The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-21
w.suIsaToS, Wednesday, April 10th.


w.suJsGToS, Wednesday, April 10th.
Tho crowd, this morning, was not admitted un.
a, Judge Crawford entered and opened court, n
10 O'Clock 20 minutes.
Mr. Siokies had a hurried conference with
Messrs Brady and stanton.
Gen n Wis3Llgfdqe-Cross. ex amination resum-
ed cannot fix the time when Sickies returned
20 hts house. Several persons came la with him,
among them Mr.. Batterwortb; also, some police
officers. who remained in the library. lie hrst
entered the room. | remained ia the library al
ter he Grst came in. Did not him up STAIRS
Thinks be cane out of the back parior and passed
through the library. The door between the two
was closed most of the time. Could not say Mrs.
Siwas in the back parlor. only knew MI 3 was
there by seeing him come out win but.er-
worth and Walker. / think the sofa is near
the extreme rear portion oil tbs room SATURDAY
Mr. Sckles cautioned me not to mention hrs'
Sick.es' name, for suspicion was almost "a osd 40
the reality, or used words TO that ta.cs. FRIDAY
morning, Sckies rode with me by the mouse IN
18th street. At night, returned TO the house on
18th street. II was q stormy and snowy night
Might have siaid In the neighborhood nan houi,
then drove to the Capitol. 1t was dark before
went to the place; took the negro CrIt.enoeu W
the Capitoi that night. The negro knew all about
Kew. but did not know who the woman was Mr.
Sickles gave me general instructions TO nn0 out
II the woman his wife; it Frustrated D az once
when described to him the dresses, aod mehtion'
nous letter in SIS desk 10 the House OF Repre-
sentatives; Mr. Allen, clerk Of the House, got the
letter from the desk took IL to the Jail IN port
folio s. said, his hope was that it was not his WIG
mentioned 10 it. -
.Iolu McELboae called-Witness did not answer.
Mr. Brady wished to prove by him the fac: that
he had in serted an advertisement in the Estates,
of the 10Th February, to ascertain VINO was the
author of the anonymous letter to Sickies lie
wished to introduce the advertisement as EVIDENCE
1t reads as follows:
-RpG. who recently addressed letter to a
gentleman in this city. will C infer great FAVOR
upon the gentleman TO whom the letter was ad-
dressed BY granting an early, imm sdiate and con-
fidential interview
Mr. Ould said the prosecution had summoned
Mr.. McEihone, and they would prefer awaiting
his arrival.
MIR. Brudy waived it until the arrival of the wit,
ness
Albert A. McGatJey, eailed-Resided in the city
Knew Key. Had met him at the Club. witness
was a member of the Club before its dissolution
Had a conversation with Key about Mrs. In
Jane, 1858. aud on the day ofihe Napier ball, Feb.
Il, 1859. Witness proceeded to state the CONVEX
satop, but it was objected TO.
Mr. Brady proposed to prove that Key, when
spoken to about his overattention to Mrs ;, re-
piled she was child, of simplicity OF charac-
ter: that he bore only paternal relation towards
her, Indignantly repeliing the idea OF his intima-
cy. The defence also went TO prove when hey
was warned, on the day OF the Napier ball, OF MS
breast, aud said he was prepared for any emergen-
Mr. Guild stated his opposition to such proof
Messrs Brady and Graham replied for the des
fence.
MrCarlisle replied to the defence.
The Court decided that what Key said about Mrs
S and what he said when demonstrated with about
his intimacy with her, did not serve to prove that
the deceased was armed a few days before ne maze
the remark about any emergency. 1t did not seem
relevant to the point 1t was his opinion that this
evidence WAS not admissible.
Fslig NcCgushy, called. Resided in Brooklyn, N
Y: was attracted to the shooting on Sunday, 9th
February, by the crowd; went there, as he was
near the place: followed the crowd up to Attorney
General Blacks, aud before witness got there he
recognised Sickles. Went to Biack's; sent u note
into SickIes' room heard he got it and went back
to Sickles house. little ahead of the carriage. in
which Sickles and Butterworth returned. Sickles,
Butterworth and some one else got out of the car
rage aud went into the room back OF the library
witness WAS about to follow, when the door was
shut; saw Sickles going around looking as though
he would kill every man in the house; watched
him, aud followed him up stairs. When witness
went in the library, Woodbridge and Miss Ridgely
We're there; once, when the door WAS open, heard
confusion; in few moments Capt. Goddard ard
the Mayor came; McBlair followed witness up
stairs: think was the first there; Butterworth,
Walker and Sick les all went into the back paror
,Jno McDonald, called-Ias been groom and
footman to MIR. Sickles since February last ALI
he last saw Key was on the Taur3day before the
killing; Key was then coming down from the
club house and going TO Mr.. Douglas; he came
to the carriage door and shook hands with Mrs. s.;
did not recolect that he got 10; afterwards the
coach went to Secretary Thompson's, then to Co.
