The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

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District Attorney-we do without them
oEWas there any evidence in the vest or coat
Mr. stantonwe object TO that let MS have the clothes
9ar s @ Nv Well you will have them.
by the ball, on the left side. (scnsation)
us there any other mark In the vest?
MnnessGfes; mere is another hole the right side
J1dse-Both are on the right side, are theys
Wtness-No, SIR one IS on the left
these marks, gentlemen.
.Judse-n they wish II, the vest can be handed t.
The vest was here handed to the jury 1t is Of gray
striped material sano as the pants
witness-Here is hole in the side OF the coat Holds
The coat is Of tweed material and Of a brownsa hue
Mr. Brady DO not see the materially OF this exim
District Attorney-we through with this witness.
Mr. Brady asked suspend the xamlnaon as to
clothes till he had tine examine them.
The Judge said that course might be taken
Mr. Brady ION suggestion of Mr. Stanion)-Never mind;
Cross examined by Mr.. Brady-I found handker-
chief In Mr. Key pocket think found the OF an
opera glass in the side pocket OF the coat Mr, Stanton
exAmM the coaL there vas one nsie and outside
breast pocket, ana two side skirt pockets.
Q-what pockets were IN the pantsloonsS
Witness-rwo pockets and a small watch pocket; in the
vest thtr were four pockets two each SIDE above
and below found nothing else than keys the opera
glass the pistol and the money found no letters or
papers; might have seen small pof.emonnae which was
delivered up; think there was bunch OF keys the
ring, which he handed to the Clerk of the Court, Mr.
Q-was there any thing else on the person of Mr. Key
which you have not p,oduced2
Witnees-Nohing else, sir; first his body at the
CLUB House; he was dead at that time not positive
whether his coat then; say positively
this bis coat but believe 1t is all the money and effects
in his POCKET took out and delivered to the Clerk
"f the Court have got list OF the witnesses examined
peA many present when arrived at the Club House;
great sboa, hundred in and about the house. aud
mere v. veuty in the ROOM knew most of them; some
neen or e; do not know that any person had par
were stIaoge' 1ne body vas between three aud four
% clock when arm; York came for in a hack; |
gentleman from se> is Alexander; may have been
Francis Doyle; accompsnA IS was hers cISaed and ha
Inc eAam,na' S Sn h In,ne, deceased to the Mar
sha. 0IvTov
EVIDENCE OF EUGENE PEN "A''N'
Eugene Pendlelon the witness who had b, Gu absent ID
the morning, appeared and was sworn anu eA~
He was not present the occasion Of the deA'h o. Af
Kew but was near the place where he was shot, and saw
two Of the shots fred he walking on the sou'h soe
OF the avenue and had got the east gate eaans
the Presidents house. when his attention was attractel
Inv the report Of pistol; he turned bis head ana saw
near the corner Of Sixteenth street. ia
scule; one attempting 70 rid hmsen Oh the osner,
one was rereatpg, the other following hiu up; the
one nearest me succeeded in fsss,ng himself from
the other and ran the middle Of the street. followed
closely by the other who at the same time threw some
thing from his hand recognized the one who
retreatet Mr.. Sckrs Mr.. Sckles turned and
brought down pdst0 the other who then about
ten feet distant from MI s. and the other exclaimed
tsMurder Murder Don't shooti' Mr. Sickles fired the
shot seemed 10 take effect the gentleman shot swooned
or wl.ed, as it were, With his hands in this manner
<pessed TO bis sdee he turned and started for the
ment he either fell Or lay down on the pavement Mr..
4ickies followed him up, and, standing over him,
feet Mr. sckles presented pistol again in the vicinity Of
the otbers head shoulder the psso snapped heard
ins from the Club House placed bis hand on Mr. Sskies
shoulder Mr. Sckcs turned round Suddenly there seemed
to be some words passing between them but was no.
enough 70 hear what said: then some one came
and took Mr.. Sckes' arm, and they walked of up toe
street. continued walking on; veT soon persons began
TO collect and took up Me- Key and conveyed him TO the
Club House, when / arrived there the body had been
taken in, and then that the person was Barton
Key; turned to walk home, and discovered a man
on the opposite SIDE OF the street fishing out
opera glass that was about fifteen or twenty yards
from the avenue up Sixteenth street, was nearer the
side the street, think it little above the Sc
cond tree.
Q.-was that opera glass the article you saw thrown?
0-Were the parties when you saw it thrown in such
situation as to allow it to fall where it was found9
Witpees-I cannot say
Q-At what time was this THROWN
Wtness-n occurred just as Mr.. Sickes freed himself
from other and got into the middle OF the street;
just he got into the street this article thrown;
he gong from near the second tree to the corner
IL not the avenue; witness continued to walk;
he first saw them and had Just passed the small gate
when the second fire took place. did not pistol in
the hands Of Mr.. Key; the first time pistol in Mr.
sickes' hand al the time Of the second fire; did not
zee the first fire. did whether Mr. sckles had
ncienty near to see what of pistol was whether
one more heard reports OF three pistols two
of Them whom he heard third report thought that Key
was on the ground.
(rne Judge here retired for a few moments)
Witness resumed-The tlsse lasted till party over
powered the other and Of short continuance took
place the and witness thought 1t imme
dAtey of the pavement did not recoect more than one
10 Mr. Brady-My attention drawn to the parties
BY hearing the report Of the pistol did not go into the
To Mr.. Ould-Did any other persons those
parties until the gentlemen came from the Club House.
number Of women the street running, gentleman
was very much excited; don't know who ne was.
EVIDENCE OF DIR. COOLIDGE.
DR.. Coolidge sworr-Made two examinations of the
body; only partial one Club House; when first
the deceased bis clothes oncoat and panta
loons did any Of the clothing entirely from the
body opened the clothes to where the wounds
were the deceas ed had ceased breathe when
him first; at that partial examination wound
the LETT sde bet the tenth and eleventh ribs the ball
having evidently traversed the body three and half
inches above the hip bone the left side, and
inches from the centre Of the back the chest
unoer the clothing the opposite side above the bone
felt two inches below the groin another wound the ball
passed entirely through the thigh and the
groove OF the bullock and the thigh: tuat s all at
that partial examination; after the Coroner summoned
me the clothes removed from the body by Dr. Stone
and myself, In the presence Of the Coroner and jury
in removing the clothing wad was found the left
SIDE and in the immediate vicinity Of the wound that
waistcoat between the waistcoa and shirt do not
know; first az it was falling the floor.
Q.-0n the left side you sayp
Wness-There on the left side; handed IL TO
BONE Of the jury; after stripping the body discover.
ed In the immediate vicinity of the ball. abot the eighth
lib, slight confusion abrasion Of skim examin
ing the coat and wastcoat found them perforated by
bali which, in opinion made the abrasion Of the skim
could not be made from the contus from the
the frat ball. also thought that found wsd there, and
may have said so at the time, but it proved 70 be piece
OF cotton with which the waistcoat was stuffed and
which was probably black aud white, whether 1t
baokened or not BY the passage Of the ball say
the following morning, eighteen hours after death full
post mortem examination made by DR. Stone and
self; We found that there injury about
The Injuries about the body, externally those have
cescrbed there was slght abrasion the side OF
middle finger OF the left hand.
Q.--Was there any blood about Y
witness.-No, the blow OF a hammer might have done