The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-20

sion that he was going to Philadelphia; did
not see him get into the cars; be had n carpet
bag; can not exactly say when Mr.. SiclIles was
away, but know IL he was away any nieht
last year or this year, would hardly be back
TO the house before Key would be there, when
ever Mr.. Sckles was away Key was there; I
recollect tho night Of Senator Gwyn's party,
fancy ball last year; about two o'clock in tho
morning Key and Mrs. Siokles left Gwyn's
house and got into the carriage together.
drove him and her TO the National Hotel; they
sat In the carriage little while, when Key got
out and bid her good night, and was told TO
drive homes was told to drive down H or
street; It was always Mrs. Sickles' orders,
given in the presence Of Key; that was the only
time drove them from party; on that night
Mr.. Sickles was at home and in bed; can not
exactly give the date of that party; the orders
to drive in the back streets were always given
by Mrs. Sickles; Key was always in the car
riage at the time; drove past the City Hall
one day while Key and Mrs. Sickles were in
the carriage; he went in and she waited till
he came out, and then 1 drove to Georgetown;
this was last year, perhaps in May; met him
almost every day in the year, and so can not
fix any day; drove her once to Keys house
in G street; left him there as we came from
the cemetery, but she did not 20 in; she left
cards there for Mrs. Pendleton.
Geo. B. Woodbridge, recalled. The apony-
nous letter to Mr.. Siokles was produced and
shown to the witness. He identified 1t as the
same letter, with the same envelop, he had
seen on Friday, February 25ih, two days be-
fore Mr.. Key was shot.
He said-Mr. Sickles showed the letter to
me; he read most of it, but did not read all;
he handed it to me and read the rest of 1t.
| (The letter referred to was banded to the Jury)
Mr.. Sickles said to me, "That villain has just
passed the house and has made his signals
A., tno, Ank ha frftfh
| of the statements contained In the anonymous
letter; on Friday 1 communicated the facts
had learned to Mr.. Sickles; told him had
| got the consent of parties to occupy aroom OPP
| posite the house of assignation; informed
Mr.. Sicklss that a young man told me that the
woman was last seen going into the house on
Thursday previous; 1 afterward discovered
that it was Wednesday, instead of Thursday,
that she was there; told this To Mr. Sickles,
and described the dresses Of the parties; he
was convinced that the woman was his wife;
told him the signal of the ribbon hung in the
window was known to the people of the vicin-
ity, and they knew by that when Key was in
the house and the woman was coming; told
him how the house was rented; when told
Mr.. Sickles that it was Wednesday, instead of
Thursday, that his wife had been there re-
NAMED with him
To Mr.. 0uld-When he first spoke Of the
letter he took me to his room and said: George,
have painful news to communicate to you.
He then took the letter out Of his pocket and
read all but the last two lines, and then burst
into tears; told him hoped the woman was
. not his wife; he then said that he did not usu-
ally take any notice of anonymous letters, hui
these facts are easily proved, as he had found
that there was such house as that described
in the letter, and that he had heard Key had
rented it. He asked me to watch and see Il
the woman that went to meet Key, was bi
wife; hired room in the house opposite t
it, and did SO; we both went in a carriage t
Fifteenth street and he pointed out the hous
to me; Mr.. Butterworth talked to Mr.. Sickle
and tried to calm him; after his first exelam
= alton, Mr.. Butterworth said, only we kno'
,; it. Mr.. Sickles replied, the whole town know
d it--what shall do2 Mr.. Butterworth said
You are man of honor, and have no adviC
d to give. never heard Mr.. Butterworth sa
sr to Mr.. Sickles, There is but one course for 20
- - to pursue.
70 The Court adjourned till tomorrow.