Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-26
SENSATION IN NEW YORK.
Attempt TO Assassinate q Journalist
Richardson. Of the Tribune. ShOt-A
Jealous Husband the Assailaut,

Albert ID. Richardson, formerly war CORES
pondent and long an attache of the New York
Tribune, was shot, and, il is thought, fatally
wounded, i'm New York last evening, by Daniel
Mcfarland lawyer by profession. Between
them there has existed for a considerable time
past An estrangement, caused by an alleged init
macy of the former with the latter's wife. Me-
Farland, who seems to have had the entree of
the Tribune office, was standing behind the
counter IN the business department, in CONVEX
sation with one of the employees. About six
last evening Mr.. Richardson entered the Tri-
bune office, and going up to the counter entered
INTO conversation with young man who was in
the habit Of-working for him.
A few minutes after Richardson's entrance.
Mcfarland walked over toward him, and. with
out saying word, fired a pistol, a ball from
which wounded Richardson in the abdomen.
The wounded man, without speaking, walked
mp to the Tribune editorial rooms. whence he
was conveyed to the Astor House to have his
wound attended to. He is not expected TO re-
cover. Mcfarland has been arrested. There
seems TO have been no recent incentive to this
deli deliberate &c deed The difficulty between McFar-
Mrs. Mcfarland being at the time on the stage
when Mcfarland attempted Richardson's life
on Amity street. Richardson, at the time re-
ierrcd TO, denied the charges Of improper
intimacy with McFarland's wife, hut pub
lished a card, stating his intention to mar
ry her after divorce had been procured.
At midnight Richardson was easier and hopes
were entertained of his recovery. His rooms
AT the Astor House were visited by many
prominent citizens and host of frienCs
lie was at that hour quietly sleeping at the
Ast0r House, under the influence of opiates
The surgeons in charge have hopes OF his recov-
cry, though he has been vomiting blood. The
ball took course directly backward, but though
the wound has been probed, il has not vet been
discovered. 1t Is supposed it penetrated the
stomach. The spinal column does not appear TO
have been wounded at all.
McF arland, who shot Richardson, was arrested
ON the corner of Sixteenth street and Irving
Place, and was taken to the room of the
wounded man, who fully identified him as his
assassin.
few years ago Mr.. Richardson became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Mcfarland. who was then
playing at the Winter Garden Theater in New
York. Her husband ii is alleged, treated her in
a most brutal manner, although she was the
main support of him and her family. One eve
ming She asked Mr.. Richardson to ACCOMPANY
her home from the theatre. They were met by
Mcfarland on the way home, and Mr. II. was
shot by the enraged husband, but the wound
then lnffiicted was not of a serious nature. This
ied 10 separation between Mrs. Mcfarland
and her husband. For the last twelve months
Mrs NJ has been living i'm Indiana, where il i
understood, she procured a divorce. McFar-
land has never ceased to pursue Mr.. Richardson
and he but carried an Oft-made threat into ex-
ecutiOn last evening. Mr.. Richardson was Tn
6une correspondent during the war; and was i'm
pIisoned for nearly two years in Libby prison.
He is the author Of several books which have had
large sale, viz: "The Field, Dungeon and rs
cape, -" Beyond the Mississippi" and Life of
President Grant"