New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-21

a., the, ana or oce ia not 10 the yescs Of Coo -
the United stat--. Bat until earn hon seue JsfsS
ar ,roun some beck or from The use Of my oss fsssb
i.,.I.ot ncupg on .uoh mAterss Of lssfss< - az
smsI opporuniti,- n ~ have given ne ~ the tsv,
,hnn bensve that To I'M an sda-r-r On ths or'ssss
OF revenge, the prIs iPe OF Divine Teaiessos -
yinoic.te The law of Goa Is murder. l Gil - -
b4b,pd tire gentlemen in derc aDoss tao s,s " I'D
t.,y. viii not " behind thea IN stmittnz Is . -
Of i've mes, odious Of 81 s',si nut trust never "
4 fob " them In asserting sHl soaa, ing tse oss>fsa
that society either IN a mass OF y lDdlstdehs Sn9
b, voIerce punish the sin. l ssan never fail 70 10
Tn Judee-It is p-sposei 70 prove n this osss %
the wiJess On the sthsd, shN nt' My ssa g f$s
tios 70 Mrs Sickles; that che vas 'n'rs cat 's
that he locke 90 bnisef ia some measure s,s 81 p
parent, and that on hir being rsHaonsHstea vi =
tod that be might set hiDseit 10 uOoote '.
pattrs his bspd on bis sresst, ne vss rcepas'
sny .nerseucy that migh, occur. Tnis iscbe0sSesi
on the part Of the United Sies Tor Narious fssss.r
I do net perceive that the evidence tsnas esss1
4uy point controversy In ths c>se Tee deoArsssee
/ az ses ased occurred OF them so long sgo - les
\ June ard the Last Of them day or too prevsas0
u Eth OF February Ho. th1t tends e. prove svse
\ ift we're material that the deceased was armed -
\ the 9th Of February come yen dsys sts7 'se -"
4 6eesrstop matter that does DOT ssike Ine - -
\ bs hkely 20 follow from toe introduction OF tss ssSr
\ 6s1ce. There is another grouad on wacs y
\ strikes the Court that the evidence ass
acB liable. II 10 offered partly IN e-plsnsl0a II sas
eorduc OF Inc defr dspt: in toe superstition tass -
had right "a suppose the decessed wxs afgse<. 80
that hs might be partly accounted for 20 shes
ground This conversation night Just "a soA have
\ passed between aoy two gentsuen dsscasaAng sse
alleged lcscy between Mrs. Sscklss and the g.
oeased-it would be jnst as much eydesce, ous ssa
said 10 another: {" These persons arc misbehsvssg
themselves, aad Mr. Key does net take care he -
4 get into troabs, or into danger, or awe ss lie
taken that would be much evidence 81 this. bs-
cause Il does not appear that L could have tahasaosd
10 eny possible way the conluct OF the PRISONER. %
could have had an thiI 20 DO With any point ,asavN
\ in this CAGE think the evidence not sdmissibis.
Mr. Brady-Your Honor did not mea lou out ressSA
of offer but take It for granted Is iaeldded IN yer
Hotcr rorg that s toe presidency Of the deossssj
\ in prosecut,ng the act Of adultery Does your hea<s
decision ex.eLd over hat GROUND
\ JUDGE 30 no, think it has any tendency 70 prove
that even, and you night in ctnoludtng taAs ths&
point is covered by the cecisoB rendered.
Mr.. Brady &c witress-rhss We viii t'ersn'ss
you farther, Sir.
Brsdy--I took a uee'uemsnt of Mr. Sioklsss boussi
from the widow Of bs hh-sry 20 tho back wadow cf
the back room the 6stances - feet inches, The sos
is the bach window Of the back roomi the thick
ness OF the wall IL fourteen inches.
Cross-sxamilei by Mr.. 0ud-l made the measure
meut yesterday; don't know where the sofa was o.
the day Of the killing, uor whether the partition wall
is brick, ath and plaster the jsm OF frame Of the
door is about and halt nch wider than tAe
wall the depth OF the library room "a seventeen teot
ten inches; did not take the width.
Felix McClusky, swor-I reside in Brooklyn L
was In Washington on the 9th OF February iast IN
the neghborhood Of Wizards followed to the scene
of the killing, there considerable confusion and
mob near the Club House, aud a, tho corner sav .
crowd running after NJ Sicklesi did rot sec Mr..
