Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . bop at Willards he was leaving his house, Mr. Sicklesreceived a letter, which he thrust, un-opened, into his pocket. On his return GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 691 home, lie opened t
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . bop at Willards he was leaving his house, Mr. Sicklesreceived a letter, which he thrust, un-opened, into his pocket. On his return GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 691 home, lie opened this letter, and found itto he anonjmous; it stated that a guiltyintrigue existed between Mr. Key andMrs. Sickles, and added that they were inthe habit of meeting at a house leasedfrom a negro, the location of which itspecified. Mr. Sickles spent a sleeplessnight, and early next morning dispatcheda friend to the locality in question, towatch. The friend saw nothing; but, fromthe inquiries he made, he ascertained thata lady resembling Mrs. Sickles had, infact, been in the habit of meeting a gen-tleman in the house designated. Armedwith these presumptions, Mr. Sicklescharged his wife with adultery. She ex-claimed, Oh, I see I am discovered!and confessed her guilt, imploring herhusband to spare her. He declared thathe did not wish to injure her, but shemust put her confession in writing, whichshe IHILIP BAKTON KEY. In the confession made by Mrs. Sickles,the most important statements are as fol-lows : I have been in a house in Fifteenthstreet, with Mr. Key; how many times, Idont know; I believe the house belongsto a colored man ; the house is unoccupied;commenced going there the latter part ofJanuary ; have been in alone and withMr. Key; usually staid an hour or was a bed in the second storj—Idid what is usual for a wicked woman todo. Tlie intimacy commenced this winter,when I came from New York, in thathouse—an intimacy of an improper kind ;have met half a doze
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