The New York herald., 1870-04-20

sne house nve years. Mrs. Mason occupied 1t years
ployeo; dld not cal on him nor on Mr.. Mctarand;
was not ac lua nted with any OF them except by
sight; understood Mr. Richardson was writing for
newspapers or 30. and writing books but never
saw his books; al saw OF them was as was pass
Testimony Of Eliza Wilson.
Eliza Wilson examined and testIaed-Xnew Mr..
ana Mrs. ncFarand; lived IN me Ianily while they
resided IN croton; tue family consisted Of hmselr
MS wlie aud TWO chiJren; lived with lhem u wear
anu q nal; they had removed % the CITY and were
nving IN Ihlrty-sevenlh srees w0en lett them: 4
taen went TO hvc Win Mrs. Salnuei sinclair no s
West Washington pace stayed there tw years and
na8l; was hying tnere IN the month OF March,
dy Percy wenG; tooH hn TO Boston IRON
Mrs. SinclaiIs; tnat was about TWO o'c ocS;
weat to toe railway depot at Fourth ave-
upe anu twenty seventh stree; went IN a car
rage; Mrs. Mcfarland gave me the money 90 go
saw hicnardson tnere tnat day; he was not present
when Mrs. Mcfarland gave me the IN Jney; he was
there half an nour before that: don't Anow VINO
went ior The Carriage; was told 10 taSe Percy TO
MRS. McrarlanuS Iatner IN Chelsea; uont know
tnit Richardson or; yes, do; now recoi-
iect Jnat he was at the door wnen we sarled lie
TO 20 out DIDN'T see hn Mr. Richaroson was at
the door when we started; heard Richardson say
that ne nad ordered tue carriage
Crosse Aanined-Uan't say wnen Mrs. Mcfarland
came 90 Mr. sincars on tnat day; sne was .nere at
iunch; that was as near as l remember, between
one ana two o'c.0cx; Mr. Richardson was IN The
nall wnen heard hili say tnaL Ne mad sent ior u
carriage; lie said he nad made G all rgnL about the
carriage to take me to the uepot; was dung laun-
dry work ana cooking al Mrs. sincalrs; cannot say
dow long was VITA The McFarands as Cr0ton; lived
Ketlirecl-i retu.ne IRON Boston The second day;
got to Boston about four O'Clock III the nornng ana
q What message ma % did MRS. Mcfarland send with
you to Apain wuy you TOOK Percy win your a.
She told e to ten her fasher and mother tnat The
reason she senG Percy 70 them was tnat she was
AFRAID OF MS geLGlns tie scarlet fever.
q. Dl YOU see Mr.. Richardson aud Mrs. McFar-
land tOSstner wnen you returned 10 Mr. sinclar'sY
safe.
alter you nad lett the oincalrs, 10 cali upon them
q Did he make you present Of fifty dollars on
that occasonf A. ies, sir.
UpJectei -.
Counsei proposed to show that these people knew
who couo gave evidence against inen, an1 thai in
this Instance nifty dollars was given To secure this
witness nom giving testimony.
opJecCoa sustained and answer struck out
Testimony % William ID. Norris.
William d. Norris colored, testified knew Mr..
Mcrar,and; lived ut present IN Georgetown and
came On TO gave tcstlmony III tniS case; KNOW tne
prisoner; lived IN Mr. Snclalr's house III WasnlnR-
ton place; was there IN March 1905, wnen AIRS
Mcfarland came tnere; Mr.. snclar mad been Ia
Washing ton anu returned ON the oth Marcn; saw Mr.
Richardson IN the house tnat DAY that Percy went
to Boston; ne stayed there REMAINDER OI that day
uiu not see nm give money to any one tnaG DAY
z. Did you not o sum OF twenty dollars
that day given TO Nun ny some persons A. thought
AZ nrSt did, but afterwards coud not cali IL to
nina; opened the door wnen the carriage
| the door; tue coacnnan wnen ne came asked iOr
street, did not know OF Mr. Richardson Orierlng
tlat carriage; Mr.. Richardson at Mr. Sinciar's
| during the winter; saw Mrs Mcfarland tue
mousse during the time that richardson was Wishing;
saw them together there two three times; nad
| been there two OF three months before saw Rich
ardson and Mrs. Mcfariand together; first saw them
about Christmas or New Year; alter Percy left
| them Oiten together.
