Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-15

The defence designed not 10 try the general charav'e
either Of the deceased or the prisoner. but simply their con
nection with the charge on which the defendant wa' ho'
being tried.
late now to try Mr.. Key in any human tribunal. Evidenc
reaching back one year, tending 10 she'd no ray OF light up
~ IN. .nbi.ct Of the killing Of Mr.. Key. he held vas no ey
;i.n,. here. Tie fact of fricnily relations was attempted
10 IL. established by producing An insignificant courteou
! NOT. Of one year ago. Was that note Of itself evidence n
~. r.i,,iop. of the parties ai the time OF the ASSASSINATION
Tn. cour. had read these papers aud "a" that they r.la
tod 10 a por,isn Of The opening speech this morning. Wa
/. nrop.r legally, TO prove the fact 81 friendly relation D.
.endin. for a note and copies containing facts not connect
,I Will III. issue II Was curious that to negative AN a.
.as,ina,icn We mus, 20 back Tor onr year. 10 ma mat on
y.,r AGO :. courteous note PASSED between ihese IafileS.
Here N. sneaker read from the statute a case aiaiagoa
n m, case In noiut. We live IN u community where virtn
Is hot unkrown, and where guarantees are not ufut"s ~
acted befor. persons are admitted mo vs. - ~
their friends. ths, they will net poilutc th-ir "'Ne. 'H
DAUGHTER. la olcrin: III. letters the defence stated tEi
they were no evidence 81 the facts which The! were suppose
20 narrate. ,.
Tn. speaker admitted that upon no ground was me Pre-
| po..L evidence admissible In the present issue.
Mr.. Phillip, replied. stating tina: the relation the rar'lr
bore To each other was pertinent 10 thel''"s. ~ 60,
ton arising out OF the killing Ha' one 10 De 'oh'r.i.'e
and that contradiction va- In be shown hy the reliuoNs U
Ia. parties prior 20 the killing.
ri. effect which evidence was TO produce va, not ir y"
counsel, nor for the Court. hut for the jury. The inct o
.-i.ul.hip ri.h, H. ,raccl. beginning AZ the KILN: ana fut
~ .rL ., IN. d,v. -. their boyhood. and the length q
,im- WAS an argument TO show that IN. Killing Wa not don
LIZ malice. T. j. vas hut one link In the rhain 10y which 10
,ir:crcr proposed to show that this friendship existed ION
hrrr. the Killing.
Tn. Court decided ,ha, the letters had no bearing on III
i..rr NJ hand AT all. and. taken altogether. we're not e'i
d-ac". ,, :, ~,
an, letter II Mr. Key. which the Court a-sentcl To.
Mr. Brady then noted IN exception 10 tn" decision.
rIrgNcE FOR INF rIPENCF.
WiIii, IN BADGER Was then ni>: called for the defence ah'
,r.ud.h-Th,, h. resided IN philadelphia; was Navy 'I'h
Ia ,ha, city: | lay- known VIZ. Key ana Mr SicLIrS eve
since the latter returned from the Court OF ~ 'ames .
Secretary Of L,.aticn--omr three years ago. ! was prem
a, /, dinner party given a; the private rss'd'nr" OF VIZ
sir.lc. In Washington, a few days before the death of Mr
hey: saw VIZ. hey there and Nrs' sioN'e-' whom N''''
yrrv we'll Nj. Sickle va Ale" :hrrr.
Mr. ~prvly-plcls. state what other guests we're there.
Nr. Carlisle objected. and argued aeainS, u. 10 rHuu'
rate IN. .u"-,- would show II there we're "'i.r h.''''',r> y
Nr. k"y', family present. a. ANNOUNCED "y 'he opening u
defence.
Mr IraIy cou,cu.eI that 'hc evidence TO be aian'r'
wa, \ part 81 III. re-. 9,,kr. and Wa Ia show the relation
,>I.iin. M that party Ly the guests present. Ii had beer
said that /; would harrow unpleasant feeling among the lie
c-asr!- family. No one oil earth had a heart HAT -!Ihpa
fhiztl with them more than his.
III RI" .C" cur decided that the prc-eic- Of Key a, the dinre'
VA, Indicative u hi friendship for the family. bot he I'D
nor think the other guc.t- Dor. any relations 10 hi, case.
