The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-04
THE sICKLEs TRIAL.

Wifness-The incident which ] am abon
70 state occurred, ] think. in the year 10
on the occasion of the death Of Professor
ia Ponte, in New York. lie was kind oil
patron and guardian Of SickIes; or rn-
sher might say that SickIes was regarded
by Us students as his proieee-as one in
whom ia Ponte took special interest with
REGARD 10 his education.
In the cemetery where Prof. Da Pon,c
was buried. immediately after his body was
lowered into the ground, Sickles broke out
into a spasm Of passionate criei and mos,
frantic energy; he raved and tore up and
down tAe graveyard, shrieking and might
ray, even yelling, 90 much so that il was
iapo~eibie az US, who were his friends. 10
moilfv him IN suy measure by words. W.
we're obliged 70 take hold Of him and, BY
friendly force, restrain him. and thus we
took him out Of the cemetery. The demon
siration that he made might tc called one
of frantic griet. The impression / have il
that he tore his clothes nrd hair. con
not swear positively - "a that; the other
fas's are very indclibly impressed on my
mind.
Cross-exsmined bv Mr OrLl:--Cannot
tell precisely what was Mr.. Sirkles' age ~
the time OF that occurrence. /. was N 40
cannot say how long this frantic grief las
ied--somewhc between 4 and 10 minutes:
saw no trace Of i the day iallowing; two Or
three days nfftr wards did not notice ANY,
thing extraordinary or unusual in bis ap-
pearance. might say possibly that lie ap-
pearcd 70 be rather lighi-headed and appa-
rentIy too much % under the circum stances;
his light-hesrtedness seemed unna'ural in
contrast with the grief he had exhibited
two days before; with respect TO the first
manifestation u was The most remarkable
"ne | ever saw. have been in the ministry
for several years aud have never seen any
tling like II.
Major Hopkins coschman: Saw Key on
Sunday mvrninc: he was shot about half
past one; saw KY 10 tile middle Of L,iay-
ette square, walking back aud forth two or
three times 20 Jackson street; that wss all
saw on Sunday; did not see him on Mon
day or Wednesday. before The shooting he
walked past me five or six times; saw him
wave his handkerchief two or three times
Mrs. =. came out and joined him NJ The cor.
ner o. II. street and Madison place; saw
them 60 up Fifteenth street and lost sight
Of them on The steps OF John Gray.
Did you know her
To The best Of my opinion il was Mrs.
SickIes
Mss. Nancv Brown, middle-aged wo-
man, was next placed on the stand. As the
osti was administered 10 her, she said she 1
did not hear I. distinc,ly,and wanted 10 IN
derstand u; she drew nearthe clerk and took
the oath.
Examined BY Mr.. Brady--I live on Fiji
ieenth street; my husband 10 the Presidents
gardener; l know Mr. Key; saw him on
Inc Wednesday before he was shot.
Where did you see hint"
Wisness-l ssw him
Mr.. Carlisle--Siop, stop.
Witness. fhurriedIy IL saw him enter the
house. on Fiftesmth street, next to nine.
The witness determination to be- heard,
excited laughter among the crowd.
NJ. Oald-tt 10 time that objections re
'aised 10 these attempts 10 prove the slIcg
20 adultery between the deceased and pris-
Dner's vile. II this 10 link In the chain
% proof that IL 10 designed 10 establish, no
'scn testimony - this can be received Ia
Bviaence.
NJ. bssdy conts nded that they had
light to prove that Mr.. Key and Mrs, Sick.
fs were hsving sduiterous communication,
20 ne would insist that Key was killed in
y aet pf adultery within The meaning
= The law, He offered this evidence ~
'sses % prove On sduIterous intercourse and
,onnecticn carried on between Key and
1tss. kickless w . standing agreement be-
ween them, dating further back than The
'vng u the house on Fifteenth street, and \
,onnected with the hiring and furnishing or I
nst house, and they would claim that where a
~ Rtnllpfcf hires house aud fakes ~ n c