Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-05
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NV York. April 4-7,mes Washington
CorresJond nee. There are probabilities
that contract within few days will be
made with = New York Company for car
rying the mail from New York 10 San Fran
cisco via Nicaragua. This company con
templates using the Collins steamers and
will force the transit. leaving the conse
quencr to be taken care Of by our ships. Of
war at each terminus. Mr. Buchanan is op
posed to the project and suggests delay
but MIR. Csss urges immediate action. and
the Postmaster General favors the PROPOSE
tion.
To-day the trial o. Daniel Z. Sickles. for
killing 7. Il. Key. begins, ard an intense in.
tere.l is manifested in the community in re.
gard to it. The applications for admission
to the dingy little room in the City Hall,
where the Criminal Court is held. have been
very numerous. but so miserable are the
accommodations. that the reporters ..ud a
great difficulty in securing seats ss for
desks or tables for reporting this important
trial, they are all ont st the question. I'm
Deciiity and ignorance are characteristics Of
the old fogy officials here, though there
might have easily been proper arrange
ments made by An introduction Of tables or
temporary desks. The people or the Mar
shall, or whoever ought to attend to the
place. seein 10 know only how not to DO it,
and their obtuseness Is 80 extreme. that re
monstrance is useless. No more than three
or four reporters here have been able TO ret
fair seats
! visited Mr.. Sickles in prison at a late
hour last evening There is no especial
hour for excluding visitors. When called
there were three gentlemen with him,
among them his father have not seen
Mr.. Sickles since his arrest. and was not
prepared To find him looking SO we'll Iii-
manner was pleasantly natural There wa-
little or no talk about the event. in which
so deep an interest ia felt At the same time
No apparent desire to evade the subject.
conversation was kept upon variety oi
topics. and the accused bore his part in it
with such ease no one would imagine he
bore great and abiding grief at his heart.
The space within the bar Of the court
rooms is immensely crowded with Traverse
Jurors. LAWYERS. reporters and witnesses -
More than the usual number Of uniformed
police were present. The doors wer. thrown
wide oren To the public. but about 30 were
privately admitted to the area usually &c
cupied by spectators. Many outsiders were
claLnorous for admittance. and u number
gained ingr.ss through the window. while
much interest was manifested in the court
There was general good order.
The judicial proceedings having been
concluded, Mr.. Sickles was arraigned and
the indictment for the murder Of Mr. Key,
read to him, in response to the usual ques
tions. he answered in firm tone Of voice.
Not Guilty" Tbs Traverse Jurors were
severally called and accepted or challenged
according TO their character. Out Vi the
panal Of 30 Jurors. only were selected
and sworn, they were discharged till ten
to morrow, "a. m, with caution from the
Judge to speak with or listen to any per
son on the subject OF the trial.
Seventy five talesmen were ordered to b.
summoned by the Marshal and seht around
by the above named time, and the Court
adjourned.