The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-21

to the jury on Saturday.
Co re.psndencs Of tho n. y Post
WARRINGTON, April ..
The case for the defence opens this morn.
ing. II is expected that Mr.. Graham will
consume the whole day in the opening ad-
dress His associates would prefer brevty
in the opening they wish TO reserve their
plan for the present-fo say nothing Of Mr..
Key, except that Immediately connected
with the transaction, and to withhold com.
ment on the prosecution.
There has been no attempt TO account for
the disparity between the size OF the bullet
extracted from the body and the bore Of the
Derringer found in the street. The defence
deny that the Derringer belonged TO Mr.
Sickles; no effort has been made TO trace II
to him, and the defence will make the most
Of this circumstances, and claim that il be-
longed to Mr.. Key, and perhaps that the
first shot came from Mr.. Key. As to the
two keys found in the pocket OF the deceased
the idea is that they were those Of the house
10 Fifteenth street, where the meetings took
place, and If 80, that circumstance will be
put in evidence.
Two letters from Mr.. Key to Mr. SickIes,
one Indignantly denouncing the insinuati ion
made with respect to bis familiarity with
Mrs. Sckles, and the other accepting a
subsequent invitation u dinner, will M
offered in evidence; il not admitted, counsel
will make use Of them before the jury.
The pressure for admission becomes great
er as the case progresses. Many are pre-
sent from New York, among them John
Kelly, Sheriff; John Cochrane, NJ. c.;
John Clancy, County Clerk Captain Dow
ling and Owen W. Brennan. Mr.. Bagio
has returned 10 New York.
The Court opened at ten and quarter
o'clock.
Amer some delay the prisoner was con.
Quoted into Court, and placed in the dock
where be conferred with Mr.. Brady, Mr..
Stanton and lteverdy Johnson.
The jurors were called, and answered TO
their names.
WAsuIsGroS, April IL.
Such il the anxiety manifested 10 be pres
ent at the trial to-day, that before tho door
opened for the admission OF the audience,
the court room was crowded by persons who
had obtained ngress through the window.
The points which Mr.. Graham presented
for consideration On Saturday, were
LIST. That the government Is bound 10
make ont q case.
I'd. That the malice wss not TO he pre-
sumed, but proved
3D. How far the adultery vas 10 be con-
sidered proyocation.
4th. Why such @ crime, under the old
common laws was not murder, but man.
slaughter.
5th. Why the extinction Of prior loqum
clerical--the slight barning 10 the hand
which was the Punishment In such cases, IL
tsntsrnount Of scquittal.
9Th. Whether the frenzy nstsral 10 o hus-
band under circumstauces OF sscb charac-
ter dos not operate " mental unsouodness
The six points were considered 90 Sstur.
day. Tn, following was the seventh point.
which eO1Lsel did not discuss, but il 70 con.
sIder to-day.
7th. Whether, viewing the cave a. Doe d
ungovernsble passion. or ~ one Of re-nt-
rneut produced by passion, there wrs suf
fcien, time for deieodants passion no cool
and for reason 10 get the betsr u his trans.
port Of passion, and whether bis sub-equep,
acts we're deliberate when the mortal wosDd
vas given 10 the deeea~d.
Judge Crawford took his sat % the
tench at 1920 O'Clock.
The general jury panel was called, ,bs
Jury having been Instructed " att nd 70.
day when the Judge dismissed them al
Monday next.
AboIt twsB,y minu,ss Afterwards Mr..
sickes Vas conducted into court and tok
he an, IN tn dock