The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-02

ardsOn Case-He EulOgizes Rich
aFdsUn, and Explains his COnnec-
Gfen with she Trial.
New York, May President
Grant went to Elizabeth, New Jer-
sey, last evening, and passed Sunday
with his brother-in-laW. Corbin.
The Board of Excise have resolved
to charge hotels for liquor license.
of 500 to $3.50 annually; regular
liquor stores $50, and beer shops S25.
Two hundred emigrants leave Mon
day, for Colorado.
VIM. Foley was chosen a delegate
to the Cooper's National Convention,
at Cleveland this week.
A lot of carpets found in the
possession Of thieves recently arrest
ed, prove to have been shipped by
the Hudson River Railroad, to a Chi
cago firm.
Councilman MeLave, and two Off
GERS of the Passoic, while trying to
quell riot Oh Friday night, were so
badly beaten as not to be expected to
survive.
Prof. BroWnson delivered lecture
to might on the political duties Of
the Catholics in the United States, in
which he said the Pope does not
make the law. He promulgates and
defines the law which God has made.
The church declares lnfallibility what
the law of God is. He also protested
against the separation of the Church
and State, to the prevention of which
he was willing to devote all ties of his
powers, even if necessary to the ties
of life.
The Tribune, o-morrow, will print
the following:
A CARD.
Certain journals having seen
fit to censure the employment
of what they term private
counsel in the prosecution of
the Mcfarland case, and to connect
my name Herewith, | feel impelled
to state the facts as they are, which
was forbidden to do upon the witness
stand: Daniel mcfarland is on trial
for the murder of Albert u. Rich
only defence possible, IN view Of the
conceded facts. OF the merits of
that defence, | was not called to pro
nounce as witness. and | have moth
ing to say in any other capacity. L
trust the jury impannelled will render
true verdict therein. in the light
of all the evidence that may
be adduced. l have not
the faintest wish that they
should regard it with levity or unfa-
vorable prejudice. Esteeming the
hanging of sane men a mistake, l
should contemplate the hanging of
one insane with horror; and whether
his loss of reason was impelled by
truth or fslsehood, makes no differ
ence. In the eye of the law my inter-
est in this case centres not in the
living, but the dead. Albert ID.
Richardson was my friend, and /
have travelled and camped with him.
when we were almost alone, upon the
vast solitude of the plains, and knew
him as brave, generous and noble.
never heard any one breathe a Whis-
per to his discredit, until this
| trouble arose. That he could be
| guilty Of seducing a wife from her
husband, is contrary to all ever
knew or believed of him. That he
could deliberately resolve to install a
woman, known to him as lewd and
wanton, as the mother of his children,
Is, to me, utterly Incredible. 1 am
sure that the truth which underlies
this tragedy has not yet been told; at
all events. il is not generally under
| stood. Richardson is dead. He can
not speak for himself. His memory
must be vindicated by the efforts OF
his surviving friends. or not at all
and those efforts must be put forth
under great disadvantages. The other
story has possession Of the public ear
| Powerful influences and inter.
ests are enlisted in its support. Every
| scoundrei who looks upon woman
merely as an instrument of his lust
and never aided one in distress, ex.
cept with intent TO make her his
prey, rushes instinctively to the con
clusion that Richardson was Sc
ducer. He wants no evidence of this
! but such as he finds In his owI
| b, ,~east, and every one accustomed tC
| look on a wife merely as species o
proDe1 " whereof the title cannot bt
alienatet.' by abuse, any more than i
| she were a horse or a dog, naturall!
| incline to tire same verdict. Anxious
| onlv that the whole truth In the prem
ises should be developed. and that m!
deceased frien DIS memory shoulC
be vindicated FROM unjust aspersions
| called on the ID istrict Attorney
few days before thai appointed for tn,
commencement of this trial, to ash
him if he desired any aid IN perform
ing this duty, assigned him by law
l had not before seen Mr. GarvIl
since we were fellow members of th'
| Constitutional Convention, and i haC
not communicated with him In an.
manner. In answer to my inquiry, h'
said he preferred to have an able coun
sellor associated with him In tn
prosecution, and named Mr.. Edward
Pierrepont. as such counsellor.
called on Mr.. Pierpont accordingly
but he was obliged to try importan
cases for the Government Throughout
April, aud could not assign that pub
lie duty to another. l reported tina
decision to Mr.. GarViR. who soon at
terward sent me word that he wished
Judge Noah Davis, as his associate
l had not suggested either name t.
Mr.. Garvin; nor indeed any other
then called at Judge Davis office
and not finding him, stated the Dis
trict Attorneys wish to his partner
Judge Henry Il. Davis, who assured
me that if possible, Mr.. Garvin's re
quest should be obeyed. Such is th
history of my interest IN this matter
I acted In behalf of Mr.. Richardson
friends, and atthe suggestion of one @
them residing in his native State. / ar
sure he would have gladly have don
as much and more for me, had it bee
to be first assassinated, and then un
Justly covered with obloquy, and hi
to survive. IF my efforts shall hav
contributed as 1 now feel confdeI
they will have done, to vindicate hi