The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-27
The Cairo Bulletin, June ~.

man in appearance. lie addresses you
afiably, and rs he proceeds IL is man not
easily influenced by human manners that
does not feel his prejudices giving way.
Rcportcr-Mr. Mcfarland, we hardly
expected to SEQ you after your interview
with Jim Fisk. However you may with
stand public sentiment, we hardly believed
you could survive the invective and boo
leather Of the great railroad king.
| Mr.. Mcfarland You refer suppose to
| the reported interview with reference to n
| railroad pass in which Mr. Fisk was rep
| resented ms treating mo shabbily, and
finally declining TO give me pass, with
threat Of an extraordinary use OF shoe
| leather.
Reporter-The same.
Mr.. McF.. We'll, there is hardly par
tice of truth about the whole story, except
that applied for pass.
Rcporter-Was your interview pleas
| ant one2
Mr.. Mcf.-I, was in all respects.
Reporter-Did Mr.. Fisk offer you any
indignity1
Nj. McF.-None whatever. lie treated
me with great deal Of courtesy, and the
| interview was as pleasant as l could have
wished.
Rcporter--Did he grant you the pass2
Mr.. Merle did give u pass that I
| have thus far used.
Here Mcfarland took from his wallet
pass signed by Mr.. Fisk, passing one per-
SON from New York to Cincinnati and re-
turn.
Reportcr--I SEQ this i. signed by Mr..
| Fisk himself
| Mr.. McF.-Yes; and understand that
| IL il quite unusual. The agent here re-
| marked To me, when showed il to him,
| tina, I, was the first time, so far a. he could
recollect, that ne had ever seen pass
signed by Fisk.
| Reporter-The newspaper account then,
of this affair Is q pure fabrication?
| Mr.. McF.-Yes, and 1t is in keeping
with the warped statements and positive
inventions which have been circulated
from the first Of my troubles
Reportcr--Do no, these misreprescnta.
tons trouble YOU.
Mr.. McF.-They did SO once but have
become somewhat accustomed 10 IL.
Reporter--You are doubtless wherever
YOU 90. more or less the object Of curiosity
Can you become accustomed 10 this
Mr. McF.-Yes. I have become kind
of insensible to the public gaze. can see
people watching me as / eat, and wherever
60, and at frs, was very much annoyed !
Of late, however, tavc become some
wha, Indifferent 10 IT, and though the
curiosity continues 10 manifest itself, ]
manage TO prevent il disturbing me.
Reporter-The friends OF Mr.. Richard
son hayo made vigorous prosecution,
and have reached the sympathie' of many.
Mr.. McF.-Yes; but all has not yet
been told concerning this case. The time
may come for II, and when II does It will
place the living and the dead In light
that will not be equivocal.
Reporter-The object 'of your visit 70
Indiana Is understood TO have been TO re.
open the case in which a divorce was
granted TO your wife.
Mr.. McF.-The understanding is cor.
rect, and Iexpect - have that divorce se'
aside.
Reporter-Upon what grounds
Mr.. MoF-Cpon the grounds Of PERU
rs and fraud. Ihavcthe means Of prov,
ing couelusively that Mrs.. Calhoun who
Wa the principal wi,nes. Ia the case, swor,
, falsely. For Instance, she swore that tbs
position Of Cornnlssioner Of Enrolment o
The Fourth District OF New York wa
given g. me through her solicitations Snt
influence. Now the fact il, that was ap
pointed - the position upon the reco'n'
; inendaiioh Of Dudley W. Field, Horace
, Greedy, John J. Cisco and Others. Nor
than this. At the time received that APP
pointment did not know that there VA
such q woman In the world as Mr.. Cal
houn, and | can prove that she knew
nothing Of ne.
: Rep6rter-Wha, IL the object ~ havinl
the divorce set aside
Mr.. McF.-Partly ~ yindieate myself
: and partlyto obtain possession ofmy othe
boy.
Repor,G-By the way, tho New Yorl
, papers published story a few days ago
Of an attempted abduction OF Danny by 4
. woman who, II was stated, was employed
, | by you for that purpose. How about that
Mr.. McF.--Yes, that Is simply n sample
Of the way In which my enemies are pur
suing ms, cndcavoring 20 further excit,
public sentiment against me.
Reporter-You knew nothing of IL then
, Mr.. MeF.-Not until / saw il ia thu
papers. was in Chicago at that timo.
propose and expect to obtain possession o
my BOY by legal means, and II would b
: very foolish for me TO attempt an abduc'
tiG.
, Reporter-You have no doubt, then, o
siccecding in your casef
Mr.. MoF.-None in the least. l have
great deal Of evidence In regard 90 thi
case, that would place the matter in yorl
different light In the eyes Of the world
do not intend 10 use more Of IL now thar
is necessary to my present purpose, al
though ! could make disclosures which
would, think, greatly modify public opin
ion in regard 10 both the living and 'th'
dead.
Reporter understand that by I'll,
laws o. New York the decree of the In
diana Court has no force upon you. ID
you not risk something by voluntarily
placing yourself within the jurisdiction %
that Court?
Mr. McF-Of course. hazard the los
Of the boy now have, Percy, But fee
so conscious Of tho justice of my cause an'
the conclusiveness OF the evidence which
can bring TO support il that do not regarC
!. the risk as heavy one.
At this point Mr.. Mcfarland rose, say
ing that il WAS necessary for him to go u
order 70 reach his train for New York.
AS he left the Burnet House a larg'
: number OF gentlemen assembled 10 bid hin
! goodbye, among whom were some VIII
had been his bitter enemies, but who hao
/, been Won by his pleasant manners to a be
|. lief that they had done him injustice.
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