New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-14

thst day I IA. 80 t.,u,
Whnsss-I DO no. rscoleot; "sen l CAM .s IRON. nom
cbrrcb 10 vas Ia The study; the door on tne sta'y
So lint. heard taking; do not know Tno eee wss
h the sfady: came on with hre. Sckiss ana chiid
q an N.s York; IL some time between CHRISTMAS
and Ne-Ye,rs Day We were n mere ~ Pe;i.s,nn;.
ore nieht and got here the next day; We Ter. New
Ymk on Tuesday afternoon, ard Phsdelphis the next
afternoon eod got here Wednesdsy ngo, M Sicsies
family; neither Mrs. Sckles nor went back to NeE-
YORK iii after the transaction.
o. AZ wha. hour and where did you Mr.. Siekles
sftsy Won he ard of the death Of Mr. Key
Wiipess-I think bet ssen and o'clock; did not
hear the pistol sho.s; heard of Mr. Key being shot
from Miss Ridgys girl; suppose II may have been im-
reoiately after L; did not zee Mr.. Slckes leave the
bopse: saw a crowd of people come, ard say Mr..
Sokes go DOT of the study do no: recoect mis- drsse
he only remained five or ten minutes IN the study;
there were three four gentem' a1d otlcers with
him; did not recognize any Of those gentlemen; be
Ieye Mr.. Blair came in SITTER Mr. Sickles came into
tbe bouse, bat do not know whether il after or
before Mr.. Sickles left; vas probably up stairs, l
think, when ] saw them come Mr. SlcFles seemed
very much excited; DO not cay that ne wss shedding
tears can cot say that heard sobs and EXPLANATIONS
from him Them after remaining in the study ten min
utes, Mr.. Sicklss vens up stslrs there we're Two
officers the stairs az he went up; ne RENAMED up
sairssbree four minutes be went ont OF the room
where Mrs. Sckles was lying on the floor; after rs
came down be went the st1dy did not observe ms
dress; cannot cay whether he was crying wnen ne
came down there were one or two ponce onice's Ia
the entry; do not know who went away Win MN;
there were gentlemen with him.
o. From the time be came in TIL he went away,
how long wac he in the house altogether
o. How long of this time was be IN the study or par
lor after having come dOsn stairs
Witness-Probably from five TO sight or ten min
utes did not then see him sObbing or crying.
To the interchangeable. Sckleb reception
day was Tuesday her receptions did not begin rght
bsra do mot Enn w
any during the month of January; when observed
MI Key waving his handkerchief he seemed TO be in
conversation with the lady and gentleman.
To Mr. Brady-When Mr.. Key was passing the
house he turned his eyes all occasions TO the house,
the dog is little Italian grey bound called Dsney;
when Mr. Sickles came in and went into the stuoy,
vent 10 the kitchen for Laura; the dog was usually
Q. Was he acquainted with Mr., Key (Lsughtsr.)
Witness-The dog knew MIR. Key, and fawned upon
him as q dog usually fawns on person he knows.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. MANN.
VIM W. Mann examined by Mr.. Brady-ReGde in
Buffalo, N. "; am lawyer; was in Washington the
day of Keys decease arrived here on the i4th OF
February and remained till the I'd of March; knew
Key by sight for three or four years wac not ~ al
intimate with him; it was merely passing scquant-
apce / saw him that Sunday, not far from o'clock.
Mr. Brsdy-State where you saw him, and the cir
cumstances connected with it.
Witpess-I saw him in the square, opposite the
Presidents house where the jackson monument is;
had entered the park from the street at the far end az
the soutbe ast gate; came up toward the monument
and met Mr. Key walking alone; passed the time OF
day with him. stated TO the person with me VINO he
was; this person made some remark about his manner
of dIeas.
The Distric ct Attorney Never mind that.
Witpess-We turned round and saw him leaving the
Park by the south west corner.
Mr.. Brady-What did you see him do;
Witness-I saw him whir6Dg handkerchief as he
went along; he had the handkerchief first in his two
hands this way and he drew il out and waved it 80
bac fOrW n ia
gram last night, and marked on II where saw Mr..
Key; this is it [explains It'll; do not know Mr..
Siekess house; the gate through which Mr. Key was
going WAS that nearest the War Department, and
nearest to Georgetown on Pennsylvania avenue.
THE diagram handed 10 the Court
WITH ess-This is a mere surmise ss to the relative
distance; when first saw Mr.. Key think he mad no
handkerchief in his hands, observed none TILL we
turned to look after him.
To Mr.. CaIlisle-First saw Mr.. Key nearly midway
between both blocks, he was coming from the direc-
ton OF the monument; he appeared TO De saunterng
along as il was pleasant days there was nothing IN
the character of the waving of that handkerchief to
attract attention. would not say that he t~red the
handke rchief round in circle; do not know what II
meant but it attracted my attention from cirouu-
Mr.. Brady-What was the circumstance which
called your attention to II at the time
Witness-We looked particularly at MIR. Key, from
the fact that the gentleman with me asked me who he
was. and told him that he was Philip Barton Key,
the District Attorney, and he said
Mr.. Csrlsle-Never mind what he said.
Mr. Brady held that it was competent evidence as
part of the res eestG.
MIR. StaDtonEI will put the question in this way:
Was anything said at the time in relation to its being
a sign1f .
M. Callisle-Thst is more Objectionable than the
other.
The question was argued, and the Judge decided
that the conversation between the witness and his
companion was not evidence.
To Mr.. Brsdy-There was remark made which
nj nf rltnr thah anAk
chief.
O. Was there any other fact independent of the re-
marx, which did go
Wiiness-I do not know that there was the hand
kerchief was twnled II the manner have described;
remember how, from the circumstance that on my
return went to dinner at Wizards, which was at =
O'Clock l was one OF the fret at the table.
q. Was there anything IN the act of whirling the
HANDKERCHIEF connected with the remark which drew
your attention. 49,
Objected to- and question withdrawn.
To MIR Stanton-1here was a remark made about
the waving OF the handkerchief and that remark, and
the thngs that followed it, impressed It on my attsn
ton.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. MILLER.
DIR. Thomas Miller called.
Mir. Brady stated that he called this witness simply
TO discover whether any article had been taken nom
the person of Mr. hey beside those produced.
Witness was accidentally In the room where the
body Of Nj. Key lay; gentleman present examined
SOME of the pockets and removed some scraps OF
paper or folded papers, which seemed TO be OF very
little importance.
Mr. Brady-We do not ask about their Importance
Wtness-There was also old cardcsse, with one
or two visiting cards; this person was MIR. Doyle,
who wss examined ss witness; these handed 10
me; cid not examine them, bat i put them into an
envelope and directed them to the Hon. Mr.. Pendle
ton with the compliments OF Mr. Miller; l handed
them to DR.. Stone, TO be handed to Mr.. Pendleton.
The Judge here suggested that, the hour for ad-
jOu1nm, nj had nearly arrived, and as he was some
AL Of ha
court room no other witness should be called to-day
MIR Rrady said that the counsel for the deense con-