, 1869-12-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The EUnbens Corpus Ento for ths
poa%exAfon Of Ohe of the 1cEnr.
land Chttnrcn-Thc Evidence.

Ihc EJnbens Corpus Easo for ths
eoa>exston of ono of she Mcenr.
lapd Chttarcn-Thc Evidence
F,.m tAr Nen YORK Herald,
The following esidcLce, which WAS saten 10 the
habeas e,rpus case IN the matter OF tue boy PefCy
which, twu ycxIs sEo. EA1 brought Aoous o1 Mr.
NeFarlnod Tor the posseaA,on Of INT cn,d, Will be
found Of !ntefe=1 At tho pteieot time:
TESTIMONY Or sAAuE1 ssNc1.AlR, ESQ, FCBLlsHF1
OF T1lA NEW SURk Th.sCkx.
sa~utt ssnr7a.r s.<xrh: au = publisher By CO
cupAltou. ano 'e.de ~ Cfoton "essGhtsitr Csuo-
t., New YurA: when Nj. Kcha ''i.o1 Was wound
"a ard came 70 nv houAc Oh the 1854 Of Marc1 he
occuplct the second story back room. and MIS-.
Mcfarland occuo!ed manly or most Of the Time
cpenlnSa between said rootns: thtfe were no
tlocts to these openings; she TOOK her measa Win
hiIn PORTION o. tee time; ana IN ny iamiy
about going 70 the house IN Amity atreet With
Htss G,lLert: Mis-. Mason. the landIasir, refused
TO admit item to NJ: Kcn*tdsoos roo.n, xhea
Of the yOupg 1arT TO whom MI. Richardson IS eu-
gagged :" Mfs- Mason then a1ni1leu them: 10 the
c.nvereatton With. lie MIA Mcfarland sad that
their ts1k about the ss'er beng engaged 10 Nea-
atllson. &c, was Iuse TO gain AdMis!on 70 hts
room; Mtk. McFasisnd talt he wsol there to tie
up soue papers . nieh Ncnssa'on had told her,
Q. did you ever have Any conversation with
M1S. McF4r and a 10 her being engaged to be
rar1itd to a. d. Richardson: II yea, When. bow
was aAid IN relation therefor A. We had co.,
verrat!on about Il perhaps more Than oace: II
marked 10 htr TINT u au5 or hct friends thought II
vas ycrJ 1up1Huent and vrry strange 'ha. she
should engage herseil to be married 70 soon After
leaving her husband: abe replied that 1ht thought
Sue vas TREE, having separated from her husband:
l was p1esept At Al Interview betxec Mr. aud
Mrs Mcfarland. at my houze, on the Sunday
evening after the LETT hln; he stated. on her n
ius1t 10 tctcrn icrne with him, that sne Was tat
ipC = kfep tnA: AtF1Ousty concerned not Only him
sell but ihetr children; he nla1lI said that II she
pertlsted IN her determination. ne would only bow
and submit 70 It tue oest ne % co1ia: tsese % vas no
O. Did you then heGr Mra- Mcfarland charge
heI husbsnd with my acts Of vtoleGce tnwatI
Gts and violent bpskns. Iii. Sage, her fa.he,, wa
one Of those Present at the Interview: he Said
that be had uever heiore heard o. any trouble o.
tween them, OF anything aga1nat Nj. McFAr.and.
Q. Slate ' neither Richardson ever toll you, Or
nyone elte, tn Jcur presrnce and IN the presence
Of Mr.. Mcfasshld, test be and Mrs Mcfarland
that ihey were engaged u be married, but am
nos pot.ttre that Mrt. ACFarland was present,
though thtrk she wBg, at the nEe, this was in
The week he was ahos: think tne wss then pres-
Ent.
TESTIMONY OF Mr. s1HcLArRs xA1-sKRrAST.
