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Mr.. P. Allows Somebody to get
Particular Justice.
CHAs. JONES TEsTIFIEs.

at half past ten O'Clock this morning, wit b the
usual crowd in attendance.
After Mr.. Sickles came in he had hui rried
conference with Messrs. Brady and Stant IN.
George B. Wooldridge's cross -examin alton
was continued, but nothing of impor lance
elected.
Examination in chief resumed-The sc fa is
near the piano, which is at the extreme o nd of
The room; after Mr.. Sickes returned that
Sunday there was great buzz and conf usion
In the house; some dozen people were there
talking in couples, in regard to exere ising
caution in the investigation; he told me must |
be cautious and not use Mrs. Sickles' nan Ie; he |
had the knowledge that his wife had not been
there on Thursday; it was that which de-
pressed me in having to tell him that it, was
Wednesday, and not Thursday, that In dy was
there. l rode with Sickles to the neigh'oorhood
of the house on Fifteenth street on Friday; he
did not get out of the carriage ma Ike inqui-
ries; returned there about seven O'Clock that
night; it was n dark, stormy night; did
not stay more than half hour in the neigh
borhood; drove from there to the Capitol;
| understood that was to sec this lady when j
| came there. / saw the negro boy Crittenden,
| and found that he was full of knowledge about
Key going there; the negro did not know who
| the lady was, and did not have to make inqui-
| ries; the information came from the negro and
| to me; l was acting on the first directions
| which were to find out, as his friend, whether
this lady was his wife or mott he did not say
any thing to me on Friday evening about it;
he said nothing except what was in the letter,
about me being guarded in my inquiries;
he did not say whether I was or was not
to make inquiries of other parties; by Mr..
Sickles' manner 1 should think that my com
munication to him on Saturday afternoon
about the dresses of the lady, and about
the day being Wednesday, and not Thursday,
completely convinced him; he was quito pros
| ha al aho tha or
ymous letter. We drove to the neighborhood,
and he indicated to me the house; he said he
had been there that morning; he said his hopes
were that it was not his wife. A note addressed
to me by Mr.. Sickes on Saturday afternoon,
said that should be cautious in my inquiries
about using the name of Mrs. Sickles, as
suspicion, not true, was worse than the
dreadful reality. Another note said that he
had made inquiries which assured him that it
was not his wife who had been there. 1 can
not recollect the names of any persons il, the
lobby of the House on the Saturday afternoon,
while Mr.. Sickles was so agitated. I can re-
member Capt Goddard and Major Barrett and
, McClosky being in Mr.. Sickles' house just after
the homicide; can not say what time elapsed
from Butterworths going till saw men run
ming. The words of Mr.. Sickles, What shall
1 doP were not addressed as question to But
terworth, but was an exclamation. l was
= very much affected that day. 1 can not estimate
and seeing the people run. Five minutes might
. cover the whole of it; there is one matter in
4 which think am misunderstood; it might
appear that the words, What shall do, was
question to Butterworth; it was not; it appeared
to be in this way, (witness holding his hands
= to his head) Butterworth's words, Be quiet
were to sootb and calm Sckles.
Albert A. Megafey sworn--I know Key; was
tolerably intimate with him; 1 was member
of the Club up to the time of its dissolution and
l. met Key there; had conversation with Key in
:, relation to Mrs. Sickles the day or two imme.
l. diately preceding the Napier ball, which was
y on the 18th of February; recollectit from some
20 thing that occurred at the ball between Key
. and myself; never had regular set conversa-
d tion with him about the matter, but had re
!, ferred to it three or four times when met him
d Mr.. Brady--I desire you to state this con
Ii versatiOn.
t, District Attorney-I object.
y Mr.. Brady-We propose to prove by this
witness that shortly before the decease of Kew
the witness had noticed certain conduct on bis
part toward Mrs. Sickles, which led him to
> suggest TO Mr.. Key that the latter was observed
to be over attentive to her, in answer to which
Key remarked that he had II great friendship
for herr that he considered her a child and had
q parental feeling toward her, and he repeled
e indignantly the idea of having any but kind
10 and fatherly feelings toward her. Second--At
,d q subsequent conversation in relation to the
same subject, when the witness REQUIRED to il
"a and suggested to Key that he might get into
danger and difficulty about the matter, Key
e laid his head the loft breast of his coat and
ii said, ! am prepared for any emergency.
ld Mr. Ould argued that the evidence Of these
% conversations is inNdmissiblei they had not
'u been in any manner connected with the de
81 ceased, and it did not appear that they ha,
a; been communicated to him.
Tho Court finally ruled that it was not ad
missble
Cd Felix McClusky testifed--Mr sickles, afto
g killing Key, looked, when he came in as thougl
ooi he would kill every man in the houses Iwatche,
him on the stairs and followed him; hear'
,tir him grooming and sobbing; the police thei
nd came, and there were other persons in tho hall
ne | did not hear what took place in the bacl
room; when they went in they slammed th
3ly door.
m An official certificate in regard to the dimen
nd sions of Lafayette Square, the scene of th
tragedy, was produced in Court 1t states I
me- as, be 725 feet long and 4l9 feet wide. Madiso
Place is 20 feet long and 90 feet wide.