, 1869-11-29

lie Il shc t2Ie ran HED 10 Marrh. i561, assaulted
fouH hsre:c.ftcr s,a:ed. IL Is hard lr,nAeE, md
Tor long line past fAs seep uuaoc 10 provide :or
r. M csp sePno;L II ead fsraaensy ihfsa.en:l TIC
: CT h.s tt.tts A't1eaed any Importance 10 such
thFcatf, ttelty:nR tlat he wou not cassr them lcto
execution Least Ut MI did Ar. Richardson be.
rt that Mcfarland would attempt 10 6hoo. hln
.'iaee TO face" lie teoscht thai McFarlard
"talt stlec& a1oissr pos! lou, nLd the assassin s
.es' o7ps:'rni'y &c execute his tn:eas, Il he really
1AE FIRST fEtIHLE EErEEEN TIRE rART1EA
'TA.1e i i alo.i connected xita ibis shooting
ss sy r. oai 0t Hssn p? %atia ~ Y
a'pkt, N ME- K.cha1'l.ou w;.* e-cess,ng Stra- Nc
fsFElbd ffur1 tic WiE.er GARDEN, where she was
4: sssi'ei II MtfMiana. X Weo &c csras % nsain as s,@ In
arh shrt him Il t.e tack. The Eight p.s
o.:k aui r.iE., aSd eoa.cGSrntlj Tue up
Lo,.eth uLaA tte ahok wus 1r.l. Mf. Richardson
Ir1rpCc Nith LIS A-tAltaLt after Ihe pistol had
rsrn tSSF t..nss .;esa.sea. ana scu..le snsued
~htre ht xAs held until the arrlenl Of tue police,
NhU secured him. Au account nf this affair vas
ru?tsat.i .xo da.s As;e:SsrIs u he Tr;su.::.
iretds, which nls TO TIL cE-ct that Mcfarland
was subject 10 dts Of drunken ltenzs, and during
n n ~. I, sno asa &
rived 70 such pass tia: the lady has !eis hrr
husband. ard had ,hstltutea proceedings to OBJ
tus2i 10 suprurt his wtf.. and family. On the
evening u lie arfa5 Mr. MehaIisoa had been
reanetsed t. c'co.t ter hnMc. and WAS colr:y-
Leg Wila tile request when assaulted.
AsTATEMEET ny A'YAK1-ASD.
Scth.rg 1u1tltr was laid n,eut tue matter ID
f. Ell tas Sa ~ Ta H.:
hshed In HosoiuS losrna: tthe New {orK Tr5s-
'.Our reaterz vii recoEect The shooting zone
time ogc. IN Amty street. Of Alert D. Richardson
by Daniel Mcfarland. At.he tir1e !: occurred We
rnhl!.ned ~ acceuE. Of the acAsr as iurntsae, BY
ardson NON al h'aGc, aci cczanrias ihe cosd9et
oi Nj. NcEArand In the severest teinll IT'S bat
just tu s'a:e that tue fsicn'Is o. Mr.. Mcfarland
ter. and state that dald account. except tae mere
fact Of the shooting. ii n every respect uctrue;
that MI: Mcfarland Is te2pcts:e. Stnd hearted,
i1c1c:e, and ecrerous husband, aat mat
The plcatantest relations aiwaIs eI-
.lay prrs,pus 20 tie occarr~uce, aai taa. tc wAs
:ulpel:e.s 10 Inc course. aat claial- :hat he was
icslinec n II, from tho evidence be had received
and othef vie. that sasd Mcnardson aas seducesI
the h6ectous VI his tAcSaEs2nd'ss Htfe, n1a had
;1e hs .way S ns hon. r. rseis
1tsa soon be uade poo,tc. a. MI. MCFArland has
m action before the c61ris Eoon to BE- 1rted. cnafE
!as lucna5ison Vim susa s1sieement an. other
Such Is the statement made to "a ty Mr. McFar.
l1nds friends, which nc ne.tes en..9sse aor t,=-
CREDIT, t1' sise II 50 He did tcas OF the opposite
party. Ne M1st not he nnterato.l As implying
that tie Mcfarland story, Il tue, JnatIaes TIC
E.u1dttors assault on luceafdson.
4 cAEp from N.- l.ltHARpsnS.
In answer 70 tic ahoEr, Nj. istc3ar:to1 p1b-
Hshed fopr days ai;erwar1A1 Tie tolomtn9 catd IN
The 1ia:nne:
4 e1ateuleEt h2s Jest appea.ed from Mcfa.,and,
who attsn rtt q to Essasssna,F ne two yeA.s $50.
lie s1lexts sha, be xas "teonera:e, tiaa-
sssF.s,, seoa msu." sn1 ~ aql; aass:!oaa:s
.n.cslons OF his wife trum a1l and $. eatlceA her
from his home.
Hesh allegations asa.ast me are utterly ard pre-
%ss e. ta .aaeoa s oi 1ss sae taa5 and
fr,ends, Mrs. Mcfarland left her h,staud,
cIa.G1ta him viii rSose cruelty during his
% snfpsit ler, and s,;s i!slss ups AMI soae.
tfEes trnaL derup ftf OWE hard Won ea.ntps7.
The charge Of iIktteatmrot ,ik1 not last solely
exrNcit!, adtn,;1cd ii biz own lAa.l. wiring and
oytr his oaE sls.sture locE b.tcre zHeE either
Of then That Nil art II N due Tine before the
prnEeG tribunal At the,f .Aa. tatefE4r*. In pre-
ttuee II ttye1al sitEerses, she distinctly An.
