Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-04-15
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than two hundred names exhausted, before
jury was obtained Most Of the persons sum-
monod wero disqualified by reason Of opn-
ions Of the case. entertained or expressed;
and, so far as indicated, these opinions we're
in favor of the prisoner. From this fact the
newspaper correspondents infer that public
opinion at Washington is favorable TO Mr..
Sickles. IL may warrant a guess that the
jury will stand the same way.
On the eth, District Attorney Ould open
ed the case in a brief and strong statement Of
his view Of it,
Ilc said that the evidence would show that. while the
prisoner came to the scene Of the tragedy, a walking
magazine of firearms and procctcdhy the temporary ar
NOR Of ovcrcoat though % was warm day. the de-
ceased only unarmed but the prisoner knew such
was The fact When they met that he knew 10 that he
know it when the first shot was fired nt the corners that
he must surely have known IL when subsequently the
CARNATIONS Of deceased dying ON the air. and that
possibly, certainly sull. he must have known il
when he stood braycy his victim, revolver in hand
seeking 20 scatter The brains Of one whom be had hrcd
three times and moraly wounded, aud when his eyes
were then being covered hy Che film OF death.
say not this for the purpose of uiuencngyo FOUR minds
against the prisoner the bar but as on Illustration Of
the principle at common law, that homicide Win deadly
atc cruelty and vim i,tycnes., Is nurdcr, no matter
VIA, ,na .nie'edo9, nro,osaon "A ,n5 a' roso ,,rd
be maintained during such length Of time and under
remor!ciess revenge Az ca,t four or I've shots we're
rsa Or ae . TO be hea 9s n g n o nv eay
nes, .ndfrtic nue'tics such as man would make for
sef,ndicatidn and perhaps The recollection Of The lit
s., oeSo ,ii t'cTni ,l9a r own ,s s.o Of ,be
deceased wounded him in 'hc groin From that t me
cadnr retreat yet the prisoner Of the bar did not dcsi
r, ,sd I99 2g 't, gym ~ ~nG" % ' Nav
evidence win show that at that time was attempting 70
parties whose feet subsequently bore hi. victim rom The
sPoS u" r ~ IN, ' human 'f ,bot EVEN me-
gankgst criminal he who has assumed to mo*s'i ihs
gf,m BY Me Jaw i6ewi,,,geof airenlim1mtal tdal
ia, I no, ' oay ub N ' ~ dencd 70 M n nn"e,an
impartial gry 22d oprgai Judge sai auit' he is proven
How loug thc presumption Of rrooonco n his ',or will
IN Evidence 1s Is for r., ya ,i to dccrnia5. ''
The killing was then proved by James y.
Reed, q policeman. who stated the acts of the
parties in the following order: Sicklcs aimed
pistol deliberately at Key, while the latter
was trying to get out of the direction of the
pistol. and in two or three seconds the pistol
was fired. Kew then advanced towards Sick
les, the latter retiring. for eighteen or twenty
feet, when Key retroatcd and Sicbles follow
ed him. KEY ran and got behind a tree, and
commenced shouting murder. don't shoot
mo-" Sickles came within about five feet of
Key and attempted to shoot his pistol. but it
snapped. Sicles then reiterated and Key
followed him. and then. when they were about
three feet apart. Sicklcs fred the second shot
Key attempted to throw something at and
apparently bit Sicl,lcs. and tbi. throwing was
simultaneous with the second shot the arti-
Gle thrown went slowly and fell at the feet of
Sieklos. Key pressed against his stomach with
both hands. and said something like kill
me-" and then ran over to the pavement near
the fence. and fell partly down: Sickles came
up in front of him: Key turned up little
ON his right elbow. and witness heard him
say twice. don't shoot me. What other
words Key spoke witness did not know
Sickles fired again. holding the pi,tol about
two and a half feet from KEYS BODY: he
then ATTEMPTED to shoot og,in the nistol