The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-30
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
,rRIgER IDENTTFICATION or TRT-
HINE PLOPRIETORS WITH
YIfE PKOSECUTION.

t.N He Th0ugut WIS
m Assistant District Attorney-Thc Tri-
~ Free Levers Hunting up Witnesses
sor the Prosecution Ohm Grahum Worm-
inu the Whole Thing out.
TLr exciting feature of the trial yesterday was
a. Graham's scourging cross-cxaminaiOn Of the
,huttine witnesses for the prosecution Tho with.
wcsoftIe victims Of his mcrcilcss inqusiton were
tc.nv relsled by the audtors. sometimes there
.osl he 3 GREATNESS silelco for several minutes,
and then a roar Of laughter would rollick through
,s room, as some irresistby absurd answer would
No extyrioi rom witness. Tae first victim was
M uowols whose direct examination was con.
GUIDED By tie District Attorney Thursday after.
noon. Mr. Graham hunted this witness through his
,l,e lifetime with relentless minuteness and per-
un,clty lie took him up in Wisconsin where the
pstrict Attorney had found him in 1860, and traced
hin back to the spring OF 1881, through various
nwps and villages in Wisconsin,, Ohio, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, and Canada then TO Mexico; from
leaco to Boston aud Washington, aud nnally to
bis ciiy and this present time.
Mr.. Graham next ransacked the witnesses career,
md competed him to relate, to the great amusement
pfue audience and tie jury the various modes OF
aych5od 20 which he had resorted We want to
NOV ali about this, said MIR. Graham, so that wo
hn tell whether you are a shiftiess man or not
Cr0-s-Examination of MIR. HovclIs.
o-"lal was your business IN Wisconsin, Al
'Q'-WLat : your business now2 Al am in the hair
Q-liavc YOU Teen CngaP ed in ANY other bushes since
81 l you TOOK up We har.Pin business, besides den
kuyY A.-Ies, sir have been engaged In daguerreo.
6Bng
GLOW many year. were you engaged in dagucr.
tsgcd n that business year.
o-Wnese did you carry 1t on2 Alt Freeport, III.
DlSiisrRr, HAIR PINS, DAGuBRRsorYPKs, AND
NEWSPAPERS.
n A
Al PG dn I,sl AZ payer lLASsSh5crl
ts practising dentistry at the time-that was my
Z Wien were you bred to the dentistry business ?
,o.trop iisis, how many years have you practised
S-RMds yoa practise I, It 10 1aioS A-NosIr
sas that OF drug clerE tLaughtcr.l
ALSO A DRUG CLERK, rARMna, AND SOLDIER
ar. Oushs oi asnS 10 A SaI Wa "a
s ar r. 9aS Sa S'S s as frSs
SG IS dq q51 harvest ssasGnsS o. eight weeks
SS %Sr SUq have sssn
lsi, and worked on farm now many other occupa-
non, snce you attained majority have you dP AL
SOVtrlment service in isdi
AND AN OFFICE HOLDER.
e-In what capaety2 A.-As clerk in the Indian
V-What other ocenpationp Al was selling
,aifut right ia lGl lLaughter.l
'Q-How long were you In that businessp A--Possi-
tjayc.r.
ASp PrDDLxR OF vULcASIzED GUN.
patent rfhs were s ySE ssos A6 was
into Houlds Tor dental purposes.
TWICE AN oFFIcE-uoLDBR.
Q-wc'l. what else Al was Inspector OF Gus
tois u. he cts OF New York.
~ cain ien e%actly ! got the apphin1ment in
e-IAea cone dowi to the hair.pln business A.
Q--1n.s mNkes nine different kinds OF business you
AZ bet ~ have you mad more than nine different
,ecapa,'n altogether? Al dont reeollect any.
