The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-04-15

: Attorney--I was drifting in fIont o
D the Presidents house, homcward;-
. he wss walking the opposite way, II
o front Of the PresideIf's house; w
! saw him approaching. was walking
rapidly; he did not address me; | dc
y not know that he saw me.
: Hon. II. j. Walker, sworn-Eithel
o three, or.twenty miS Sutes after tl'ret
l, o'clock, ] saw Mr.. SickIes in his owr
house, on the afternoon Of Sunday
. February 9th. As he cameyin, biz
manner appeared excited; there was
) something strange and unnsustabou,
, II; his voice was somewhat different
from the manner in which | had
usually heard him speak; he sd
vanced and took me by the hand,
and | think he then said, "A thou
sand thanks for coming to see me
under this circumstance.
lie had scarcely repeated those
words when saw great change in
his appearance. lie became very
much convulsed indeed he then
broke into an agony of unnatural
and unearthly sounds, the most re-
markable | ever heard, something
like scream interrupted by violent
sobbing. From his convulsed ap-
pearance in the act Of writhing, his
condition appeared to me very fright
ful and appalling, 80 much go that |
thought II it lasted much longer he
must become insane. lie was in
dulging in constant exclamations
about dishonor having been brought
on his house, wife and child. He
seemed particularly to dwell on the
disgrace brough, upon his child;
should think this continued for ten
minutes.
/ endeavored to pacify him, but
with very little effect. turned from
him. to 60 for a Physician. when he
seemed to stop little in these vio-
lent exclamations, and finally they
broke of; the spasms became more
violent as they ceased; must have
been there over half an hour; | ac-
companied him from his house to
the jail; was alarmed at the cond-
ton, not knowing when the convu-
sions would recur.
Cross.examiued AT first do not
think any person was present bnt
Butterworth; was very much excited
my sell, but will not be certain; |
think that Butterworth and Goddard
came in when these terrible con-
vulsions occurred; think that there
was no one present but myself; i re-
mainod talking with Butterworth four
or five minutes, when Sickles came
in alone, and stayed with us some
little time. | was, from a great v. &.
riety Of causes, III uch exc ted; new
er was more 30 than when the con.
vulsions came on; thought would
go for Physician.
At this point Mr.. Stanton, who
was near the prisoner, asked that
the cross-exalnination be discontin-
ued for the present, in order that the
accused might retire few minutes
During the statement OF the wit
ness, Mr.. Sickles was violently al.
tected, breaking out in sobs, AMI pro-
fusely shedding tears.
L. B Hart and Isaac Ball on each
side and his father accompanied him
from the Courtroom.
The witness particularly, and
many Of the spectators were moved
to tears. The scene was one Of dceI'
WASHINGTON. ID. @.
February 26, 1859
! Mr.. and Mrs. Pendleton dined
here, two weeks ago last Thursday,
with large party. Mr.. Key, her
brother, was also here, and at my
suggestion he was invited because
he had invited Mr.. Sickles to dine
with him, and Mr.. Sckles wished to
invite all of those from whom he had
received invitatians, and Mr.. Sick
les said, "do as you choose."
(Signed) THERESA BAGToLI.
Written and signed in the pres
ence of Q. M. Ridsely and Bridge,
Daffy. February 80.
Bridget Duffy. nurse and ladys
maid in Mr.. Sickles house, sworn
Z | remember the Saturday before Mr.
Keys decease. Mr.. Sickles came
home in the evening between ii I've anc
six o'clock. Mrs. Sicklps was a
! home that afternoon. did not SCI
! him at the dinner.table; lie wen
, down stairs to dinner. At night m,
attention was called to Mr.. Sickles
, there was some unhappy feeling be
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Sicklcs; Mr.
Sickles went down stairs, did no
eat, but returned to his bed room. =
8 He asked me to fetch him som thin!
to eat, which ! did. His manne
= and appearance seemed troubled. -
a | saw him half or three.quarters O
!. an hour after | left the dinner 70
I him, subsequently | heard loud talk
= ing between Mr.. and Mrs. Sickles
, their door was partly open, this Wa
after six o'clock.
: Mr.. Brady here handed a pape
] to the witness, which she looked at
' Witness resumed II wrote m
: name to that paper in the presenc
Y OF Mr.. and Mrs, Sickles; (sensatio
< throughout the Oourt-room) | sign
i ed my name to it at the request c
s Mrs. Sickles; Miss Ridgely ais
;. signed that paper; that is Mrs. Sick
e les signature; ! saw her write he
l. name to that paper, and she aske
: me to sign it. retired to bed tbs