The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-04
THE M,FARLAND MURDER
...l... TRIAL.
Trentieth Day.

NEW YORK, May y.
The first witness called this forenoon
was Hon. David Atwood, Representative
of Madison Wisconsin, district In Con
greSs. Knew the prisoner In Madison
remember Mrs, Mcfarland giving read
ing there at which was present.
Mr.. Graham here remarked that he hat
read over Mrs. CalhOun's letters again
and found that they cxultcd in what shI
had done.
Joel B. Edwards, lawyer, identified The
complaint In the suit Of Mcfarland "a
Richardson in Boston in March, 1868.
AIr. Sinclair was then called by the
prosecution. ~. -''
Mr.. Graham objected 10 having him re'
called without some valid reason being
given. fm
Judge Davis said he wished to examine
him on the entertainment given ut Stein
way Hall by Mrs. Mcfarland.
Witness-A portion Of the money goi
by this reading was given to Mr.. McFar'
land. Mrs. Mcfarland came down first
for the money; gave her some, but the
remainder paid 10 Bir. Mcfarland, and
l cannot swear positively that Mcfarland
asked for the money.
Mrs. Mary YandCnhOG, wife Of George
VandcnhOfE, testifed-I have seen Nc.
Farlanl three or four times; l lived In
In this city In 1858; Mrs. Mcfarland took
lessons from my husband In 1863; she
took lessons from mo after, as my terms
were less than those Of my husband Mrs.
gavo parlor reading during
her tuition; Il was at Mr.. Sinclair's house,
and was there; went there In carriage
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland, who called
for me. gg ..r---t. :,
was called. ,.,1 ,.,r ,r,..
Judge Davis-Are you mother of Mrs.
richardson Answer-I am, sir. ~.
Mr.. Grahaln-I object 10 this form ot
question. They must put 1t, faro you the
mother Of the woman who claims to be
Mrs. Richardson"
My. daughter was married In '67, nj
Madison, N. Y. She was about 20 years
Of age when she married. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcfarland len for Wisconsin after the.
.renaincd there until tho goth
OF May following, When thOy ratmrnqd. 10
me, and lci( for Brooklyn in August. This
was about the time Of Mrs. MCFarlands
confinement, b. IEy tGJ -
Mr. Davis here asked some questions
which would go to prove that tho ex'
penscs attendant on the sickness Of Mrs.
Mcfarland were paid by her friends and
not by McFariand. z" = ''.S - 2'' .
The questions were excluded. 70
Witness-I have seen Mr., Richardson;
saw him in the fall Of 1857. Miss Gilbert
came with Richardson to my house in
Massachusetts,; Mcfarland
was there, did not know the intimacy Of
my daughter with him; first knew Rich
Nrdson was going 10 marry my daughter
perhaps one year ago, or perhaps two
years, can't tcll precisely. ! heard Of an
intercepted letter In the spring Of 1867;
never knew what It contained, until l
came on here this time; l think It was
rash letter TO write SO soon after separa-
tiOn.
Do you approve Of Mrs, McFarland's
going 10 Indiana To reside, in order to OBJ
tain . divOrCeS r,. So.
Witncss-I sec no hurt in IL
Miss Sage testified, l am Mrs. Richard
son's sister; lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farland in Brooklyn, in 1868, for five
weeks when the first child was born; !
saw Mcfarland drunk on Saturday, on
which he took mo TO q matinee at the
museum; he LEFT me and when he came
baclt was quite drunk; he took me by the
hand and inuttared some words of which
only two were Ineligible, namely,
y, owe" and dearest" l was about as
much staggered as he was; that was my
last visit to them.
DR.. n. g. Echevcrriu, Professor Of
Mental and Nervous Diseases In the Uni.
versity College, and Physician.in-chiet OF
theEpileptic and Paralytic Hospital-have
for the last eleven years been connected
with hospitals in London and New York.
l hive read the testimony Of, DR.. HANG
mond and Dr.. Vance. Iagrce with them
in their ideas of the normal functions Of
the brain. Insanity Is that condition OF
mind where there Is an uncomfortable
impulse Of emotions, and Is produced by
disease mean cerebral disease. lnsant-
" docs not always exist where there Is mn
uncomfortable violence Of emotions. In
sanity is never admitted unless through
the instrumentality Of disease. Il should
have TO know whether there was any
cause TOR this cnnity, and then should see
whether the cause was sufficient TO cause
insanity. lift were not should not call
him insane. Should a man lay In walt for
another man and kill him? If he had q
Crudgc against him also growing out Of 4
wrong. Do you mean u real wrong :
Suppose ito be real one.
Much debate arose out Of this question
The court allowed It.
Witness-l would not consider him in
sane.
Have YOU read tho evidence in the case,
and what Is your opinion as to the sanity
Of the prisoner?
Mr., Graham objected on the ground
that the newspaper accounts were lncom'
plete.
Witness-there should be some evil
Glence Of the grand parents Of man hay.
ing insanity to make the disease hcredit-
ary; insanity generally shows itself on sew
eral members Of tho family.
To Mr.. Graham-attor Reynolds was
condemned did you not examine him!
l did. considered him unfit TO be OK.
ecutcd, but still sane. In opposition 70
nv afidavits were those Of DR.. Hammond
and DR.. Vance. swore TO tho insanity
Of Chambers in the late trial. DR.. Vance
and DR.. Hammond had examined him
and pronounced him sane. -
Adjourned. WV. H'e'
"ij WASHINGTON. 5l'''l
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