, 1870-04-12
THE M'FARLAHD TRIAL,
THE M'FARlAA0 TRIAL.
Examination of Witnesses for the
Defence.
Facts Brought out in Support Of
the Plea Of Insane.
treat Excitement In and Around
the Coltrt-Room.

NEW foRk, April 11.-The interest In the Rich.
ars3s"n-McFarsaud case reAchef pitch Of snten-
hity on the sixth day, rassly, ever before, VT
messed. on e1intl4F occasion. Though tho rain
came toWl IN torrents, the crowd that throngei
the cOurt-ruSM, corridors, stAlrwAFa and Rruunda
sxeee.sed any day pres1ons since INC beginning Of
AFANAS1s-FEMA1E nEroR1Ea,
AZ an eafiy hour the chief actors took their &c
custulnc places ns1de the courtroom, McFarlan1I
preserving the eane cool, cnmpIacent derncannr
he mas preserved throughout the trial! An ole
ment u nosclsy n nc shagc Of Mrs Norton, ad-
the reporters 10 give tie proceedings Of the t1il g
my coEE! Apsogwss 10 ANOTHER sr11prSa.
Al 10 O'Clock. the Recorder came into court, and
announced tlat the trial would be adjourned to the
room Of the Court Of 0Fer and Termtner, In the
slons might BE- proccedsd viii ill., Hen eame M IN
Trecedensed rush, and the curious thsong hnfrtel!
acnss tue park, ep'ashtng through the mud, re-
ceiyaay short time, tic corridors Of lie new couT
Houke Eerr a1le.i with sweltcr!n2, dripping,
stcaming mass q hamanlty, all elbovinG thelr way
accustomed discretion, and eoon ali those entitled
10 admission were comfortably seated IN their ap-
pointed placcA
NARY OLIVER SWORN,
Inc nrst witness, Mrs. Mary Oliver, testified
inat hef 1atheE, brother Of prisoner, died Insane
~ ~ as3 anu Lhat prisoner, her cousin, bore
TESTIMONY or FRANCIS NFAR1ASn.
FFanc!s Mcfarland, the second xttucsa, Who
w, was employed At nc Mestmoselsnd Hotel, testified
reRniu1nR INC pEtsoner coming to the hotel on the
night Richardson Was shot He came IN Is any
o'sGr EGiras9nr ta1M u.,,,.
change Mills, saw the prisoner two or three tlays
before the homicide. lie seemed either insane Or
half arlnl--1nore like c1azy man than drunk.
e!eIk ats.sacd 10 7dsst It. hal{s of justice
ana produced from The Etcorus commitment OF
Francis Mcfarland to ne lnnauc Asylum as B!aes-
t9ssn s,stg was 1T Ssn.ed o. Of hs phys
g s stt4ssa sssaee ssas aa sI e1os Of
Soth1ng material WIS elected on cross-examina-
oons r. 4,,,,,uu
prisoner oen ssw hin srst tns feas
anu 1851: Remesnbess hts having been 4 Cemm1s-
nc MTner q EnTenta n1l en- ae had desk !n witnesse
on,n,,c ~, Ex H g ri rs @ a q SovemhsI 1sS2
sas.la .ls ciote tnes met us appearance vas din
witness stopped HIN. asked where he vas going.
ano 70 was @ ne IL , ne sat4 no W!tness asked where
H. IT, ,nts, ~ Eo'us. Hc SAD PC Tas 20
tried TO dsssnade htm from gplng down, but WITH
out s eneet h1s aook vas most peculiar, and be
sad he se sons no ss c NJ St Toud e Me
7oon, sSa HID s., ssen an about two weeks eetorc on
htoaHNaF ltls condition then was about the same
To- 1staS aosn; e sn
viz She eosrnfs seeaar q T5s ,hs s
bringing l1t ittle Perry with her: The husband and
VIE; VIE were ~ VEN hnsctlonate toward each other.
Tht 1Tsrr5 earn p,ne of1en M. ~ uea1 ana "my darnE
and children tn terms Of anectionatc sol1cltude.
saT ~ = shc yonnEEst boy Daniel, at the of1ce ln the
ta o. is ~ @ nne tasner - veT aectonate
M
,ro "ns1e ~ haa hcen 70 II and
iseossI FosseeAon o1 me children. Prisoner came
rhsr lry Us Gge ,ha anq s uo%n Ac Eoud at In his
ttifc apn ana * 'l1E ", 0ono, onc, !oEed my
s1s. M4s. anTt H-,4s.9 = 9oM; ,hey naye taken her
Wns nnanc. Told Mcfarland he would &c, sick il
% ne connnuea ~ ms way. I thought he was hardly
h On one @ cc.son ."S = .tTG e3nvsssat.9ns ss Nth
TINE. IT, os n NJ ease tnan not hare NJ children"
He Aao Nnen he thought OF bis children hAving
aed n E nm hs so,d n1s
sies ot L. sse sss ss @eat mas eui T.
