The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-04-15
The Sickles Trial.

The Sickles Trial.
About eleven o'clock this morn.
ing, Mr.. Sickles was conducted into
Court and took his scat in the dock
accompanied by some of his counsel
and Mr.. Emanuel B Hart.
The Jury having answered to theil
names, Mr.. Graham resumed his
argument.
After the conclusion Of Mr.. Ora.
hams argument, Mr.. frady offered
to prove the friendly relations exist
ling in March, 1858, between the de.
cease and Mr.. Sickles, and submit.
ted a note from Key to the latter and
copies Of others.
The counsel for the prosecution
objected and an argument followed.
The Court ruled the letters out,
except the single letter Of Mr.. Key.
Mr.. Brady took exceptions.
The testimony for the defence was
hen commenced.
William Badger, Navy Agent ol
Philadelphia; Hon. John B. Haskin,
of New York, and Daniel Dougher.
ty, of Philadelphia, testified to the
intimacy and friendship existing be-
tween Sickles and Key.
MIR. Haskin, in his testimony, said
that on one occasion Sckles told
Key thu he would see the President
about having him re.appointed to
the Office he held. He said that he
believed the President would reap.
point him. Key thanked him
The intimacy between the two seem
ed to the witness to be one of the
closest, nearest and dearest that Sick
les had.
II saw Key and Mrs. Sickles to,
yether at the opera. | saw them
speaking together. told Sickles
what had heard Key say after the
correspondence that had passed
about the rumors. Sickles said that
Key was always friend Of his, and
he had no objection to his visiting
his home when he or Mrs. Sickles
invited him"
The Court adjourned.
John j. McElhone was the first
witness called for the defense, and
was examined by Or. Brady.
Resides in Philadelphia; is one o.
the reporters of the Congressional
Globe; has known Mr.. Sckles two
or three years; has known Mrs. Sick.
les more than year; visited Sickles
frequently; and was on terms OF
friendship with him; has known Key
seven or eight years; had frequent
opportunities Of knowing the re.
lstions that existed between him and
Sickles. "Whenever ! saw them
together, they always held toward
each other, the language and appear
ance of good friends" Mr.. Key
frequently expressed his friendship
for Sickles.
Jonah ID. Hoover examined-Rc'
sides in Washington, and formerly
United States Marshal. Mr.. Key
was my most intimate and cher.
cherished friend for ten years OF
more. First became acquainted with
Sickles some time after the insugu.
ration OF President Pierce; became
!, intimate with him. l think l intro
q duced Key to Sicklcs either at Viii
lard's or at my own house. The re
lations which existed between Ke,
c and Sickles were relations Of friend
, ship. He was examined regardin!
the correspondence between Ke,
md Sickles, which took place il
1853. Key told witness that he ha'
received a note from Sickles, telin.
{ ,im that. 80 far as that affair wa
/ concerned, he was perfectly satisfied
md that he hoped their relation
Sonld continue as previously.
Question-"In your interview wit
Sickles. what expression OF kindnes
: toward Key did he use?"
Answer-"He SAID he had alway
liked Key; that he thought him
man of honor; that this thing shook
ed him when he frat heard Of it, bu
= that, owing to Keys and my as
t surance, he was willing to meet hin
as formerly"
Rev. Smith Payne examined =
Am a Clergyman of the Episcops
Church; reside in Washington; kno,
lSickles and his wife; made their &C
= qusintance twelve months ago; sa'
Q Sickles on the Saturday precedin
n the day OF Keys death; it was abor
NJ five o'clock in the afternoon; | wa
h coming from the Capitol in a ca
riage, with my son. As we wei
n passing Lafayette Square, my after
: ton was called by my son to SicI
y les, who was passing, going Eas
) ward, I was struck by his sppea
!, ance, and called my cons sttentio
" to it. 1851 tr'.
>; ] do not know that ! con very q,
le curately define it now; the impres
lc ion made on me was that his sppea
N auce WAS very peculiar, perhaps
!, attempting to define i, ! might NJ
4, up my subsequent impressions wi
~ which had at the time, but Il W,
al certainly very peculiar. thong
there was q m,ldness like man wi
vss in some profound. some gre
10 tronhls Qf some kind or other. l,
I, not know that ! can accurately drs
" " q line between my previous impres
20 ions and those which | have now,
d ! said to my son, "How very stranl
|he looks."- | do not recollect d
-Iprscise words. II was enough
70 chow that my attention vas CALI
.. =