Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-19


Key unlocked the door for her to come in
BuestiOn-How far off were you!
Answer.-Not so very far as from here to
there. She had blaze bonnet on, but no veil,
at the time | saw her. | saw her features. l
knew her before and of course | knew her
again. | was standing at my front door when
| saw her 90 in the front door. She passed by
me, and looked in my face. She was with Mr..
Key eight minutes. The policemen were
standing at the door of the corner of X and
Fifteenth street. talking, when Mr.. Key and
Mrs. Sicl1les came there the last time; they
passed on to go into the house did not go
further; they saw the policemen, and imme-
diately turned back suppose they saw me !;
l know they did, for they started off.
Question-Did they return that day!
Answer-Not likely, gents did not watch
more after that knew they were not so fool
ish Laughter. After they see the police,
not likely that (Renewed laughter.
Question-Where does MIR. Seely lve7
Answer-His alley opens very near the
back opening of Gray's house. The white
string was put out every time he came first
and made the fire.
Question-How do you know that it was
him that made the fire
Answer-Because there was no one elae to
make the fire, and | saw him go down and
IetcH tle WOOL Laughter.
The Judge ordered it to DO suppressed, as
there was no cause for laughter.
Never saw Key go there himself except tn
first time he came to see about the house ; saw
the string out the window three or four times );
II had looked oftener, might have seen it of
tener.
Question-How did you come to notice it?
Answer.-Because knew it was the signal,
Of conrse. Laughter. She was with him
every time | saw him but once. saw him
go down for wood four times. Of course when
| saw him go down for an armful of wood, he
was there.
Question.-You did not know whether lie
was there by himself?
Answer.-I should think he was not, when
saw the signal flying.
To Mr.. Ratcliff-It was Mr.. Mann who told
me to go and see Mrs. Sickles, and l there
identified her as the person whom l used to
see go in that house. The shawl was shown
to me the next week after the death of Mr..
Key. McGintry was there when the shawl
was shown to me. 1 could not identify the
shawl, but | stated at that time that l thought
1t the same shawl. l think it now the same.
To Mr. Brady saw that same lady on
Pennsylvania Avenue when she came to the
house l did not think she was lady, but
thought she was servant girl | saw her get
out of a carriage on the Avenue, and asked
gentleman who she was he told me she was
Mrs Sickles saw her also in the market.
To Mr.. Carlisle saw the policemen go
in the same day the shawl was shown to me ;
| think the house was opened the Monday af
ter Keys death did see people go in-saw
them at the door; have no knowledge of any
person breaking into the house; | could hear
noise OF some person inside, but could not
see them This was two Or three weeks after
Keys death.
To the District Attorney-Did not hear any
one in the house the week after Mr.. Keys
death.
Here the court and jury took a recess for a
few minutes. Mr.. Brady exhibited to the jury
the lock taken off the front door of the assig-
nation house, and showed how it was affected
by one of the two keys found in the pocket of
the deceased. The second key belonged to
the door of the house in G street.
Charles Mann, examined by Mr.. Ratcliff-
am policeman Am acquainted with the
location of the house in Fifteenth street; was
in the house. Messrs. Magruder, Ratcliff, and
third person were present l found this
shawl there, pair Of gloves, comb, and
some cigarettes. Saw some chunks of wood
there. Found a shawl in the bed, in the front
room. This is the shawl. | showed it to
Mrs. Brown, the last witness she went to the
house Of Mrs. Sickles with me- for the pur-
pose OF recognizing her. l took her there at
Mr.. Ratclif's instance. W
To Mr.. Brady-On the first floor of the
house are two rooms and kitchen. They
were furnished in plain style a carpet, chairs,
tables and band box case. On the second sto-
ry there are two rooms communicating with
each other. In the back room of the second
story there was bedstead and bedding, ba-
sin and pitcher, and bureau. The bed look
ed as if it had not been made up for a week or
two There were soiled towels living about
The shawl was found in the bed i'll the front
room. The bed looked as if it had not been
made up for some time The comb and glove
were found there.
Hart Hume testified to visiting the house,
letting in Mr.. Magruder and Mr. Ratclif, see
ing unmade beds, &c. He went with Mrs.
Brown to call on Mrs Sickles. He took from
the house the gloves, comb, &C., found there !;
was told by Mr. Magruder to take them. 1.-THE
counsel directed him to 90 home and get the
rest of these articles.
Mr.. Radcliffe, one of the counsel, was placed
on the stand. He related the circumstances of
the visits to the house, found a bed all in con-
fusion, and on that bed shawl, gloves, combs,
and a mantle. The officer took charge of
them. MIR. Key was widower. Mrs. Key
had been dead four or five years.
John NJ Seeley recaled-IIad seen Key and
lady 60 to that house; saw them on the 18th,
10Th, and 10th of February. On the 18th was
passing the door of the house when they went
in. She raised her veil and looked at him.
-Four or five minutes usually elapsed between
her coming and his. He ascertained that the
lady was Mrs. Sickles; that house had bad
reputation saw Mrs. Sckes afterwards and
idaDtifia1 hpr Ha hot Jo.l
and saw her there three or four timos; saw
her sometimes from his back window.
Sarah Ann Seeley was sworn-Am the wife
ofJohn Seeley knew Mr. Key from his boy
hood; had seen him and Mrs Sickles logeth-
er at different times saw them on the Doth of
February, when an officer had a warrant for
him and stopped him saw Key once on John
Gray's premises carrying wood saw her go
there the Wednesday before he was killed, and
he had keys and cane; know it was Mrs
Slckles could not see them go in was in the
back part ofmy house / could distinguish her
features; she looked like a person badly
frightened
Question.-How did she exhibit this
Answer can't give the indications of
of fear. Should think she was frightened,
Judging from the manner she was running and
walking after Mr.. Key.
Question-That is your impression
Answer-lt is; they were on the pavement
Immediately beneath us. My attention was
called to them; didn't pay so much attention
to Key as to Mrs. Sickles; had seen them
on the 10th of February, about IL o'clock, be-
tween and in the afternoon, and again in
the dusk Of the evening this was the only day
| saw them together
To Mr.. Brady did not know how long the
house had been occupied
James s. Magnify, police officer, had seen
Mrs. Sickles and Mr. Key going to and from
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