Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-05

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We gave In our lsss bsisf account q The sAees.
ng Of Phalip Barton Key By Hen. Daniel z Sickl8 |
u New Yosk. We 6nd IN he wsshingsoa eones-
peodmes q he New Yosk TT.s fsll account a
his unfortunate aaAir. AAss rsesniae 70 IL ~
mors pryjudicial 10 he character q Mira Siekls,
which bad been circulating 81 SOM si~s ia wssh-
ington society, the writer says:
.Durins the whole q he - ss.sioa a Coarss |
IN the Presilentssqusre. opposite Mr. Siealss |
Washington residence: and Ma Sickles wss o.
stantly in his company st all places Of pubic enter
tainment In the interval of The Congressional ~
Cess Mr.. Key made short witt to New osk, still
without exciting any absolute suzpieioa 81 positive
improperly in The mind Of Mr.. Sicklss: although
other friends Of the unhappy l.dy, and .mons then
cipicc on the brink Of which she vss permitting
herxelfto trde Il Was hoped that the affair would
come to an end Of itself and that ooe both q the
parties most nearly implicated, would perceive the
real drift ofthcr conduct In time TO avoid its almost
inevitable consequences
But on the reasscmblink Of Congress, and the ~
turn Of Mrs. Sicklcs to Washington. Mr. Keys al.
tentions, and the scandal consequent upon then.
were revived with greater srdoe than before Mf.
Key was particularly noticeable man In point of
personal appearance; tall. wcll.fusmed much more
n .~crc;s. On hrrs.h.cI nj. ,u.,. IN inn .,rr
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tachc and irongrcy horse might not have been seen
two or three times in the course Of the morning
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Tncsd,~ hs;nv her .iav n rcerps;oeL 1 found NJ
Kew thsrr. his horse waiting Cor him al tho door.
sot Spr;ns sunlight po,,rv in AZ the opsn windows
and Irx Sicklcs brsxclf In al her almost x;rii.h
hearty vcar;n, booouct Of er,exsrs the firxtIip~S
of an: v.., ,cc-,l The xcrx Incarnation Of sps;nr
and ~oa,h and the beautiful pru,p;.c Of Iils. What
ia the tw;;.ht. Whst The bou.c Tim, then x,S tbs
SYNONYM Of hosn;t,litv the mos, frank. and rvpsr.
GUS and easy!
In the carly part Of the week before last Mf.
S:cklcs went on TO New.York. During his ah~cnev
the busy spies Of society observed that the attcn-
dance of Mr. Kew at his house was even more unrr-
hitting than usual Mr. Sicklss returned 10 Wash
inyton ON the morning Of the tiay Of the Napier
Ball. and from that smc up to Friday lass ne,hirs
occurred to make the matter of his wifrs relations
with Mr. Key morv than ordinarily psou,iacat In his
mind So Gar was he from manifrstins anything
like inordinatc or tyann,cal suspieeu, that he a.
lowed Mr.. hey to escort Mrs. Ssklcs AZ usual on
Pcnnsylvania. avenue. and saw them in company
with Mr. Henry wikoG ii the theatre on Wcslncs-
day night On Thursday NJ. and Mrs Sickles On.
tcrtaincd . large party At dinner. Over that esy
and brilliant company how near and fearful doom
imPcndcd!
On the next day (thc day before Yesterday Ar.
Sicklcs received from some enemy Of mankind On
anonymous letter. stating With Prvcrsoo 10 minute
as to make suspicion imperative. that Mr kcy had
rented house on Fifteenth street, above k-stfsvt
from negro woman. and that he was In the habit
Of meeting Mrs Sicklcs there two " three times
Sicklcs were accurately described, and the ussa
time Of the interview specified Accompanied by !
friend Mr.. Sickcs went to the house designated ans
found every statement Of the anonymous writer coz
roboratcd- Mr.. kcy had taken the house and n
bad constantly met there lady answering Yer!
closely in description to Mrs. Sicklcs>
Mr. Sicklcs still chung to the hope that the pcfsos
who had stopped 10 the bascncss Of making suci
charges under the vcil of sccrcsy might have thor
ou.hlv deceived him anil that Mrs Sicklrs Vac no
the lady in question lie accordingly requested hi
; friend. Mr. George Woodbridge. Of Ncx-Ycrk. 4
! watch the place from the window Of house jus
! opposite.
! OnSaturday, no meeting took placc, and The woms
in charge seems to have stated that had ocus
! rcd since "Wednesday.
| On Saturday evening. Mr.. Sicklrs. resolved n
longer to p,ay the spv upon his honor. ,ic,crmip~
to confront his wife directly with hts terrible susp
cions. Az irst Mrs., sickle strongly denied he
guilt: but ON her husbands asking her whether. o
the "Wednesday previous, she had not entered III
house on riftcrn,h.s,rves in certain psrsieuls
dress, and concealed ~ hood. she cried out. e.
am b.trsvsi and lesf p and swoooed awsy. I'm n
covering her senses she admitted her guilt. and b,
sought mercy and PARDON Mr.. S;ckles calmly "a;
he would not injurr her since he believed, her tic vi
tim Of scoundrci. but that he had right to &,
Confession Two i,d,rs In the bousc wrrr sro, e
as witnesses. and in their prvsrncr. Mr., S;ckl,
made a fsn eeaSs.s;s. IL ~r;t;ss. stating that he