in Which case they Will sssert
TIE mode of prooedare here is somevhst pecuitN.
Aner the evidence closed either side may asa me
Court for instructions 70 the Jury on the law, aad
none are asked, the Judge has nothing SnaseyW 70
cay to the Jury in the way of charging them IL N
suuCtous asked by the one sice and oejected 20
by the obes the matter ~ argued, snd after the A.
gunlent the Judge nstructs the Jary when tse sum-
mrg up speeches msde, the counsel Tor the prose-
cUtion having the las. wore. The Judge has nosntns
further say TO the jury la tins case she PROSE-
outon 90 not ask for Instructions the defense vii not
and thus argument that point viii be avoided, Aaa
the judge will have no right tO instruct the jay.
Tie three witnesses, McEhope, Brodhesd aaa Hal
demsr, who we're attached yesterday were csnea, om
neither q them answered.
MIR. Cbas. II. Winier, q member of the bar, sd-
dressed the Court, saying ne wanted TO make an ca
plaza in regard to tue testimony of Mr.. Doyle;
The Judee-lt Is cut of the usual course, ard do
not SEQ how It can Do done unless you are pus "a ms
stand witness.
Mr. Ould-Thst is what he proposes to DO.
The Judge-It is not usual tor a witness ~ cal MN
self
MIR. Csrlisle-Mr. winder himself feels some desire
on the subject: there is none en- our parI
The Juige-ESplsnstons have become so teqaeot
A. 20 be ANNOYING that lie rot the object OF tesloooy
at all. Ii there be no objection lave none'
Mr.. Bra we nave none.
Mr. Wncer-I do not know If the COUNSEL WIZ ia
dulge me TO refer to the conversation to when Nj.
Doyle referred yesterday by so dong tank 4 Dan
make il very clear and plAin. unless they 49, nase
simply to stse that Mr. Doyle was utterly mistakes
in saying that had told hun these papers were ioaSd
on the person Of Mr. Key at the time OF the Cofo0ets
iuquest what happened aiierwaTd 90 no' know 10 ~.
cause left at the conclusion Of the testimony ana all
Mf. Brsdy-I think that fully meets all that Vas said
IN respect 10 yeu. A..
time the search WAS made Of Mr. Keys peIsos, during
the Corouers inquest, there was not scrap OF Papes
found.
The Judge-No one says there was.
Dir Wnder--Mr. boy 10 says SAID there was.
The Judge-It is mere contounding OF the t~'
Ioseph Dudrov racaled-I did not think Mr.. Siokles
was any excited than any other man "9uli pe "a
fight or snythng of that kind when the isss shos
was troo was tblrty-hve OF forty feet from MN, uo
not hod sny conversation with hm. ,-
Crcss-exauine1 by Mr. Brady-l have ireqacnty
seen Mr. Slckles in Congress. -
blr. Dela6ec, Tscalled-As TO MI Slches spPea
ance and manner il rather COOL alter Ne shot MI
Key be walked away very quietly ne put Tue P"sv.
in his pocket afterwsrd; saw nothing strange In ms
manner before he met SIR key tins Is my ihlpressi1
after revie wing the affair. -,
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brady-I thought from his
firing such number vi times that he was rasef cooL
Mr.. Brady From that, 1 shoud think he was
Witness-I never saw Mr. Sickes under excitement
o What was the distance between you and MIR.
| Sickles. -, A.. IA, os
| the street: did not know the color OF MIR. Sokless
eyes till him in Court; thought no walked ta'ocr
| erect, and very dgnitedi cannot say wnesne' As
| walked Glow or fast. -, ~,
| Chas. III. g. Lewis swom-Am connected with TIE
Cong,esslonal Globe Office; have hero the proceed
logs of he House for Friday and Saturday, oh ana
| 10Th OF February lat.
10 Question by Mr.. Carlsle-The reporters are
| Messrs Kinks, Smith, McElhone, Andrews aud Hays.
don know whether Mr. Andrews is in the city.
Mr. CaIlisle-Iake care Of these papers.
| M. Brady-IIayo you looked into these corpuleut
| 70 Is to zee how much Of them pertains to Mr..
Scklesl
Witress-They contain all the proceedings Of those
two days. 49,,
MIR. Brsdy-Judging from the bundles, l should be
| very much alarmed at these speeches.
| Mr.. Carl sle-Ihey short speeches, made under
tue five minutes rule. THIS evidence 10 offered 70
show the condition Of the prisoners mind on the En-
day and Saturday previous to the killing OF Mr. hey.
| Mr. Bracy-Ne don't object to this
Mr.. Carlisle know that; but want the Court TO
understand our purpose. .
| M Brady-Ne admit that Mr.. Sickles addressed
tie House on Saturday, but before he learned that
| all hope relative to mis- wife hsd been dispeued.
| Francis Ii. Smith, examined by Mr. Csrlisls-Am
one Of the official corps OF reporters OF the House
| Representatives; was in tue House on Friday and
Saturday the 18th and 10Th OF February last mf.
Sckles made speeches those days have before me
the manuscript Of those speeches. that OF The speech
Of Saturday is in the handwriting Of Mr.. MoElhons
entirely the first three pages OF Friday seem TO Dc In
the ndgrtng Of Mr. MoElhonei there are additions
and corrections in Fridays speech in another hand
writing and in different ink do not know whose hsaa
writing that 10. 49, -
To Mr. Brady-I do not know at what hour Mr.. Sick
les spoke; on Friday, l think ne spoke at s9osts
| o'clock and Cd Saturday though cannot speak pre-
! ciesely about that about o'clock.
| Mr. Carlsle read from The COngressoHA Gfo1e tbs
speech o, Mr.. Sckles on the subject OF Navy ard,s
| delivered on Friday, the Zotb, as iouows;
M sICKIEsI 10 amend tho amendment OF the sn
esmsn from Onto By 'ihins gu. .. 'es yns 90 en-
Navy YHd, eIeep, t69s At Ps.saeSa nofon No g. s
orna and Ssetsts Harbor think there 70 room of
meDt economy In reerercs to our hsyyind esAsss-
Betr,ucnment should BE- now naways aintinhA'si
Navy Yards Dor economy should not cripple the NOR in
posD. laval e,sb,huens Of tss country TssI .ho Dc
.rpt upon efficient footing There never had Sses
len strong Navy necessary than now Bat s
a 10; y :S SGS s s. ES .ys5s y. I, We
have mere Nav Yards than either England or France"
| Mr.. Carlisle then read from Mr. Sickiess osIof-
| day speech on the same subject
| WiInets-I cannot state at what hour this speech
| Of Saturday was made / only Judge u was about
| O'Clock, because the House met at ii a. m, and "a.
jOuned at D. m, and this occurs about the middle Of
| the days proceedings. go
| To Hr. Brady-I was present when Mr.. Sekss
| made those observations, both on Friday and SatG-
Mr.. Brady admitted that the corrections in the mas
uscript Of Fridays speech were in the Handwriting Oh
! Mr. Sickles.
! The manuscript was then exhibited TO the Jury.
| To Mr. Carlisle do not know at what h0ar tho