Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-15

rstirs fer few min1tes- Sicklss during the state
nent Of the witness, was violently affeefed break
? Ing out into soos, and profusely shedding tears.
Mewrs. Hart and Isaac Bell, one each side
and sickles senior, toglther with others, accompa
nied him from the court room. The witness plriic
ulariy, anu many spectators were mo7el to tears
The scene was one Of deep interest.
The following is Mrs, Siekles' confession, Whiol
was offered IN evidence.
have beeen In a house on Fifteenth street will
Mr. Key; how many times DO I know; I believe
the hoaSe belongs 10 q colorsd nan; the house j
unoccupiedi commenced going there the la ii
part Of Jsnulry; have be sn in it acne and Will
Mr. Key usually stayed al hour more; thef,
Is bed Ia ~ IN the second ftVry; did what Wai
usual for wicked w5man to do; the iatimae3
oemmeaced this wiater, when came from New
York; "A that house was "a i1timaey OF an i'm
proper kind I have met him half dozen times
or more at different hours Of the day; Mon
dsy Of this week ard Wednesday also; the meet
ing was arranged when We met in The street aud
q: partie; | never would speak 10 him when Mir.
Siczles was at home, because | knew he dido
ks me TO speak to him; didnt see Mr.. for
some days sitter so; hare; be then Told ne he
| had hi ed tbs house, as a place VIII re he aud 1
c,uld ne Il; agr 'ed tO it, thsre Was nothing IN
the house TO drink; the room is warmed
by WeO Are, Mr.. Key generally goes there
! frs; have walked there tosether say f9Hr
m l cot think any more; / was there on
nesdV st bets esn and o'clock; was there
a la =. my dadg hteT, was at Mrs Hoover s.;
! Ar y tOIs her and iefI her there at my request
1 from taerrI vent to Fifteenth street TO meet Mr.
Key, AID frs iEere 10 the milk I'm an 3; immedi-
q ely after Mr. Key left Laura at Mrs Hoover's
met b N il Fifteenth street; / went 10 the back gate
SeIt TO ths cams room, aud there improper in
tervi ~ vas had: unoressed myself and Mr. Key
unjtessed ms II ais (ihs oceared on Wednesday
I the pa Of February 1881 He has kissed me in
the house Number Of times. do not deny that
We had connesiion IN this hoase last spring year
I ago in the parlcr en- the sofa Mr.. Sickles was
sometimes cut Of town, aud sometimes at the Capt.
/ tol think the intimacy commenced in April or
May, 1858. / did think it safe 10 meet i'm in
tbs house, because there were servants who might
( suspect somethfng As general thing have worn
black and white wooden plaid dress aud beaver hat
| trimmed with black velvet l have worn black
81 dress there also PLAID silk dress black velvet
cloak trimmed with lace, and black velvet shawl
trimmed with firing Ga Wednesd ~ either had
my brown dress or black aud white wooden dress,
beaver hat aed velvet shawl. l arranged with Mr.
Key to 20 ia the back way. After leaving Laura at
Mrs. HOOVers he met me at Douglas. The arrange
ment TO 20 in The back way was eiiher made in ina
street at Douglas, as we would likely be seen
The house is IN Fifteenth street between K aad L.
streets, on the left hand side OF the way. We ar
ranged the interview for Wednesday Ia the street
think. On Monday wen. in the front d. OF; il was
open; We occupied the same o1m; undress, and
went TO bed together Mr.. Key las ridden in Mr.
Sickles carriage, and has called his house With-
out Mr.. Sickles' knowledge after my being told net
to invite him to do SO, and against Mr. Siekles re-
peated request.
GSigned. THERESA BAGIcLI.
This is 3 true statement, written by myself with
out any iuducement held out by Mr. Sicklss of for
giVeness OrreEard, and without any menace from
him. This have written with my bed 10 IN door
open, and my maid aud child in the adj lining
room, al 81 o'clock in the evening Miss Ridge
In d ~ h. kruNn iii fr, Ill
lsigned THERESA BAGIotI,
Lafayette Square.
WAsHE0ToN, February 26h 1853
Mr.. ard Mrs Psndletoh dined here two weeks
ago last Thursday, with a large party. Mr.. Key
her brother, was q so here and st my suggestion
he was invited, because Mr.. Pendleon was and
also because he had invited Mr.. Sickles to dine
with him, and Mr. Sickles wished to invite all of
those from whom he had received Invitations, and
Mr., sOkles said do as you choose.
(Signsd THERESA BAaIoLI
Written and signed in the presence of
C. ii. RlbGBLT.
BRIDGKTT DUFFY
Bridget Duffy, nurse and lsdy's maid in Mr Sick,
leP house sworn
{ remember the Saturday before Mr.. KEYS de.
cease, that Mr.. Siekles came home in the evening
between and 6 O'Clock Mrs SickIes was st |
home that afternoon. did not see him at the din
ner table; he vent down stairs to dinner. Al night
my attention was called to Mr.. Sckles. There 4
was some unneppY IeenDg between Mr.. ana Mrs. L
Sickles- Mr.. Slckles vent down stars; did not 1
eat, but returnedto his bedroom He asked me TO |
fetch him up something to eat which did His |
manner and appearance seemed troubled Isaw him /
half three quarters of hour after | left the 1
dinner for b m. Subsequently heard loud talk |
ing between Mr. and Mrs. Sckles their door was |
partly open. This vas after O'Clock. Mr.. Bra /
dy here handed paper to the witness which she |
looked ct.
Witness resumed-I wrote my name 10 that pa |
per in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Sckles. Sen
sRtion throughout the court room L signed my !
name to at the request Of Mrs ScKles; Miss Ridge
ly slso signed that paper; that is Mrs, Sickes sig
nature; saw her write her name to rhat paper aud
she asked me to sign it; retired to bed that night
about u o'clock, when l left Mr.. aud Mrs. Sickles
both there; don't think that either OF them went (
to bed all night he stayed all night in the bed room,
and she in an adjoining room, lying on the floor. I
next morning o<me in and fOuad her sitting on I
the floor, dressed, and with her head resting on /
chair; this was about O'clock; Nr. Sickes had |
left the bed room; she lay on the Aoor during she |
whole Of Sunday; during the previous night often
heard Mr.. Sickes cry, and Mrs. Sickles too in the
morning whenI met him the stairs, he cried and |
sobbed violently, burying bis face in his hands, and
uitsring various EXPLANATIONS Of grief; cried also
myself, for he appeared TO be in great trouble.
Mr.. Brady handed the paper containing the con-
fesson Of Mrs Sckles TO the counsel for the prose
cutiOn, and requested that it be admitted as evil
denoe
Mr.. 0uld objected to lis being received, as no |
woman can be witness for or against her hus-
band.
He said lie did not relate TO the question of the /
prisoners insanity, which the defence we're trying
prove, they must show that insanity existed and
let the cause alone.
Mr.. Graham said the common law allowed them |
to prove causes instead of presunip it. They |
wanted to show that the prisoner ba become intoK-
icated by the madlening bowl that had been handed
him by his wife, and that he had become ms by
her confession Of her guilt and his disgrace He |
had right to believe proof coming from his wife.
The argument had not concluded when the court |
adjourned. s
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