The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-20
WAsmNaroN, Tuesday. April le,

of clerical supe," used by the prosecution, and
supposed to be applied by the District Attorney to
this gentleman, has caused a feeling of regret
among the personal friends OF Mr.. Guild, aud In
digna,ion in the minds Of those cognizsnt Of the
pure sentiments involved In the intimacy.
Mr. ould subsequently sought an opportunity
of making an explanation to the Rev. gentleman,
but the latter declined accepting it.
Emanuel b. Hart, Thos J. Brown and Chevalier
wykeff are unremittipg in their attention to Mr.
Sickies.
The Judges decision yesterday, admitting the
evidence Of adultery, took all by surprise. This
decision hardly covers the admission Of rebutting
evidence. 1t is believed the defence will get
through the evidence on this point tomorrow
Two Of the counsel, one on each side, will sum up
the evidence before the jury.
The Court opened to-day at the usual hour.
Policeman Mann recalled lie produced a pair
of peutIemeu's kid gloves and common comb.
Did not receive the cigaritos.
BI}ort cslled--kesides in New York; is Sur
yeyor of that port. Has known Sickles IL years
| Have seen the witnesses who were examined yess
ter,lsy Saw Mrs Brown and Mrs. Seeiy at Sickes
house MIR Radcliffe suggested 10 him that soDe per.
sou would come that day 10 identify Mrs Sickles, and
| requested him to admit them, which he did, they
| saw Mrs. s. in my presence; Mrs. Brown came
some four or five days before the others. L was
| s,syiug at sickes house by his reqnest. Here
| oy permission Of the court, MIR. Sick!es retired
| from the room
| .Jobu Thompson, Policeman-Resides in New
| ynrt was az one time coachman for Mr.. IS; went
to him on the 10th of November, 1885,; left him
| the 4,h of February, 1855 was acquainted with
| Key by seeing and driving him; Mrs. 5. went
| from her house in the carriage alone, generally
| be,veep Il and / o'clock; she remained out until
1 or 5 O'clock, sometimes 6; the dinner hour was
usually 512 O'clock; Mr.. sickles was generally
away before IL O'Clock, and returned about or 5;
| could hardly mention day that Key did not meet
| NJ: he met us at the Presidents house, and Sena-
| ora Douglas, G xinns aud Siideii's: he sometimes
came TO the carriage and told me to drive through
| the back streets: when he met us he would always
| salute Mrs. s., saying good morning, madam" he
| sometimes remained on horse back; he never
| got in the CARRIAGE at Sickes' door but once,
and then he got out before we got back 10 the
house: he always got cut at the corner OF the
| Avenue and 18th streets, at the Club House, knew
| him only once to come home with Mrs. s.;
tina. was in April or May last; he
| went into the house. When he came / cannot
| say; have known him come to the house when
Sick les was absent at New York; he always came
| ar DARK: knew him to be there sometimes late at
| NIGHT: he and Mrs S. always remained in the
study, the door being shut while they were there.
There was u sofa in that room with the foot right
at the door; had known him to be there one night
in Sick les, absence until O'Clock in the morning:
he was there when l went to bed, about To
or IL o'clock, consequently don't know how long
he remained. On these occasions no one was in
| the roum but Key and Mrs. s the night he was
there until l O'Clock they were in the study; he
came at o'clock there were no other visitors be-
tween these hours; thinks it was in May, 1858.
Odd anything particular occur at that time
| to which you attention was calledt
| Ayes, Sir.
Mr. rady-Reate it to the jury.
HitnesS--I was going to bed about l o'clock: al
the head of the ball stairs l met the se8mstrees
talked with her a little while, knowing Key was in
| sboupht the hall he Ea1
| and Mrs Sickles went TO the hall door and looked
out; there nobody there; Key shut the hal
door and locked it again. They went into the
study and heard them locking the study door and
the door that leads from the psrlor into the study
there are two doors in the study; heard them lock
ing both of them; stood little while, and heard
them making q noise with the sofa for about two
| or three minutes; mentioned to the seausstress
that they were making a noise and she ran away
and would not hearken to me laughter as it was
not sui able language for her to hear heard them
again afterwards; then went to bed; l had been
out late; came in about IL O'Clock; knew Mr.
aud Mrs were there; it was a matter of CONVEX
sation among us all that
Mr. 0uId.-Never mind that
Wftness.-Havs seen Key come around the
square and pass the house while Sickles was with.
