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The accounts furnished by the Washington cor
respondents of the New York press, of the ''Scene
Gin Court" upon the TERMINATION of the SlckLEs
trial, and the honors which were paid to the prin-
cipal actors in that miserable farce, would seem to
indcate-that murder has reached the dignity of
fine art among us, and that its professors are en-
titled to be treated with corresponding distinction
The popular ovation in honor of the acquitted
murderer, DANIEL E. SIcKLEs if any thing, exceeds
in shamelessness and indecency, that which we
lately witnessed in Baltimore, on the occasion of
the funeral of the convicted murderer, GAMBRILL.
Thus-we read in one paper that when the jury re-
tired to deliberate upon their verdict the Rev. Dr.
SUNDERLAND, of the Fourth Presbyterian Church
of Washington-'an estimable clergyman of that
Getty !!-pressing through the crowd that sur
rounded the dock, and taking Mr.. SlcKLEs by the
hand, said
Sir, have come to express to you my heartfelt
sympathy and to that if the voice Of the people this
city could speak at this moment your acqutta would be
instantaneous In case, however, adverse verdict
should be rendered. be assured that you have hearts
around you and mine not the least them
tain you In your affection"
When the verdict was rendered, we next read
"therc was one loud, wild, thrilling, tumultuous
hurah set by the spectators cheer after cheer
ed the court room and it was taken up by the multi
tude the outside and repeated. Hats and handker-
chiefs waved,-
Including we presume, the hat and handkerchief
of the Rev. Dr. SUNDERLAND
and there was one general rush towards the dock"
If any reader should wonder, what efforts, if
any, were made by the Judge and Marshal to
restore order and preserve the dignity of the Court
we are informed that they
did their best in quiet way to repress the out
burst of enthusiasm, but they merely doing for
NAL duty"
And adds the Reporter,
81 do not think that either the Judge or Marshal
took this misconduct very seriously heart or that
1T felt to be very dangerous assault upon the dig
nifty of the Bench and Court"
Perhaps, the Judge and Marshal Joined in the
cheering, and waving of handkerchief already
described? We should not be surprised. Mr..
STANTON, we are told,
unable to express the emotions of his big heart almost
rvaed David when he danced before the ark
nacle."
OF Mr. PHILLIPS, it is said, that the usual
''stolidity" of that gentleman
-"gave way, and covering his face with his hands, he
wept like chid.'
Mr. MEAGHER the "Irish Exile
lin the exuberance of his heart clapped people on
the back, and asked iii was not 'gorious.'o
Mr.. GRAHAM
twas passive and undemonstrative but was one of
the first to welcome back his client to freedom"
Captain WILEY, of the Metropolitan Police.
New York, who took Mr.. SIcKLEs out of the
dock,
kissed him at the moment of his deliyerance:r
while, las to the jailer," we are told that
the wept deeply, and could not understand Mr.
Meagher when he condoled with him on losing his
tenant"
Tender-hearted jaerl Funny Mr.. MEAGHEnl
After the verdict had been recorded, and the Or
der for the release of the prisoner signed, and Mr.
SIcKLEs had shaken hands with the Jury-"many
"of whom" we told, ''wept profusely''-he
was borne out of the Court-room-'ton the shout
"ders of the crowd'-says one reporter, but we
imagine that is slight exaggeration-and placed
in carriage, which was 'driven rapidly 10
"the house of his friend, Mr.. McBLA1R in Presi-
"dent square"
out of the carriage and to draw it themselves but the
movement was detected in time and prevented
Why was it prevented? Why were not the hui
man animals permitted to take the places and per-
form the work of the nober quadrupeds, beneath
whose level they had debased themselves? Ar
rived at ''the house of his friend Mr.. McBLAIR,"
we temporarily lose sight of Mr.. SIcKLEs He re-
tires TO rest and so misses the serenade with
which his friends had designed to compliment him,
and with which, his counsel, the Rev. DR.. HALEY,
and the Jurors were actually honored.
at is said Mr. sickles will remain al Washington for
week"
AT the expiration Of that time we presume he
returns to New York. VIII the corporate author
tiles OF that city tender him public reception
Shall he have the Governors room in which to
receive his friends? Will the fatted calf be killed
In honor of this prodgal-returned, but not re-
pentant,-or do his admiring constituents of the
Ihlrd Congressional District propose to compli-
ment him with Ball? We shall watch with in
1erest and report with care, the trumphal pro-
gress OF this latest hero of the people, In Phila-
ueiphia, doubtless, popular ovation of the most
nauerlng character awaits him, for did not The
Herafd, OF Wednesday, contain the following
teegraphic despatch?
PHILADELPHIA, April 2s-5 M-When it was known
IN his city that the jury Washington on Mr. sickies
a ,or killing had retired at two O'Clock deliberate
~ neIr verdict, the greatest excitement prevailed;
s ~hen the verdict of not guilty announced by
thusiastic VI '''0"''iu' "e'e 'ouu anu Gu
Never before verdict received with such general
and in which the faest of Gods creation Joined
most heartily"
Why did not the agent of the Associated Press
IN Baltimore send off similar despatch express
slve of the popular joy and enthusiasm here? 1t
would have been quite as much in accordance
WIN the facts doubtless, as the above, and would
nave made the rejoicings appear less local and
more national. In Washington, we read, that on
.ne evening of the verdict, "nine or ten of the
Jurors assembled in Mr. BRADY's parlor at the
National Hotel
t,o a there in the freedom of unrestrained conyersa
"'u oppressed their real sentiments y
ohe OF them, Mr. McDrRNorr deS;red Mr.
BRADY N-''-'N '''
10 tell the people of New York thu, ~.
conntry in d oehind those any other part Of the
Another named KNIGHT
brought with him his fiddle, with which he had ,..
In the hapt OF solacing himself fellows
long evenings Of their secusion, and pavsd lug .ne
airs" ~ p'S!eu several
This juror, it seems, had been regarded with
suspicion by the counsel for the defence scbp, ~
said Mr.. BRADY,
'if we had known that he played the fiddle we might
have made minds easy for fiddler ever known
to find conviction OF murder"
Mr.. ARNOLD, the foreman, said
"hat his only fear had been that his health might not
last him throughout the trial and that he had hoped that
his latest posterty would honor his memory from his
having served on this Jury"
Mr. HOPKINS, another of the Jury, and who is
described as ''the wag and mimic among Them"
expressing himself in regard to the justification of
Mr.. SrcKLEs, said
hs would not, for himself have been satisfied with
Oernger revolver but would have brought howtzer
to bear on the seducer.n iii sy..I |