The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 6, 1898, Page 3

i Sree eee The Sickles-Key Tragedy. sew Tork Journal. The engegement is announced of Edna Sickles, daughter ef Gen ga) Daniel E. Sickles of New York, to Dayrell KE. M. Crackanthorpe, georetary ofthe British legation at psdrid. potonly because it promises the jon of another American beaut, god aD Englishman of rank and dis- tinction, but it inevitably recalls to ibe public mind the long and excit ing career of General Sickles and tbe remarkable events in which he bas figured Miss Sickles is a beauty of uncom gon distinction and brilliance. She pes auburn bair, dark eyes, an olive qmplexion and regular features Hier figure is tall, slender and grace- fal. She is only 22 yeara old. She was educated at convents in paris and Madrid. She has not lived in this country much, but bas made occasional visits to her father 128 Fifth avenue. Ywo years ago she came to Amer ja and apent a year here. She at tnded the famous Bradley-Martio pall costumed ag Queen Louise of Prussia, and was the object of much qtbusiastic admiration. Altogether she spent a brilliant season in New York society. Mies Sickies’ mother was a Mise Creagh, a Spanish woman of Irish descent, whom General Sickles mar- tied while he was minister to Spain. Mr. Crackanthorpe, the prospec tive bridegroom, is a son of Mon- taguo Hughes Orackanthorpe, who isa queen’s coungel and one of the kaders of the English bar. The dder Mr. Crackanthorpe is rieb not oly from his professional income, bat also because he is a great land owner. He originally bore the hum- ble name of Cookson, but changed itto Orackantherpe upon inheriting alarge estate from a distant relative ofthe latter name. It is extremely probable that he will in a few yeara be appointed a judge or even a lord chancellor. The property bequeathed by the late Mr. Crackanthorpe is known as the Newbiggin estate. It consists of about 9,000 acres in the county of Westmorland. Newbiggin hall is a splendid old house. This and all the surrounding acres will some day belong to the young diplomat whohas just become engaged to Miss Sickles When Mr. Cookson inherited the Newbiggin estate he assumed the arms as well as the same of Crack- anthorpe. The motto of the family is ““Mibi rea subjungere conor,’ meaning, “I endeavor to subdue circumstances.” Dayrell Crackenthorpe, the young man who is to marry, is koown to his intimates as“Reley.” He is at Preeent a secretary of the legation at Madrid, but is believed to have a brilliant career before him in the most honored branch of the British public service. He is a very different person from his brother Hubert, who was a con- tributor to the Yellow Book in its most virulent days. After writing a brilliant but horrible confession, in which he laid bare his miseries of mind and body, he committed sui- cide, His body was found floating inthe-Seine. The event caused ter- Tible distress to his family. The marriage of Miss Sickles and Mr. Dayrell Crackanthorpe will take Place in London in the first week in October. Mr. Crackanthorpe and bis bride will visit New York in the ipring, by which time it 1s expected that the bridegroom will be promoted ‘athe diplomatic service. He may be appointed secretary of the em- bagey at Washington. Itis impossible to refer to an ent which so closely concerns Gen. “nsthe rule that a husband kills the destroyer of his domestic bappiness will not be convicted of Murder. General Sickles went further and bugband may forgive an erring Wife without dishonor. It was on Sunday, February 27. , that Daniel E. Sickles shot ip Barton Key dead in a Wash- ton street. Sickles, whose career began in This announcement is interesting, | | i x | residence in London was an uninter Sickles without recalling the mem- fable trial in which he was the| thief actor That trial established for Ameri- who! tablished for himself the rule that, las af é ee 1 | New York, was already a lawyer and | Visits of members of the cabinet and | | Politician of note. In 1853 he mar aes Miss Teresa Bagioli, daughter Buchanan sent a message of condo- Battleship Ore of an Italian musician living in New , York She was 17 years old, beau | tifal, with the grace and fire of the | Latin races in her figure and in her | nature. When Buchanan was appointed minister to England he tock with | him as secretary of legation Sickles, | who resigned the offic of corpora | tion attorney of New York city. He | took his bride with and she | was the admiration of the English, Ruesian and French Her