Wiu,am II. xusri', In Answ,E to questions put 10
hin, said: Ian in ny sarlelh year: tJ oecupa-
s,on walter 10 Nj. SlLcia'r. at Croton, where !
rseloe; hAse been 80 eu.pOyczi eIncs the ID Of
Octot er 1866; know Aud have known Mr. Daniel
McFnrxnd aovut sesen mouths, aud MA AcFA1-
lnpd shout the esme length Of lime have EnnHn
Nj, AIbest u. Rfehsrdso0 for about t,x nvnihs
Wet Washls Rton place, on 1nus*da7 af;tsLonu,
af1e1 tne had left htr on5aauo; the stay At tat
bcu.e aroQt two wre1h.
ity street cid yon sce HI. Rscha1tson at MI Siu-
clair bou.e: i. Yes, tls; he came that evca-
iLE.
o IoE nary tiues did sou see h'n there. 4.
A HCod nlotF t1lcs: very often; II wnl my buS'-
lcAa 10 atten0 the doot.hel II Mr, SincIa.F,s
; house; l let Mr. Richardson In ever 70 manv
tltnes-n eott. ttsnI times before Mr.. AcFsr!aud
weat back t. = Anity ktreet. after Percy Es4
takeu awsy hy Era tPcscy was sakca aEat By
EttLs Flatr, srrsant girl. The sIav Mrs. Nc
Fn1land cane to Ar. ssLelAita w.ta hin AtteE
q, lid Mr. N'chsrdsou inquire for apyooay
when 3ou ent weird the bell and let hiu tn : a
Yes. II: be s'~ass 'c1u.red Tor A1.. Mcfarland
q. How many Tines did he lIqcre Tor her
IurlDR this time: \ A good nnn5 times: 100
nsly 70 1rnenhr.a whole lot of times: tnoH
empie,ed bJ ME, Richardson: knew him about
si1 months: he brought letie1s to Nit. Snc,a,r 3
hDute 10 MIR. Mcfarland after Pescy went OF
Win Hlza N d before the vent back 10 Il Anity
stseet; ,Etnk he brought 1rc or Fix letters
every time he brought letters he gave them 10
ne, ara gave them 10 Mre. McFaEsnd; she
gave nc m apawer 10 give Jnstph TO every te,ter
he brought: her srswefs were a.idttnsed TO Mr.
A. T. R-chsfdbcE; while the "ns at lht lon.e Ahe
and Nj. NChBtdtnu ntco 10 20 oat tcry ellen 10.
ae,her AID they quite often cane to The house 10
xelner. -..-..
G. DIN they cSme hotnt IN the evening together
lrf1t that t,ue, md Il 50. a. nA: uue Of nigh,
4. Yer. str; they did 70 la'e Al night, after 10.
ntsr Il o'clcek. lrom the theatre
a. ss.'e Whether Or 70. NJ. Richardson and
~ pr* d tterc af,tr the went back TO = Amwy
ttftet snd II yes. tow long aEter1 a: Iea, .sI !;
~! tnen Ettt hsek @ acd 20. s.oppsa 9nisc while,
Nj l0etArdton s1asch At Ar. Sinclair . over n
week; he Nss in The back room. up sta'Ef, whi'e
he ttay I'd intre; Ats. Mcfarland came nack to
Y fhfre ttR$N 4
Fac gone hack 10 = Au,iJ s'rect
q. Did au3 cne else cone to Ar. Sine airs to
stop NJ The Enrrc TIL c Mrs- Mcfarland DID, and Il
.en, Who V.a.s: A. Yea str; Ar. Richardson.
q. What roosn = ~ Ma. Mcfarland IN Z bile abe
stsyed at MT. ss,ucla1s, II the t1e that Mr. Rich
ktA!rA: all ppen 10 Mr. Richardson's ruou; no
tooIa in the ro1m, uot shutters: VT en- you are Ia
Q, room ycu arc In the other one; call II Al one
Q. where did Nj. Richardson and Mr. NcFs1-
land kptcd their time ticrtg The time they were
II ": s!ne!a.ls soge,he.t 4; II !he sa1e room
q. How hitch OF tie time were they together:
A. All the time; I went up stairs; tneI eat 70
o. Whrre DID Mt. R,cha.dsou tave ha meals
wLue he Was n Mr. slIcla,F1: A. In bis room
slI the time,
"a: Who carried ii. ueala 70 him f. Ms. Me-
., Wa Re did M1A McFatland have her 1rca1s
duiirx this time: A. In Mt. N'cn:rdson's i NON,
6, Who carrisd her uca!s 70 nt1. A. Sue held
ins sAt.5 on her 'sr .; his bedside, AMI they'd
q Wno tcok easr of Mr. Richarfsons y room
wklle he WAS NJ Ar S,uc.airb: A. Arn AcFA1-
lard made tts tca nud srr2pRed ta:re< 10 It, and
cleaned ur The toom t0 uake ;h'nss LAX Ee-; aol
i. state Ill snae 200 ever saw Nrx NcF1nap1
dong tn lrd shout Mr.. Rchtr0%ooe rpon Eh,la
E, f. q T. as @ ~ ns5 90
and pCil1De thIRs IN order 70 nate It look well
AND aecen: ' ME vi. R'cn,,dson laid n s:e o:d
ser 81 a es nd NJ at II IL
!, bed,lde and hv!d Ha,ef ou her lap for him ncsr
the Eddie OF the bed; bare .<en Mt. NcFss-
laid urpw her AIns yo1uf Mr, Rtca1rdsous neck
ind Hst ttr.
