Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-05
THE PRESS ON THE SICKLES AC.
QUITTAL.
[FrOm the Baltimore Exchange. ]

correspondents Of the New IOrk press, of the
oeenes IN Court upon the termination Of the
Slckles trial, and the honors which were paid
10 the principal actors in that miserable farce
would seem to indicate that murder has reached
the dignity of fine art among NJ, and that its
professors are entitled to be treated with cor
responding distinction. The popular ovation in
honor Of the acquitted murderer Daniel Y
Siekles, if anything, exceeds in shamelessness
and lndeceney that which We lately witnessed
IN Baltimore, on the occasion of the funeral of
the convicted murderer, Gambrill. Thus, We
read In one paper that when the jury retired to
deliberate upon their verdict, the Rev. DIR.
Sunderland, of the Fourth Presbyterian church
OF Washington" an estimsble clergyman of
that city 't!-pressing through the crowd that.
surrounded the dock, and taking Mr.. Siekles
by the hand, said
'Sir: have come to express to you my heartfelt
sympathy and to that IL the voice of the people
Of this city codld speak at this moment yollr ac-
quittal would be instantaneous. In case how
ever, an adverse verdict should be rendered,
be assured that YOU have hearts around you and
mine not tue least warm of them to sustain Won
In your Affections
When the verdict was rendered, we next
read
''There was one loud wild thrilling tnmult1-
Gus hurrah set up by the spectators; cheer after
cheer resOunded in the court room. and IL was
taken up by the multitude on the outside and re-
Peated. Hats and handkerchiefs were waved"
including, we presume, the hat and handker-
chlei OF the Rev. DIR. Sunderland.
dock"
IL any reader should wonder. what efforts. If
any, were made by the Judge and Marshal to
restore order and preserve the dignity of the
Court, we are informed that they
did their best, in quiet way. TO repress the
out6urst Of enthusiasm, but they were merely do
ing formal duty
And, adds the Reporter,
do fpl
sha took this misc Sconduct very seriously to heart
or that il was felt to be very dangerous assault
upon the dignity Of the Bench and Court
Perhaps, the Judge and Marshal Joined in
the cheering. and waving of handkerchiefs al
ready described We should not be surprised
Mr.. Stanton, We are told.
unable To express the emotions of his big heart
almost riviled David when LIE danced before the
ark OF the Tabernacle"
of Mr.. Phillips, it is said, that the s:usuaI
stOlidity" Of that gentleman
- gave wav. and covering his face with his
hands, he wePt like child.S
Mr.. Meagher, the Irish Exile
-''in the exuberance of his heart, cIapped people
on the back. and asked if 1t was not glorious y
Mr.. Graham ..--
was passive and undernonstrative but was one
of the first To welcome back his client to free
DOM
Captain Wiley, Of the Metropolitan Police,
(New York; who took Mr.. Sickles out Of the
dOek, =
-. kissed him at the moment Of his deliver
ance;''
while, % as TO the jailer," we are told that
-..he wePt deeply, aud could not understand
Lis tenant >'''e
Tender-hearted jailer Funny Mr.. Meagher,
After the verdict had been recorded, and the
order Tor the release of the prisoner signed and
MIR SIckles had shaken hands with the iury-
"a M al
iusely he was borne out af the t-roOm-
o on the shoulders of the crowd says one re-
porter, but "e imagine that is a slight exagge-
ration-aDd placed in a carriage, which was
driven rapidly to the house Of his friend Mr.
MeBlair, In President square
a movement was made by the crowd to take
Tue hOrsrs out OF tse carriage aud todraw il them
selves Dot thr movement was detected In time and
prevented - ...
Why was it prevented! Why were not the
human animals permitted to take the places
and peIiOrln the work Of the nobler qusdrupsds
beneath whose level they had debased M
selves Arrived at ''the house of his friend
MI MeBiair, we temporarily lose sight of
MT. SickleS. He retires to rest, and so misses
the serenade with which his friends had de-
signed to compliment him, and with which his
counsel, the Rev. DR. Haley and the Jurors
were actually hOnOred.
ton for a week -
AT the expiration Of that time, we presume
he returns to New York Will the corporate
authorities of that city tender him a bubble
reception? Shall he have the Governor 5 room
(which to receive his friends! Will the fatted
cali be killed IN honor Of this prodigal-re-
turned, but not repentant-Or do his admiring
constituents OF the third congressional district,
propose 20 compliment him with a ball We
shall watch with interest and report with care
the tr1umphzi progress of this latest hero of the
people. In Phiiadelphia, doubtless a popular
ovation OF the most hattering character awaits
him, for did not the Herald of Wednesday,
contain the following telegraphic dispatch?
"'PHiLABELPHA. April %. S p. m-when il
was known in this city that the jury In Washing
tom on MIR Sckles trial for killing had retired at
two O'Clock to deliberate ON their verdict, the
greatest excitement prevailed; and when the yer-
diet OF not guilty was announced by telegraph the
Ilandits Of thousands We're loud and enthusiastic.
Never before was verdict received with such
general acclaim, and in which the farest Of God
CREATION joined most heartily
Why did not the agent Of the Associated
Press IN Baltimore send of q similar dispatch
expressive Of the popular joy and enthusiasm
here 1t would have been quite rs much in
accordance with the facts doubtless n the
above, and would have made the rejOicings
appear less local and more national. In WASH
lngtOn, We read that on the evening of the
verdict. - nine or ten of the jurors assembled
In Mr.. Brady's parlOr at the National Hotel
-''and there In the freedom of unrestrained con-
One Of them. Mr.. NcDermott, desired Mr.
Brady
Ito tell the people Of New York that the citi-
of Washington no: behind those Of any
other part Of the country In devotion to the family
altars
Another, named knight
brought with him his bddle with which he
had been ia the habit Of sOlaciRg himself and fell
lows during the long evenings Of their seclusion
and played several airs"
This juror, it seems, had been regarded with
suspicion by the counsel for the defence, 'but,
said Mr.. Brady,
III We had known that he played the fiddle
We mi2Lt have made our minds easy, for no I'D
dI@T Was ever known to d. nd conviction VI mur-
der -
Mr.. Arnold, the foreman, said
= that his only fear had been that his health
might not last him throughout the trial, and that
he bad hoped that his latest posterty would honor
his memory from his having served on this jury -
Mr Hopkins, another Of the jury, and who
is described as . the wag aud mimic among
-