New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-01
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THE SICKLES TRAGEDY.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WAsIuNCToN Monday Feb.

WASHINGTON, Monday, feb. -, 1913.
The cad tragedy Of yesterday has been the sub
ject Of exciting conversation throughout the day.
Mr.. Sichles has been visited in the jail to-day by
a large number of people from every part of the
country and of every shade of politics The CIR.
cult Court came in to-day and Immediately adj
journed over to Tbursday NEXT, in consequence of
the death Of Mr.. Attorney Key.
The friends Of Mr. Sickles assert that they will
abandon the idea of bringing him before Judge
Crawford upon q writ Of habeas corpus, ia order
to procure BAIL on the ground that the evidence
which they possess of the Illicit intercourse be-
tween Mrs. SicBles and Mr.. Key is so strOCg that
upon examination bail viii be granted.
Mrs Sickles is represented as being very peni-
tent, and is oyerWh ehned with grief She declares
that che has had enough Of fashionable life in Wash
} iDgton and prays for oblivion. She describes her
husband, when be returned to the house after bav-
ing accomplished bis bloody work, as entering her
room looking Ike marble statue only u;tering
the single sentence: - have killed him
Mr.. Sickles was accompanied to his house by
two subordinate officers Of the District, who made
him pledge his word of honor before they would
consent to allow HIM To enter his wife's room, that
he would do her no harm. That he still entertsins
for her feelings Of the strongest affections there is
no doubt. lie believes that Kew seduced her from
the path of rectitude, and that but for him she
would never have proved fal,e, When gentle
man remarked to HIM n the Jail, "This must be 8
terrible blow to Mrs. Sickes" he exclaimed,
pressing his hand upon bis brow, Eyes, poor child :
poor child" and walked away.
When Mr. Sickles procured the written confession
of guilt from his wife, anddrected her TO send for
her psrents TO take her home, he determined that
she ,hould not take with her their Guild, besut-
full daughter of elk years; but to-day be has con-
ssnted that the child may go with her, and remain
uutil bis case is determined here.
The wedding ring which he demanded and OBJ
tanned from her has caused her the creates! griei
snl to-day he directed thst it be returned to her.
IRE Sickles comedies that her husband has done
rig-s and states that Mr.. Key received an anony'
MOI, letter on Thursday night last, which be
showed to her, warning him against continuing
his visits at Mr. Sickes house, calling his attention
to the fact that he was much older thsn Mrs.
Sickes, and ought not to pursue her, and assuring
him that unless he dessted Mr.. Sickles would
detect him. and that in such an event the cOnse.
auen.es would be serious, if not fatal, TO one or
bcb Of the parties. 1t s believed that this letter
Was found upon the body Of Mr.. Key before tue
CoroIer's inquest.
Nrs. Sickles's mother arrived in this city from
EeH-York this evening" and viii accom- any her
lighter back to her home
it is reported thst MR. Sicbes is endi'T'' and
.ss made an affidavit that she became 80 in conse
eoce Of her intercourse with hey.
among those who have called upon Mr.. Si'ke'
Ia day are his Democratic colleagues from New
1oik State, and Police Superintendent Ta'madse
OF New-fork City, aud his ,id Ir. BreSooEt.
The counsel for Mr.. sickle. az not fully deter
1'r'd upon though Robert J. Walker, j. L,