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

defence. CDillun and lirudy. "a whom The
summing np has been csmmittrd, and would
seem TO be prudent move in The interest of
Siltles' counsel. for HE defense feel sone
de icay ~ making the nil'r. bui think il pos
-ih g ihe sngseslinn may come from the
jury. 10 which case they viii assent.
The three ~ifrrsse-. ii. II hone, B-osd.
hend, ard li"lenan. whD were attached yes-
ferds,, were calhd, bu' nei'i.cr of them sp.
-w"red. Mr.. Charles Wlndrr. member %
the hsr, addressed The rnnrf, Saving he wl-h-
rd 20 make an explanation in regard 70 The
Testimony % poJr. lain simply 10 state
TINT Doyle was utterly mistaken in saying
lhat had told him these papers were found
nn the person oi Key ai he tiins Of the cor
oner's inquest; what happened aflrrw ards I
do not know. because | left al the conclu-
sion Of The testimony and did not 90 back"
James Dudron re-called-I did not think
SickIrs WIS nny more excited than any other
man would b" 10 fight Or anything OF ihat
kind; when the last shot was fred Iwas
thirty-fve or for'v-lye feet from him; did
no, hold my con.crsa'inn with him
Cross-examined ~ Brsdy--l had lreq qucn,-
~ seen Sickes in Congress.
Delafeld recalled, rs 10 Sickles appear
auce and manner II was cool aud firm from
The fact that after he shot Key be walked
away very quietly; he put his pistol in his
pocket pitcrwBrd; saw nothing strange in
bis manner before be met Key; This is my
impression alter eviewing the nfFair; tho't
IRON his firing snch a number Of shots h.
was rather cool; never saw Sickles under
excitmsnt before.
Cha.Ies II. (; Lrwis sworn: Am connec.
ted with The Congressional Glohe Office;
have here the manuscript OF the proceed
inrs Of the Hour~ Tor Friday and Saturday,
25,h ond 2'ith OF February last; they con-
lain all The proceedings Of those two days.
Brady-We admit Sickles addressed the
House FIVE minutes on Saturday, but before
he learned that al hope relative TO his wife
had heen dispelled.
Francis n. Smith examined BY Carlisle
.lm an official of The corps OF reporters Tor
Tie House ri Representatives; was in tho
House on Friday and Saturday,, o5'h and
2G,l Of Feb, last; Sickles made speeches
on those days. | do not know at which hour
rhis speech Of Saturday was made; ] only
Judged that Il was about 4 o'clock because
the House met at and adjourned st ., and
his occus about the middle Of the days
proceedings.
Brady admitted that the corrections In the
|msnusript Of Fridav's speech were in Sick
'cz' hand writing. f'i'hc manuscript was ex-
lhiLitsd 10 the Jurv.l hsvs sxsmissd tho
roll Of votes on Friday; Sickles seems 10
have voted on the last vote st the time Of
adjournment, which was about nine o'clock |;
Sicklcs appears to have voted on the last
vote on Saturday; there Is no indication az
hat time that vote was taken or as TO what
had reference.
Some time occupied by the witness In ex-
amining the manuscript OF Saturdays pro-
ceedirg in The IIouec. During the time
there were frequent conferences between
Sickles and his counsel. general CONVERSE
lion was INDUCED by the Judge, and the
jury took advantage Of muse in the pro.
cerdings and left The court.
Over hnlf an hour passed before proceed.
lings were resumed, in the meantime thu
three absent witnesses were inquired after,
rut none OF them made their appearn nee
the counsel for the prosecution endeavored
20 bring forward evidence 70 show the pri-
vate character Of Sickles especially in con-
neclion with his stopping with lady over
night at Bnrnum's Hotel in Baltimore. The
Judge decided such evidence not adn,ss-
able.
Chiffon, for the defence, after alluding Ia
The proiractcd trial, said they were willing
10 submit the case without argument.