The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16
Albert d Richardson.

den gsUd By to his old aud slauuch friends,
Fan1 passed cut from the troubles and the
change tiiit fret the living uian. The lit
Gle group OF fellow workers stood by him
90 the last tnrob OF the falte.lng heart, and
the heroine OF this fearful tr1gl dy held his
hand as the last agony wrenchcd his frame.
-Erchdage
s. And the man said, ''tbe women thou
garest TO lie with me, she gave me of the
tree, aud did ear" The old story over
again. She, another man wife, the moth,
er of another mans children, he'd the
hand of the man who had smitten and
blasted the hopes of her husband, and
spread disgrace over the future of his
children: The womanThou gaveSt me-"
Here is where the gazellc comes into this
Mcfarland aud Richardson tragedy. Had
this women been true wife, and true
mother the word would have been sp red
this bloody, clos scene to a badly played
farce. We shall probably stand alone in
giving our ideas of the matter. 1t makes
no difference ; we arc disguised with the
hypocracy Of the press generally. There
seems to be such disposition to cover up
sickednes. in high places. and to strip the
mantle Of charity from the degraded and
louly, We are for one determined to place
sin and folly where it belongs.
As some of our readers may not fully I'M
derstand the drift of what appears above,
We will simply state that a man by the
name of Mcfarland, living in New York
city, had wife and children. 1t appears
from what we can learn, that he was a
highly educated man but there was diff
fculiy between this man and his wife, as
,here generally is uncertain circumstances,
Jealousy, OK course); and it seems that
Mrs. Mcfarland had dear friend
that was taking deep interest in the mat
ter,-no doubt the husband thought more
than the law allowed Things went on
from bad to worse, until the women had,
or was about to get bill, and was soon
TO marry this dear fliend" that had been
20 very kind to her. This friend was Al
bert ID. Ricbardson,-a very popular and
celebrated attachce, or correspondent of
the New York Tribune, occupying posi-
tion that gave him passport everywhere
the position also gave him hosts CT friends
and power in the land He was a man
possessing thousand attractions, with few
vices, apparently, at least The dish
tcrcstcdncss OF this dear friend in helping
Mrs Macfarland to get rid Of her husband
and become Mrs. Richardson, drove poor
Macfar!and mad, and he SHOT his wifes
dear friend.
! Of course We know nothing Of the inside
arrangement Of this matter, but from what
we see on the surface, and what we can i'm
aeine (unaided BY experience, Of course,
might have hoen going on behind the scene,
leads US to sympalhize deeply with Macfar-
land, and look upon him as decidedly the
most injured party. And while we sincere
~ regret that one, who occupied so exalted
a position in the ESTIMATION of this great
nation, should thus ANONYMOUSLY die
We cannot help thinking that he simply
gathered what he sowed and what every
man ought 10 get that deliberately sewers
the ties between husband and wife, farther
and mother, and cas- blight upon the in
nocent. We do not believe Mr.. Richard
son the most guilty of hose who figured |
in this digraceiu affair but Adam was |
punished for "haihening unto the woman,
sc. We are aware that We are taking !
very different view Of the matter from that |
generally taken BY the press. 1t is sicken
ing, and yet amusing, to witness the rage
that is blazing out of some Of the editorials |
that come to us. If those editors could
get hold of Nacfarland, as old Kcllip used |
to say, ",hey would not leave semJiement |
of him they seem to put to it tor words |
10 express their wrath. They say this
shooting down men in that way, must be
stopped. We hope they a c not actuated |
by any SELFISH MOTIVES, in their anxiety |
t. have an example made Of poor Mac
farland.
Since wiring the foregoing, the follow
ing interesting item has come to us:
A. D. RICHARDSON MARRIAGE AND DEATH. |
Albert ID. Richardson was married at
tn. Astor House, Tuesday evening last,
TO- Abbey Sage, late Mrs. Mcfarland. -
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher ofhciated, as.
sisted by Rev. q. b. buckingham. The
scene va. quite impressive, it being well
known at the time that Mr. Richardson
could not live TIE dying man shock |
hands with Horace Greeley Immediately |
after the ceremony. Among those present |
were also Mr.. Richardson brother, Chas
A Richardson, of Boston his son, boy |
of IS; the brides mother Whitelaw Red,
Samuel Sinclair, Junius Henry Brown, !
and DR. Carter Richardson made the |
usual responses with marked emphasis, and !
Mrs. Mcfarland seemed to be much at
fecfed.
We have Just two things more to say
about this matter: This marriages relieves |
Mcfarland, entirely, Of the charge of COM
hitting the nci through jealousy founded |
upon mere suspicion. On the other hand,
1t sustains the claims of Richardson's |
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