The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-08
nor SHOT ron HEEGHER.
GopiuS;s InsUrn nee.

GopiuSH1 insurance
From h. New York SunJ
Would It. not he well fur some speculative
genius ~ start the project "I Conjngni insIr-
ancc CulGrany.
Among ihe Questions to ic answered by appli-
oar,s Tor insurance, the following would not be
Inappropriate:
Arc free numerous III you ncighrorhool,
Who are the cierEymrn III ynnr 1a'ish2
The IsuIosists or tho srluccr.
From the New York wo,IdJ
" spch friends OF Richardson rs Vice. President
Coffax and the Reverend Henry Ward Bccchcr
had moi aTrnntctl the public seHsc nf dcccney by
oSicn,a,ous sympathy l"ra sc,uccr and just III
cation nf his conduct, the press would have
il laid upon il in ii,c similar cases which are Of
such frequent occurrence. Richardson's was no
duccs wife from her ail.giancc carries his life iii
his hnnl, aud may eNrsc! 10 forfeit i 10 the ven
Consequences, un,lAthry came. He doubtless
thought the prize worth the risk and the forfeit;
as tho public is informed, he met his Fate wiihont
any unEianiy quang, or any protest against its
cysr on IL. pa, OF such H S spesy "
overlook hiln and II his culogisis had not at
tempted to hiunt and peryert tue moral @ sense & Of
table, to dismiss him to his reward without any
remarks.
But when the most popular and eloquent divine
In the country, and the second IUnctionnry In the
government, undertake to "blazon evil deeds and
consccra,c u crime" their attempt to lower the
moral tone Of the community CnnrOt pnHs with
sas rcbukc. Whatever lenity might be practIced
towards the infatuated parties TO this tragedy In
consideration of their terrible punishment, is
swallowed up in . feeling Of Indignation and dis
2acncc and talents in defence Of an Intercourse
aelnnB
publlc, ~ hc did In his funeral remarks yeaLer-
day. and denouncing, In n strain OF COARSE vitu
ancrcd. "I'he lion in his strength" said he
meaning Richardson, land in his own fastncss, ~
kln tn IN Re
row Of the huntsnnn laid him low, than he Is set
.pon " etery otta Mi,,0, eterv ~ eue,y oratos-
oil around about him, and death, that is to most
Hen truce to old enemies, is the vc arrayiug
dead scducer. but against pou, Sir. Ecechcr, and
saoh as you thnt the public indignation is let
you, and such ms you, been content to
east silent mantle of charity over the
@o roa apa soSe e ime fao 81 ~
thinking people, there wonld have been no occ;l-
sion for you To stand dc1antIy on the defensive.
and intcrposc the perforated corpse or your dead
"iionf Us u slield between you and the public
oensure. It Is against you and such ~ you that
the scorchInE breath of inccnsed virtue is directed;
you, vito, without the apology OF temptation,
free from the passions which blinded those Illicit
fulsoinc nnd Indecent praises Of their guilty con-
nectlon But for you, and sacii as you, this terri.
warning. by Jour culogcs and yonr marriage
seremony, You hold II M AS an example.
You married The parties showing it to be n Mlers
indiana divorce, procured on 7,afte rcprescn-
thtions, without notice 10 the offended husband,
IN place distant irun the real residence or the
= parties. You know Mr. BCcchcr, anI every body
knows That Mrs. McFarlaud would not have dar.
oil TO apply for divorce here in the State of New
York, where the parties resided and the facts
would have been investigated. In the eye OF our
laws, and by the rules Of our courts. the marriage
with Mcfarland has never heen dissulved; and
your performance OF the marriage ceremony made
you moi only jusiiicr vi seduction, but an nbet-
Der OF bisany.
In thc light OF the sworn testimony taken In
hcfarlard'S application for the custody or his
children, this is AZ clear % case Of seduction as
WAS ever proved by evidence. Tie landlady OF
tic house III Amlty street swcars thai Mrs. Nc
Fai.and applied to her for q room for Richardson
and that lie came there in consequences or an ar
rnngcmcnt which ahc hal made for him. The
room adjoincd hers, ana the inmates OF the house
testify that she was frequently in II In tho absence
OF her husband All tls might he innocent
enough, II IL were not for the light thrown back
upon it by the subsequent developments. She
afterwards n.,nnl1ns her husband and puts her
solf under Richardson's protection. When he
is wounded, she goes to Mr. Sinclair's house
and takes care or him. passes whole days and
whole nights alone with him, bcstowng the
most cndearing carrsses upon him, and per
mlttinG IL to be understood in Mr. Snctalr,s
FAMILY, and hy other Hcquaintances that she ami
Richardson were under nn engagement OF mar
rlaSe. IL Ii Impossible to resist the conclusion
that she iurs00k her husband la the expectation
OF marrying Richardson's; that lie had knowingly
excited lat cxpccfnto. ana had thereby ulirnal-
cd her from her husband; apd that the Indiana
atvorco-prOcurcd probably by the friendly inter
ychtl0n and assistance OF Mr.. ColfnN-was the
eonsnmmatlon OF purpose Which had heen
formed while the parties were occupying nd
Joining rooms in Anlity street.
And npon conduct suclI as this Mr. Bcecher he
slows his blessing ana bencdictiun With this
history before the public In the shape OF sworn
testimony. he had the errontcry to stand up bc-
sac Richnrtison's corpse and declare that "both
ne and she, who iS left to mourn his absence.
haze di1duS itced f:i IL D'-nde7,tiafzn manner 70
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