The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-13

nesss office. He was much agitated and said
that his wife had left him and that there was
no occasion for it's His skin was hot, his pulse
mild, aud he was very restless and agitated.-
bis face was flushed on that occasion and he
1 Thought he was under great excitement and
seemed to be suffering from congestion of the
brain. Witness prescribed for him. Upon
every occasion he saw Mcfarland, the latter s
constant theme was his wrongs and his family
troubles. His pupil was contracted and that,
coupled with his rapid pulse and sleeplessness
Enthusiastically indicated cerebral disease. He
took walk with him on one occasion and the
prisoner threatened to commit suicide. He
sad that in his dreams he saw his wife and
cnidren and longed to have them. He saw his
wife in the embraces of Richardson. He
dreamed that he had Richardson by the throat
The witness would not have dared to give him
grain OF morphine were it not for the abnor-
NAL excitement under which the prisoner was
Iaporing. Only in extreme cases is morphine
iminlstered. He saw him frequently in the
spring of 1862 Sometimes he would come in
the morning to his Office and often late at
night. l saw him frequently between the
spring of 1869 and November 1869, and during
al mat time his SYMPTOMS were the same. The
witness and his associate (Dr. Minor) had a
consultation in regard to Mcfarland and form
ed the opinion that the prisoner had congestion
OF the brain, threateningsto terminate in soft
enlng OF the brain and paralysis.
10 Judge Davis-was dstantly connected
WIN ehO plioOHcE ny HldTrldSe. N1CE drll00 s
symptoms became more pronounced approach
ing November. A man could not in his jude-
ment live two weeks without sleep. McFar-
lands condition at the time he was in the
haolt OF calling at his office for professional ad-
vice clearly showed that his statements in re-
gard to his condition were true. During the
entire time his pulse never went below ITO,
and sometimes rose to 100. The prisoner is
now laboring under the same disease as at that
time; namely, distention of the vessels of the
nnrF mt So, Il
104. The prisoner could in his opinion during
the yeats 1867 and 1868 have been able to dis
charge his duties very imperfectly. The wit
ness further testified that the prisoner in his
opinion is in worse condition in regard to
the organic diseage than in 1867. The symp-
toms may not be SO violent, as he is doubtless
IN calmer frame OF mind. Mcfarland was a
very excitable man; could not say that he was
man likely to become excited at trifles. He
wltness) could not speak as an expert regard
ing insanity, but had had considerable profess
sional experience of the disease. The prison.
ers description of his symptoms was coherent.
When he saw the prisoner on the oath he took
occasion to tell his brother that he needed to
be taken care Of
Re-direct-The prisoner could not have been
areliable business man during the wears 1867.
oo and '69. 1t was possible that the prisoner
might recover, it the causes that produced the
disease were removed.
The court here took recess.
pon INC iC-doocmUiiuSO VI Cn6 court, Maurice
Madison, physician, was placed upon the stand
and testified that he has resided in this city
since 1862, and practiced medicine in Boston
for fifteen years. The prisoner was patient
OF his in Boston it the year 1S47. Saw the
prisoner on the night before the shooting at
his house, "a West street. He was in the habit
OF frequently seeing the prisoner in November.
Saw him on the Oath, about p. NJ The pris-
oner's object in calling upon him was to make
known to him that Richardson was selling his
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to take his wife and lis little boy Danny with
hlm On that occasion his mind seemed to be
IN state of intense agony, and he said that
sometimes he lost the consciousness of his
own identity and thought that he was not sane.
Mr. Madison remembered as his saving. "My
God, doctor, Richardson is about to take away
my little boy where l may never see him
again. He seemed to be entirely overwhelm-
ed. He had often met the prisoner on the
street and he always referred to his domestic
monomaniac. When he spoke of his troubles
his whole appearance would change and he
would become terribly excited.
John Il. Ellwood, an attorney, testified
Knew the defendant quite well. Saw him two
or three days before the homicide at his Office
He was quite ex ,ited. He told him that his
wife was trying to get divorce. Witness con.
sdered that he was monmaniac on the subject
of his domestic troubles. He seemed to think
that the press were arraigned against him and
III iaNor vi IeiCHdruSOn, ana showed the witness
several letters from Richardson to his wife,
which be said he got out of his wife's trunk
he said the object in the habeas corpus suit was
indicated.
Re-direct-The prisoner stated that his OBJ
ject in bringing the suit was to yindicate him
self and show the world that his wife and Rich
ardson were to blame snd not him. The pris-
oner once told him that proposition had been
made to him to settle the suit for $4,000.
John c. Miner, physician, testified that on
the prisoner and said to him. "Isn't it painful?
Mcfarland replied, yes Doctor, it is, but its
nothing to the paiu in my heart" He regard
ed the prisoner as monomaniac and recon-
mended him to drink whiskey, but he would
not consent. Towards the end of 1869 his ex-
ctement increased. He often said he dreamed
of seeing his wife in Richardson's arms and of
his taking the villain by the throat.