, 1870-05-12
TIE RICHARDSONM-FARLAND
CASE.

THE RICHARDsoNM- -FARLAND
CASE.
mrs. Richardson's Statement Re
KardtnE tho Formal Separation
from McE Enxiand--CaTt1 from Chnz.
A. IRfcl1RSdson- Letter from Mr.
Richardson to Junius Henri
Rrosvnes in Decembcrs 1867. 4
snecal Despatch to The Chicaso Tribune
NEW 1uE.k, MAJ 11-The republication Of Mrs
Albert D. Richardson's statement about her life
with Mcfarland and her acquaintance With Rich
ardson caused great excitement here The 7+i-
b.fue published 1t exclusively, and the regular
edition Has exhausted early In the forenoon A
special edition WAS then prepared, containing all
the statements IN the case. together with Judge
uacGett's charge to the Jury, and LII. Greeleys
card, which appeared Eeyeral days ago. This
edition was ready 1t II O'Clock, and q 900 copies
Of 1t had been sold up to O'Clock this evening,
and the demand continues. Orders have been
pouring In from New England, New York,
and Pennsylvania, and the presses are running
to night with neT edition for tomorrow. The
publication of this statement has almost CON-
pletely reversed public sentiment, aud there Is a
general belief that II the statement had been read
to the jury before their, retirement, the murderer
would have been convicted. Papers In McFar-
lAnd'a interest made gTest efforts to obtain the
statement for publication, but conld not succeed.
Most Of them wIll publish portions Of It to-nor-
TOW, but Will not giye It In full
WHAT A'FARLaSp eArs-
Mcfarland has been interviewing reporters to-
day. He says be does not consider himself fully
vindicated, but hopes havB his character cleared
up. statement from him, asserting his angelic
disposition, Is tn preparation, and will appear
soon-
Ito the Associated P1css.]
NEW YORK, 11ay 1.-THE following il Mrs.
Richardson's statement Of the separation from
Mcfarland, unasoidaG15 omitted In the report Of
g On the evening of the 18th Of Februazy, when
Mr.. Mcfarland came In from the Custom House.
where he had been employed since the 1st Of Feb
% thToash b TIC inaence % Of the stncIairs. II was was
standing at Mr. Richardson's door, In the trout
hai a1d he was handing me some manuscHipt,
them % IL as soe @ tera - worE @ H. RIeSs1sen dHu!d
room was used Us his working rpom, and at this
time, as at Ill parts Of the daJ, he had with him
were engaged in his literary works. When Nc
Falland came In he objected to my golng to Rich
ardsons room, TO which ] replied had not been
going there. Even II had been there, 1t was not
pHeate room, but an Office u the day tune
WIS Nil Of Il, but IN few moments Mcfarland
saw he was in III humor, and supposed be wished
stons, and said little. From this be worked him
se1f1nto great fury, In which left him to go to
MT work at the theatre. He continued In this
night with hin. All thc nexr day tie aoth. be se
NAMED at home, abusing and torsnentns- He
ee9 % me Or ao s Tss5 N ts
fact Of my being At Richardson's room- He asked
me. before Percy, who IVES all the time present.
been tn his room alone with hin IN and others
which considered insulting and unpardonable.
remaining at home, and gong out erery little
while TO drink, and then coming In Sill more fa11-
GUS At last he declared he was willing to be sep
fathcr's, and leave him. When 1 assented, be
wanted me 10 bring in some Of ny friends to ta1k
e 9Ts5 pe1os bnt dn to
for, and only prevented him from calling In some
Of ny friends by Ierresentng to him that he
be prejudlced By that fact On the morning OF
thc 21th. before going TO the theatre, seCreted
bis razols, his pocket knife, my scissors, and all
occasions, and len lin. When came me h he was Vas
still raging. He frequently had made threats Of |
committing CON suicide, often going ont doors With
midnight, he babe me an unusually solemn and
eternal farewell and told me this tune he was Ger
this 50 ose that said 1othng. ana made M no oV ef
and y azEed % haa D5 nothing @ nt to ney'sa say Il
ss 81 L.. L.; faFa a$ hopssy g. sos9 saP 0sz ~
5on-' He went out and Ii q few minutes return
eT he e9eSd Sn1 ana
. I'll na S,sa II a@ h% sasaa leave ee En-
Yeas, great o1trages from him; that he had made made
ny ute miscranle and had often Put me IN great
ionser: .hat b lis Conduct tue past ss sTo aays
i aRas0as Dc; e Saa adsi the l is drop 70 y
s5 elisa a. q feet ~ in 'a'S tue es s@s nost
abtsct penisenee He wept and so6bed, and beg;
TTonsed NE: that no woman wouId have borne |
With him as had done, and about daylight went |
sn aas eep p Tne 5t 9e g, morning IL d net
The house for Alr. AeErath's Office, went to NJ.
