| Show to th iho ci J I 1 cn commercial 01 tise the murder tf t I 1 P B U if key ey ly by D E sickles full particulars NEW YORK monday 10 p r M the washington correspondent of the tunes sends f full ull particulars of the fatal aal affair air between bet een sickles and P B key lathe the early part odthe of the week eek before last ila mr ir sickles went on to new york during daring his absence the busy spies of so ciely observed that the attendance of mr key at his house was ivas even e en more ita unremitting remitting than usual mr sickles returned to washington on the morning of the day of the napier ball and froin that aliat time time up to friday last nothing occurred burred to make the matter of his wife na v ith mr key more than ordinarily prominent in his bia mind so far was as he f from rom manifesting anything thin like inordinate or tyrannical sus acion 11 that he allowed allow ed mr key to escort mb f io sickles as A usual on pennsylvania Penn syliama avenue liehue and saw them in in company with mr air H at the theatre on wednesday night on thursday mr arid and sirs sickles entertained a large party at dinner on the next day M r sickles received receded from some er of mankind an ann antonymous annon letter the account follow ing is the dispatch I 1 0 mr sickles interview int ervie with his wife is kahe the same as that given in the regular dispatch published having quitted the presence of his arife mr sickles gave way ay to the most terrible emotion arid and passed the night in a state bordering on distraction a f feel eel in im which was worked into madness this inor morning Dinn on seeing aein the cause of his mis ery eryma air key with byh gay audacity pass op yosue the window ot of his bif es room and r kiili his handkerchief the usual signal asking M nio nho was at his house to follow key and engage him in conversation COOT ersa tion so that he crould not get out of sight he rushes up stairs for his pistols and quickly following found butterworth but ter worth and key together 1 at the corner of sixteenth street I 1 the traded gy took place on com 1 ing bg up sickles walked directly to key and said I 1 you have dishonored my bed arid and family you scoundrel prepa prepare re to die at the same timo time drahim drawing his pistol almost simultaneously key placed his hand I 1 imide his vest and drawing what appeared to be a pi pitol pistol tol but w was as really an opera glass said you had better not shoot am sickles at once fired key at the same time throwing his glass at him this shut shot only grazed key slightly raising ing the skin of his side and he imme famely leaped behind a tree to avoid shot sickles followed and key etching catching his arm endeavored to prevent him a f from rom firing but sickles disengaged 1 himself 1 I myself and firing again shot key in te e upper part of the right thigh close 10 the main artery falling on his bis hip aud ud supporting himself with his hand key cried murder dont shoot 11 sickles still following fired again with lis ia pistol close to key the ball through rough his body below the breast in the e meantime the report of the pistol and keys cries startled those in the D neighborhood mr doyle mr sad mr who were vere inthe in the at the time proceeded hastily to the pot POI where they found sickles lover ver the body of key with his bis pistol presented at his bis head arid and v aich he tried twice to discharge but which snapped both times and mr butterworth battem orth standing by composedly on mr doyles to touching uchim sickles on the shoulder the latter abonce at once desisted resisted des isted and turning around ai huud said gentlemen this man his dishonored my bed ad upon this he took butter war norths S arm and walking from the spot with n ith the most perfect self possession proceeded to attorney general blacks arid delivered himself into custody the parties m involved alved in in this sad story all lived irv ed v within athin the immediate circle of our daily washington life two lo 10 at least of them I 1 being also alao as well known in in new york as in in the federal metropolis key was as about 42 years of age tall in in stature about six six feet w niah than an easy and fashion conable air air but by no means bina in in appearance his face had bad a sickly hue and he had been for some time suffering ering from heart disease or imagined he was which gave him a sour and discontented look otherwise he was extremely popular and those who knew him best said his eccentricities tri cities of manner covered a very kind and generous heart his father francis S key was the author of the national song the star spangled banner ile he was a widower with four children on his marriage he narrowly escaped a duel with col may who conceived that he had unfairly ousted him from the affections of the lady who became hi his wife and who was a beautiful and charming im woman sir mr sickles the member for the third district of new york is a native of this city and was originally a printer by occupation cu ile he is aa a man of nearly forty years of age of good presence arid and graceful braceful race ful manners As a member of the state stale senate as well as in the house of representatives he hail had made himself remarked by a quite unusual coolness colness and self se 1 possession os session which gave him great advantages dan in debate and had acquired for him a well deserved reputation as a rising young leader of the democratic party in 1853 1653 mr sickles was married to his wife a daughter of mr bagioli the celebrated music te acier in new york now ruined and heartbroken heart broken then a young girl fresh f from born her school life and remarkable then as now for something especially espe bally soft lovely and youthful in in the type of her peculiar beauty she is of italian origin and possesses all the italian lustre arid and depth of eye united un i ted with a singular delicacy of feature mr sickles in jail volunteered the rem remark ark th that atit it was unavoidable and he could not nol have done otherwise he added satisfied as I 1 was of his guilt we could not live together upon the same planet the hon R J walker and carlisle and ratcliffe have been retained as his counsel they will bring him before J judge ud e crawford on a writ of habeas corpus and move his discharge upon oneail bail key left no property his family connections it is understood are able and will provide for his children some of keys friends intimate threats threat of summary vengeance against sickles if he appears a in public c where they can reach him A tub subsequent sequent dispatch states that mrs sickles entirely exonerates her husband |