III; perhaps an hour afterwards he would come up
when Sickies had gone out, aud then be would
| come in he never came in while Sickes was al
home, except on reception days; he always rang
the bell when he came to the door; the last time
! L him was at I9yfOT ~ elhQfyS DOOR store
They have visited the Congressional Cemetery two
or three times and Oak Hill Cemetery two or three
timer; these visits were generally between l and
3 O'Clock in the afternoon; Key would meet Us
somewhere on the street; they would walk down
iu the grounds out Of my sight, and would be
gone hour oran hour aud half, and then
come back and drive away; sometimes they would
ride horseback.
Q-When they came out again, what would they
| A-They would get into the carriage. There
| was only one time Key rode in the carriage 70
the Congressional Cemetery. Another time he
went hoI setback. He tied his horse to the railing.
and helped Mrs. s. out of the carriage, and walked
down the burying ground. They stsid about an
hour. Another time brought Mrs. S. in her car
| riaga alone and when got there i saw KEYS
horse there colored.man came up and handed
her q letter. She took the letter and walked dow
l the path. Key came afterwards in carriage and
told his coored man to take the carriage to the
| house. lis then followed Mrs. S. down the path
They we're there about an hour. Key, on coming
back, went off on his horse across the COUP try
| drove Mrs. s. home by the road.
| Cross Examine Drove out most every day
Key met nearly every day; the first time that
4 saw Key was in April, 1858; the intimacy between
Key and Mrs. S. was all the time up to july when
witness left; he visited the house daily; witness
| always drove Mrs. S. out about O'Clock and Mr.
| Key generally met her. The days when witness
would be late In getting the carriage X would
come to the house; the night Key staid so late
4 WHuboS saw SJulc III anu tHen went tn
speud the evening, and when he came back Kew
was still there Thinks was there while wiz
ness was away. When witness came back he sat
In the kitchen about al hour, and then went IN
the hall stairs to bed slept in the attic; when
witness went up stairs IL was about 10 O'Clock. |
sto, al the head OF the steps some ten minutes.
when witness passed the library door il was
not locked; witness thinks he walked to the
head of the stairs, aud had little Joke
with the girl Laughter 1t was then he
Kew and Mrs. y on nd lnofy
tue door. Witness was talking to the girl about
himself or something OF the sort, in some Joking
Language. Servants must talk TO one another |
After the door had been locked by Key the con- |
vsrsatop between witness and Bridget changed to |
Key aud Mrs 4. Witness heard the key turn ia |
tue study door. The sofa in the study IS q large
one, ana covered with red. When Sickles was out |
Of town Key generally came in the evening Mrs. |
). was not out of the city for long while. Wiz
ness was here in town during all the pas. wIu'e,
Don't think Sickies was in New forK during an
that time. Witness drove him 20 .ne cars, ana
thinks he went to Baltimore or Philadelphia for |
one niah,Whnt not 10 New York. Don't know |
how of,sn witness drove him to the cars. Every |
nighr sickles went from home, Key came to the |
hanss When witness drove to the cemetary, be. |
800 ,;oned Mrs and Key always remained |
!; ..aaonnt of witness sight. % the occasion of |
a fsncv ball ut Mrs. Senator Gwinb's, Key |
aod MRS s drove there together, aud drove down Ii
- They remained Ia the carriage some Minutes |
Then Key got out and babe Mrs good night, on |
this occasion Mr. s was at home ia bed; Mrs AL |
ways gave orders about driving through the back |
streets and Key would always be in the carriage |
when che gave these orders; witness drove To this
court house once from Judge Douglas, and Kew
got out and came in the court house, he then ras |
Turned to the carriage and they drove off in the
direction OF Georgetown has driven Mrs to Keys |
houae In y street; she always left her card fhsre
for nrs Pendleton, Mr. Keys sister; did not ace
DIR Key On these occasions. w
r Geo Emerson caled-Isa butcher; has known
hey Tor nve years; knew Mrs. Sickles and Nh. 8 /
poth well; Witness for IL or 10 months has seen |
Session, very early in the morning, Mrs s. came 20
witness stall and ordered meat, and went away.
Ihsy came back afterwards. Mrs. g. asked how
Mach der bill was, and handed Key her porte mon.
naie across the stall and told him TO pay it, which
10 dld Witness thinks he gave no change back
TO Mrs s. Mr.. SicklAa came 10 markat ~ I'm Mt. |