The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26
/ JOURNALIST FATALLY SHOT.
An Old Ffmily Fcud Rencwcd--A Battle In
the Tribune Once--0ne OF It's STAFF the
Victim.

An Old Frmily Fcud Renewed--A Battle In
the Tribune Omce-One OF Its stnn the
Victim.
The city lat night was disgraced by another shoot
ing ARRAY tht Is likely TO result In the death OF the
victim. Unlike most shooting cases reported, the
actors In this are gentlemen or well known literary
reputation-ne being prominent Journalist, the
other an ex3rofessor oea Maryland college and a
lawyer.
The public win remember that in the HERALD OF
March IA, 167. were detailed the particulars OF
the shooting In Amisy street. near Broadway. or
Albert d. Richardson. the wen known war cor
respondent OF the Trtbune-who had Just
left the Wayerey theatre with Mrs. Mcfar-
landry Ianlei Mcfarland, lawyer. OF
No. so East THentysixth street. This assault grew
out OF certain alleged intrigues between Richardson
and the wiz OF his assaiiant. The domestic re-
latlons OF Mr.. Mcfarland have been the
subject OF legal inquiry during q period
OF nearly thr,e years, and the court records show
that Richardson has played conspicuous part
throughout.
Last evening" between nine and ten O'Clock, the
following deipatch was received from the Fourth
precinct at the Central Police ofnce:--
From Fourth-9:50 p. M.-psuiel Mcfarland a deuutv
ONCE In the abdomen at so NJ. in the counting
House and attended BY Dr. Swami, who pronounced the
separation and application for DIVORCE dcfsases Wiz
being accused being on too Intimate relations with Rich
Such is the intelligence sent to the Central once.
A HERALD reporter visited the m Dune ONCE ana
other places and learned that Mcfarland for few
days has lad admission behind the coun.
ter OF the Tribune counting room. About
i've days age Richardson returned from the West.
Last night tie entered the counting room on the
left, and engaged In conversation with one Of the
clerks, BY lame Daniel Furman. While he
was thus engaged McFarlan who sat inside
OF the counter, on the right, jumped up,
drew revolver, and walking over to the
centre u the counter at which another clerk,
Richardson, ana jumping over the counter,
made ms scape Richardson, after being
snos walked out to the street entered the
ceeded TO TIE rooms OF Mr.. Reed managing
ing editor, where the private secretary Mr..
that he ws sho asen' at Ad the same tm 1n
not used. Tn, police soon after came in with
down TO the street, was put IN 8 chair and carried
TO the Aslor House. where ne is temporarily resid-
ing.
The news d the attempted assassination spread
rapidly througa the city and the tribune office was
at once oesieled by an eager crowd, who learned
made by or reporter to MIR. Mcfarland,
who was arrested about eight O'Clock by Captain
Alaire and Deceive Finn, oil the Fourth precinct
at the Westnoreand House, corner OF Fourth
avenue and seventeenth street, while in the act
OF preparing for bed and he seemed unusually
selfpossessed- Mr. Mcfarland detailed mInutey
the particulars OF the domestic inroads made upon
his home andreviewed the action OF the courts in
the case Of the habeas corpus TO recover the
custody OF his child. He spoke in the
most dellcae and endearing terms OF
Mrs. McFarlnd, whom he characterzes as
chaste pure aid spotless until Richardson entered
htG ahn1 Hn 1fnfn NAT ffuan l.A
was offered 10000 and consulate II he would
relinqulsh hi claims upon his wife, who,
he asserts fraudnentiy married to Rich
obtained. Mcfarland states that before his wife left
her house she lad proposition from Richardson OF
marriage
The prisoner was accommodated in Captain Al
lare's rooms. During the interview he appeared
unusually cool and collected, and when asked for
particulars as 4 last nights shooting remarked
only know that there was large crowd In the Tribune
office and after at home In the report OF the
robbed had dea ae on me- Children
and happiness Ayoa are reporter o. me hERALp wish
The doctor prdbed the wound and found that the
stomach was Injured, but the ball could not be dis
covered. AT fjri tine wounded man suffered great
PAIN but under the influence OF morphine he soon
grew easier, ami about midnight he was quite
Tree from pain and collected In mind. He was
was throwing up blood, but in limited quantity
coat Of the stomach. He had been bleeding but very
little externally In the opinion Of DR.. Swami the
indications are mat there is no internal hemorrhage,
and although the patient Is in critical condition.
the fear OF Immediate death was not so imminent as
TO necessitate the summoning last night OF coroner
TO take an ante-uortem examination. The principal
danger was thai pertonits may set IN and thus ter
inmate the patltnt's Ilfe.
These are briefly all the facts that could be as
certained at Geven O'Clock last evening. when
MIR. Richardson was still alive, with slight
prospects OF recovery. He received but one
wound IN the abdomen, which the physicians pro-
nounce likely u result IN death. At eleven O'Clock
last evening nodnte 7tortern statement by Richard
son had been nEen blythe Coroner.