The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
THE RICHARDSON-NRARLA CASE



and Con.
A Fis for the Lnw-Pistoi and Ball Justice
II What In Needed.
To TIN EDITOR or THE HBRALD:-
Under the heal OF ASSASSINATION Made Easy"
'.Lex" takes the ground that McFarand's act was
deliberate murder. punishable 0y death, and thai IN
all such cases wnero jur,es and the public, after
thorough Investigation, have rendered . verdict OF
''served them right" 1t was the result OF 'senti-
mental Weakness" He denies that RICHARDSON
committed any offence. Then for what was his life
takenf lie further says that ingenious counsel
with al captandum arguments twnatever tuat may
be and specous pleas have sometimes secured tine
escape Of tner guilty clients" IL WIS lOr that very
reason, undoubtedly, that McFar aad. oicAlcs and
Of the law into their own hands, IL Richardson
was not guilty why did he allow McFar-
u rss assault sIo0' woad nex d. the same G
In dong this, Richardson tacitly admitted
his guilt "Lex" next assumes that ut Is an out.
rage against common sense and common decency"
" Oler any apology Tor Mcfarland IN TINS CASE but
tnat, unIrled he should DC caiisd as no has donea
''mcan-soirlted and malignant assassin" ''Let us
nave law and order." no says. We say let US nave
| less law and more justice.
| Your next correspondent, ''W.,u thinks tnat ali
three Vi the parties Connected with the homicide are
| about equally cupable. Richardson has got his
deserts me madam viii get ners Iiom hor own sex,
sucn worthless woman. He Closes by saying
that experience has taught him that no woman will
| example.
Your next correspondent "a. P, s.,n argues that
'murriage sacred" and that what God joined To-
geiler man should not put asunder. but thinks tlat
God mas little 70 40 with many marriages. agree
| win him, aud go further, tnat he mas nothing
to do with any marriage, at least no
| more than he has In divorces. lie MAD nothing
| 70 do with NINE, TO my knowledge, and yet
after fftesn years OF married lie have not had any
desire for u divorce. The model marriage ol your
| correspondent Inc naAinS OF TWO Dodies aud two
SOUS INTO one, nave mover experienced. am GER
| tam that there are two DodeS-ol the number Of
souls will not be 80 positive Your correspondent
then goes on to say tnas virtually, coartsnip , oe
! Nv one man OF anotner's wHe who has family oi
children. don't tnink so. lie then Gaps the climax
than when he "ualted those two true, pure and will
! ing hearts IN The sacred bonus OF MAJ riage."
Anem Alter reading the last passage rubbed my
| eyes TO maze sure That had read IL right Those
| Two true, pure ana willing hearts could oniy
account Tor It on the sheoly ina t must be beecher
whlte-waShng Beecner, aud b. DECIDED. would
ike to SEQ tiat man as curiosity. hs dab at inc
sum- let pass, that paper being abnndantly abe 70
take care u ITSELF mir. Editor nave not yet gwen
my opinion in the RICHARDSON Nj sarand tragedy,
but may be induced " do 30 ~ some Iusure time.
Ii. n. N.
A Female Champion OF Mrs. DIcFarland-She
Does Not Believe in Free Love, but Has a
Slight Hank sring Alter Allaities.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
You have given place in your paper to
variety OF opinions with regard to the
murder and marriage which has lately been
the topic OF 30 much discussion. MAY also
claim small space for the expression Of mine.
With one small exception have not seen nor heard
voice raised in any public expression OF sympathy
for the unhappy woman who s 80 doubly bereaved,
only OF the man she loves but what is lar dearer
| her iaith III human nature she and Mr.. Richardson
have been accused Ol Iree lOvelsn and hundred
other vices. Let me appeal to the good sense Vi the
| hundreds OF men ana women VINO VIII read tins.
| Must a woman Sit down quietly and bear drunken
| ness, blows ana inhdclity, and because sucn has
| been her misfortune once Is she never 70 know
| kindly sympathy and personal geutienesS again
When q woman commits am taut society rings
| with the dreadful misiortunes the husband has "
| bear. Is it not thousand tunes harder ior wo-
to endure Oil tails wlen she mas no active 0ccu
patton TO turn TO- that she may ind forget ulne35
| Ali those VINO know Mrs. Mcfarland best kaow tnas
| she had to endure mIcn anu IN hex enueavors to
| escape such lot nas only used the preroaative
guaranteed to every American citlzen-'tne right 10
| be happy" Mr. Mcfarland took his young wife
| from ner home, her neart and mind pure aud unsai
lied Us sheet OF wnlte Laper. Is ne not anSWeraDa
| for the characters written lnere0ni
With regard to tho princpie5 u the parties con-
| ccrned no impartial person could nave doubt.
Mem do not h,e with women Tor ,, months and then
tie necessary at one time why resort TO II at aOLer
IL could be that sns might receive snare OF his
money, IOr o Will, which ne was perfectly aDie to
| make woulu have settled That maJler much moro
conciusvely than this marriage about which there
/ must and will be litigation.
l yield " no person In my reverence for the es-
tabilshed order OF Things, YET my sympatbies all 10
| with Mrs. Mcfarland an Anew England woman,
| aud IlneaI DESCENDANT OF one OF the fist Puritan
| mothers, and read in my Bible the parable OF tae
woman taken IN adultery, and the word' OF tue oa
| viour OF men when ne said. "Neither 40 condemn
| tkee: 90 aud Sin no move.U Here Is q case where,
| ut The worst, only imprudence is proved land Ger
tainy our hearts are not under our c0ntroi, ana we
cannot help loving wnat Is lova1el ana every DOdy
Is ready, not only 10 taf0W the aisG ssoae, Dut TO
heap mountains nigh Oh the poor sufferer, Who only
sought TO free herself from union degrading TO any
woman. ~
Or = mans right to commit deliberate and cold
| blooded murder, SUCH AZ air. Mcfarland has com
mitted, there be no such right. lt Ii said that
he driven to IL BY Ills love her; would 1t not
have been better for nn to have proved IL by his
| loving Kindness and sympathy earlier IN the day
| Inca she would never have WISHED TO leave ann.
] True NEW ENGLAND WOMAN.
| A Voice from New Jersey.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE HERARD:--
! It IL said that New jersey is not so far advanced
In the scale OF civilization as TO send forth eminent
preachers to disseminate views aud isns antagonis
| TIC to the spirit OF Christianity. Now, Jerseymen
are content with honest minded Christian ministers
who point out the truths OF the Bible to Instead
! OF preaching political Jurisprudence from the rus
trunl. HAD the Richard arland tragedy oeen
enacted here SUCH nyp0crLicai farce as that per.
| formed IN the death chamber at The Astor House
/ could mol nave taAen place. viewing Beeo1er from
Masonic standpoint land he Is o. processes 10 De
one, he has violated the duties which ne to ms
! God, his country, his nelghbor and himself. To his
God III not preparing the Loerne's soul, lusteaI vi
countenanciDg and aiding the violation OF the Sc,
enth aud tenth commandments; to his country, IN
disseminating theories at variance with the doctrines
OF Christianity; to MS neghbor, In not doing unto
others rs he would others should DO unto him. and
to himself IN opening 50 wide the door To criminal
prosecution; for, ia TRUTH that would be Gne nnae
| OF Beecher ana rockingham had they committed
themselves on Jersey sou as tney nave done III New