sine!alr's and placed myself under the protection
except once or twice IN the presence Of others.1
cHAa l. n1cHAKDsos;s sr14TEaEs% 1aEs%;
$50 many 1niEstatements have been made about
my late brother Albert D. Mchardson's estate, |
that deem It necessary, under the circumstances
highest ynlue, more than $4,000 to se5,eS0, md
that his widow, Hts Abby s Richardson, has re-
tnsea any a s Sf the sxeep that
The following Is copy Of memoranda which
has been alluded 70 " the counsel for the defence
Iade at the. Asto7 HOUSE, before my M aIsteT-ia-
laws arrival tslgned}
CHARLES T. R1cnAHpsos, Administrator"
K H1CQARu5UNS
III D. Richardson;
memoranda Of = will dictated to Mr. Nicholson
on the night after he was shot: L I owe u. Mich
~ house; have paid lin sieo Interest within tue
last few daya 3 want INF Tribune shares,
4 3 possible r5ept ,es ,s. ny chiiaIsa
Marshall County aac1s stand IN ny name, 50 does
uact near Topeka, nnE Shawnee Comfy, the
uaes formerly called JACKSON County. The Aami
ters in my name, and an undivided quarter In
Junias. Ny Spring I'LL. lots stand In an undivided
JnnluE. ihe Kansas properly, Juni1s should have
the proceed Of onc-I think, of the Ma1sha14quar-
ter section. That would DC fair settlement be-
ut Of my children The taxes on none Of them
have been paid since 1862"
LETTER FROM RICHARDSON TO JuS1rs n8SR1 |
BROWNE, WRITTEN N 1867.
Albert D. Richardson, In letter to JupIus Henri
Browne, dated December !, 1857, says:
Should the mailman who has once attempted
attempt, succeed IN killing me, as he has threat
ened, please set forth some Of the facts for the |
sske as2 Of the lady they involve, and Of M own
1e1t them nothing to blush for Some Of the facts
are: First, that he has inherited taint Of mad- |
Ress Rs IN his ulooa and second thai before be ad
lsnt!y and frequently abused hez, besides threat.
pas 5sss aas sP' assy Rss s5s Hs.d sn,sssa ia
I'M and kept these things secret and daaly e1-1
q4athed fullF to two Of her friends her situation,
ana asked their counsel The letter to one e1- i
1sts and can be Seen. Fourth, that all this was.
fe1,s, xnew ner OF had anything but the most
Richardson further says she separated from
MCf fa1!aao. sent for her father, and In the (
presence OF him and other friends had an inter-
x1eE With Mcfarland, in which he consented to
tne separation, and left the children with her
father; that al Ter this nnal seratatlou she had |
taken steps for divorce. Richardson was:t
thrown much into her company, and his /
Interest developed into warmer feeling and |
it became understood that they would be |
married when she should be legally free. he de- |
Ca1es that before the separation. no such thought
had ever entered her heart, and she had never nj
tered one word which the most loyal wife might |
net say to any other gentleman She knew and re-
spected- .. ....''..........-.'
Richardson said he did not prosecute McFarland
after the 1lrst shooting because be Tshed to avoid
public scandal, because he knew Mcfarland vas |
half madmnn. aud because he felt that he had |
doue WRONG to mention the marriage 80 soon- A.
ter mentioning the arrangement about the
children, Richardson says he nla not
want the blood Of Auy man, and especially OF tnis
man, on his hands. and he Nas determneu5 -
1eke1 again, to run great risk rather than DO
b0tl1y harm TO Mcfarland. He could hare TAKEN
MeFarlanda life In the first attack, but Was Mwass
Elkd he did not He commend5 his children anu
tns lady be has fored to the care OF the 1f1eno "
whom this letter Is addressed, and says they DOLL
nave laced death 100 often, and Seen the SWEEP
OF ii. ''1e-'
THE WEST.
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