~" hat DO you call yourself jack at all trades. or
The witness turned uneasy In his chair, and look
VI Up u the ceiling, and studied the inside OF his
H. but seemed unable to find relief
VI. Gsa4an-what 90 you consider your business ?
IL 9lesAoner,
AND CONSIDERS HINsELF AN INVENTOR.
NJ Grhan-lf asked TO state what your business Is,
". soull you answer1 A.-well. cir. l CONSIDER my
JOHN oRAH,x's FUNNY JOKE.
Mr.; Graham-yery well. l consider yen so, too.
rbsts Just what thought about YOU when heard you
,V-Ha,e YOU vsited Nj. aeF ar.Ana in prisOn3 A
C-NneD was tIat2 Alt was on Monday after the
sCor.Anev with . pgom!se had made Act ariAnd
Odd you know he gong TO shoot Richardson
slea you made MN mat prom.sp AIho. sTi
81 Ou had made hlnI promise n be got into any
foubie you would call on MInr AYES. ar.
NICE SENSE OF HONOR
o-And your nice sense OF honor compelled you TO
ltI that promlsep Al had told him would call to
-V-wnen yOu called on BIN. IN accordance with the
y oe witness against niu. Z. AL do not
,S-Did You ~ INSIDE hs cell or stand outside and
lyon looked through the grating. didn't your A
As BAD As MR.. GREELEY.
o-How long were you there2 A.-PerhAps twenty
S.-DIL you address him a. your frisnd2
TIE witness looked confused and hesitated.
~ " GraEH%nYog gave him to understand you were
I've wIusss still hesitated and looked stlll more
pclgsed.
Mr. S5.Ian1Yoa gave the prisoner TO understand
The w1tness writhed In his chair, and twirled his
nt 10 su greater discomfort
NJ Grahamzo.--You gave him 70 understand thai
IL. SINCLAIR HUNTING UP wIrsEssKs AGAINST
hFARLASD.
o.-How do you nnt fall IN with this prosecution
isf Al mt Snew OF Il ON the isth Of thir month
4 b: aisS Ado you mean Who d SSIt sp,
~U6 meant who n-t said any thing 10 you about
Peng witness You may Gail II app zach II you like.
duLL knUE whether they APPROACHED YOU or $1,000
70 Sca STcut / stiiyins here A~ar Sinclair hrst
o. Ike on the subject
'Q-Ahl that's II. Mr. samuel Sinclsri Where were
~ Shen he rrtt spoke " your Ain the Tribune
,0-of course IT was IN the y'tsune once. Now. did
HPARLASD's FRIEND.
Odd you 20 down there TO make youref known
IcsOL who could give eyideL CO favorable 70 the
p secuupup A.-iessr, did. lEKclAnatlons
~ uu-t sr. SoFailaAdI Al went doWA 10 be a VIII
Ltra a. t,.s c.se lD.sAppTOD.tionl
= AID you WrA IN to underrt and you acted from
tLst OF uy that Was Tor tie purbose Of forward.
H. he niele-ts % public Justice waeh caused you TO
" acss IN this casyr Al thought nd Information
SA.eh HAd 10 T.sht 10 NJ iaC.u
Q,LMLy ..dn u 80 nTtt TO the District Attorney 4?
Q.-How long De.ore you called on Mr.. Sine air did
b.. ht or nlne days before.
Y. What did you wn'e5 Judge Garvln, have you
To- tuat letter.
JUDGE GARvN COT NO LETTER.
Judge Garvin-I don't know anything about Il;
dCat feulemOer ANY such letter.
b.. e. ALam-Noi suppose you treated those thinCi
We dad; rs coming from unreliable sources. To ta
vlcnl What dd you write TO the District Attorney
A. ~g0te thai had been acquainted with Mcfarland
4 Int eseP A.-That thought was In possess
lu uI Information that ought not 70 be withheld.
= Lad W slate what Il was? Al did NOT.
~ D.i Tue District Attorney send for you? A.-No
C-Ddyo suppose the District Attorney refused n
'd was not worth having? Al supposed he
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