him, courts | rupted eocial triumph. She receiyed most flattering attention from Lady Palmercton, Lady Clarendon asd other persons not only aristocratic but famous. When Mr. Sigkies returned to America he was elected memb-r of congress. He went te live in Wush- ington. His house was in Lafayette square, then the center of fashion. His hospitality was generous His wite added charm to it. Io Washington the betrayer en- tered the Sickles home. His name was Philip Barton Key, a name fa mous and honored in the land, for this one’s father, Francis Seott Key, composed the “Star Spangled Ban- ner.” Philip Barton Key was district He was a brilliant ornament of Washington society. Physically, he was tall, well made and handsome. Iu old fashioned parlance, they call- ed him “a great ladies’ man.” It is a mild expression. fe boasted that no woman could resist him for more than twenty-four bours. Mrs Sickles did not resist him long She was the most tempting bait in sight for this bird of prey. He was much older than Sickles— almost old enough to be Mrs Sickles’ father. That fact caused him no shame. The sinners were audaciously in discreet. Their meetings became the talk of Washington. On Feb- ruary 24 Mr. Sickles had a dinner party at his house, after which he and his guests went to a dance at Willard’s hotel. As he was going out he received a letter which he thrust unopened into his pocket On his return home, he read the letter. It was anonymous and re- vealed to him the relations between his wife and Key. It specified their meeting place, a house in Fifteenth street, between K and L streets, leased from a negro. The husband sent an intimate friend to watch the house. He re- turned to contirm the allegations. Mr. Sickles accused his wife, and she at once confessed everything. She made along written statement in which she confessed without re- serve all that had happened between her and Key. This confession Mr. before his friend, Mr. Butterworth, and asked his advice. As they were talking, another friend rushed into the room and announced that Key ng signals the bia Sickles laid |was at that moment m j;with a handkerchief i house. The advice of Mr. toward Butterwerth |was: “If you are sure that this is common knowledge, there is but lone course left for you. You need ino advice.” | Accordmg to the subsequent tes- | timony of Butterworth, he then left the house. On the street be met | Key, whom he greeted. He turned | to leave him and saw Mrs. Sickles | eoming from his house. Mr. But | terworth then heard Mr. Sickles ex | claim in a loud voic | ‘Key, you scou | dishonored my house. | die!” Key attempted to hold Sick | who freed himself and drew a pist As Key was backing away Sickles t Altogether he fred have must you You }shot at bim. \three times, wounding Key twice The wounds were mortal Mrs. Sickles regarded her band’s action as the only thing he could do. In letters to him she ex ' pressed the deepest admiration for him and contrition for her sin. He | treated her gently, but took away | her wedding ring and wedding pres-| In response to s heart-rending | | appeal he returned the wedding ring | ents. | | but it was broken. In jail Mr. Sickles received the attorney for the District of Oolum-}| eminent personages. President | lence The trial excited 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 that it was absolutely necessary for e that the a man who world wide in- He boldly claimed the security of the h busband should des Fo wantoaly invaded it as Key had e Mr Sickles wept and be se mental suffering. done in this ea copiou iriog the trial traye tT wae 5 was “aot guilty.” It | thunderous and with uncontrcliable appiaus 4. | Thes a thin» happesed which as- }'Oashed the puslic «ven more than | it. took back | Sickles this wife sn. conduct bad caused hia tu nil . men | IT app--re? that be bad frequent- jly expres ntion of forgiv- ing his wife in case be should be | acquitted. Oue great reason for this was bis desire to eave his inno cent daughter from the consequence |of ber mother’s error, as far as pos- | sible. | Mr. Sickles’ action raised a storm | |of comment, largely disapproving. | It offended against the moral code of mavy men who had applauded his act of destruetion. It was then that Mr. Sickles issued the following | | elequent apology: My reconciliation with my wife | was my own act, done without con sultation with any relative, connec- tion, friend or adviser. Whatever blame, if any, belongs to the step should fall on me. Iam prepared to defend what I have done before the