The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
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Reporter. Only the matter Of name, Mr.
Mr.. Greeley. Yes, whether woman should be
called Richardson or whether she shouldoe calieu
Beecher saws, it was understood that the marriage
was not to be consummated unless hlcnaLus0,, ",
was about to die. In that case nobody coulu De
hurt by the marriage. It was only maI'ef VI
'e RenorteF. 'AG dnnocently.l @ Whose children2 Mr.
Mr' Greeley. No. They had a protector-at
least they had their father. But Kicharason,s
children mean. 1t was to leave ms chii1ren
with a parent-it was for Richardson's children
| that the thing was done. Mind, don't BACK ous
of II temphatcally,) not bit of it. Think 1t was
rightly done-that this woman snoula DC caieo
Mrs. Richardson, not Mrs. Mcfarland.
Reporter But what had Mr.. Richardson's dy-
ing TO do with his right to McParland's wife
Greeley Why, as understand 1t, though
haven't given the subject much attention, tnerc
was divorce between the original parties, which
seems to me to have been all right enough IN JUS
tice-though don't know about the technlcalities
of the case and, besides all this, Mr. MCFARLAND
had given up all his right in his wife long ago.
Reporter. Indeed
Mr.. Greeley. Yes; it will go against Mac at
the trial know 1t will; but will laye TO testify
to it all the same. don't want to hurt Mac but
will have to tell them all about 1t.
Reporter. About his rclinquishing all his right
In mis- wife2
Mr.. Greeley. Yes; he told me 30 himself. You
see didn't know about the case in any particu-
lar way until some time before the nrst shooting;
Mac called upon me personally one day, when
was busied with some American Institute matter
and told me distinctly, ''Mr. Greeley, don't care
about the woman; don't want her back again.
I wouldn't take her back. do not want 10 live
with her again; but that man he's treated me
badly,n or some words meaning the same thing:
listened to him and tried to comfort him; and
then the villan-the dirty, deliberate, ID villain
shot this Richardson, and then called on me
again, and told him wouldn't nave anytnlng
more to do with him. You're bad man, Mac.
Yes, / told him he was bad man: and SO nc Is
q very bad man. And then lexclteoiy) Just looS
at that rascally recorder. What ID pretty
Judge he is to talk in that style. Heis disgrace.
But the whole thing will be nine days wonder
and then the people will forget all about II, or else
they will learn the truth about 1t; and Tor my part
do hope that the matter will be well ventilated,
for do believe that the marriage OF Albert d.
Richardson and that woman was a just and true
one, under the circumstances, and j think that
the people, when they know oil about 1t, Will
think so too.
x'FARLAND's PLKl.
At the coroner's inquest; over the body Of Rich
ardson, Mcfarland, on being asked what he had
to say with reference to the charge through his
counsel, Mr., John Graham, read the following
statements
lam instructed By Iny counsel thai nothing
that can tnx s5ss2nCc will have the enec. 20, ul
changing or shaking the regular COURSE " sns
law. The proceeding which has Just ternlnateu,
Is one, am informed, which hos 10 oe adopteu
In cases like the present; 1t Is, am advised, III
the nature OF inquest OF office, in which by the
usual practice am not allowed TO 2 interfere oy
counsel or otherwise, and IN the arrange
nent OF which the large mass OF evidence
is exclusively within the control OF the on ON,
Ger who presides over and directs it. VITA
the knowledge that ! cannot ct this time
have the opportunity OF corroooratng my @ ssate he
be unattended with any benefit In legal point OF
view, await for my vindcation the Impartial
trial guaranteed to me by the laws OF the stare
INV accuser will then be confronted with me, ana
the powers wisely created for the complete de,
yelopment OF truth will then be observed, and
the result viii then be declared by ajury 0i my
peers. While fully appreciate my situation, ant
regard the future with becoming concern and
solicitude It may be that tlIae will demonstrate
moral interests depend on the success OF my de-
fence than Identity or connect themselves WIKI
the maintenance OF the prosecution.
The prisoner was then committed TO await iEc
action Of the grand jury.