vernon Browns, where they staid in the house an
hour; then they got into the carriage aud drove,
accompanied by Miss Ridgley to MIR. Douglas; X.
sat half out of the carriage aud looked full in
Mrs Sickles' eyes; he asked if she was going to
La OF WIlIarH'a n
would "lf Dan would let her." Key said to her
they would meet again at the hop; Key told her
her eyes looked red; Mrs. s. said she did not feel
WE'LL Mrs. s. then ordered the carriage to be driven
to the corner of X. aud 11th streets between 18th
and 10Th streets X Mrs. s. told me to stop at the
next CROSSING which l did, and Key got out; they
then drove to Doug ias and afterwards to Gautiers;
from there Mrs. 5. ordered him to drive hoRe
which was done, aud the carriage was put up; saw
Key again that night at Wizards; knew that the
sofa stood in the back part Of the back parior the
corner of the sofa touched the book case, and
was across the corner OF the room; don't know
how far the sofa was from the door; that door was
nearly opposite the front door, the dining room
is on the north side of the house; don't know how
far the front door of the parlor is from the front
door Of the dining room; the back parlor is narrow-
er near the study than at the front part; the
passage of the hall ends where the parlor begins;
going into the hall one sees two doors opposite
him-one leading to the dining room, and the
other into the back parlor; on the Thursday ment
toned, it was about 2. NJ. when they lei Key out
of the carriage.
testimony the prosecution ijected the
ground that it was not lawful to prove adulteroIs
in tercourse, but the court having admitted it TO
prove other points, the prosecution now withdrew
all opposition to the introduction of testimony to
prove adultery, including the alleged confession
OF Mrs. Sickles.
Mr.. Brady did not think the defence called on
to accept any proposition from the prosecution
under the circumstances, but he would consult
with his colleagues with reference to 1t. He
would take this occasion to say that his client had
aud continued to have the strongest opposition to
making the confession of Mrs. S. public He
blamed no one for its publication. Dir. Stanton,
not being in court, the counsel for the defence
could not now confer on the proposition of the
prosecution. By Tomorrow morning they would
be ready to respond. Here the defence would rest
the testimony, reserviDg to themselves the right
to prove the advertisement in the Estates" by Nc.
Elhone, should he arrive
Mr.. Graham was opposed 10 accepting the propo.
siton of the prosecution, which should have been
made before the witnesses for the defence had scat.
tered.
MIR. Guild held, that this aud this only, would
be the appropriate time for making it.
The Court-The defence has until Tomorrow
morning to decide whether it will accept it,
REBUfTING TESTIMONY.
Hon. Eugene Psadletoa, of Ohio, called-Is KEYS
Had inspected the 18th st. house
On Mouudy-cisut uays hftef the homicide. sent
for John Gray, and told him that he wanted to ex-
anime the house ia company with Mr. Jones' Met
Gray in front of the house. In consequence of the
between Gray and a negro man
living near, he supposed the back door was open,
but on going around, found it required force to
open it. Witness suggested that IL would be bet
ter 10 send for a Iocksmith. Gray did so. In the
meantime, two gentlemen Joined them, and con-
yersed with them. The locksmith came, and he
thinks, tried another back door, leading from the
passage way, aud did not open It. He then
went 70 the back door leading from the passage
to the kitchen and opened it saying it had not
been locked ut all. He then entered the house
aud there looked about: and then went up stairs
with Jones. On coming down l found the front
door open, aud the lock taken of. Paid GRAY half
dollar for the locksmith's trouble in opening tbe
door; gave no directions whatever 'about tstino
Of the lock; did not know the design in tax.
1t was done or what became Of it. The srtioIes
which are SAID to have belonged to Kew we're
sent 80 witness and received OF John A. Smith |
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