The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
ardson; for, after all, it Was only tho matter OF

ardson; for after all, II only the matter OF
nnme.
Reporter. Only the matter Of name, Mr..
Grceieyf ~
MT. Greeley. Yes, whether woman should be
called Richardson or whether she should be called
Mcfarland; nothing more. Because, as Mr..
Beechcr says, It was understood that the marriage
was about TO 1ic. In thut case nobody could be
hurt by tho marriage. 1t was only matter Of
bencilttlug the children.
Reporter tinnocently.) Whose cniltlren7 Mr..
Faiiairi'S2
Mr. Grccley. No. They hal pro,cctor-at
least they had their father. nut richardson's II
children mean. 1t was To leave hts children
with pnrent-it was fur Richardson's children
that the thing was done Mind, l don't back out
pf II lenphatlcay,l not bit Of IT.. lthinSit WIS
rightly dune-thut this woman should be called
MTs. Richardson. not Mrs; McFnrland.
Reporter. I.ut what had Mr.. Richardson's dy-
Ing to do With his right to Mcfarland's wiic7
Grcclcy. Why, us understand 1t, though
was II divorce between the original parties. which
seems TO me to have been nll right enough In JUS
d"h hsS hhow nh aG%t I le M teGnsaies
lud given up all his right in his wife lon:, ago.
Reporter. Indeed
Mr.. Greeley. Yes; i win go against Mac at
the trial. know IL will; but will have TO testify
TO u all the snme. don't want to hurt Mac, but
VIII have to ten them al nbout Il.
Reporter. About Ills rclinquislling all his right
In his wllcY
Mr.. Greeley. Yes; he told me so himself. You
see dltln't Know abUnt the ease I'm any partCti-
lar why until some time before the first shooting.
Mac called upon nc personally one nay, when
WIS DtSlcu WIN some American Institute matter
md told me distinctly, "Mr Greeley, don't cure
about the woman; don't want her back again.
wouldn't takc her back. to not want TO live
with her again; but TINT rian lins treated mo
badly" or some words meaning the same thing.
listened to him and tried 10 comfort him; and
Shot this Richardson, and then caiicd on me
again. ant told him wouldn't have anything
more TO 'lo with him. You're u bad man, Mac.
Il very had man. And then teNcitcdly) just look
NJ that rnscaly recorder. What id pretty
Judge lie ls to talk In thas style. lie isR disgrace.
lut the whole thing will DC 4 nine day8' wonder,
and then the people will forget NIL about 1t, or else
they will learn tile truth about IL; and for my part
do hope that the matter will be well ventilated
for do believe that the marriage OF Albert ID.
Richardson and that woman wnS IL inst and true
one, under the circumstances, and think that
the people, when they know all about IL, will
think 80 too.
M'FARlAND's FLEA.
at the coroncr's inquest, over the body OF Rich.
ardson. Mcfarland, oil being asked what he had
to say with reference to the charge through his
counsel, Mr. John Graham, read the following
statement:
am instructed hy my counsel tha. nothing
that can now advance will hnvc The effect OF
changing or shaking the regular cDursc Of the
is one, mn Informed, which I,s 10 he Adopted
In cases like the present; 1t is, l am advised, in
the nature OF inquest Of office in which hy thr
usual Practice AM not allowed TO interfere by
counsel or otherwise ana i'll the arrange
incnt Of which the large mass OF evidence
IL exclusively WITHIN the control or the Gnl-
Ger who presidcs over and directs Il. With
the knowledge that I cannot at this time
have the orp"rtnnity OF corroburatlng my state.
mcnts by the testimony orwitncsscs, and, the he
lief that any narrative InCht Indulge i'll woult!
be unattended with any benefit In u legal pom, ~.
view, await for my vindicaiiUn Tie Impair: iai
trial guaranteed to mic by the Inws or The state:
my acc.scr Will then I've confrOutcd with me, and
the powers wisely created FOR The complete tic.
vclopncnt OF truth will then be observed, and
The result will then bc declared by jury of my
peers Willie fully appreciate my situaIiOn and
regard the future with hcconiug concern and
snlicitudc, it, may hG that ti.Rc viii demonstrate,
that the sanc,ity antl safely OF more social uni
moral interests depend on the success OF my de
lcncG than identify or connect themselves will.
the maintenance uf tie prosecution.
The prisoner wa; hen committed 20 await the
action Of the grand jury.