New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-08

wafo slo sly the other sdvanc-d gard DIN; toe ooe
ard followed up rapidly, bat did not gain upon
him til they reached the place where The first mag
tos paoe
O. DO understand you to say ihst they went to the
middle at Madison place
A. They went west ssrd and little on the south
wet hue when they reached shout II or - feet ITO
where the hrst fire ok pscs, the mso who GAS s1ot
al rttreated. and went somewhat north Eardy aad
esst~sidly mp Madison place; TIE otner 'onoSed mn
up fougu not so closely perhsps; tee gentleman who
wss shot a. ran up and got behind tree, aud com
MERGED 81 outing, Murder" Don't shoot me; 1t
the fret tree tie east side Of VI scison place.
he apparently wsn.ed to himself from tue msn
who 6ad the pistol; the who hsd che pistol came
up to about FIVE feet OF him. there be attempted Ia
sboOt bis pistol but il snapped; thst wss the second
fire or attempt 10 fire ne then ret'eated back tte
tue man VINO sho. at fUllosiOg nin 40 and they
eept into the miadle Of Madisor place. that WAS after
the fl Il snspping and the second attempt 20 shoot
when ey reached the middle of the street they were
about ten feet apart ard then second nring took
place. iust below that, | saw the man who as shot
NJ ATTEMPT 10 throw something. winch apparently
struck the other the thrO siDg and sec0ad mag o
The pisto smultar cons the article went slowly
and fell at the feet OF the who hret tbs pistoi;
b, not know what !. was soon as the pistol was
fired the mar 90, himself up thus way describing him
With both bends pressed against his stOmacnl, add
ssd something Ike, ." XII me- he ran over ID ths
Iavt ment; cannot say Shether be to1ched tue renee
or not when he came round; the m.H sno ureo the
he turned up little or his right elboF; heard him
elcls!m OF &c or twice, DoL shoot me, Don't shoot
ne; what other words he said | do Tot know the
pistol Was fired tluee umee; the MAJ Who held the
pistol was about two and half feet from the ooiy
hen the tbud shot fired; ne theu stte np.ed TO
shoot a. air. the pistol snspped he sn-poed the PIE
tai secono time; that mske- siS tues tnat the man
attempted 10 shoot; there were SIX attempts ~ shoOi;
wltIess standing on the south pave neat OF Penn
sy yarlh avenue and hear the south hoe OF Dr. Qua
rels resiierce thought il foolish IN him Ia rush 10
spd interfere lest he might be shohence, he did not
interfere but went over as soon as the shooting WAS
over.
@ Did you zee the lamp pos. at the corner known
as Or Maynard corner
Wltness-Yes sir snowits position; the man who
red distant about four feet northeast OF IT. tue
man shot further pOrth they were spartirom tour
to sN feet when the fret shoe wac hcsd toe man shot
al dld not move more & an foot or two from that he
seemed TO be tasting unse get out OF reach OF the
pistUl the person who ii ed the shot went to
the eastward and slightly southwark about
eis hteen or twenty feet, and followed by
an three four feet of each other the man snot al
Stopped frst-the Ot1er followed b. npt the person
Fl ed at came round behind the fret tree; the person
firing Snapped his pistol at him while behind the tree;
IL second or two the person fired at came out pro-
gre ssiVey the other person retreaed up the stree,
and reached the middle OF It, the man shot at iJ
lowed him up; the space between them Increased I'LL
the attempt 10 throw and second shot took place
be drew bmsef up and exclaimed, 81 fou We killed
me, ." and retired eastward to the pavement.
Q. Whist was their relative positions when GONE
thing was thrown
Witness--They were ten feet apart the msn shot
was eastward and tie man holding tne pistol west.
ward toe man shot made for the eastern pavement;
he was followed slowly by the other TIL he reached tue
position, when he fired the third time; the other vas
then lying on the pavement; was holding himself up
with one hand while lyog the pavement; this was
the last l saw of Mr. Key; at tina. moment be had
mace turn, and wss on his side the man Nth the
pistol came up full in front OF where ne was lying
ano then fir.d.
Q. Dia Mr.. Key retreat with bis face toward Mr..
Sickles, or lis back
a. With his back he vent face foremost to the
! avement.
: Q. Did you hear any exclamation from Mr. Key at
the time the third shot fired
A. heard him say twice Don't shoot me, y Don't
shoot mel" at the second exclamation the third sho
fired.
Q. What interval elapsed between the firing of the
third shOt aud TIE first swapping aiterward
a. ] Judge IL was near two seconds.
q. How soon did the second swapping OF the pistol
follow ,
a. Sooner then the first one did after the shot; about
three or four seconds.
q. Did you mlintan your position from the begin
nipg 10 the end of the occurrence
A. did not move three feet from the place where
frat stood the south side of the street rao-
ming past the Presidents House. and about three or
from the parties when the diff ,uy first began; Mr..
Key fell shout - or 30 feet from the lamp post at the
G. all these matters happened in TINS County OF
Wasbir gtOD.
The witness was here cross examined by Mr.. Brady.
WltIess-I am engaged in buying and selllng Sood
and coal; bad seen Mr. hey, bu. did not know 81 .aer
HIM or Mr.. S,Ckes az the time Of the difficulty they
were Standing in such position that | could not
recognize eitoer he (wtness did not see any person
whom be knew by eight or name; he saw gentleman
on the opposite De Of Madison plsce-the Park sdei
he was going north ward; do not know who ne was;
saw another man going down the Pennsylvanis
avenue; be was LETT OF Dr. Gunnefs residence;
did not see his face saw nobody until the
second shot wss fired, when be saw persons
rurJipg down from the Club House; they were
apparently coming from the Church those con-
ing the street might have seen the third shot
fired toe man whom he first saw could not see the
parties without turning round the man WAS going
eastward down the avenue could Dot see the hrst or
second shot toOse coming down Madison place might
have seen the second sbO. fired DO not know Joseph
L. Dudsop, Richard II. Dosner, Mr.. BatterSorth,
Edward Delsf.ld or Francis Doyle was not examn-
before the CorOters Jury did not understand any
OF the loud words spoken between the parties had no
idea who spoke.
Q. Was the haud that held the pistol on. Of your
sic b. ct any time during the whole affair
Witpess-I Judge it was; on Mr. Sickles turning
round bis hapo vas necessarily out Of my sight was
700 distant 10 what kind Of pistol It was did not
change my position ct any time during the ofair.
q Did the person ured Oh ADVANCE IOSalu mr.
Sickes ard succeed in touching his person
A. Not in my sight do not believe he could have
done 90 without my observing it; feel certain OF t1at
O. You did not see DIR. Key take Mr.. Sickles BY TIE
neck
A. No, Sir.
Q Nor By the coat nor hand
a. No.
Q. You saw something Ike tuss!e
a. No, Sir.
O. and there were three shots fred, and three snap-
p:ngs Of the pistol
4. Yes, Sir.
Nr Brsdy-Stste the position in which Mr. Key
wss when itrovi z something az Ny. Soklss
Witne,s- He was west about twelve or fifteen feet