Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-20


evidence to the adultery having been decided to
be admissible. IL was proper TO show nv KEYS
own virtual admission that he was puilty SEC
omu On the ground that the right Of the pros
duct and declarations Of Mr.. Key WAS Mr. key
In the peace OF this Government This was not
legal formula, but substantial inquiry for the
jury The defence proposed to show that not only
was the deceased ON the mission of the adulterer
but that lac was also prepared to slay the man
whom ne had SO badly injured should there be
OCCASION: The speaker believed that the inevitable
tendency OF these adultsrous connections was the
death OF the husband. There was a case In point
In the case Of the woman now under sentence of
death in the city Of Albany, In whose case the
vain.
Mr. Carlisle replied briefly to the arguments of
the other side, saying that he should conue hi M
sell 10 the points OF their arguments presented in
the form OF justification and Divine vengeance
which the counsel the other side had seemed TO
infer had been established by the Court i'm its pre-
Nlous rulings The counsel proposed to show by
thls witness the fact Of the previous adultery and
that the deceased was persistent in prosecuting this
adultery. This evidence was proposed in order to
show, hrst, that Mr.. Key was armed and second
as tending to an impression on the prisoner mind
that at The time Of the homicide Key was armed,
ana also as Implying threat by the deceased to-
wards the prisoner at the bar
flrst as 10 the claim that Key was armed at the
time OF tue homicide. The evidence offered is Of
a uec!ara,lon OF deceased, accompanied by ges-
eide. The question was whether he was armed
on the day of the homicide; not whether he was
armed on the day previous, or ten days previous
secondly as TO the fact claimed that the prisoner
knew that the deceased was armed, Mr.. Carlisle
urged that there was nothing in the evidence pro
posed TO show that the prisoner was aware of such
Fact Nor Is II material to the defence To show
tiat ne was armed on that day, but how he used
those arms
As to the asserted threat on the part of deceased
owards the prisoner, Mr.. c. in review of the pro-
posed evidence, said that first il was alleged that
hey had made denial of his guilt and had after
wards been warned that notwithstanding his dc.
NAL he was in danger from the prisoner and then
key said he would defend himself If attack
Mr.. Carlisle commended that il ght be reason
ably inferred that the latter assertion of Key was
in reply to the threat of danger from the prisoner
Ihe argument Is, that the prisoner arriving at a
conclusion OF the guilt of the parties and being i'm
the exercise OF his reason was TO treat the aduttrer
as not in the peace of God and his country but as
an outlaw, and Stay him, and that the deceased If
he took the life of one who was seeking to slay
him, thus would be committing murder
w hen hrst this opinion was enunciated on the
other side. he thought il pretty enough rhetorical
flourish; but it seems that it is deliberately stu
died doctr me with them. The speaker did notthink
the world was quite prepared to receive such
novel doctrines, and of all places in the world he
should regret to them taking root in this tenn
pie Of justice.
He would not be behind the other side in de-
nouncing adultery, but he must also denounce the
in
to punish that sin.
The Court stated that the proposition. as he un-
derstOod it, was to admit evidence that Kew had
said that he looked upon Mrs. Sickles as a child
ana lhat he STOOD towards her as parent and af-
forwards had said, placing his hand on his breast
at the same time that he was prepared for any at
tack from Mr.. Sickles.
The Court did not perceive how this evidence
tended To the establishment of any point involved
in the controversy in this case Ii seemed that
some III the declarations of the deceased were
made in last June. and that the last were made on
the 18th OF February last. How that tended to
Prove that the deceased was armed on the 9th of
February. some ten DAYS later did not strike the
Court Another ground which it was not
admissible was that ii was offered to excuse
the conduct OF the accused, on the ground that he
had a right TO suppose the deceased was armed
The court did not think the question of his being
armed on the particular dav when this witness
cOnyersed with him, had anything to do with that
either, as 1t was not proposed to show nor was
there any evidence 10 show that the conversation
between this witness and Mr.. Key had ever been
communicated to Mr.. Sickles by this witness or
any other party.
The court could not look upon this evidence as
admissible.
IL For srcontinuation of the proceedings, see
the Second Edition
BAPTIST ALLEY RENOvATED-Yesterday. or
ficer II. ID. King found female named Martha
Brannagan lying dead drunk on the Avenue, and
carried her to the Office of Justice Thomson.
VINO committed her to the wOrkhouse for 90 days
gentleman then gave information that the house
I ON which the woman came was full of the most
miserable creatures, adj drunk and la 4 wretcbed
G condition. The officer obtained the assistance of
his nameSdke of the day police. and proceeded TO
that well-known haunt Baptist Alley. and re-
moved from thence To the Office Bridget Curtis
Elizabeth TipsicO, Elizabeth q Meara. Alexander
Dugan. J. NJ Cloakey Elizabeth Ann Cooper,
and Mary Ann kelly-a filthy looking gang in
deed. The two children of Martha Bfannavan
Were also taken in charge. The presence of this
delectabie company in the Justices Office SO in
fected the atmosphere in few moments that il !
was scarcely endurable. The windows and the
door were opened for the purpose of ventilation
but 1t was impossible for the pure air to displace
the viliainous atmosphere that obstnately hung
about the room. The Squire sentenced the lot to
the wOrkhOuse for sixty days, and the officers set
about getting a conveyance to take them down
The hack drivers refused To take them, and We
hicles used for other purposes could not be oh
talned until the Officers finding an old omnibus
shipped for the farm fhe Squire found it i'm
possible To do any more business in the office,
until by disiufectng process the office was re-
stored to its original purity.
THE MUSICAL CONVENTION now IN progress IT
the Smithsonian Institution promises to conduce
To the elevation OF the musical taste
among the amateurs Of this community. Under
the efficient conductorship of Messrs RradLury
tended, pass of with interest. Prof. Bradbury is
we'll known as a thorough going musician and
popular conductor. Mr.. Perkins will be remem-
Iered by all who attended the sessions of the Ma
onal Musical Convention held at the Smithsonian
asst year, the tenor whose voice was so much ad-
nlred. Under the joint management of two gen
lemen 81 peculiarly fitted for the duties pertaining
20 their profession, the convention cannot fail to
prove of real benefit 10 all who attend with aview
o acquiring an extended knowledge of the .'art
livne''
The convention have, we notice. established the
cket system Of admission which has been long
successfully practiced by similar institutions i'm
\Orth. The tickets are furnished at the very low
price of fifty cents each, and admit the bearer to
Ill the sessions and also TO the concluding concert
lie which. unless. we very much mistaken
Si on this, as Oh all previous occasions with this
society. be worth twice the money.
THE FUNERAL OF Mrs. PRNDLEroN-The fu
lerai ceremonies of the late Mrs Pendleton took
place yesterday afternoon. at the residence Of her
mother, Mrs. Mills, Rev. DR.. Sunderland ofiiciat-
ng. large number of friends in the CITY, and
rom Baltimore, Alexandria, Georgetown. and
Virginia were in attendance. among whom we no
iced President Buc hanan, Attorney General Black
r.. Blake, Commissioner of Public Buildings and
Mayor Berrett. The Columbia Fire Company of
which Mrs Pendleton was a liberal patron was
present. and joined in the procession, which was
Of tue largest that has lately been witnessed
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