Sioklos tll got Horace +. Clsrks house. saw
Mr. S.ckles ascending the stoop Of Judge Blacks
house, tee people running after hini cent aote 10
him. saying Was there Mr.. Black appeared At the
door and spoke 70 me, sent in uots TO Mr.. Sckes,
70 say that / there, ard l got word from Mr..
Black himsefthst Mr.. Sokles would DO out in tew
minutes stayed there ten or fifteen minutes, sud
Mr. Scklss snd Mr. ButterWorth and Others Game oat
a ypf inf % r..
house | walked 20 the house, | was telling Mr..
Woodbridge Of the excitement, and while sas taksx.
canage csme II ,, with MIR. Slckles AMI Mr. Butsr-
worth aud others; they cane out Mr., Walser cana
INTO the house, looking very much excited and scared
Mr. Walker vent INTO the hbrsry; Mr.. Bntter.orta
came ont and spoke to Mr.. Walker aud both vent INTO
the back room and closed 'te door after them; by the
state cav Mr.. Sickes 10 thought he would kid
! every man, woman and child in the house; | thought,
even, that If ne went up stairs he might lniure his
wife / spoke with Mr.. Bsrrett the Mayor; | kept
my eye pretty close Mr. Scklss, and hs vent up
stairs stepped up two or three stops 70 watch hm;
he spoke 20 me about some keys; Mr. Goddard then
cane sud ~ | thought there was enough 70 waIon
him did not follow him up stairs, beard either her
or him give something Of groan VI holloa, or some
thug Of that kind, sni thought would not 70 up
Ia not think person 10 The study conId hear what
wss going 90 in the back paIlOr; the door opened
once and then beard buzz or confusion, but the
door closed N second aud then tho noise ceased JUS.
hs If u vas ycntlil0quists trick When saw Mr..
Sckes at Dir. Blsch he looked like a frightened
~ death you know with his hair over his face; had
my opinion from The start that he not rospOns bis
for anything he did; Mr. Black looked scared and
cited, too.
Mr.. Carisle-Do You think the Attorney General
WIS., crazy, tool
Wines No Sir
To Mr.. Ould-I staid at Mr. Sickss's hoase tn bs
went % sll with Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Battorgodh, 1
DO net think il over hour between hs oomisg
h The house ald leaving to 10 to Jail be stsid Up
stair. only few mDutes for il he had stad loogsrI
know would have gone up when he came doEn
shrs be went frst into tie library and thea sto the
back psrl-r through the library door Mr.. Butter
worth, think, closed the door, 1 Was ib the library
and out IN the entry; aid not 70 into the back psrsr
you know; thought 1t was Mr. Sickles crying, You
know; everybody Wss excited you know Mr.. Wal
her appeared to be taken all aback, you know.
To Mf. Csrlisle-MT. Sokes only came out 10 the
door IT Mr.. Blacks house, AMI that when hs
got INTO the carnage; he did not come out 10 wipe the
u no off his boots; vent there 10 the capacity OF q
CT zen, you know; | heard that somebody hsd shot
somebody in cod blood, and when got by Horace ".
Clarke house, heard II was Mr. Sckles that mad shot
Mr Key; they were running, and ran IN the crowd,
too 90 not recOllsct that did the dead body;
srn positive that | did not; | Nh Eustis At the
COor If the CluoIiOuse and heard hin thai soms-
body cying; beard them say II was Mr.. Key; 1
went 10 M Bscks and ss~ ar. Sickles cressisx
Franklin place rent IN g note 10 him.
Charles q. Bacon recslled-He produced a certfi-
cate from the Surveyors Office Of the diagram show
iDg tho width Of Pennsylvania avenue opposite ths
Presidents House 70 he 100 feet IL called Pres tent
square, and IL not properly Pennsylvania avenue; toe
vlCtb o. Madison place - 30 eet; Jackson place sad
SeyeLteentD street tho width; the brs sdth d
IaAystts square is 40 feet 10 inches and tho length
rs feet inobos eKclniiye Of Jackson and Madisoa
place. The diagram was considered IN evidence.
NitDss=-I went 70 the edge OF Commodore Mccall
eys house sLd walked from there rapidly b. the foot
Of he tree where the homicide was c6mn,t.e1 IL
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