Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-25


to send for lOcksmitL- Grey did So In tn,
meantime two gentlemen Joined them, and con
vcrsed with them.
In the mean time the locksinith came. and n.
thinks tried another back door leading from tn,
passage way and did not open it. and then went /,
the back door leading from the passage to tn,
kitchen and opened it, saying that II had not leeI
locke All then entered the house and there h,
looked about for few minutes aud then went N,
stairs with Jones and conversin~ with ZONES a,
coming down found the front door omen the Loo !
having been taken OF. Paid Grey half tloils
for the loo ksnith trouble i'm opening the door a
his suggestion Gave no directions wLat,.ye
about takin. of the lock, and did not know n,
designed taking II of. Did not see that done O.
know when II was done, or what became of It,
Articlrs which were said TO have belonged Il
Mr.. n. were sent To witness. Received of Johr
A smith ESD. on the evening of the day li. wa
killed some articles said to have been taken from
Mr.. hey or his clothes at the time the inouest wa
held. On the night of this day received pack
age OF articles from John A. Smith consists o.
case Of the opera glass, two brass KEYS a set o.
small KEYS ON ring, pocket-book containing
SllUI' and pair of Kid gloves Witness KEEP
them till the following saturday week, when l..
Left the city, and then delivered all the articles {,
MIR smith, except tue pocket-book and gloves
Ihe bundle Of small keys witness gave 10 Mr.
AianTy, the administrator of Mr.. key
On Friday or Saturday following KEYS death,
received an envelope combining one or two papers
with card from DIR. Stone, saying he had been
requested by DR. Miller to give them to witness,
There was one paper In the envelope, and ID il
in the city now, and can be produced. When
witness left for the west he left il with q friend
who has ii now. The gentleman is Mr. Charl
Howard. The witness had sent him for it, and
he would soon return if any one desired 10 SEE il
Here Mr.. Howard came into court. and handed
two envelopes to the Witness one of which the
witness opened, saying that twas directed to him
in pencil. lie drew from il paper and a card
which he held up for inspection stating that those
were the papers received by him. Tue other en-
vriope contained some cards and scraps of paper,
which the witness did not know ANYTHING about
except from hrarsay. lie had personal rrcoilec.
ton of the cards, and don't know whether they
came in the envelope from Or. Miller, or not
Cruss-examined by Brady. Witness was very
nneh panied at the death of MIR. Key No one
spoke Ia witness about going to the house OF John
Gray. MIR Jones went with witness at witness :
suggestion he being friend OF the family The
sunday previous To the visit witness and Mr.
Jones went TO the neighborhood To inquire the
situation of the house. Witness found nothing
there. and don't know whether the rent was paid
or not, nor who paid it, except from Others.
Here Mr. Brady examined the cards and papers
rs did also the counsel for the prosecution Hold
ing up slip OF paper, Mr.. Il. asked tue witness Il
he remembered il. Witness had seen il since IA,
came to Washington. Has an impression that the
slip was with the one sent 10y DIR. Miller bu
won't be certain. All those papers passed out o.
Witness possession on the day or the day befor,
the one when witness left for the West
MIR. B. here requested permission of the counse
for the prosecution to show the papers (eght ia
nnmberl to MIR. Sicklts. which request was com
piled with
Brady stated that Mr. sickles had requested hin
to say that the several cards which bore the name.
Of several respectable parties not at all connected
with the case hc requested might not he used in
this investigation The note To Mir p from DIR
stone was private matter and could be returned
to that gentleman. The slip of paper containing
a signature and few lines cut from tho bottom OF
letter the defence merely desired to copy for use
should the name suggest ANYTHING 10 counsel in
connection with the case. The enclosed letter
which was written in cipher, and could not be
read without being first translated, he desired "a
be placed on record in the court to he decphrred
and then should it have any bearing on the case
the counsel for defence might require it,
by Brady. The fact of the existence Of these
papers was communicated by witness to Mr.. Car.
Isle very soon after they Were received
Here the witness asked leave TO deny in the
most positive manner that he gave any direction
or suggestion as la the removal of the lock: and
that any intimatiOn made as to the suppression OF
evidence by him is UNANIMOUSLY false, il he might
be permitted SO to express himself.
Mr.. Pendleton gave this statement with earnes,
impressivcness. and his concluding the audi
enre gave loud expression of applause, which
was, however, promptly suppressed by the otil-
GERS
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES LEE JONES.
Witness visited the house Of John Gray with
Mr.. PendlctOn, on the Monday week after the ho-
mOCide by previous appointment met Il colored
man there went To the front door and found il
tTtlt
into 10 the yard. and two men rushed in and spoke
to Grey. Witness had . long COW, r att, n with
these two men. In the meantime witness examined
all thc modes Of entrance. Mr.. Il. suggested Ia
get in by the door
lOeksmith was sent for and when lac came
Witness observed him 20 To a door entering
the main building, and then try the door and
then 20 Ia the back door and shake IT, and exclaim
that il was not locked. Witness invit, i the two
gentlemen in; they went in. Witness aud 4
went mp stairs aud on searching found no prop
"riy hpion9inS Ia MIR. Key there. Witness knows
nothing of the tlkinG Of the lock from I'm, front
door aud had nothing to do with il in any Inanne,.
CrosS-cNamincd 10y Brady. Witn-ss dont know
that what 10" las done IN this ease las Amounted
to any assist nrr Ia the prosecution. Has taken
the very d'T.lSSt interest ia IT,
To Carlisle. Was the frii.nd of Mr. Key from
lis earliest youth Ia the day Of his death
Iipon the rnnclusi"n OF Mr.. J"ncs's testimony,
The tanTi ADJOURNED, il beingin the ncS lIborhoCd
Of O'Clock
SIXTEENTH DAt-THURSDAY
AirF 2l.-Thc jury came ia at 10 O'clock and
the judge" something earlier than usual, almost at
the same moment
There WAS again an average attendance. but no
such prcssprc exhibited during the first
and second weeks OF the trial
AT twenty-five minutes past 10 the prisoner came
in, and the jury Was called.
The Court stated that he had on his desk a letter
pOst-mark-d New York. which was directed to
one Of the jurors, Jesse Il. W ilson,) which lac
supposed was a business communication, and
asked II there Was any objection to its being
handed 10 tie gentleman
None having been offered, the Deputy Marshal
gave the letter 10 Mr.. w.
Mr.. Wilson, after reading the letter said he
knew nothing of the writer Of ii or its contents
and asked the Deputy Marshal TO hand it to the
Court, which was done.
The Court, after reading the letter. said it was
apparently written from the worst motives refer
rim, exclusively to the trial ut issue lie said fur
ther, that IL was aInater Of extreme regret that the
author Of the letter could not be known
The letter was then handed to the counsel who
perused il with no little interest and apparent
amusement.
The Court remarked that some d sposition should
perhaps be made VI it, with view to ascertain its
author.
Mr.. Carlisle stated that II was conceded on all
hands, that the letter was atrocios Interference
with the course Ui Justice aad unworthy Of a place
On the files of the Court. Perhaps, as il has been
directed Ia o care OF Cont, the Court would do
well To take il in charge.
Tue Court did not seem inclined to receive il.
and thought the District Attorney should take il.
with a view to Furnishing the writer If lac could
be- found.
Mr. Brady said that on examining it, one point
Ia it Was certainly UNANIMOUSLY false To his knowl
edge.
Mr.. Stanton asked leave TO show Ii to the pris-
oner. he having expressed desire TO see it, Sfter