WI;u,.. res umri-Titr party broke up between ~ aud II
+ VI; Mr.. Kry lrf, about the -ame time did; the hex; tint
,,w Mr. and Mr.. Scklrs Wa u: a hop gwen the mex
Night 10y my-clfat l;rowh- Hotel Mr. NJ! jill not h'e"hpa
ay them. hut was there
IIon. John u. llassin. member q: C"nyrrs. from Ne"
y,rL ,..ridrl-Th,t h- had known Daniel T.. Sckles fol
,a.n:v yrar.: lie first became acq uain,.I with hey IN ISL
who Nas introduced to him by sickle, witness las Know
Mrs. Sickies FOR /. year,. rnl ha' 't-i;eih r r".iienc. Hnit'
ffHn IN W -Fiie T'.. bAlA III hHN -' W. W - y.
tied Mr. and Mr.. Sicklrs quite o."n: he met Mr.. key al
,h.ir rr,iirnc. very often :tc lat time witness .aw Mr
KY wa when Pirc"L"imlni performed in opera. here; II
February he was alone: ! ~a3 present. at n whist Iar'!
give, 10 gentlemen alone. in l~1i, NJ !hr residence ~ ~
Ttti,l states Marshal Hoover. in this city; on tina; ocra
sion NJ. Sickles ;oid Mr.. Key that he ,sicklesl had inter
coded with III. President u Ia" United State, about get
tin: Sir. Key rr.arpointed ~. United states District Aitor
n.y. liz. Oi!c- which !- held when hc died: Mr. SicSl,'
then remarked that he thought Key would be rc-trpointci,
Mr hey thanked him kindly, and the Intimacy between 'mr
Two seemed TO he the same a. "Nists between myself and
Mr.. Sickl.s. which IS tlc nearest, closest ami deare't 'ha'
Here 4 point Of a,lmis>ibili,y arose about a'IniHn g Ger,
tain conversation wines, once heard between hey ani
John cElion-, reporter, about correspondence" which
Missed between sickle, ard Key, relative to- certain rI'
mor>: hi, the Court ruled il out,
Witness rc,umcd-I saw Mrs. sickle, anI Key AMI Mr.
Sirkel. a, the OPERA AZ the time referred ,", together; ] have
told Sic.lr- what I. heard Ny LAY after -oi"c c"rrespon'
,Irncc h1i passed between them about rGr"r.: Mr. sickle
said tina, K.y was AWAY, his friend. ,nd he WA h-: and
tina, l~ lad no objection io k"s'~ coming To his home,
when h. was invited hy lin.
Dani.I Dnurhrrtv tc.tidcI-That h. was 4 lawyer in
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. and had been practising since
Nay. l.i9: | have known sicklrs since lci'; and wa' intro
IucrI. 10 Key in l>;,. ! was present atn dinner party, gwen
on the luth 81 February. 1859. =, the residence 81 Mr..
SickI.,: the party concluded at about 10 o'clock. J. VI,
when many 81 the guest. went 10 a hop AT Willard : Ito.
eel. was among the number: | there saw Mrs. sickles and
Mr.. hey together: saw Key q: tho dinner: in a short tine
Mr.. sichies cane IN; after Key had LEFT Mrs. Sickles. he pro
menalcd with nv wife. ! lid not zee hey and Mrs. sickl"'
together. after Sickles cam. In ] met Mr.. hey IN sepseinher'
l~i-, at the Gable celebration in New York city; ! met Mrs.
:. In Bro tivay, and a. We hal not u good opportunity 10
s-c The procession, | proposed that Mrs. sicklcs, hey aid
my..lf. should go W. To the Metropolitan Hotel, "Nsr.
Mr. S!cklc- was stopping; when We got there "" AL
had y private parlor. and were IN the room iogeth'
or. LI no. sec Mr.. sicklts, senior, aud his wife,
ru, UNDERSTOOD that they were in the zane hotel. the last
tin. | saw Key was the Saturday before his death: | met
linn Ill the -t,is Of Ex -Mar,hal Hoover residence, and
W. both walked in ;hc direction 81 MIR sickics' residence,
to which was going; when We got - Tar a. The Club House;
on Madison Place, Key lrf: ne abruptly. a. thought. and
went in; ! continued on 10 the residence OF Mr. s!tEi",,
went In and bid them goodbye, a wa, going to rtiladc''
pli.: remained about ten minute. and ~ was COMING
back through Lafas cite square. met hey going III the
direction Of Sfcklc-' residence: / shook llnd-, said n few
wori, and passed on: ! also me-, Mr.. Key at the Tuesdays
reception Of Mrs.. Sichlc-. lar, urinhcr- Of ladies were
rrr-cr'. ] ne; hey in the Square about IL o'clock. .
Jane. VI. Carlisle, lawyer, t"stiti"rl-Tliat hey had go,
him to .c.,l. q question r-cartin: the title II the hons" In
which Daniel +. Siekles lived, AID had had three or four
interviews with him on the subject.
This was 8" .io~ professional irirhd'n1,l
John McE!honc. reporter, was then called. No response.
Peter C.gcer was then called. No r"-ron-r.
IL being three o'clock, the court ADJOURNED.