Lo1Ectt thas 1le stral@':oa T1a de-: a.l lf1c-
tas fostaai a1i INA, separation, and while shs Tss
heEltL1i = lie arcw. VITA two Little children de-
psLleLs uioa hrF. It taTae to ea audcEstoot be-
s~een hts an'i nysti that Hheceytr she shonk1
BE- 1rra:5 f.es she sttuil bccosae ny Wife Several
Ut uy is:enaa, aaa soue Of hers. were f1llF Sc
| qEa.Ltt4l ws.h tne iac:- T. About tt rec weeks
letter from ne 10 her: saeh ie:te7 as oae would
E4'c1a!'s w!ite 10 the woEan sc expected to
| raa1Ty- NcfLflazd clssns taAt II "iEen1ie'l''
a:,oo. IN lis "ireasy." Instead OF seeking me
face 10 tace te Kept TITS lettef IN hi Pocse. Tor
| thtte dals. and cnal5. .. u o'clock, Gu ; daf1,
VIII his resosves within fourteen inches OF my
| hack tegan 10 sboo:. Besolo be could nfc The
leur.n shot s7eeestsl u ,a,oslas ain y sae
a1d secured nico. One hail only took excel,
kctp!rs ne IN bed 70. q week. irefratned from
9n p,y nSSs1ss 15n 5aeT = hsa ssen
from A1y additional and avoidAa,f publicity. Fot
| weeks AID months a:ier this he earnestly
aaecsionase' nIaosnd. Fading thls hopeltas,
he sctms Eicee to rave devoted nsuuseI ch,eag tc
eianue1tDg her. Ard reRstEg An alleged COPY OF ny
! letter, xith many dramatic acconpanlnen:s, "a
| egefy acquaintance or stranger who will listen 3C
II. SonetiHes he ends Ills tale, And nov. Aites
III, I donr oebsse The scouDdrel Will ever mAry.
! ever de-, he r III k.A nc "on sight" Finally, hs
has brought Eu:t sRs1nat me for civil damages
rating he noteJ yalae Of h1s Wpunfed Affection,
! ii exactly e+a,ttA That 1t least ought TO prove
soue r2ulvalett tor eelaG depr!tet Of the :" A1eo
| ttoIaie pr1st.ece Of striking helpless ~oEaa I:
1se sas e . q NJ pa se; & ses
! Il Cp IL tie dAfk bthlh1 AE unat1Hed man 4nt
| scn.t'Ex him IL the hasA.
te ~uuls tesser pm, 1t apd rave the trouble Q
nspy fEtCit readings and decl.,miozs. wrote Il
,oz t4t oae person; !; ~ did write II. and pzo
holt..s sch 81 stita,e so.aras = lidS Tno h.
se1J recently separated from her husuand va!
sUlely nine. and ehall not III to psl,ia,e II
u,tc ;sas owe lLis "Guod . and s'trnnesate
nu'cGoris1, l shall Hth as4csttJ pAt. II II coue.
wi:h:a n. mo+sts, means. And really, wnaievel
violence he may threaten Of nea;sempt, anousd fh'
!ai, eyez ne legally TIRE Ias1rx nJ !tfetlme, ID.
vii certainly become my wife, u she will accep
80 poor ! uran asL
New YoTS, March IL lses.
| TEE FAkIIs HArK cPTn XXf.
Sse t. q Ss ne axs Nj Hses es
the Tr,auat cau1.ing-rnoul Yesterday afternoon
| while Nr. lcnardson Was talking with Nj. S.n
c.al1. NE pee'hnef q tae 1ns,a', U IA Re9Cs e
81 enee e. re!iea. % wi Wnen f. Ncaasason eaue o7t
1T 3 ras ea :! e :, g
/ special attention II the Ertp1rk, aad did not e1
press Any apprehension Of ~ assaar- Il Is nov
made, we're made IN eAsnesr, and that VI. Rich
asctoo Is se7 daaserouil5, not nostsli.
| aoa1dkd+ .-..--.
After the shot was tted, Nj. Richardson Wake
on 4r1lrs to the editorial rpoM5, aud hay On
DeclsI win The once. iakt be was sno,, and ne1
acal a:teEtAuce Naa Immediately snnEonet
Ut. swan. the heuse-passtcan Of the Assor Hoast
; ieat the tal h4d entered the body sooro II
. Eazel, ard that tho wound MAS exceedingly das
gxsoas. Whether the ball ha1 peCets&:ed u
bCNe eff, or NlAL EG4Cs C0QfAE IL l4A AktN1 u
; could rat sscet,atn. He advised the t1umeoia,
removal OF Mf- Richardson, either to lis rts
cenee or to . hotel and lie wounded m1u was =
. moved TO the A4sor House, accompanied BY
> nunt<r OF bis ftlepdA. Although suffering L
/ tense pA!n he bore hts tIneEtngf brasety, 1t
talked freesJ about the occurrence
q | kEAuyAL tt 1HK WoCNDkp NAN TO 1Hx Asfo
a On a1T!sIER II the AstoF be VIA &s+eu1eSl
? Dr.. noicotnhe. who, villa Dr. S@Ac. made y
/. o,ee1 examlraIion OF the woand- Se1attve4 ve
administered to nir, and n nt,le While be- vi
= riteved Of much Of TIE pain that be hAd so3eri
: ur to Ihxt u4e He said tntt after AcF41las
tiTed The Stot he (Inehs.tlson) placed biz hand (
Il AID titew Ills oNn pl:toi bas seelns nau7er {
p*rtorB IL the Iootp. d,d not Orr. He did not .
McF1rtznd behiE6 the counter Ehan he cAtue
and Ind TO knowieu0e OF hts pftaence untlE
beard Tbs rep1rt OF the p4AsA and became ca
tcIops Of navirR been shot, -.-.
ID xTaELAxp CONFRONTED WITH NJ R1cu4Rnso