only tribunal I recognize as having the slightest claim to jurisdiction over the sub- ject—my own conscience and the bar of heaven. Iam not aware of any statute or code of morals which makes it in- famous to forgive a woman; nor is it usual to make our demestic lifea subject of consultation with our friends, no matter how near and dear to us. AndI cannot allow even all the world combined to dictate to me the reputation of my wife when I think it right to forgive her and restore her to my confidence and protection. If I ever failed to comprehend the utterly desolate position of an of- fending though penitent woman— the hopeless future, with its dark possibilities of danger, to which she is doomed when proscribed as an outcast—I can now see plainly enough ia the almost universal how! of denunciation with which she is followed to my threshold, the misery jber of temporary |the crews ef BEGINS CRUISE TO MANILLA. gon Leaves Brooklyn Navy Yard. New York, Sept 28 —The United States battleship Oregon went down navy yard and Tompkineville, prepara from anchored of tory to her start on her long voyage to the Pacitic ‘The Oregon draws more than two feet over her normal drau, ht. twen- |] ty eight thirty so that she is water. Brsides an enormous eonsignment of stores and 1,460 tu 500 tons of In order to carry this amount of powder and shells a num- over t in 08, 6 carries us of coal and nore tbao ammunition. magazines were constructed in her hold Asthe ship moved out from the dock at the navy yard her band} | began to play ‘‘Homeward Bound.” } Her crew was drawn up oe the port) bow, with the marine guard abaft the bow. Cob dock was crowded} with marines and and a crowd coal dock Cheers were exchanged | The Oregon was also cheered by} the Massachusette, Iowa, Texas and Rainbow, which| passed on her way out She re- sponded by the blowing of her big | steam siren. sailors, | | The Oregon will remain at Tomp-| kinsville until to morrow, wheo she is to be joined by the Iowa The two will then begin their cruise to the Philippines It was said at the bavy yard that the reason the Iowa was unable to start to-day was that | she is waiting for an additional con- signment of ammupitien, which is expected to arrive to day. Two Miljions a Year. When people buy, try, and buy again, fof means they're satisfied.” The people of’ the United States are now baying Cascarets Candi- Cathartie at the rate of two million boxes of earandit will be three million before New ear’s. It means merit proved, that Cascarea, are the most delightful bowel regulator for everybody the year round. All druggist l0ote 26c. 60c a box cure guamanteed. Race Track fur Mra, Whitney. New York, Sept. 28 —One bun- dred yard frcm the home of the W C. Whitueys at Westbury, L. Ia race track is being built. It is on rrised ground so that Mrs. Whitney, whose bas prevented her from enjoying the out of door life to which she had been accustomed, can} sit at window and watch the great race horses of the Whitney- Paget stable speed around the circle. Mrs. Whitney is a lover of horses. | While riding bebind the hounds she| struck her head against a covered | bridge and broke her neck, making | her an invalid for all these months, | but the accident has in no way} changed ber affection for horses. | Knowing that it would be a great | source of amusement for her to watch the fast thoroughbreds speed, | Mr. Whitney had plans made for the | track. The track will soon be finish-| illness the and peril from which I haye rescued the mother ot my child. And although it is for very sad the reproaches of many e and good people, I shall strive to prove to all who may feel any interest in me that I am the first man who has ventured to say to the world that forgiven and redeemed, in spite of all cbstacles in my path, results of this example skall en it to the imitation of the and the commendation of the just. | i | gene | |from affections which can only be} | comprehe ded in the heart of a hus- | band and father, is to be fatal to m | professional, political and social j Standing. it. Dastrex E. Srckies Lovely, broken-hearted and }tent, Mrs. Sickles sur | few years the tragedy which ber sin She left a daughter to husband who had had caused. the care of the forgiven s Gene ithe nat fought throu the tiird mandec army Gettyst 2 C tigure | spite of his years: one of the regular first-nighters at theaters. But his greatest claim to human interest is that he made the rule that a man may slay the invader of his hold. 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