, 1859-04-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE sICKLEs TRAGEDY.
The r rial OF Daniel e, S1ckles for the
Killing OF r. Barton Key.

THE s1CKLEs TRAGEDY.
The Trial OF Daniel Il, S1ckles for the
killing oTP. Barton Key.
rorR7H DAT
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE trial commenced
iu earnest to-day, and the interest in it is be-
coming intensified.
AS soon Al the doors were opened, the Court
Room was filed with a throng, pressing and
crushing to obtain u glimpse Of the prisoner,
who slts in the barharous looking arrangement
to which lie is consigned By the usage Of this
Court. Though he sits through each days pru-
ceedinga apparently calm and unmoved. vet
when he gets back 70 his prison apartment, lie
shows signs of exhaustion, and when alone,
which is not often, he is said TO be prey to sor-
ron.fnl rcfections-not that he regrets the act
for which he is now On trial; no compuuctious
thoughts ike TINT visit his mind but wien lie
thinks upon his blighted home snd the ruin that
has been wrought BY the yillainy Of false
friend Ills hnbitual sell1posscssion gives wuy md
nature asserts her supremacy.
Washington papers have published state
ment that Mrs. Sicklcs il now in this city: There
is no truth whatever in the statement The la
dv's father contradcts it in the most positive
manner. He saws that since she left her home
here, she has been residing nnder his roof in
New York, under the protection Of her mother,
aud hopes thut her name will not he wantonly
or unnecessarily dragged before the public: He
and Mr.. Sickles' futhcr remain together in Court
all the time.
Mr. Graham complains that letters passing
between him and 1ir. Sckies have been tam
percd with in the Post Office, some Of thc1d
opened in transita, and others hare not reached
their destination.
Alpheus 5, Wright, the 12th juror, was
the twelve jurors were called aud answered.
C2trt. 10 the Prisoncr,) Stand ul', Daniel
E. Sickies."
Mr. :;ickles stood up in the box
tlt1k.-" Daniel E. Sickles, look on the jury
while the indictment is being read"
The indictment was read.
Clerk" Upon this indictment the prisoner
has been arraigned, and on this arraignment has
pleaded not guilty, and hus put himself upon
biz country, That country you represent, and
this indictment you are to try
District Attorney Ould opened the case for
the prosecution by making an eloquent and at-
iccting stAtement of the circumstances Of the
murder, amid the hrcathless intention Of the
judge, jury aud audience.
The Judge said it was nsual here to have tlle
opening nude on both sides before any Of the
evidence Was presented, but lie presumed the
COUNSEL for the defense would prefer to reserve
their opening till the case for the prosecution
Was closed.
The witnesses for the I. s. were then called
into Court.
lola H. Et<d policeman. was the first witness
called By the District Attorney. lie WIS sworn
and topk the stand. q. Were you present at
the death Of Mr. hey. A. WAS near BY. Z.
BE good enough to state ail the circumstances
connected with1lhe killing that you saw. 4. |
was passin. Oh the SaLbatll Of the 2,th Of Fcl,-
ruasy, up The street known rs part If pennsyl-
vu1iu avenue, by the Presidents House. and got
up neurly opposite tue street known us Madison
Place; was walking lel:urelv, going westward,
and heard u loud tulking. us imagined; looked
I'm. and my eyes fell gu two gentlemen at tie
corner Of the pavement, Ut Ur. Gunnel's old res
idence. Que WIS standing rather westward and
the other eastward. They seemed 10 be from,
minute or two; soou us saw the men good,
] saw tile arm Of the one WIN WAS westward be-
gin to rise; directly saw there was son,ethin.
In it, apparently pistol; the arm was gradually
extending Ny impression ut the moment was
that those gentlemen bad come out 81! the honse
where Dr. Maynard resides; his rniscd his pistol
gradually; in the course Of five or ten seconds
] saw him take deliberate aim; saw him aiming
apparently ut the corner Of the house, but in al,
Instant afterwards saw it was at the man east
ward Of him the aim WAS deliberate; the nu,l
eastward was mixing effort 10 get out of tin
direction Of the pistol; in two or three second,
the pistol w4s fired the man who fired itmoveI
little westward slowly; the other advanced
toward him the ono eastward followed up ia
pldly, but did not gain upon him till the.
