New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-26
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION or Albert
D. RICHARDSON.

SHOOTING IN THE TRIBUNE COUNTING ROOM
At about 81 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Albert d. Richardson old aud valued aiaeht OF THE
TRIBUNE well known TO tho country one OF the war
OF the paper during the Rebellion and as
the author OF Beyond the Mississippi and other works.
was fred upon and shot in the publication oioe OF Tbs
TRIBUNE by Daniel Mcfarland. Mr.. Mcfarland, 1t ap-
pears had been in the Office about an hour before Mr.
arrival and seemed to have known that the
latter wond call at or about o'clock AT the time OF Mr.
Richardson's entrance into the room, hofhrland
WAS standing behind tho desk opposite tho right
hand door opening Nassau-st., and was therefore
concealed from view. Mr. Richardson entirely uncon-
scous Of tho danger impending over him. and ignorant
of the OF Mcfarland advanced to tho lower end
OF the counter aud asked for his letters Between him
and Mcfarland, and outside the counter. gentleman
was reading paper or searching tho pages OF the
Directory As Mr.. Richardson loaned over toward the
desk OF the advertising clerk Mcfarland rushed from his
hiding place raised his pistol and aiming directly over
the head OF the stranger at Mr. Richardson fired The
ball entered tho body Of the victim at point midway be-
ween he breast and abdomen and lodged the stom
aeh Tho wounded man turned, and Tor the nrSt time
saw hIs assaant without speaking word no walked 10
the rrucest door, thence into the street. aud up -FOUR
flights OF stairs the editorial rooms, where he quietly
lay down upon q sofa called gentleman TO him, re-
marked that he badly wounded and asked to have
surgeon sent for at once In few minutes physician
arrived and Mr. Richardson was removed to the Astor
House. 30 apparently unmoyed.was 10. On leaving tho
publication ROOM that the fact OF his being wounded
was NOT known TO clerks until the arrival Of tho sur
eeop In the meantime Mcfarland had escaped. De-
were put upon his track aud at 10 O'Clock he was
arrested at the corner OF Irvng-place and Blk
teenth.st by Capt Alaire OF the Fourth Pre-
cinct and Detective Finn, who at once oarried
their prisoner the room OF the wounded man. AZ tho
Astor House. On being asked whether the prisoner was
the man who shot him, Mr. Richardson answered quetV
I'm the Affirmative and Mcfarland was then taken to tho
Fourth Precinct Station House, and locked up
The trouble which led this unfortunate occurrence
dates back 10 the Spring 1867, whom Mr. Richardson
occupied rooms In the house In which Mrs mcfnr-
land wife OF Daniel Mcfarland, was Doarder Ihehdy
WAS member Of theatrical company ana was AZ this
bme living on bad terms with her husband
Mr. Richardson frequently escorted Mrs Mcfarland
hora from the theater In which she employed and
mi. fart coupled with desire OF his wife TO DO separ-
,ed from him Infatuated Mcfarland On the evening Of
the 18th OF March, 1887 Mr. Richardson and Mrs Mo
Frapd were returning 10 the boarding house they were
p,et by Mcfarland who without word OF warnug,drew
mattel and fred the shot taking effect Mr. Richardson's
tbvh The affair created excitement ut the time.
bnt AZ the wound did not prove fatal and as it not
deened advisable TO give the matter more puDicy Lho
a,aassin was not moested .|E.##
Long after Mr. Richardson's recovery Mr.. Mcfarland
asked for nLinseron OF his OF the difficulty In
TuE TRIBUNE. The request granted. MI Richard
,on few days later, published IN reply the following
card which reproduce, oontsining sucoinct
abatement OF HIS position In reference to the assaant
and 20 Mrs. Mcfarland .ss o..
THE TPARLASD SHOOTING AFFAIR OF ls6T-oARD FROM
Mr. RcnARDso,r ,,,v,u,,,, ,,,o
A abatement has lust appeared from McfaraDu, VINO
attempted assassnate mo two years ago He alleges
that le was a TEMPERATE hnd'ha@fsAa- Sood insu