The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-04-21
Vol. XIII.

be given. in evidence; but the evidence mus,
tend to that
Judge. 1t must come through a regular
channel.
M. Stanton to Witaess. want to know
whether these persons were in the house at the
time?
Ans. They were.
| it off?
ARs. Ten minutes.
Qaes. What door was it taken of?
AIas. The front door
ones. Was there another lock put ON thu,
door?
Ans. There was,
1t now being three o'clock, the court al
journed.
FRIDAY, April 10.
jacob Wagner ,oas recalled. He wished p,
| correct his testimony given yesterday: wbIa
| taking Oft the lock. as he testified Yesterday mn
one spoke to witness that he remember. I,,
the colored man. Mr. Pendleton's name w..
/ called saw another man there. who is now ~
1 court. Col. Jones'
Cross-eramHed Gy Mr.. Ould. These persor.
were there when witness went TO the bor.a.
the front door was locked entered The, bo,s.
by the back way, which was unlocked A..
lock taken off was on the front door Of tb..
house; tired to unlock the back door and fouuJ
1t was already unlocked the lock was not br.,.
ken; tins was about a week after KEYS death
three other gentlemen we're up stairs Al H..
time; did not come down while witness NO
there; saw them in the ward. and saw them o..
up stairs; gave witness no directions aboIf
the matter; witness did not 90 up stairs AT all
by Nj. BTddy. Put different lock ON The
door afterwards
by M. Carlisle. The colored boy who came
to witness was not the proprietor Of the house.
knows John Gray; he was there and asked
witness to take off the lock; witness saw Mr.
Pendleton and Col. Jones examine the lower
part OF the house, and afterwards 90 up stair.
John Seeley called and eramjaed Reside, IN
| Nashlngton Is a painter; lives in l. street
about thirty yards below the corner of Fifteenth
street, not far from the house of John GRAY. in
Fifteenth street. was present when tho lock
was taken st; thinks II was between the 9Th
and oth OF March was there by mere accident.
and heard the order given to take off the lock.
! saw Mr.. Charles Jones there, and was informed
that the other was Mr. Pendleton; one ofthese
| gentlemen gave the order for the lock I, be-.
taken off; don't know which one was present
a part of the time when the lock was taken off.
Mr.. Poole was there also when the lockSmih
went TO work; they went up stairs heard
nothing said about the character of the new
! lock to be put on.
CToSs-eramined by NJ. O,tld The time was
between the 9TH and 9Th Of March that was tI,
only time witness was there after the death of
| Key; this might have been Tuesday: am not
sure as to day OF the week; the lockSmith came
through the adjoining lot occupied by yellow
| woman; do not know whether anv one else
had been to that house previously, since KEYS
death; these gentlemen were standing in the
yard when witness reached the spot, and went
into the house just before witness one Of them
said 1t would be better to take off that lock.
and put on new one; they were in the house
some time, in the passage and parlor, perhaps
| twenty or twenty-five minutes: thinks the lock
was not entirely off when they went up stairs:
heard no order given as to the disposition To
! be made Of the lock; the remark was the lock
had better be taken off, and replaced with an
| other.
Letcts Poole called. Boards with Mr.. Seelev.
| who has Just testified knows the house No.
| 3S3 Fifteenth street, owned by John GRAY:
have noticed it frequently: was there when the
lock was taken off; thinks it was on Monday
or Tuesday, week after KEYS death Mr.
Pendleton, Mr.. Jones, Seelev, and witness. and
Gray. were present: Mr.. Pendleton ordered the
lock to be taken off, and another one put on
saw the lock taken off; did not see the other
one put on.
Cross-eramD,ed hy NJ OUId We all went
INTO the house together; after giving the order.
Mr.. Pendleton and Mr.. Jones Immediately went
up stairs to examine the upper portion Of the
| house; thinks 1t was a command and not sug.
| geston to the locksmith, for he went to work
and did it; can't give Mr.. Pendletons exact
language; these gentlemen staid up stairs ten
! or htteen minutes while the lock was being
removed, these gentlemen were up stairs the
whole time; had never been in the house prev.
ously, since Keys death does not know that
anybody else did; know that Mr.. Kew went
there. Laughter.
Rer. q. II. 4. Buckley called Resides in
Westminster Conn. have known Sickles since
1888 was associated with him in the New
I ork University, and was in one class with
him; since then, have had a causal acquaint-
ance with him.
Mr. Brady asked whether witness had an op.
portunity in former years to know whether
Sickles had an eXcitable temperament.
Fitness. Yes, sir.
MIR. Brady proposed to prove that Mr.. SickIes
once, under the loss of friend, became positive
ly insane, so as to have to be placed under re-
straint.
Mr.. Ould said, if previous insanity could be
proved, they would withdraw the objection.
! The witness testified that on the occasion
Of the death Of Professor Da Ponte, in ls40. in
! New York, who was the patron of Mr. Sick.>
| Immediately after his body was lowered iutothe
| ground, Sckles broke out into frantic and pas
| sionate grief, shrieking and yelling 1t wa, I'M
! possible for his friends to pacifv him. and they
were obliged to use friendly force to remove
hlni from the spot; witness thinks he did tear
MIA clothes and his hair, but was not sure. This
teStn9ny Is voluntary on witnesses part. and
wholly ~nsOught by the prisoner, or by his
counsel Tie had offered it, as he thought 1t
might be OF seryice to him.
CroSs-er0niHea 6y Mr.. OHd. Do not know
how old Sickles was then because | do not
know his age now; Wa about the same age
rs witness, apparently; wsness i forfv wears
of age this manifestation OF ,ioIapt ,,ri,cIast.d
ten minutes perhaps, or five r.innfes ~ ary
rate saw no traces of it on the for.yip,t ,Iay.
did not see him every day at that h.,s. saw
| HIM two or three days afterwards. but saw moth
ing singular in his appearance; he appea,ed
TO be rather more hghthearted than could be-
expected under the circumstances, forming am
unnatural contrast to his previous conduct II
was a casual manifestation the first demonstra-
ton was the most remarkable witness ever saw
| in his life; do not remember the circumstances
of the second interview, or who was present; il
was somewhere about the University; was then
a student of the Theological Seminary.
Mayor Hopkins called. Is a cOachman for
| Col Freeman have been such for five or >N
| years lives on III street, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth saw Mr.. Key on the Sunday he was
shot, about half past one o'clock he was about
the middle of the square, walking up and down:
! he was doing nothing in particular; saw him
either on Monday or Wednesday, the week
previous he went into the square and waved
his handkerchief; Mrs. Sicllles came out and
joined him, and they walked away together:
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