The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-22
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, APRIL o. 1859.


ca % sufr:ps internally, and 70 be esssavoriDg "a
fran his fssipts thought him, and ssl Thin bio " be,
Of remarkable p0were endurance, or ia ne sef
would have boon able 70 whstand the rssnass psrss
Q. Is fact about Mr. ssckles, that this appear
snce Of camness stAnds him even when under the strong
witnsss-I have always found him calm; that extsrna
appearsIce always exists; have always found 1t 80
~. Oad-He m man OF great command over his
WitnessI think he Is . calm man; do not know that
he has great command hrs feelings; great CON-
mand eater naily; msn may be CAIN and have ve'y
powerful feelings 1t the time; Remarked {, Mr.
Brady that always found him calm in my intercourse
Mr.. Oad-Thcn you have never seen him under suca
circumstance IS required great exercise Of sell conto
wtpess-I raid such thing; say that have always
seen him calm. and that previous tnat seen
Mr.. Brady-Your attention had been drawn 70 Mr.
Keys II anouvres about that bonss9
WtAess-Yes, for twelve mouths
TESTIMONY OF COL. BERREr.
Col Berres, Mayor Of Washington, swofo-was present
at Mr. sickes house on tho afternoon Of the killing oil
Mr. Key; went there with the Chief OF Police from the
Club Houee when reached the hoaee We foaod there
Two policemen, Mr.. Woodbridge, Mr.. sickies and per-
hnps, several other genemen the house by the
oDt ooor; vas shown mo wat h called the library;
there found Mr. SICK les renamed there Ave or eo
mil ut.s Arranging about the bookcase;
SAID, he bad better 10 jail, the preliminary
animation would take place he said thai "a ~n,t M.
desired went 10, and think lined pa nyo
or ten minntes; mean Mr.. Sicxles, Robert J. w.issf
aod myself We soon aisr lett tor tue AL, when Mr.
Scstes discovered Mr WAser in toe pariJr no AID, "a
tbocsand thinks Tor caiiinr ekh,b ted ,h feepg
and spoke OF his cbi u ms being tsoonored
and Immediately tbereefter the sofa; he
wept hem thy; rena ked TO nm that would
leave there very soon and eqnes ed him posed
he said he would be; hs outhurst Of grief
or hVe minutes he mace very distinct noise, iudcauve
cf 0eep grief IL cry, might have been
heard in any part ~ this room; accomp him TO JAIL
IN company with The Cine of Police and RobsrtJ Walker
he med On the way be rcstave gestures
as Of sau,atloDs he ef, his house, suggested hm
thai be bad beuer not alos a,t.utiUn be called
the CROWD; cont kpo~ whether aoy "
hcuary; there was very brief examination at "a, jail
his composed uoder the c,rcunstauces oid
not sec any exhibition Of grief hee such as have des
cribed
Mr. BrsdyDid you oose,v We the amount OF efor, II cost
him 10 pose bi,nseifS
Al ceriainy oscovee cd an effort to become sranqn
when sugRt srs6 the importance of Il, in
crowd thfoOghwhch we hai 10 pass.
TESTIMONY or MISS RIDGELEY.
hiss Octavia NJ. Rcgeley recalcd-she accom-
panied into court by her mother and stepfsther.
M ould-were You present 10 the house when Mr..
Sickes returned from Judge BlacksY
Al vas.
Q--what part of the houseY
AIN tho basement
Odd on remain there?
A-PoTt OF ibe time.
Q.-Md you Sr SicklesS
Al did, as he got Out OF the carriage; did no.
him any more.
Q.-You did not go up stairs while he was there9
Mr.. Uud-We under the impression that you had
been up stairs, aud bad Slcklss ,here. you
say You not will not troublr you further.
M Oud siatsd there three other witnesses
this branch ol tbe case Of these had been
tach D. Hs wishcd to Dnsh III branch before he
ced on another II III al Droba lis that
witness who had been attached lex Senator Bfoihead)
1ouli be here TO morrow incoming,
Nj. u aty-Do You wish 1t postponed ill TO morrow
m0fureY
Mr.. Onld-Yes
Dir. Blady-We have no objection
viii he Good Friday.
Counsel Tor deenceThe better the day the better the
deed
Mr.. oule-Some peoplo regard Gooi Friday as one Of
The host days, ond OF tho jury might desire not
be here 10 morrow.
Que OF jurors said the jury did desire adjourn
to they had solemn doty TO perform,
would prefer to come here and perform It,
Tho Jodsc said ne bad nc scrupes 10 the mater and
unless IL pressed upon D!m be woald ajonrn
III, Court.
Mr. Brady said he dill not know whether the counsel
this ds ics in the habit Of asking for
On religious grounds. Counsel IN New YORK we're not
lbe natter ended by the Judge directing the Court
adjourn till to morrow.