and sir I do assure you he has as much the use of your wife as you have. From an anonymous note delivered to Congressman Daniel Sickles on February 24, 1859 It is two years before the Civil War, and Congressman Daniel Sickles and his lovely wife Teresa are popular fixtures in Washington, D.C. society. Their house sits on Lafayette Square across from White House grounds, and the president himself is godfather to the Sickles six year old daughter. Because Congressman Sickles is frequently out of town, he trusts his friend, U.S. Attorney Philip Barton Key son of Francis Scott Key to escort the beautiful Mrs. Sickles to parties in his absence. Revelers in D.C. are accustomed to the sight of the congressmans wife with the tall, Apollo like Philip Barton Key, who is considered the handsomest man in all Washington society foremost among the popular men of the capital.Then one day an anonymous note sets into motion a tragic course of events that culminates in a shocking murder in broad daylight in Lafayette Square.
by Chris DeRose.
Compact disc media.
Read by Traber Burns.