1hts
nlacc thev x.rnf v;e.f,ynrd and 1;,tl. nr III.
sou,bwest f;nc. wj,er thrv rr,chrd nl,ort Is -,
~ feet fr,n, whcrt. they first fr,. tonk n,cc TN.
nlnn who was shot Ut retre"ted and went some
what nurtl.cry and eastward up Madison Place;
the other followed him up tl'ough not So closely
rai, m and rot behind n trcr and commenced
shnut.u,, murder dnn't .hont tmn -
liz unnar.r,Iv wan,ri In xrrren h;ms.,r Cr,r
,hc 1,an wI,o Ind ,hr niS,of tbr man vii, hu,l
The r;stol cumc IN tn Within al,w,, two S.t ~,
lin nnd nttenn,rd ~ shont lis n;sto, In, ),
.nar,,a,; 1,t d.. ,h,, son,nd ,;r, .,..,,.,
tn tfr, h. thcn r.,reatd n lit,i.. ,hs ,nar IT,
,v,x .hn, II, f,linwoj linn ,,n opd .ha,. ,,.. ;t
thr ,niddlc If W,I;s,n p,,ra. 1hat ,rs. af,a, ~
frs, snnn,c md ~, .an,,1 at,a,..t 20 ~.
was when thes rcacLed tic middle Of The street t:
thnr ,rcr,. n,n,t ~ G,t on,rt ~ +i'~ ~,
ond fr;nr toot n1,ca ;,xi hol,u. tl,nt + s,s, ,l
nan VIM ,vas .tot AZ sttamnt :, thro,. ,"s
Thing wh;cI, onnarcnt,v s,rnrt, thc ,,hsr ~ H.,
tir,win., md srcnrd ;;rn, ~ H." ,,;.,'i "r, 49,.
s;mnlt.neome 1ha n,1;cls won't Aia,ir. al 81,
nt lie f,rt 1T H.. mar, sh, ,;r5 +i ,:,,i. a..
mt tnow whn1 il wus. az .n.'n a. III ,';',,,, w.
frnd thn m,n Ia 1;u!oic ~, j., ~; 80 49, ~"
criGinr hin win hntG bnnds ,,r.ssed Mo au,;ns
lis ,tvmach1. und said somethin., like ," III
-" lAc ran over to the pavement, caunot say
whether he touched tI, ience Or m, wI,rn II.
IN in front Of he Iaun whu was ', down !.
he turned VI, little on his right r]bow. Lr.r,i
him yxclani once OF rwjcc-"Uou't Shout me- :;
what other words he said ! do not know The
pisto! was tired three times: the man vim fired
Tue pistol was about two-and-a.haf feet from
lie body when the third shot wus fred. he thrn
ATTEMPTED to shoot araiu the install snanncj
hr suarped the pistol q second tins. tiat mala, =,
s;x times that lie man ntfcmntcd tn .Lnn, :.
1hrre wrre sir ottnnnts n shoat ~ '"o0'
Witness was s,and;n,~ IN ,hc sout1 r,,ro-
ment nf rirnn;n arenre .nG .a,E r"lv ~.
sn,,h l;ne of IT. Gr;nnc = res;denco Thn,oI,t ~
!, fon;si, IN h;,n -, a =, ~ ;r,asT'- i., H.,
m,elt he shot hcncc he did ~, ;ntcrfar1 SI h, ~,
,yrst nver as soon as rhc shoot;n1 wns 49, WV
Saw Tho Ia,nn most n, H. cnennr ~ lno,r, .s
Dr.. Maynards corner. the man who firnd ,xas ~
Gstaa, 49,. 60. s 4'asi . VIZ nlso was
sho, was farther nn11h 1hr wre =. ujr. ~ fn ,
s;Y C'ot ~ ,-ln H., 4cs nsFe lpatt iour ~
shot 1T did m, mnre mnrc than f,ot ~ '4n ,4t,
from rhu, Ie ser,,ra n h. s,r,,ae gG. - h"' !"
srIf IN ,,rt m, or rc,eI n ,ha se,;.,ni i,.si.
The ncrson WIN, fired tho shot won't ts'y. ~ ~,
cas,war and sl;rhtiv sonthworJ o1o,, - - -, s. *,
feel and ,yus foi;nw.d hv r,,r ,rsnn a.i'o =.
fired ut they w.rc m, nrorar t'an th,oo ~, a.
Gonr fret oTcacb ntI'er tha ,sa1 .ha4 -.
firs t}c other fn,in,,.J h., nuo' ~ eiPpeo
fred nj ca,ne round }und tho H. '"v r.'sI ,t',
uerson trnv sra,,ned H. NJ ;s i ,''e
hind fb,. trcts II y secnnd nv +,. .ha 49,. ~.
fired ut came out .,rcrr.ss;rciv md H.. o,1'',.
person rctrratrd M tj. roet .,d re.ao1 ,,.'..
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