The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-04-15
The sickles Trial--A Jury Empanuel-
led-Examinatiou Of Witnesses.

prisoner was awaited. A quarter o
;, an hour elapsed before he came II
,, accompanied by the Deputy Mar
shal and several friends. He tool
:, his seat in the dock, and then tb,
, names Of the jurors were Called
All answered.
|, The first witness called was Eugene
! Pendleton. He did not answer.
The District Attorney represented
to the Court that Mr.. Pendleton was
an important witness. He under
stood. from his brother, that the wit
ness was slightly ailing at his resi
I dence, in Georgetown; and he vas
perhaps, the only other witness tha
: he would examine as to the facts o
the transaction. II sick, he would
not, OF course, insist on his being
: present; be- hf was q 1ery Import.
ant witness, was anxious to have bis
testimony, and asked tiat an attach.
ment might be issued. Granted.
: Witness was t1en examined by
the United States, relative to the
facts Immediately connected with
the killing. The Coroner produced
the bloody clothes OF the deceased, ,
and several brass keys, a handker-
chief, operaglass box, and Der
ringer pistol, the latter having been
handed to him by Mr.. Dowler, short
ly after the tragedy.
The production Of the clothes Of
the deceased, s,itfened and stained
with blood, caused deep sensation
in the Court room.
! The District Attorney, in stating
the case OF the Government yester-
day, dwell upon the following facts:
First, the number and character of
Sickles' weapons.
Second, the unarmed condition of
Key.
Third, Sickles wearing his over.
coat on a warm day to conceal his
magazine.
Fourth, Keys supplication for
mercy.
Eugene Pcnd'eton, the witness
who had been absent in the morn.
ing, appeared ami was sworn, aud
: testified as follows:
81 was not present on the occasion
OF the death of Key; WAS near the
place where he was shot, and saw
two of the shots fired; was walking
on the South side Of Pennsylvania
Avenue, and got near the East gate
leading to the Presidents House,
when my attention was attracted by
the report OF pistol; turned my
head and saw two persons near the
coroner OF Sixteenth street, appa.
rently in scutfie. One was at.
tempting to rid himself OF the other;
one was retreating, and the other fol-
lowing him up; the one nearest me
succeeded in freeing himself from
the other, and ran into the middle OF
the street, followed closely by the
other, who, at the same time, threw
something from his hand. after
wards recognized the one WHO re.
treated as Sickles. Sckles turned
and brought down his pistol on the
other, being ten feet separated, the
olher e'aimiug Murder! Murder!
Don't shoot" Sickles fired; the
shot seemed to take effect; the gen.
t|eman shot swooned, or wilted rs it
were, with his hands pressed to his
side. He then turned and started
for tho pavement; he either fell or
lay down on the pavement.
! Sickles followed him up. and
standing over him, fired q second
time as the other lay at his feet
He then presented the pistol again
in the vicinity of the others head or
shoulder; the pistol snapped; heard
the explosion of the cap. AT that
time some one approached from the
Club House and placed his hand on
Sickles' shoulder; Sickles turned
around suddenly, and there seemed
to be some words pass between
them, but | was not near enough to
hear what was said. Then some one
came and took Mr.. Sickles' arm,
and they walked Oft up the street; |
continued walking on, and very soon
persons began to collect, who took
up Key and conveyed him to the
Club House; when | arrive there,
the body had been taken in, and then
! was told that the person was Bar.
ton Key. then turned to walk
home, and discovered man on the
Opposite side of the street picking
up an opsra-glass; that was about
fifteen or twenty yards from the Av-
enue up Sixteenth street; it was near
er the West eide Of the street; think
it was little above the second tree.
t Question. that opera glass
the article you saw thrown?"
Answer. .-"I cannot sny."
i. Question. Were the parties,
when you saw it thrown, in such a
situation as to allow it to fall where
, it was found?"
: Answer.-"Cannot say"
! Question.-"At what time was
, this thro owing?"
Answer.-"lt occurred just as
1 Sickles freed himself from the other
and got into the middle OF the street;
just as he got into the middle of the
I. street this article was thrown; be
; was going from near the second tree
to the corner; it was not on the av.
, enue."
:. ! continued to walk when | frs
: saw them, and had just passed tn,
8 small gate when the second firin,
took place; did not see any pistol il
n tha handa oe Ko,, A. c.