The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-10-06

visits of members of the cabinet and
eminent personages. President
Buchanan sent a message of condo
lence.
The trial excited world wide in.
terest. More than one hundred tales
men were rejected because they de-
clared they would acquit Sickles.
Mr.. Stanton made the chief speech
for the deferse He boldly claimed
that it was absolutely necessary for
the security of the home that the
husband should destroy a man who
20 wantonly invaded it as Key had
done in this case Mr Sickles wept
copiou=ly during the trial and be
trayed intense mental suffering.
The verdict MS mot guilty 1t
was r.c-iVed ~i,h thunderous aad
unconrroll4Ule np pause.
item thing happeaed which as
20 Ishe d the u ,lic sven more than
t - .u,.-.<. Mr.. Sicklas took back
his wife ~ conduct lad caused
hiu to Ill man
/. aDp-.re4 tina, he had frequent
ly expres~ed hi- Intention of forgiv-
ing his wife ia case he should be
acquitted. Que great reason for
this was bis desire 10 save his limo
cent daughter from the consequence
of her otbei's error, as far as pos
sible.
Mr.. Sickles' action raised storm
of comment, largely disappearing.
1t offended against the moral code
of many men who bad applauded
his act of destruction It was then
that Mr.. Sickles issue d the following
eloquent apology:
NY reconciliation with my wife
was my own act, done without con
sultation with any relative, connec-
ton, friend or adviser. Whatever
blame, if any, belongs to the step
should fall on me.
am prepared to defend what l
have done before the only tribunal
I re cognize as having the slightest
claim to jurisdiction over the sub
iect-my own conscience and the
bar Of heaven.
Lam not aware Of any statute or
code Of morals which makes it in
famous to forgive woman; nor is 1t
usual to make oar domestic life q
subject of consultation with our
friends, no matter how near and
dear to us. And / cannot allow even
all the world combined to dictate tC
me the reputation of my wife wher
I think it right to forgive her ano
restore her to my confidence anc
protection.
If I ever failed to comprehend thu
utterly desolate position of an of
Tending though penitent woman
the hopeless future, with its darl
possibilities of danger, to which sh'
is doomed when prescribed as al
outcast-I can now see plainly
enough 10 the almost universal how
of denunciation with which she il
followed to my threshold, the miser.
and peril from which l haye rescued
the mother OF ay child.
And although it is very sad fo
me to incur the blame of friends ane
the reproaches of many wise anc
good people, I shall strive to prov
to all who may feel any interest II
me that l am the first man who ha
ventured to say to the world tina
an erring wife and mother may b'
forgiven and redeemed, in spite 0
all obstacles in my path, the gooC
results of this example shall entltl'
it to the imitation of the generou
and the commentator of the just.
There are many who think tina
an act OF duty proceeding soIel.
from affections which can only b.
comprehended in the heart Of hus
band and father, is to be fatal to N.
professional, political ana socia
standing. If this be so, then SO bt
it. DANIEL E. SIcKLEs,
Lovely, broken-hearted and Peni
tent. Mrs. Sickles survived only
few Years the tragedy which her sil