Y. How long upon any one occasion would you
see them t0getnerY A. About an hour; tney came
| 10 luncl together once or twice; when saw them
tney sat close together; some metles Mrs. Mcfariand
alterWdrCS.
would Aeneraiy De IN the afternoon.
" nave you ever seen any liberties pass between
them "A. DO you mean etter5s tLauKnter.)
u Dld you ever see ar. KcnardsOn putting hands
on ners A. l nave seen tnem SNAKE hands; 1 have
z. VINO Kisseds A. She kissed him.
" On now many OCCASIONS was thatf A. Only
once wnen she was leaving Tor Boston.
O. DID you never see ner put her arms around his
neckY A. Never before that nave seen Mrs. CALHOUN
ee saw ssf o. nes anefs se
MI MCFARLAND called on me aud asked me To be
witness; ne came TO Mr. Slnciair's and ASKED me
what knew and 1 told him and then he asked me
10 he u witness; told the wnOe story 10 mir. Nc
Farland; he caine TO Mrs slnclair's house for INC.
place was not Mr Richardson SICK In Dedr ODecJe0
TO. Admitted
A. No; ne was not sick I'm bed
| q. Where Was its A. In the back parlor; Mrs.
Sinclair and her sister were present Mrs Mcfarland
was JUST leaving or Boston; tnat was on tue lstn OF
March, ABOUT Two O'Clock; was out IN tue hall;
| the door was open; tue carriage was at the door
waiting for Mrs. Mcfarland
j,
Mis-. Sinclair ana myself sat beside the driver.
z. what did you go for2 A. For rae.
Percy was taken away, wnar aid the driver says A.
lie asked II Mr. RICHARDSON was there, that here
was the carriage for the depot.
Testimony Of Miss Mary Ii. Hague.
Mary b. Hagne testlded-l know MIR. McFar-
land Dy sight for several years; know Mrs. McFar-
land slightly; can't remember where made her ac-
quaintance; IL was NOT at evening party first
met her; nave met her at an evening parry.
z. Diu you ever see ner and Mr.. Richardson at an
evening party prior TO October, 1865 A. can't
0e positive; nave no impression at all; have
means Of refreshing my memory on the point
a. Dio you see Mr. richardson and Mr.. Mcfarland
saw Mr.. Mcfarland since the separation; have no
recollection OF ever having seen them 1T evening
party at any time.
Testimony Of Mrs. Alderman.
Charity Alderman testined-I reside In Newark,
N. j.; IN 1o6s knew family OF The name OF Giloert
don't know his lrst name; ne peduled books; saw
Mrs. Mcfarland at Giibert's place; mad lttlc
boy with ner named Danny; sne was stopping there
at the time; sne came with the Glberts IN May, $685.
remained three or four months; saw Mr., Richardson
there; first noticed him by frequently seeing
them walking; saw them one Saturday when
s0na the sses r M
was b.lind me, and when MIR. Richardson passed
me me & turned round and an say them meet Mr. Rcnard-
gether they kissed eacn other and Mr.. Richardson
handed her the bouquet; they met almost every
house, Dut never saw MIN come out
@ Did you often see meeting OF this kind A.
No; never saw them meet IN that way before; l
saw them often after that; saw them every even.
ing sne woud walk up the sidewalk and after q
few minutes Mrs Mcfarland would meet Richard.
son and they would walk TO the house together;
supposed them to be man and wife.
Crosse Examined not know the names OF
either Mrs. Mcfarland or Richardson at the time;
Was told py gentleman afterwards that that was
the name or eacn: never talked to either OF them;
thought at the time that they man and vile; 1t
was that gentleman there tnat told me tho names
1ichael McFarland); The boy was called Danny;
often saw him IN the yard ana IN the fields.
Redirect likeness OF Mr.. Richardson shOwn TO
wtDcssI-Tnat looks like the man, but that ne had
heavier beard.
Mrs McFarand's likeness shown.
WinesS-That Is the likeness of the lady undoubt-
edy.
70 Mr. Davis-I know this IS the likeness of Mr.
Richardson by the fOrehead; never saw MIN with his
hat OH, but Thought from The general look or his
head lie must have high 10renead; he generally
carried his head down.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. CALLAGHAN.
Anne CaIaUhan testled-I reside Jerynv City.