, 1859-03-07
The Washington Tragedy;
TIE FRIENDS OF THE PARTIEe.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Press.1
WAax1Ho7ps March /. l&53

4 TIE f6lEHUS VI T6E FAAl16E.
Correspondence Of the PhlsdelphIa Prea.1
! WAaz11oros. March !. ls5s3.
visited tho prison where Mr. Sicfies IL cou
! 6ned, this morning about half past e9eve,
O'Clock, and found him engaged in convefaaaio,
with III. and Ars. Bagiol. the paTepts Of Hrs
siek!es. and Mr.. Charles z. Graham, Euaiaee.
Of M. Sickles. The conversation lasted eoms
thirty minutes, and, Judging from ths hroksz
aobs escaping the room. must hare been of +.
nost sEsct1ng charscter. Presently Mr. and
Mrs. Bsgltoll emerged from the room in whict
Nr. Sick!ea for the present IL con6oed, nnts! I
! cell can be properly fitted up for him. She il
| = fine looking woman. rather wall advanced il
| ysazs, and was leaning On The arm OF Mr. Gra,
ham, and sobbink IN most violent manner
| Nr. Bsgioli appeared to be mor4 composed, al
! though apparently quite adeesed, The pssty
stepped into a carriage outside the prison, and
rapidly drove cff. What the particulars Of THU
conversation may have been, did not learn.
extreme, and the eject w1s visible in Mr.
Sick!es, be being unable to control hfs feelings
for some time sfter the party had left the prison.
Il waa indeed, a sad sight, sud one long 70 be
impressed upon my memory.
Mr. Sickles continues IN his old quhrtera. It
il probable that he will not bs removed to q
cell, for there are palisting circumstauces which
Wonld seem to characteri1e suJ extreme mes
sufes Of confinement ~ unnecessary And un-
called for.
Mrs. Pendleton, tbs sister OF Mr. Key, is now
in this city. She IL = vary elegant snd sceom-
|, 4liahed lady, wife Of Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton.
Ind is most incousolab1e for the loss of her bro
ther. Poor KeJ accompanied her frequently on
reception days, or viaits TO her frienda. On
Tuesdsy last they appeared together on horae-
baek, and paid their visits in riding eostume.
The father Of Nj. Sickles is still ID tho city,
aud paid him visit this morning 1t the prison,
some tina. Ars. 8ickles haA net yst removed
to Few York. whsss Il u The design Of her ps-
renta 70 taka har.
Dur1nR thia afternoon aud evening, Mr.
8ickles baa been viaited By . largo NUMBER Of
his Congressional colleagues and friends
Mrs.. 6iekles Insists upon eeeipg him, and it i
the impression that shs will do injury to herself
otbe request to 10 him to-day but it was posi-
tiye1y refused.
Tho mother Of Mr. Bickles il ssriously Ill from
grief. .:.
John Gray, (colored,) owner Of the house in
which it is alleged Mrs. Siekles WA in the habit
to the matter. ia which he states. amonR other
things, thAt be rented the house to Mr.. Key on
the 18th Of November, 1858. That be did this
on the representation Of Hr: Key that he want
ed it for : gentleman named Wright Of Masaa-
cbusetts- Gray further ststes that be was never
iu the house but once sitter he rented 1t to Mr..
Key, about three weeks afterHard, and that hls
object in going then was to s'nsko q fire." on
tho auppo8inon that Ar. Wright had arrived
md would need one.
Nm. sieklss will probably les1e for New York
tomorrow. She will be accompanied By her
pxrsntA She goes thither brokea.hesrtad
WptuAu-
1tis nox rumored that Mr. Batterwortb il to
be arrested ind examined for bis alleged par
ticipstion in the tragedy.
Since the sad occurrences Of Iast Sunday, much
has been said Of the friendship which existed lie.
tween Mr: Sic9les and the late III. Key up to
within brief period Of the fatal day. II is we'll
known that wnen Nj. Key became IN applicant
for the eff1ce Of District Attorney, be found IN
exertoas to Secure that position for Ar. Key we're
Of the most Jealous and un1lring character; aud
this, together with other evidences Of mutual
good feeling, bas given rise, ia connection With
The unhappy affair, to no ineonsdetahle amount
OF discussion.
[Co,1espccde1ce Of the N. 7. Tribune1
wAaH1sa1oa, March l. 1852.
Public opinion ut first set strongly in favor of
Ut. 8ickles, sfmost every man feeling thst he
h!mself would have acted substantially as tho
homicide id under similar circpmstsnces; but
II more And more Light has been Ehsd upon the
previous history Of The parties, the current has
chspged, and men aak whether Mr. Scklss wes
mar t, in Tho'e behalf 80 blood! revenge !:
4 persoa vho aaw the two iesye the house,
after one Of their 4eetiu8s, somewhat more
than week ago, he BY the front, she BY the
back door, slso ssw man ciosely wrapped ia
shar1, standing where BE could seq, and appar.
emily observing them. This man il believed to
be an inmate Of Mr. Sickles' house. II would
be iDjudicioua to publish his name, slnce tho
Ano1y1ous lstsets are azetihed to him say
for my information il that tho one received on
Thursday Or Friday LAT Bas not the first nor
ths second, bat tho last ot = aerits sod was
more explicit in it, statements than any Of the
p7tre ding. If this bo'so. AZ IL affirmed upou
apps<.~sjY good snthorisy, it will materially
altar the pess Of tho case and not in favor Of
Nr. Slcttes.
People still wonder how Mr.. Scxl.7 has been
suabled to liye ~ be has been living this wius
ter. II il Raid that be received absolutely moth
ing from his fpther or his wiie's relatives.
1t il undoubtedly fof Dir. SickIes's interest
that tbe trial should tske plaea a. a4or a. pos.i.
bic. His evidence ls cn the apot, vhi!e the
prosecution will be Obliged to look to New York
for tbsirs, unless they copine themselves to The
fs4ts offending the deed itself, aud make no in
quiri*s into character, II nov seems probable
.nat the Grand Jury will take up the case on
h4UQhfB Ui4uk IL \ ntN W f4e0uhft 8uu uRF&
the ea.e ready for trial By Wed5esaa3 pf next
week,
Prom statements t4at have gone abEoad, it
might be Inferred that Mrs. SIckles occupied
high posi1ien iu Washington society. THIS would
be mistake. Her receptions wcrr largely atten3-
ed. It is true bat 80 nre those Of altnsst every
lady Hlo chooses 10 Keep open house here. The
truth is, that she stood upon rather dubious
ground ; and hsye heard more than Ole gentle
man NJ undoubted position Sc 4 at the superstition
that be had ever crussed b X thresh01l. Her no.
sition vas one Which every person who chuo~es to
give god dioners can obtain; nothing better.
The select circles she did not enter.
[Frs n the WashlnRton Star. Na.ch1.l
Ar. Sickles slept well SUNDAY night, also last
night for four hours, and has been cooi aud self-
possessed, except ouce yesretday, when intimate
friends called to sec lin, and some indsc1ee re.
marks from some OF them with respect to bis wife
aud child droFs him nearly frantic. and he tore hs
hair aud gave way to passionate expressions It
grief on their account.
Charles Key, E-q the brother Of the deceased,
Was prevented ye>erday by bis friends from com.
ing lere from Baltimore. He is said to take tue
n1air quitn as hard ~ my othcs person who Is
Affected BY It.