| Show the eichles affair washington WASHING TOK Tox APRIL 23 in the sickles trial the following following are the instructions to the jury proposed to te be submitted for the prosecution caiti if the jury jury believe from the vi whole hole evidence v in this case that the prisoner killed phillip barton key by discharging a pistol 0 or r p pistols I 1 1 t 0 Is loaded with gunpowder and ball bal t therefore he re f 0 re giving him a mortal wound 0 or r wounds and that such killing was the wilful and intentional act of the prisoner and was induced by the belief that the said deceased had seduced his the prisoners wife ilife and some day or days for any period definite or indefinite prior to the day of such killing had had adulterous intercourse with the said wife and that the prisoner was not provoked to such killing by any assault or offer of violence theland then and there made by the deceased upon or against him then such wilful and intention intent intentional io na k killing illing if found by the jury upon all the facts and circumstances given in the evidence is murder but it if suh killing cannot be found to have been wilful and intentional in the sense of this instruction if it shall have been proven to tte tle satisfaction of the jury upon the whole evidence that the prisoner was in fact insane at the time of such killing A painful scene occurred at the time of adjournment mr hart who has been unremitting in acts of kindness to sickles since the melancholy occurrence and who has been constantly by his side comforting com comforting fortin a and nd an sustaining stal nin him was forced to leave for new york this thi s p ra in on leave taking both exhibited deep emotion sickles almost fainting in the dock an act of reconciliation between 1 I th the 0 counsel o took place in court about the sam same tim I 1 e mr stanton came to mr and made an ap apology olai y for any harsh remake he had made use is e of in the progress of the case crould mr frankly accept accepted ec the apology and expressed ils his pleasure at the restoration of amicable relations there is a go good od deal of scandal current about town affecting the character and reputation of others besides the principal actors in this drama it would be improper however to give them publicly it is also currently rumored that the jury made up their minds a week ago this may account for the remarkable weakness manifested by the prosecution in their rebutting te testimony stimon and also for the unanimous disposition to dispense with the summing up speeches |
