The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-01


ny his nslor unrs in business, or because lie was
Jealous Of the little attentions which his handsome
tancc, We cannot say. At MI events iii the sspara
tlon OF his wife from him wrought linn up to Il
when Richardson escorted the Wife hume from
the theatre, hc followed them and shot her com.
| paniOn from behind.
Mr.. Richardson did not prosecute him for the
lelohlOus assault, hut some time subsequently the
friends OF Mcfarland made Il statement In Ills be.
| huff In the Tribune to which Richardson replied,
announcing Ills intention OF marrying Mrs Nc.
FnrIu'u US soon as lie could legally do so. Her
husband began civil suit, which is now penlling,
| Tor damages against Richardson rs the alleged
destroyer OF Ills domestic happiness and has
further repeatedly declared his intcntion to shoot
nm OH sight. Mrs. Mcfarland meantime sought
Tor ! divorce. Since that time, strangely enough,
the two men have met repeatedly, without q hos.
tile demonstration till yesterday.
Tic probability Is, that the fact TINT Mrs. Nc.
farIand has recently obtained the divorce she
| sought, and that Mr.. Richardson soOn to
marry her, Drought matters to crisis. At his
| hest, Mcfarland was subject to morbid attacks,
during which he wns often almost besides him.
@M sel H. While they lasted lie was exceedingly unkind
10 his Wife, sometimes treating her with actual
Violence; When these hts passed olf however,
most ardent n,!ction FOR Her There arI d mo- doubs @
that he did love her dcvOtelly, In spite OF these
outbreaks, and when IL became manifest that not
only must hc lose her forever, but that she was
about to mnrry the man whom lie regarded above
all others however unjustiy, US the author Of his
mnharpiness Ills often expressed purpose crystal
The Mcfarlands have two children, one Of
father Mr. Richardson is wido%er % with thu three reS
children. lie Is man OF nnc presence amIable
manners, gentcmanly department, ana decided
with ail who knew him Mrs. Mcfarland who is
aoout thirty years OF age, Is said to be lady or
e IS aan small II sS"n
OF sangulue temperament, great irritabIty or
temper, and just the opposite In appearance OF
lady's affections.
M'fARLASD's STORY.
Sun reporter visited Mr.. Mcfarland in the
Oak street station at midnight. He was calm
and collected, and he related minutely oil the
circumstances which led TO the tragedy. lie
said
That man Richardson has driven me to dcspe.
would rather save mans life at any time than
take IL, but In this case have been forced to net
us have done. Richardson has been plotting for
years to rob me or my wife. On the 27th Of Feb
Tlnry, 1867, she left my house Mt 72 Amty street.
found her o. the day previous In Richardson's
ROOM, who boarded IN the same house. and
spoke to her OF the impropricty OF the act found
vnein M tnere under suspicious circumstances; but
NET We then ' made up our quarrel for could not be:
March following, however, Richardson sent her "
letter. and 1t fell by accident into my hands In
previously, and ut the close he calls her his own
darling wife" and longs for the moment when
ne can lold her to his arms lie also confessed In
tue letter that his love was not the growth of
week, but OF years. [Mr. Mcfarland exhibited
copy OF the letter aud other epsllcs OF similar
Shc then left me, and Richardson took her to
the residence or Mr.. Sinclair, and sent my young.
| est child to Boston, and have not seen him for
more than two years, and know not where he
is; Since that time have pleaded earnestly with
Richardson TO give me back my wife and cease
| TO Interfere with my family affairs, but he has
steadily refused to do So Instead OF giving back
my child and wife, he sent Ills friends to offer me
10000 and consulshp for both. Du: slnrncd
| the proposition. 1t s not for the absence OF my
Wilc that care so much but for the fact that she
has dishonored me and her children by living IN
the embraces Of another man. heath would have
been preferable to me ut any TIME during the past
three years, but have lived for the sake OF my
children. have heard that Richardson surrep.
utionsly procured a divorce, but they served no
papers upon Inc. heard thut from Ills friends
WHO live near him at W0odsdc, New Jersey,
where ne purchased O house some time ago for
Ing to sell that lie may move TO Wyandottc Kan.
sas, with my wife, because he knows he can't
i've In peace with her here while live. She
| City, amd Richardson used to visit her there
every night. When ] discovered the fact, the
guilty pair left the house, leaving some OF their
| but suppose this atIatr will bring her to light
MR.. RICHARDSON As JOURNALIST.
Nr Richardson Ia a native OF New England, and
brother or the editor and proprietor OF relI-
gious journal In Boston. He was the secret cor
respondent OF the Tribune In the South while the
tnc army correspondent OF tile Tribune In the
West during the war. While In the discharge OF
the duties Of that position he was captured, and
suMcreu confinement for time In both Libby and
Salisbury prisons. lie escaped from them, ana
crossing the country reached the Union lines.
soon afterwards he published the "Field. Dungeon
anu Escape" q book which has reached the ex.
traordinary circulation OF 90 600 copies. Tic sub
sequently published the Life OF General Grant,
regarded as one OF the most complete OF the
general.