The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-28
NEW YORK ITEMS,
The Fenians-The Cabinet Meeting
Mcfarland Trial.
THE RENIlNS

THE FENlANS.
New YORK, April 27.-Up TO a late
hour last night President Donnelly and
other prominent officers of the 0Neill
faction of Fenians were in council at
headquarters. All the staff were busy
indicting communications to the subor-
dinate commanders to have their forces
well in hand and other instructions not
obtainable by the press Several off
GERS were ordered to their commands
and departed last night.
THE CABINET MEETING.
A special SAYS that at the Cabinet
meeting yesterday, the propriety of al
lowing British troops to pass over our
soil, or through our waters TO the Red
river country, for the purpose of put
ting down a rebellion, was fully dis
cussed, and it was unanimously agreed
that such thing could not he permit
ted, every member of the Cabinet con-
curing in this view.
IhE rANLAND IhiiL'
In the Mcfarland trial to-day the in
sanity business was still before the
Court and both Court and jury are ex-
tremely tired of it. One of the jury
men remarked that he thought it would
have Il bad effect, comparing it TO a
long and tedious sermon of which every
person was tired.
The first person called this morning
was Edward F. Nivcr, night-watchman
in the city prison He testified that he
passed by prisoners cell at nj ight; pris-
oner complained of slcepiness and he
looked like Il man who had not been
able to sleep.
DIR. Hammond was then placed on
the stand and his examination resumed
by Mr.. Graham. Witness came to the
conclusion that congestion of the brain,
with which the prisoner had suffered,
WAS the cause of him having committed
the deed in point; all the Indications of
the prisoners case led witness to the
opinion that Mcfarland was insane at
the time; thought that if he had kept
away from the Tribune office he would
not have been likely to explode as he
did Richardson's presence was very
likely to cause prisoner to break out
into temporary insanity of an acute
degree.
At the close OF the examination Of
Surgeon Hammond the Court took a
recess.
The examination of Dr. Hammond
on the point OF emotional insanity was
continued until shortly after recess,
when the defense rested their case.
The prosecution then called Horace
Greeley, who testified that he was ac-
quainted with Mcfarland; met him in
1851 or 1862.
Judge Garvin-Did YOU know him in
1867?
Mr.. Grceley-McFarland called upon
witness in the room Of the American
Institute and asked him if he had heard
his troubles: witness said he had not
and told the prisoner TO tell him his
story; Mcfarland then explained how
Richardson had destroyed his peace Of
mind; the prisoner did not think there
had been any criminal intercourse
between them; Mcfarland told him
after his wife left him he never
could live with her again; the second
time the prisoner called on the witness
he complained that he had not got
fair history of his case in the Tribune;
the prisoner made cut story and wit
ness published it as he had written it;
those were the only interviews witness
had with the prisoner; the article was
produced which Mcfarland wrote.
Judge Garvin-Did Mcfarland refer
to the shooting of Richardson the first
time.
Mr. Graham objected To such evil
dencc.
After argument, the Recorder said he
considered it only fair that the prosccu-
tion he permitted to rehut thc.evidence
adluccd by the defense to prove the
insanity of the prisoner, therefore he
would rule the evidence competent and
Ia be admitted.
The Court here adjourned