Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-21
THE SICKLES TRIAL.
FIFTEENTH DAY.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Court opened
at half past ten, with the usual crowd in attend
ance. After Mr.. Sickles came in, he had
hurried conference with Messrs. Brady and
Stanton.
Cross Examination of Geo B. Woodbridge
continued. To Mr.. 0uld-I CAM say at what
hour l saw Mr.. Sickles after the killing of Mr.
Key. | saw him as soon as he got in. Messrs
Butterworth and Walker came in at the same
time; with them were two or three officers.
do not know to what part Of the house Sickles
went. remained in the study. l think the
door between the parlor and study was closed
the latter part of the time. He passed through
the library where | was.
have distinct recollection more from the
manner of the parties than anything else that
there were persons in the back parlor. Ifany-
| thing unusual had taken place in the back par
Tor, and II the doors between the rooms were
| open, | would have had my attention drawn to
it. The library is small twelve or fifteen feet
deep, the parlor thirty or thirty five deep, and
the walls thick. The parlor is long and mar
| row.
To Mr.. Brady-The sofa is near the piano,
which is at the extreme end of the room. At
ter Mr.. S. returned that Sunday there was
| great buzz and confusion in the house. Some
| dozen people were there talking in couples
To Mr.. Ould-l rode with Mr.. S. to the
neighbrhood Of the house in Fifteenth street,
| on Friday. He did not get out of the carriage
| or make inquiries. | returned there about
o'clock that night. 1t was dark snd stormy.
| staid only half an hour in the neighborhood !;
can't say what time got to the Capitol; | I'M
derstood was to see this lady when she came
there, and ascertain whether it was his wife or
not; was to find it out by seeing the lady my
self; had conversation with the negro boy,
IrIttnn6pn ho f,II
ledge about Key going there the negro did
not know who the lady was | did not have to
make inquiries; the information came from
the negroes to me; did not get any specific or
| general directions at the second interview with
Mr.. 5. on Friday evening" | was acting on
my first directions, which were to find out, as
his friend, whether this lady was his wife or
| not
To Mr. Carlisle.-The card l received Sat
urday night, after being at presentation to
Mr.. Allen, Clerk of the House, and it was to
that card alluded in my testimony yesterday.
Mr. Carlisle.-That does not explain your
testimony, (reading portion of it,
Witness.-I had the card and the note mixed
together got the note through Mr.. McClus-
KY, and the card after came home on Satur-
day night, asking me to go up to his house.
by MIR. Sickles' manner, l should think my
communication to him on Saturday afternoon,
about the dress of the lady, and about the day
being Wednesday, not Thursday, completely
convinced him. My inquiries continued no
further. 1t was on Friday that Mr.. S. showed
me the anonymous letter.
Mr. Carlise-Repeat, as accurately as you
can, the language of the note addressed to you
by Mr.. S. on Saturday night.
Witness-It was that should be cautious in
my inquiries about using the name of Mrs. S.,
as the suspicion, if not proved, or not true,
was worse than the dreadful reality. ] asked
Mr.. 5. no questions when we drove to the
neighborhood, as he did not seem to wish to
converse about it. He told me that he made
inquiries, and that Mr.. Key had rented it of
John Gray. am not aware that Bridget, the
lady's maid, was in the study, Can't state the
interval of time between Butterworths going
out on Sunday till the return of Mr., SiclSes
with the officers. 1t was much longer then five
or fifteen minutes Think it could not be less
than an hour. All that time ! was in the Ii
brary. Can't say what time elapsed from But
terworth's going out to my seeing the people
running. The words of Mr.. Sickles, "What
shall do 2" were not addressed as a question
to Mr. Butterworth, but were an exclamation.
i was very much affected that day.
Mr.. Carlisle have no doubt OF il. 1t was
a scene TO affect any person.
| Witness-l was calm enough TO remember
had seen stereoscope, and perhaps It was to
relieve my mind of the emotion produced by
Mr.. Sickles, that went for the stereoscope.
Mr.. Brady called John j. McElhone who,
not answering, Mr.. Brady stated that he