Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-19
LOCAL NEW s.
Trial Of Daniel r.. sickles for the killing
OF Philip Barton Key.

THE MADISON PLACE MURDER.

the witness stand.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES MANN
Mr. Mann testified that he is Il policeman Knows
the brick house in question Was there the Mon
day following Kew death at twelve or one clock
in the day. Mr.. Magruder and Mr.. Radcliffe went
there with witness. Found the shawl. pair of
gloves, comb and paper Of cigarettes there.
Saw some chunks Of wood there The shawl was
ON the bed In the front room. II has been in wit
ness possession since. Showed ID to Mrs.
Brown. Mrs Brown went tO Mrs. Sickless with
witness. Witness took her there at the instance
of Mr. Radcliffe.
On the first floOr there was a book-ca and some
plain furniture In the second story there were two
rooms communicating with each other. In the
back room there was a bed, washstand and pitch
er The bed looked rs if it had not been made up
for week or two. The shawl was found a
bed in the front room. This bed was in the same
condition the other runpled up and lOOki ing
il il had not been made up for some time Got
into tho house the back way. W illness unlocked
the front door for Mr. Radcliffe and Mr. Magruder.
CrOsS-ex1mined Got in by back window. The
window opened easily. Left the same way he
came in. Did not examine the back door Thinks
il was locked. The beds Were not made up. The
gloves were ordinary riding gloves This was the
only time witness visited the house.
BY Radcliffe. Dont know where Keys resi-
dence
BY Carlisle. Thinks IL was a colored man let
witness IN the window. lie went with witness.
lie followed witness from the Jail. Never saw him
afterwards. Saw him at tue JAIL and asked him
10 go Eith witness in the carriage Thought he
would assist witness in going into the house.
Don't know why witness thought he could assist
witness "a get into the house
At the Jail the attorneys for defence requested
witness To go TO this house. They wished witness
Co do some business for them. There was car
rage at the jail and witness don't know whether
the man witness requested to 20 with him
white or black. Understood that he was the man
who Was To accompany him to the house. Wit
ness was employed 10 do this business. Heard
from Mr.. Radcliffe that this man was to accom-
pany witness. Don't know why he TO GO.
He followed witness out to the gate, and said he
would meet him at the house. Witness didn't
know what his business 1T the house. When
he got to the house he found out what he went
there for.
Carlisle . whereabOut did you find out what
you We're 10 dO!''
Witness II think that is a nonsensical ques-
ton"
Carlisle. al am not at all anxious to have your
good opinion; SO YOU need not trouble yourself 10
express yourself upon that point"
Witness inquired very little about It, but calcu-
lated that the cOlOred man was to assist in getting
into the house. Don't know whether he was 4 coll
Ored man not. No one told witness why he
TO accompany witness Didn't know what bust
ness was To be done after going to the house After
he got there found where he was. Laughter !
His business To 20 to the house, bat don't
know what he WAS To 20 for. When he left the
Jail he knew that lac was going to the house, and
when lie got there he calculated To get in there and
after he got i'm he found the things. Knew he was
To take things away Mr.. Radcliffe told witness
to take possession of the things. Messrs Radcliffe
and MagrJ.der went in the hack with witness.
Never saw this white colOred man before or
since that time. Witness tried the front door and
this man showed witness the back way. The
man opened the shutter. lie lad not told witness
how he was To go in. Witness thought lac should
md the back way open. Had such an idea, but
the back door WAS locked. Witness carried the
shawl 70 various persons to if they could
recognize il, To Mrs. Brown and to Mrs. Seeley.
Went to the Jail Of his own accord and without
any request from any one, and while there was
engaged - do this business.
BY Brady. Don't know much about that neigh
borhood
BY Magruder Thinks something was said at
LIN
the house.
By Carlisle Understood that this man was to
show the way to the house.
TESTIMONY OF DANIEL RADCLIFFE.
Mr.. Radcliffe wenttO this house as soon as he was
employed. Mr. Magruder and witness thought it
would he proper to go To To learn all the facts In
the case. This man, who was nearly white, was
understood to be acquainted with the premises.
and was spoken to TO assist. Witness and the
other parties went there; Mr.. Mann being EN-
plOyed as al officer. Went into the house and up
stairs. Mr. Mann went there at the instance OF
witness and Mr. Magruder Went up stairs,
bed all in confusion, and on that bed 4 shawl,
and thinking he had seen such shawl on Mr..
Key. the otneer was requested to take charge of it.
Pound also pair Of gloves. a comb. and a bunch
OF cigarettes Mr.. Key resided on street about
mile from this house MIR. Key was a widower,
and had four or five children.-'i
TESTIMONY OF John NJ. sEELT-tRECALLED)
Resides on l. street. No. 36l Witness atten-
hon Was first called To tine visits of Mr. hey aud
TIL lady 10 the house by seeing them going into the
LOuse in the latter part of January. When wit
Ness saw hey 20 there he sometimes wore a steel
grey sack and sometimes a plum cOIoTed coat
They went into the house after Mr.. Key unlocked
the door. The nrst time they went they were
ON foot. Don't think She had his arm.
Don't know how long they stayed there. This
was between and > O'Clock. The door was shut
after they went In. The next time witness saw
them was the Eth Of February. about the same
hour. Witness Was going up Fifteenth street. and
they were before hun; Is they stopped in front of
the house. witness passed. and the lady threw up
Ler veil and looked at witness. Saw them come
out an hour afterwards. She came out first. and
he followed some time afterwards. and passed
down the street Some four or five minutes
elapsed after she went out. before he came out.
She went TO yards her house, and he went in
other direction.
The next time was on Sunday the 10th of Feb
TUIry. ABOUT or \ o'clock. lie entered alone.
and witness went in his own house and looked
out of the back window. and saw the same lady
come up To the back gate. and saw Mr.. key 90
down To tine gate and let her in, and they both
entered the house together. The lady came oct
the same way she went in.
On tue I'D or It'll the last time witness re-
members, and then only saw the lady pass in that
day by the back gate, about p M. Did mt see
Mr.. Key that day at all. Can say how long she
Femlined that day. On the Sunday list mentioned,
she stayrd about an hour more. The house
Fifteenth street was unncrupied since the pre-
ceding September until occupied bv Kew. II hid
a bad reputation when witness moved in the neigh
bOrhOOd. Never saw any visitors except Mr.. hey
and the indy
Ascertaned who the LADY, WAS. Went TO SEE her
SON, eight DAYS after the fatal occurrence IL was
the identical person who went into the house.
Went with his wife and daughter to satisfy him
self. The lady was introduced to witness by
gentleman nanrd ilSlt.
Cross examined Passed by that house daily.
Saw the l1dy's face often three or four times.
Only her make four visits. and thinks he saw
Ler face each time. Her face was uncovered at
all the times except once. She was some seventy
uvc feet from witness when he her from his
window. Witness window open. She
seemed 20 be looking 10 SEE if any was looking
~ her She did not look towards witness.
This was on the 2uth February. Once when she
entered by the alley witness at his wood
house gate. She got within forty feet OF witness,
and witness. bat did not conceal her face,
int walked directly on. Should have recognised
her anywhere. Never saw her up To the killing
but those four times as To see her face. She
wore the Slme dress that she Wore when she
pointed out To witness as Mrs. Sickles. Was told
by heaTSly that she was Mrs. -, and to satisfy
himself Of tine fact went to her house and saw her.
and bec1mc fully satisnrl. The walking
very bad, being miry. The alley leading to the
place is deep and maddy-very bad walking. On
some OF these visits the walking very bad. II
was six or DAYS after Keys death that wit
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