.xnc, @ W. t. NV fe 1lna Iot TWO months, turing
waien SINE ume ,,S he nsd heen ~ with fever
s'a., IN staten e. nv, lAana. He sald be srent
tssa Stmcen sA9 ano S]Mp U his fndeavot TO Rct
~ ~ sH.a nc n1N commenced the civil suit
1,nc and II ,nef sas T.. ~ .an t
soN ~as weaithy. a1d would use hts mnney to de-
;ate NH Is;a,a te en 9 & nlae IT, esiofG he vent 70
s3!a u Was that way for three Or four months
Therc 'S Was Haisr e'rae asa! @ o1 nls ncal
aiW.Se washs,, Ks ho., "a ~ once. ant he
to- f. sec m ne o,. II sa,'i he 'ii not want e
Tcyr hay az h. eeIa ss n9. % Heen Y e. When he got
i'm honnd TO to 81 ,ne otSes "'G Is 81 M !ne no!N and
faI'sna at nsas MaFerly PLACE. Nc locked carewotu
surnGsI ~, w ,~ ~. ~ WI u tsHtls ErleFtnceA
trouble Vaould I'll hm saw hi na asain ans r.
AkteE A.! lIousc: n AuQnss, 1.s9; he again spoke oi
ss na I9 su 1an ~ vic aa chl!dren
ing to hi thst Jadss sand,opf rs pseo1sf hte 81
ie.sy n t9s hs: e
III ~ ssts F :" aqslts Iae assesso1s oee
M ne : rness sf1 apes SseR 4ksa ae ss
me- M1T n unaxass xhat sa;ness prisoner
reor!c On nroadxay cn lie ssth se4 of Sossmter
I.otsI Asrrd NcEsri,ngI vIppsas EE .se Ne" 1ors
fhe naa.in1 %tth nt1 aepa,sMy ans Enet Nas
"A manner d. there vs. samesh,as Esst'onal IL 'a
!naa ms conversation. There was
E. aok ~ ~ e!G Nhich langQage
n msTG nos ~ ihsons1Sns + S - Hs ape4anee Eas woe
M nn11 tncohc,nn, I1., tSa on ms mind
when ne asie a to So lone ne n NE He
e ae n21snrp s,H 70 waSa sss ns tes
fey hare taken ny children from NE; / Hould
Faiaer R.iad,Jg oe n ny g7xWe o.
ne @ I'm ~ o. NossMoef MS eyes wefe rolling wildly,
sH sssc ~ ~ tn1n ~ sete5s oeeasons DC
fest, and ne prisoner would say: Rest: Ny
~ ,,4t = no TEL iof ne M ade OF nc EEaEe
LIS psIstAtF o4ce Ipld 1l1a ne hAu been offered 4
Sonsusu1p ana 4!uoQU 70 eetue the tutt led tQted
y ll0 Against RtchAtuSon.
1EInoSE Or JOSEPH B. SoSKz
9oeepa SoneK, Soo9 Pubi!c, testified: He
nau Ao"n ActNtand Since NAY, 1885,. Witness
49, rtlspneS On inc 3osn o. SoFeuber Last 1t his
1Nlcc on BROADWAY, Little bttore O'Clock n Il.
U tnAt occasion prisoner came In u E!cat state
h.; s3etemens ae , ;5t1E ind sn1 ~ ssad Co:
s HnHt - oo .oo t!n1a ~ wuc pas 60. d!sotEe
Aea @ = @ns1ns NiAn hshatueon: 1 an rnihed ~
~ 4aue and III myself N!tness said
70 hl1 Clerk that AeFAziAnd ought 10
oe tAeh care OF 2nd sent 10
~ aannts p esJ!aa: hAG seen nc lestS1 pso11eea-
tne 1nTtSetseA onc. II M9s anoHn mn oy NcEaI.
lAhu when be IWlmeas) W4a appointed 70 ulc ses-
tmooy III the hoheus corpus case tT1t LIT Of the
Witnesses IL the Aaheat eoFpsi case WIS here read
q ". GIanam1 re tHi0css1 eehsli1.nd the
pflsonef .nfaAe. Ais srPta1AneS VIZ tnat 81
maa ~ MI. ~, ~ a. ttaSs 9s seosssssnon
WAS Wild and lfsaaonA4 no AEats On the same
taptc. 1c often thfca;sned to an himself he
eroke OF ns TIE aud s1asn ~ ~ Aueet,on-
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