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Daniel Sickles murders Philip Barton Key in Washington DC, February 27, 1859
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Depicted ContentSickles, Daniel Edgar
Depicted ContentCongressman Daniel Sickles is acquitted in his trial for the murder of Philip Barton Key
Depicted ContentThe trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C.
Depicted ContentThe trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C.
Depicted ContentThe murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C.
Depicted ContentThe murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C.
Depicted ContentThe trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key begins in Washington D.C.
Depicted ContentCongressman Daniel Sickles is indicted for murder in Washington D.C. in the shooting of Philip Barton Key
Depicted ContentCongressman Daniel Sickles of New York murders Philip Barton Key in the street in Washington D.C.
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Homicide of P. Barton Key by Hon. Daniel E. Sickles, at Washington, on Sunday, Feb. 27, 1859
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Original illustration appeared in Harper's Weekly Magazine, March 12, 1859, p. 169
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