The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-11


what was IN the letter about my being guar.
ded 10 inquiries; he did not say whether |
was or was not 10 make inquiries u other
parlcS.
l,y Sick'cs' manner ! should think that
my Communication 10 him on y iturday nfier-
noon about ihe dresses OF The lady and
about the day being "Wednesday, and np'
Thursday completely convinced him; he
was quite prostraicd. II was after he had
shown me The Anonymous letter ihnt we
drove 10 The ncighhorhocd, and he indicated
10 me the house. He said hr had been therA
that morning. he said his hopes were hat il
was not She; note addressed 10 me by : ick-
Lesson Saturday Afternoon said ! should be
cautious iu nv inquiries about using the
name 81 Ms. SckIes, us suspicion not prov
ed nr not ifuc Was worse than the dreadful
reality; aroihcr nole sbid he had Il ate ~
xuiries which assured him il Was not his
w,lc hv had been there: cannot recn'eci
the names 81 my persurs N the LOBBY of
the House nn Friday o- Saturday a'ternoon
~lile Mr., Sickies was 50 ug'a,ed; crn ~
member Captain Goddard aud Maj : l;hrrett
and Mcclo-ky beng ~ Sckles' house just
airrr the homicide.
cannot say what time elapsed from But
tcrworih's going tilI my seeing The people
running: i s-"mcd one continuous mat'er !:
The words ~ Mr.. SlcklcS, - hat shah do. Y
were not addressed "a a question 10 l'liter-
worth, but were an exclamation; was very
much affected that day; I can't estimate II.
interval brfween them going out and seei"g
the peonle run; five minutes might cover the
whole III II, there il one matter il which |
lhrk an understood. il migh; appear thar
the words what shull d. ,~a- d gxetiiUn
to Butierworih; they were not; n was IN ia'.
manner; i appeared to be IA this wsy wit
ness ho ding his hands to bis hcad;) Butter
wor,t-- words e e,quel" we're to sUohe
and cau. Sick 'cs.
Albert \. NJ gafsy knew Key; tolerably
inlimste with him; 1 was d meinber Of tAc
club up the lime of its disssulion and met
Key there; n conversation with Key 10
relation 10 MrS. Sick les The day or two i'm
media civ preceding ihr Nspicr ha'l which
was the l7lh uf February; rccullect i from
-omrisling that oec' rred 81 the hall brimeeil
Key and my~el'; never had regular So ren.
versaiions with him about the uslirr. but
iL-ss .aicffeL 20 II three vr ivur simcs ~ser
| met him.
lrady--I desire you 10 state tits convcr
sa,ion.
4 District Attorney We object.
B,ady--We propose 20 prove by llfs VII.
ness -- irst, that shortly bcfnfr lhe d,~cea~s
I az Key the illness had nuiiced certain con
!, ,'lari on big pari toward Mr.. Sexes ~hicl
led him % suggest I, Mr.. KY lhnt the latte
was observed 10 BE- over attentive tu her. u
answer 10 which Key remarked thai he had
great friendship for her, that he considrret
her child, and had paicfna feeling towards
/. her; second, al subsequent conversation
10 relation 10 The ssn,c sul jrcl when win
/, ness rcrurred 20 Il lle suggested 70 Key ihs
hc might get into danger " difficulty ahou
The matter; Key laid his hand on The LEI
breast Of his coat aud said am prepare,
'or any emergency
:, Ould argued that rvidenceof these conycr
satons " insdtni-sablt; they had nut beef
4 Ia any manner connected with the accused
! and il did not appear They had been com
municaed 70 lin.
Z Tie court finally ruled that i, il was no
v admi-Sahlc. Felin McChsky testified thu
NJ. Sickles after killing Key, looked, whel
he came in. ns though he would kIll ever,
man IN The housc;I watched him on the stair
and followed him: heard him groaning az
snbbing; the police then cane, aud ther
we're Olh,r persons in the hall: did no
hear what took place in the back room
!, when they went in they slammed the door
An official certificate in regard 70 The d.
!. mensivns Of Lafayette Square the scene o
The tragedy. was produced in court. Il state
I, Il ID be 1g5 luns aud 40 feet wide. Mad
I. son Place u ninety feet wide.
Juhn Mcdonald. -- Footman FOR Mr.. Sick
lss; on HE Thursday preceding Mr Key
death, while Mrs. Sickles was driving ~ ID
carriage, we met Mr.. KEY; Mr.. Key leane
], INTO lie carriage looking into Ms. Sickle
lace; asked her II she was going to the ho
at Wilarls; Mr.. Sckles said, an going,
!, Daniel will LEI me; be got IT., and we rod
n around awhile.
7. Mr.. Ould then rose said they had been tol
!. that the defense had closed. The prosec,
! ton had objected, NJ :, cry stage of the pro
y ceedings, to the admission VI proof ~ atu
terry. Some Of The objections that they ha
4 made had been susi aimed; others had bee
j ovsrruled but the evidence Of adulterous ii
I. iercoursc having been admitted, they coul
!, see no objection now to the admission Of a
! the proof that could be obtained touchin
the adultery. lie was net responsible f
!, the pubIicauon. lie does not know how III
y parties got Il, and will even admit the truth
n the confession Of Mrs Sickles and allow
a Ito be read 10 evidence. There was muc
n sensation al this statement.
V. Mr.. Brady rose quickly AID said: This
"A most unexpec'ed The counsel for the pro-
- a A..