The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-03

- 1880 - 49, NNN@AAR
Death Of MF. RiehaFdSOa.
Nj. Albert D. RIehArdson, Of New
York, who had lowered on the border
land between lie sad death since BE-
was Ghot By an AAsAASln las. ThurSdAy
evening. Is dad. he expired, - ooE
dispatches announce, al O'Clock yes.
terdEy morning. a great deal ozs5m.
EAlhy has been fSIt tor The unfortunate
man throughout the country, pArtIsu.
lady among The reading and more In
tslliEsnI classes. This feeling has bsen
especially warm and heartfelt among
his personal friends and SequAIntances.
Mr EieAAfdson was simply journal.
Is! and BY no rnesns \ eonspIeuons
one, aud ye many distinguished
E'stSanen have died in this eouR-
try Wbose death made much les Gm-
prsssIon on the public feeling. This
symPaIhy for The murdered Journalist
arises. We Ihipk, 30 far a. the general
public Is concerned, In part from the
-biOCdtd and eOEAIdly character
OF the assault, and in part from . con.
vic:ion that IN the matter for which his
blCOd Was Ehtd he did what any hon.
orabls, sympathetic man would do I'M
der ike circumstances. So far a. his
immediate friends ere concerned, this
feeling Of sympathy and grief Is all the
more profound from their intimate
knOw iel2e Of his noble nature, which
has been freshly illustrated by the
cheerful iorI'Iude displayed during i've
days Ard nights Of intense suffering.
Most Of Mr.. Richardson's years OF
manhood had been spent in Newspaper
life. Many years ago he WAs connect
I'd With the pEess In Cincinnati, editing
for time the 6EB. Afterwards We BE-.
!lsVs be Was connected with the Gdsstte.
During the stormy times in Ksnsas he
WAs the TrIbnReI correspondent there;
and bad been connected with that pa
per 10 capacity OF correspondent and
eitOr ever since. He was thsIr secret
cIrtsPondsn: in the South At the out.
break OF the rebellion, and his expert
eOcea in the South, In prlson and ont,
We're admirably told In 1.-THE Field the
DIngson. and the Escape" Few
men hal no trayerSed the region BE-
tween the Mississippi and the Pa.
clio or knew 40 much about It's people,
liz needs and iIs resources. and none
ever embodied such information more
GLtrac;ively than he Ia "Bsyond the
Mississippi" Mr. Richardson was
very attractive writer, aud no paper
ever published better letters than bis
Western and Southern correspondence
Ia The Tribune for the last eileen years.
lie WAS m1u OF rare courage, and In
pursuit Of bis vocation Was oiIen ex-
posed 10 great perils bat never RhTank
iroCI Them where 1t was his duty To
nr-; Ihtm. It was an Intimate knowl-
edge Of these admirable qua!IIIes that
inside him such warm friends among
the New York Journalists and especI-
ally In the Tribune otlcs. He was Mr..
COltAz'S companion on q recent trip TO
California, and the Vice Presidents
EARNEST expressions Of sympathy show
how much he esteemed the man who
has been stricken down.
The fact that.tn his last moments Mr.
Richardson was united In marriage to
the lady for whom be paid with his life,
adds sort OF poetIcal completeness 70
The Affecting side Of this tragedy, What
must be the reflections OF the wretch
whose jealous hatred caused It ali, can
he copIecIured II we suppose he has or
binary human feelings and conscience.
What Il 10 be done with him will be The
next question. The general verdict VIII
bs that he ought 10 receive the full pen
atty Of The law. II seems clearly case
OF murder. Not only did the man slay
his victim, bat: hs:Idld It In cool
blood, with q deliberate intent that
bad logged his steps for months.
By common consent there has grown
up In this country q sentiment which
refuses 10 hang a murderer who has
been wronged or dlshonored In his do.
meAtlc relations, The only defence that
seems TO be possible In this case will
be 10 show that Mcfarland acted
under this proVocation. From all the
facts thus far exhibited we do not be.
lleve any such thing can be shown; but
1t will not do TO forecast the course OF
justice in city where there 10 such
judiciary as in New York. Besides, 1t
Is possible some sxtenuatIng cIrcum-
stances, now unknown, may yet be
brought out.
II 1t were true and could be proven
that Mcfarland had all the provocation
that ever exists where one man wins
away anotbef's wife, still the sentiment
which would set him free Is danger.
Gus one 70 society, It constitutes one
man ut once lGW-maker, judge, jury
aud executloner. Mcfarland for ex-
ample, makes a law that 4 nan who
loves his wife divorced though shs be
aud legally freel must pay for 1t With
bis life. He tries Richardson and tiuds
him guilty Of this offence. He appoints
himself execunoner and proceeds to