The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16


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The New York papers continue to discuss
with unabatcd warmth the curious complications
and results OF the Mcfarland Richardson homi-
eide. Public interest III the matter has shifted
itself In great degree from the principals to the
ASSISTANTS, or .'abctors,' M they are generally
termed at the dcath.bcd marriage. "Dc-
yciopmcnts' AMI explanations concerning
Mr.. Bccchcr ami Mr.. Greeley are now
the order or the day. Mcfarland, IL seems,
Is. wholly without means, and Postmaster
Jones Is receiving numerous subscriptions from
merchants am,. others TO tlcfray the expenses Of
his trial. It Is charged that one OF Richardson's
legal advisers offered $500 to Il New York lawyer
employed In procuring secret and Illegal divorces,
for evidence proving adultery against Mcfarland.
Richardson's friends admit that this otter WAS
made and that $50 OF the money was paid down.
The perjurcd witnesses were not Forthcoming,
and Richardson's representatives refused TO ad
vance any more mency. The affair WIS then
dropped, and the divorce was afterwards obtain
cd In indiana.
AHEw VERSION.
Tho frirnus or hrs. Mcfarland now aver that
innocent; that Mt no time did she entertain the
least idea OF marrying nnd ;hat when the Rich.
ardson letter was published last srr!ug or an in-
tcntion OF marrying her, sic fi.lt shocked and
thoroughly annoyed; that she was determined to
be rid OF Mcfarland, but world ndt consent to
marry Richardson until the very last moment,
when her name having been so thoroughly mixed
up with the affair she tctcrlnncu TO provide for
her children by becoming his wife, and thus oh
tain her share OF Richardson's property. All this
IL to be brought out on the trial.
BEECHER ARRAIGNED
II has been already stated that Recorder IInck-
ett in his charge to the grand jury OF New York.
reminded them that the Richardson Mcfarland
case would come before them, and lie suggested
that ifbIgnmy was committed by the dcath-bcd
marriage, the parties aiding and nbcltng IL should
be Indicted. The following is the text Of the Re-
corder:
very important case OF homicide will come
before you. It has, through vurioxs Incidents
and odI accessories, and extraordinary surrounds.
mEs OF men, women a:d mnnners, dcscrvcdIy
attracted great public attention all Throughout
shG county: m X Your duty rerar,ling the alleged
land IL very simple 0nr. If he was OF "suun,l
memory and discretion" ito use the old Saxon
phrase on thc subject OF hoinicide) when he
But whether or no he was or sound memory and
discretion will become II question for the petit
to ascertain ir the allegations bc TRUE that McFar.
land freu the shot that caused Richardson's 's
death ! think should he derelict in the dis
charge OF my functions rs an elected conscrya, or
or the peace and morals IN this court, did now
omit reference to some of the Incidents following
the net which eliminated In the homicide refer.
rcd TO. In vain shall conductors OF Influential
newspapers, and claiming 10 he moral leaders
their homes into frcc.lovc asylums. In vain
shall ministers or The Gospel he heard wlcn crti-
cising public men. as well as warning private
give bencdictiunS to blgamy, or to conSccratc
lechcry by prayers at the he'd OF death. u there
has hecn higanly committed: or aided or abcttcd
ny any persons. no mnticr how elevated In life
they may be-, fcariess!y investigate The matter,
ana. arriving ut The fact OF probable luIlt.
promptly indct.
The subject wus debated before the Woman
Suffrage Association Wednesday, afternoon, Gre.
ating quite stir.
Mr.. Poole Slld that ir Beecher bad refused o
pcriorm the ceremony, lIe 'woul,l have been un-
worthy the name 0f American cltjIcnn aIIbOnrh
he admitted there was Il statute against pcr.
forming such II marriage. Mrs blake WAS not In
favor of lax divorces, hut Mrs. Norton took an
opposite ground. The latter argued that Il w0-
man was better off with six husbands whom she
loved than with one whom she dctcsted. Dr.
liocbcr thought the present system OF marriage
was nothing hut prostitution.
BgEcnrE's DErEEca.
An extended rcrort Is given Of Mr.. Bccc!cr's
remarks nt tile weekly meeting or his Gock. or
"lccturc-rcom ialk," nj Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn. Oil Friday, from which Tie following Is
taken:
The subject OF tic Richardson tragedy WAS IN
trGdnccd hr. llecchcr saIl that lie never saw
Richardson un:il i:c night ar the marriage. On
that evening he lad imrn srcn.li;,A two or three
hours with Father fyac.ninc, ut hr. Froihn.
hgIn's huu:e. ald while there hn was railrl 10
the hSiOr Horse. There he fDan;l Il corridor Iu
OF friends aud werNia. group aranntl the bcd
Tie Surgeons tu,d lin that AIR. Richardson was
i,,sl,
cfrect was over he would gradually sink and tlic.
Mr.. ProthinShnIn, 1T whose church Mr. Richard.
son Vas an occasional attendant, ana went there
w!lcErvcr hc was In the city, WAS present. Iir
FrothineEam offered tac PRAYER, and he tMr.
becclcr) performed the ceremony. aud In
doing so simply acted IA Il magiairatc--i,ut ii
the 6cEIl-orthOti0X fas!on Of Il ina!is rate
mlni.ier mrcEct into one oIcc. when t.O par.
ties came TO han for marriage he could rot sum
mon witnesses, nc could not act ~ judge, bui
simply c1nlnc hims" ~ Tia. which was purely
maiisicrial. Al the time of The marriage at the
hStoT House lie dill .iOt understand thai the laws
OF New York declare null and void divorce OH.
tatncd In indiana. iad hc known that Richard
son had aci a. rs n scrSeni-had stolen away The
affections and Tarincr in life rf Nr. McFallan.i
ne Wonil sooner have cut or l:iI right lIanil Il
hundred times than have pcrinr;nPd the rrrc-
mOny. Mrs. Nc tFnrnnd, 1t was stated, ha,i zone
" Ttiana rat her than scck divorce in New York,
1savc her children from the stain and ntnoy-
ancc II %onltl hiring upon them IL obtained here
asked himself was. would lr do il again? In
answer TO that as tho Dutchman once sei,l. "Irmy
foresight was ~ .uod nB my linlSi2ht. | Should
do great many things hGtter than 1n.n Mr.
BceCllrr then said he slh not wish his churcI, 10
apologize FOR their pastor rs having done Il wrong
Thing. u they did moi ngrr.c with him In this
matter, let them rise and say so.
WHAT MIR. GREELEY SAYS.
Mr.. Greeley, n!so In The pioTy Of public opinion
in this business, has been subjected 20 cros..cx.
animation by an interviewer fr0n, the sew York
Sun Office, who reports the Tribune philosopher
AZ unbosoming himself In the following emphatic
uttcrancrs. In answer 10 questions, Mr. Greeley
says bc never asked Mr. H,echcr to marry Ric.,-
artison AMI Mrs. Mcfarland. He said:
was not well acquainted or personally int.
1nnte with Mr. Richardson. nor did Hnnv; Mrs
Mcfarland; but Mira. Calhoun said she k,,o,y mi
nb0nt them. so wrote II letter OF Introduction
1or her 10 Mr.. ecchcr telling him that she would
explain her business. IiI I presume size did:
hut ] Enew very liiln. sncXt To npih,nm abn;Ii
the matter. and I certainly never asked Mr.
HeechGr or anth0dv elsa TO marry them. or any.