EIGurm D,Y-TrE-plY. A1Kn. II, ls!9.
Judge Crawford took his seat AZ tseuty minutes pas: 10
o'clock.
The Court showed \ letter adlressed;o Mr.. Bond. one Of
the Jurors, which had been lrt on the desS. and asked
whether there Wa any objection to lis being delivered 10
Mr.. Carlisle. None on the part OF the prosecution.
Mr.. Stanton. None on the par; OF thu defence.
The letter was accordingly banded 10 the Juror.
At half past 10 the prisoner was brought INTO Court.
Tho Court stated that the receipt Of a letter by one OF
tho jury this morning suggested the warning that II any Of
the Jury received an anonymous letter IN relation 10 the
case, he should Immediately communicate II 10 III. court.
Nr. j. J. McEl!on- wa- fr-t called. Resides In Plila.
i-iphia. l. one Of the reporters for the Congressional
Globe. Has known Mr. sickles for two years. and his Wife
for about q year. Has visited ~. :. often as 4 friend -
Knows Mr.. lla-kin. Has known Mr. Key for seven or ei.'.
years; Had f,,sln:n; opportunities Of knowing the rrIA'
Mr.. Brady. VIVA, were they
Mr.. Onid. Never mind-sta'e facts.
Witness. saw the parties together they Away. held
towards each other The language Of friends. Mr. hey Of
ten expre-.~i hi, friendship for Mr. sickles.
NJ. Carlisle. Tina; viii do you have expressed your
general opinion a to the relations Of the parties.
Mr. Brady said thai, lie would give the learned gentleman
anything hut hi witness.
Mr. Carlisle. would not have them FOR a gin.
Witness remembered a ride Ia the Falls OF the Potomac.
Mr.. Sickl-s. Mr.. Key. Mr.. liaskin. and witness, were there.
Las, time he saw Mr.. hey was NJ ahop at willards', a short
time brfor" his death. Mrs. sickles was there.
Mr.. Brady proceeded 10 ask who else we've there when
Mr.. Ouli Objected to the question, is being irrelevant.
Mr.. Brady waived the point for the present, but said he
would recall the witness.
Mr.. J. u. Hoover was next called. Resided in Washing
ton. and wa. formerly marshal. Mr.. hey was his most
cherished friend for more than ten years. First became ac.
uuain,.d with Mr. Sickles shortly after the inauguration OF
sir. Pierce. and became Intimate with him. Known Mrs.
SickIc- for four wears. Mr.. and Mrs. Sickles once stopped
II witness house for two weeks as guests Witness intro
duc-d Mi. Key to Mr.. Scklcs. After that there were rcla
;ions Of friendship between the partirs. Mr.. sirkles aided
in retaining Mr.. Key in Office when Mr. buchanan WAS inau-
rur,rcd. Knew Of a correspondence between the I'ariir-.
dated 2f:h March, l>j-. After the correspondence witness
had a conversation with Mr. Key. Mr.. Key said
Mr.. Carlse objected to ilLs. a. the court had decided
that the statements Of Mr. Key were not TO be received.
Mr.. Brady did not exactly understand the objection, from
the manner In which I: was put.
Mr.. Carlisle said tina: the gentleman was very quick To
perceive, when lie desired II. Mr.. {. argued that the con-
yer.a,ion between witness and Mr. Key was not competent
evidence, az proving the contents OF correspondence be-
tween NJ. Key and Nr. Sickles, which correspondence wa
yesterday ruled out ~ evidence.
\ sharp discussion ensucd between Messrs. Carlisle and
Brady.
Mr.. Brady contendrl that II the prosecution refused to
produce the answer to Mr.. Keys letter referred 10 yester-
day. the defence had a right TO prove the content. Of that
letter by parole evidence. =,
Tie Court though, tina, II the answer Itself vas here, Il
would he evidence, bu; secondary or parole evidence could
not he received.
Witness resumed. Mr.. Key said, in reference to the let
ter Of Mr.. Sickle-, thai. the affair mentioned In the letter
had been Sr;,leI. and that H. tMr. key) hoped tia, the for
mer friendly relations between himself aud Mr.. sicklrs
would be continued.
On the I'D 81 February Mr.. Key came IN the door oi
witness house. about II o'clock, with the child OF Mr
Sick!es. Key i.f the child and went away. Key came
back shortly afterwards. and inquired for the child. Saw
Key OH the iay before hi death. about l2 O'Clock.
Cro.-eyarnined Ivy Mr. Carlisle: Was frequently Al
Sicklcs' house during last winter; met Mr.. Key there; sickles
wife was there during the whole winter. In the letter re-
f-rrrd to, MIR. Sic.lrs said 10 Mr.. Key that he hoped their
relation. would con,inu. M friendly as heretofore.