The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-27

o fed as ioIlowr: lhsve known Mr.. and Mr.
}. Sickles well since j anUary last. | o'tc
A visited Mrs. s.. al Ter house; was tIcre
her receptions every Tuesday. aud was srr
o Intimate with her: vas lh.re On The s
, urduy preceding ihr death ~ Key; S.ckie
J. came home about hall pnsl 3 o'clock q din
Q cnsr, but aid not eai anything; ! had notice
4 ? change in his ma uner since he hon thn
kwas given AZ y lard's On The prrvivn
(; Thursday evening; was AZ The hop;I say
2 NJ. Ky there; be eonvrrsrd Ter I'm,
(; with Mrs. Sckles in the carly rmt ,f W,
: evening: noticed great change 10 Mr.
4 Sicklcs' manner % Friday. and or Sinr
I; dny he Ind wilf, Distracted look; Mr.. Sic
Y kles' manner la d most marked appearance
; after taking d. nner, read fora time ans
!. The n went 20 Mrs Sckles' bedroom: 80,
, was writing, and Mr.. Sickles was wakrt
: violently np and down the room, evident,
; much excited: she A. ked me to sign The pa
per She had written. which did; at night
: went into Mrs. Sigkles' room sy mysrlt
found her 'ying on The floor with her head
: resting on chnir; ne.t saw Mr. Sicklr-
: on sandy; | have no words ihat can ex
| press the grief thai he Inhibited; his sob
hing could be heard all over The hsusr; lhr
, unds were of fearful, nnenrllly charac-
ier, aud seemed as If they might have conir
rom his very ieel last saw him on Tie
! Sunday before the Killing o. Key; he sa-
; lying On bed and grnanrg awully; Mr
! Buterwcrth was vim him.
Bridge, Duly was recalled. and testified
10 seeing Key waving his handkerchief op
posi- sickle-' house.
William W. Mann also testified 70 the
same thing.
Adjourned.
WAeHIsGTcr. Aoril IL
Tie Court was opened his morning a.
about tie usual hour. but did not commence
business iii halt past I'D o'clack.
II is sisted that the prosecution was pre-
pared. II Mrs. SirLles' declaralion wns re-
ceved, 20 give O evidence the iact thnt IN
5 January last Mr.. Scl.lss and lady not he
! wife remained during q ai4ht IL Barnrm's :
Hotel, 1T Bpitimore The register N NE
hotel was IA Court for that purPove. Il tap
pears however. from THIS register that ti,erc
: is FIRST the entry uf AIr. Sirkles' name N
( nj. ovn handwriting, hen The name oi
Ms Daniel h. SickleS IN N different hand
(, lWfIilAH, nfltNcr hfTs nor MS.
: This preparation shows Tint II Judge
! Crawford hud admitted lhe confession avasl
quantity Of scandal on both sides would
have been brough, into trial, invulsinc per
] sons whose names are hot me entioncd 10 the
) affair.
George D. Wuodrige was frsl witness
cale3 for the defense.
? Exam ned Nv Bra VI rrsiic az NJ. 3i
: Twelfth street, Wnshington; came here II
(, HE latter part of November 70 be present
b Al the organization ot lie House Of Repre-
I sentntivcs; was a clerk under the clerk ~
: lie House; knew Key II That time; never
spoke 10 him but once or twice; Oh S.frr-
liuy. 2cih WINS in Fifteenth street from
: VERY close 70 10 o'clock I'LL q; saw Slcklts
, lihai afternoon DetN zen 4 aud . O'clock aI
lie CAPITOL
: Quesion-What was. at that time, h~
) importance aud condiiionl
y Answer:-When | went first 10 him he
= appeared different from what he had been
J Ithe day before; he was in the hall al the
; rear OF the Speakers chair; we had a can.
sersation; got him 20 ~ into rrtirn,
} room aud there parted win him after endea
yoring 10 paeify him; he was very much ~
: frctcd and distressed; there was 10 one
= with him ia that room when | LETT him; saw
him no more that day; saw Iim next NOR
/. ming about 10 o'clock Ia the library OF hi
own house; his eyes were blood-shot and
| red; he approached me and told me he had
lsent for me 10 10 come there; he had been
weeping; remained in the house I'LL all The
strangers mad lait il in the afternoon.
II Question What was lis condition dur
ing The day
\ Answer:-IIe acted like man in great
\ sorrow and distress. 50 much so that wat
lched for bis coming and going constantly.
n Question WHY
n Mr. Carlisle-That is not material.
Y Witness said there was a strange manner
about him every time he cam into ~. room
where was BE- pressed his hauts " his
temples and would 90 over ~ the secretary
and sob: he appeared as i. he was IN great
distress; evsry time these fits came upon
him he would clasp his temples and sob and
llcry, 50 much 50 that told him 10 give ven,
10 his tears. they would relieve him; he
lvould raise his hands and cxclaim some
! dimes; there fits would take him before he
lcouId get to the secretary, where he went o.
Iiif 10 hide himself, aud tLen he would bow
sown his hcaj.
n Witness saw Key passing opposite Sick
house looking towards il and waved his
handkerchief several times: Sickles came
iro the library where witness was and said
tiat the villain has pissed my house; he
ans very much excited; attempted % calm
hm; he threw off witness grasp and fnrued
itffo the hall without hat; that is the last