1HE 1AxDLADr TESTIMONY.
AcFE Adsva. sxofn reside n Il Ain,ty aQeCc;
tter, tasnt. a6cnt 1se ot ~ rou.ns; IL: Nc.
Fstland has lodged II my hoato With Els wife and
child: :tey came about tie Fsh OF 5aoa.rJ, 1ss',
Fas.atd lett her hu.hard: i tnow Aloeft b.
months; Nj. and Mn: AeFarard hegal 10 l,d.e
January, lsts-rcsnaps,t might bare been earlier;
tEcJ occupied orty one rooa:, the hack p7rief
n mep.ldeon Ssegp1se one gsF9E asa
1861; he teFer gave them up III! afles the shoof.
q ot n 4sea
raid RtehAsttou h!1ed soom1 or = room Of jon, u!d
you hare OF nesr ert conversation witt Mfs Nc.
EaItAEU 1ECuk nj fflCnalQ9Cu Ol AQOGk us
loom IN Jour house . II yes. atxte ~hcn you nc1rd
or had such convt r12tiou. and where, and what
wAs sad By her: A1ep hst Wa kaad 10 her; be
particular And rate ali OF tnad conversation Is
nearly u you can and Who took pa1s .u the sa0e.
4. Yes; she told ue that she had friend ooard-
tnE Al TIE Astol1iouse and lodane oppodie 70 me
IN An1ty sIett; that she waited ruon for him
ir my horte, ~ be Nas Obliged to aease his lods-
tses; ouly Mrs. MeFaitand and mgtea wele pres
ert, 1ihnk, nj fhta convcEatnn; MI. Richardson
thtn came u, The ereninz ot the same DAY. t4lnk.
AID spoke to me xpont ROOM he ed tus: MI
AcFaflard told him Id let a4tn foom IN nv
houkc; objected to do 70 ther, and the next
morning Ms Mcfarland spoke to me and urged
ne TO rLt dtue9er cyer tnJ carpet 10 p7r$etse
II from i5tutJ OF H.. ele1e% %snd toshen
let It TO III. RtchAsusnn. xnd let him The rpon
Epon her urrt nt request
q. Did yOu have a1y cOprfyB1non E1th kAld
Richardson duEluE ht1 rtk1dencc II you1 house,
wEtn Mrs.. McFzf!AGd ~as prcAent IN tcsArd 20
sato room a. Te1. she came wish him - show
the room, and re bad ali Of nj 4 conyct1a:toa
about ihe room.
q. Did sou, while Fsid Mr.. and Mr. Mcfarland
ceeupicd OF hired sad loom Of Jou. Eo;sce OF OBJ
htr<c their manner towlt6B each Other: I hare
o1&crsed their conduct; bis Conduct 10 hey we7
F4ttlcplstly klnd: het co<iducf 10 him WsS
equally SO; Mr. AtFAf1and x2s very domea. tc :
Ee X aS reycr ont OF The houle evenings: he wA3
cotktau!lJ devoted TO teaching bN little o7y Per-
cy; rertr rnz father mo1e devoted: neret
ALtw him while 1t ny house nSe any tnioxtcctiug
rr.Dk, nor kew him to he addicted that
waJ; he pAvef w1s Under The t1np-
eIee OF iptox.cai.rC drink to my knou1=jr
whiie he oceup.ed t,ntls n tae noute; he AHA,