The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
Further Particulars Of tn
Washington Homicide.

For more than 4 year there hare been float-
ing rumors Of improper intimacy between
Mr.. Key and Mrs. Sickles. They have from
time to time attended parties and the Opera
and rode, out together. Mr.. .Sickles had
heard these reports, but wol ID not credit them
until Thursday evening last. On that evening
n . party was breaking up al his house,
Mr. s. received among his papers an anoy-
NOUS letter, but without opening his mail OF
knowing the contents of the letter, he accom-.
panied hiswifs to a "hop" at Wizards. ..a5
On his return home, at midnight, Mr.. Sick
elopcned the anonymous letter, which inform.
ed him of the infidelity of his wife, and Of her
intimacy with Mr. Key; and stating in detail
the manner OF their meeting, and naming the
place Of rendezvous, sThoisletter was SC
plausible in its statements, and gave such
precise directions for the detection of the
parties in their designation meetings, that
Mr.. Sickles decided tosinvestigate the facts.
Accordingly, he placed the letter in the
hands Of two of his, most Intimate friends,
who last evening saturday possessed them,
selves Of the evidence, satisfactory to Mr..
Sickles, that Mr. Key had rented house Of
negro in Fifteenth street. which he used
as a apiace Of rendezvous with Mrs. Sick.
les.
ssThis morning Sunday being in great
agony Of mind, MI. Sickles, in presence o.
two'witneses charged his wife with having
had Illicit intercourse with Mr.. Key. All
first Mrs. S. declared her innocence. Mr..
Sickles then paraded before her the evidence
OF her guilt, when she became overwhelmed
swithythe sudden arraignmcnt and finally con.
lfessed her guilt. 'taa - g -.,..fs'Taa s p
Mr.. Sickles was not satisfied with this verbal
confession, but desired Mrs. S. to make tn.
) confession in writing. She complied, and
she also informed him low often Mr.. Kew
had been in the habit of seeing her,
and his mode of telegraphing to her, by 6
wave Of his handkerchief, when he wanted
AcI W Coll2 out. o. a-..r.r.s &.
% BE- Mr.. Sicles' residence is No. z Presidents
Square, in view of the Jackson statue, Nhicl,
is oppsite the White House. In full view Of
Mr.. SIS residence on the other side of tn.
square, l5} street, is the Washington Climb
House, which Mr.. Key fir ,ouented, and
fromthe window ofwhich when Mr.. S. was alb
sent she was in tie habit of returning the
signal.
After Mrs. S. confessed her guilt, her
husband demanded her to return him he,
wedding ring, and desired her to write for
her father to send for her and take her in
charge. Her father is Antonio Baiola, an
llalian music master in New York CITY.
where he has resided about thirty years.
Her mothers name was Cook, who was
born in New York. Mr. S. married his wife
when she was sixteen years of age. He took
her to England with him when he was Sc.
cretary OF Legation at London, under Mr..
Buchanan, and introduced her to the Queen,
carrie her to the Continent, and into the
most fashionable society He(loved her with
great devotion and lavished all his means
upon her They lived in elegant style here
occupying house of 700 rent. ~
egs Mrs. S. rode in a SPLENDID carrige with
'outriders;" wore jewels to the value of S..
ogO, and seemed to want nothing that she
did not have. S.. &c.
Immediately after tn. shooting, the body
sofMr. Key was picked up and conveyed in.
the club house, from which he was in tho
habit of telegraphinr to Mrs. S. Mr.. Kew
is a nephew ofJudss fancy and brothe, in
law to Mr. Pendleton, member of Congress.
from Ohio. The father Of Mr.. Key was til,
author ofthe "Star Sprangled Banner.n'. ID
.r4 Key and Sickles were both intimate friend.
of the President and as Mr.. S. has killed tn,
District Attorney it will be necessary for I'll,
President to appoint another. # ra
An attempt will be made tomorrow to is
sue writ Of habeas corpus, and bring Mr.. S
before Judge Crawford, in the hope to releas
him on bail. Mr.. Keys friends are quite in
dignat, and talk about shooting Mr.. S. a
sight. It is stated that Mr.. Butterworth
who was in conversation with Mr.. Key whe,
: Mr. s. came up, was in the l.use of the lat
ter immediately before the. shooting asfai
happened, ;Mr. S. has one daughter, 81:
years old, and Mr.. Key leaves four mother
less children, cuc daughter twelve years Q
age. t-@ hz
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