The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-11
THE sIcKLE8 TRIAL.

Ould said That when The law NJ npprahl I.
10 this rase snall have been declared hy ~.
Court. then only The Prosecution would as.
.enf 10 The rrorosi'ior, but the case has no
yet reached That psinl.
ChiiiDa would withhold reply 70 This unit
lie prosecution hnyr anuounccd the evi
dence concluded On their rile Of The ques
lion
Carlisle submitted Instructions 10 counsel
for the defence. who will prepare counter in.
-lrucsions, - be argued Tomorrow morn.
ing, the tOlIv~ing are the instructions 70 ne
jury proposed 20 be submitted for The prose-
cuion. Il tie Jury believed 'rrm the whole
evidence il ccar, that the prisoner killed
Phillip barton key, BY discharning q pisi.l
o. pistols 10 ided ~ah gun-p0wder Ard ball
thereby giving him u mortal wound or
wounds, and that such killing was he will
ful aud intentional aci II ia. prisoner. and
Nas induced by the belief that the said DE-
ceased bad -etucea bic the prisonsr'SI wifi.
and <,me dar ur day or Tor any period, dsii
hiie ~ inds tiailr. prior 70 the Jay oi such
killing. had aduiteruus intercourse wi'h The
said wise. and that The prisoner was not pro-
yoked 10 such Filling BY any assault Or ~
'sr 81 violence th.n and there made b tie
deceased, nDOn OF rg1insi him, then such
xIllfuI ard intentional killing. II found b s
The Jury VI on M The facis and circum,tan.
ces given m evilence. l. murder; but sue h
killing cannot be found TO have been ~ilsul
and intentional, 10 fbr sense II this irslfnc.
lion. X il shall nave been proved 10 ne sa,-
i-factinn cf the jury, upon The while cvi-
dence that prisoner ~as, ia fact, insane a,
The time u -ach kliiug.
IN act OF reconciliation between counsel
took place in court. Stanton came % To
piid and inside m apology iDr any harsh re- =
marks I've had nsd- use Of ID The progress
" iis case. Oid frankly acerprei Ire appl-
0gy. and * pressed hi- pleasure a. The resto.
ration Of amicable relations.
WA>MSGroy. a prii 20, 1859
Tho pressure lnr admission into n. court
room L. hy b. mears 20 great on previous
lay. The general Impression yesferda,
.eened ID b. that the fria wonli be concim-
led ro-dy. but j, - now evident ,hr, The
argument on instructions will be 20 spun OUT
- ~ preseat its termination b,iOre Mon
dav.
Mr. Carlisle notified the Judge N Mr..
Bros dhsad WIS IN court, aud satisfactorily
Explained the cause III his not having been
here before Richard Bros head trsif,
am scqnainred with Sexes, saw him o.
TIE ..ay VI the homicils; wss walking or
end mri ny trend Halden-n. VI Harris
burg. ard We called o, Jude Back, when
>ickirs care 10; | introduced him 10 Nr
Haii- man; few words PASSED between Mr..
Seki~s I'D f1sd-man. nt he subject y
Penney lvsnia Toi'ic-. cal!rd Sscklrs' ai-
ieniis,n TO some mu1 va he boots. and u,
est Tie rnnra ID take il M. and returned
~san- Lesrd iv-'-~tsp- ~ ne stats. III,
mae diaIely rose aud s.rrpra cot a. /; q.
meet the ptr-0n TIE w~ cut me .imo
II ninu'e ~ two judsr ]; came 10. yfr,
n4a-t xgl',d. ifier susae tame Sttkies ~.
turned H-iienlan End myself stepped up
70 han. !islG-aisn aciins =. spokesman
SEEING tlsst h4 MAS there without friends
HsIdrman rendered our services n 70 win
aiia to NE magistrate. He thanked u:
i-k~d wssit . bailabie 0iirnrs IL sald ~
pd not knuw. bit that II ala the facts were
kns~t. K w,niI be. lie Then added .Gcd
knows would ~ justified. syr could MOI
nsp a.
I'LL argHmeni or the Instructions was
commenced " mr. CARLISLE for he prosccu-
tion. followed W Stanton Tor the defence,
vccJry ing the entire day.
Senator Douglas occupied seat AZ the
lawyrr-' table,. AMI appeared much interes-
Jed ID AIR. Stan'on's eloquent argument Tor
the defence. Sir. Brady wall continue the 4
srgrrert On Monday On the same side, and
Mr. nult will elose Tor the prosecution.
WAsHiscroS. \ pril -, 1859.
The Court room MS rfv~ded gnis MORN
ing. Mr- Brady argued II an eloquent aud
allie manner On tile instructions d the Dc \
fence. manly on the question II insanity 4
ne -ntsascTsh 70 show that tie D,rrlngsr
pistol was fired BY Mr.. Key there i NO
moral y ilness % rs.nsa, that fact
When VI, Ersdy cNfae 10 The eleventh Of
the in-rruclina-. which are rs .ollcws:
II TIE jury have INV doubt a. " the case,
either in reference % The homicide. or ih-
q1ssii9r II the sanity 81 Sickles. he should
be nrquuled--the Judge interrupted him,
saving the court had already decided so ia
one casr.
The reports IT the rrnnss lvahia Hospital
for the in.anr, show that the mos, exciting
causes 81 insanity are from domestic irou-
bies. tie lrusred that Mr.. Sickles, 20 far
from being punished and degraded hy his
appearance here On trial wouIt give dignity
~ the criminal dock. II alr Brad,fs con.
cIusi0n. which was forcible and et, quent.
he said that II Dir. SickIrs had not resented
ne wrong done him, a. h. DID,, he could
never have returned 10 New York and