Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-13

WASHINGTON, April Ia,h.-Ju<tiee Crawford
took his seat the bench ut 90 minutes past
10 o'clock. Mr.. SickleS was brought Ia Hud
placed III the dock. Rev. DIR. Payne, pastor Of
the Episcopal church, occupied seat among
the prisoners counsel and Rev. NJ. Haley,
seat near tie prisoner. Mr.. Woodbridge, who
has figured SO conspicuously in the case, Occn-
pied n seat next Mr.. SiekleS father. He is
tall, powerfully built man, Of some SO years Of
age; he lost the use of his lower limbs by an
accident and has consequently to use crutcf es,
he wears thick mOusIache but no whiskers and
is a resOlute looking man.
John j. McElhene, first witness called for de-
ianse-Examined b- Brady-Reside in Phila-
delphia; reporter for Congressional Globe; have
known Sickles two or three years; known Mrs.
Sickles for more than year; visited SicAle'
frequently and was on terms of friendship it'll
him; have known Key seven or eight years;
had frequent opportunities Of knowing the re-
lations that existed between hin and Sickles;
when saw them tog, Their they always held to
wards each other the language and appearance
of good friends; Key frequently expressed his
friendship for Sicliles.
Jonah ID. Hoover, examined by Brady.-Re-
side in Washington and was formerly U. S.
Marshal; Key was my most intimate aud cher
ished friend for ten years or more; first became
acquainted with Sickles sometime after the in
auguration of President Pierce; became init
mate. with him; think ! introduced Key to
DlChlSS GlllleI 1T " OF u my oh lOuSc9
the relations which existed between Key and
Sickles were relations of friendship.
lie was examined regarding the correspon-
dence between Key aud SichleS. which look
place in 1868; Key told witness that hc had re-
ceived note from Sickles, telling him that as
far as that affair was concerned hc perfect
ly satisfied, and that lac hoped their relations
would continue as heretofore.
Q. In your interview with Sickles what
preston OF kindness towards Key did he usep
a. He said he always liked Key; that he
thought him n man of honor; that this thing
shocked him when he first heard of it, but that
owing to Keys and witnesses assurance, he
was willing to meet him as formerly
Rev. Smith Payne, examined by Mr.. Brady {:
Am clergyman of the Episcopalian Church; re-
side in the city of Washington; know Sckles
and his wife; made their acquaintance twelve
months ago; saw Sickles the Saturday pTeced-
ing the day Of Keys death; it about in
the afternoon; was coming from the Capitol in
u carriage with my son; as we were passing La
fayette Square my attention called by my
son to Sickles, who passing, going eastward;
was struck by his appearance, and called my
sons attention to it, do not know that can very
accurately define it now: the impression made
on me was that his appearance was very pecu-
liar; perhaps in attempting 10 define it might
mix up my subsequent impressions with those
which had Mt the time; but it certainly
very peculiar; | thought there was n wiidness
like man who was in some profound, some
great trouble of some kind; do not know that
accurately draw a line between my previous i'm
pressiuns and those which have now; said 10
my son, how very bad, or low very strange he
looks; do not reeoIlect the precise words 1t
was enough to show that my attention was
called specifically to the popularity of his aP-
pearance; the impression produced on my mind
certainly was that there was kind of mingled,
defiant air about him, dcsOlate air; / do not
know how otherwise to define it.
Cross.cxnmined by the District Attorney
Was driving in front Presidents house home
ward; he was walking the opposite way in front
Presidents house; we saw him approaching; was
walking rapidly; he did not address me; do
not know that he saw me.
Hon. II. j. Walker sworn-Either three or
twenty minutes after three o'clock | saw Sickles
in his own house on the afternoon of Sunday,
February %; as hc came in his manner appear
ed excited; there was something strange and
unusual about it; his voice was somewhat diff
ferent from the manner in which | had usually
heard him speak; he advanced and took me by
the hand; think lie then said thousand
thanks for coming to me under these cir
cumstances.