New-York tribune., 1870-04-19

SIMPLY rS scd and repassed the window, and made no
attpu;ipt 10 lump out A. That is ALL
TESTIMONY DIR. ISAAC LEE.
Dr Isaac lee was called and examined by Mr.. Graham.
He stacd that he had lived In Staten Island II years.
knew Daniel Mcfarland; the first time ever saw him
was in July, 1867; he told me he was stopping with MT
B9ey Sanford ne called upon me professionally III the
O. What symptoms did you observe about hint A.
very HIGH state Of nervous excitement; had the all
pcarance when first saw him o, man VINO mao @ sSe oSGa
O. what did he say to youi A. lie alluded to his do
nestle roUbes talked rapidly and was very much eN-
O. bid he mention his troubles A. Yes, Sir; he said
WbS Tccd @ yoa to think he had been dnng
A. bis quick manner of speaking al,leaIant t
excitementl a. think so: .., +. 10 ,o,,oa an ro,
Crosscxamined-Q What day was II ne caled on on you on
in JOlyl ~ can't say positively II was III July III
O. At y0Ur Office on staten Isandl A. Yes Sir; had
o. WhSt did lie say to you about his troubes' A. He
unable 70 set his children from him that he had met
Richardson the street, and had an aereatioh Will
O. Give lis as near as you can his language.
Pecord,r-I think the question Is competent
Nj Graham-I take an exception. -
lie aSlcd me il had read about in the papers, tod
hm Lad seen something about il in the papers then ne
collect anything else he said about it, - ,,.
@ what difficulty lie had was simply nervous irrita-
O. Did Won ever make any statement Of this to any
onSontsiGe nai forcotton the whole circumstance
N brother o Acfaraud came to me and asked me
TESTIMONY OF JAMES ELLIOT.
Anna physician practicing at Newark have been some
20 years; know Mcfarland first knew him some 80
years ago. when le learning the trade OF harness
making
@. Do You remember having seen him time in the
Fau Of 1861 a. Ycs Sir.
@. Did you observe any change in himl A. Yes;
@. In wiat rcspecl 4. His manner was directly OPP
rositc what it had been formerly; he was formerly
Q. Did vou nave any conversation with him thenl A
c., ,-derale he said he had suffered great sickness
@ What dii you think of him A. II struck me tnat
he had some mental disorder; thought his brain must
have sr rsd great deal; had had inlammation OF the
bro; s hands were not steady; when he read letter
1. me li, hand. trCmbled.
Q Was tnat the intercepted letter from richardson
o. DID he Soy ANYTHING about his childrenl A. He
sphse very fccncy o his chdren he was at that time
,igD,9 Have yon had any experience in
cases insanity \. Only what arises i'll general prac
You was not looking for insane symptoms but for
sol0e dseasel 4. not looking for insane symp-
Q. what time was tlsl A. In the FALL / could not
tel what month"; the weather was mcduIn II you have
tie date Of his sickness this was Immediately aier thaf
aijer the first attempt TO shoot Richardson , .
Mr. Gralalu-Ihat We object TO; he must fix the time
The testimony was admitted by the Recorder, aud Mr.
O. lid You state this fact of having met Mcfarland to
anybOdyi \. Yes. Sir; to his counsel.
q. Did you tell it to some of your neghbors3 A. Told
II 10 some members OF my own idlllN
@. Somebody called on you about two months ago to
know what you knew about itl A. Yes, sir.
laSdf a. had the impression that it was March 1861
IL was Just after he had recovered from his sickness
daS fSo Of @ m shooting them Il was just aeT%ard SH TX Know
made playful remark about his being bad shot
Mr. Graham Osircted again, and asked that the testl-
mony Dc stricken ont Ii iSnot he said, that We afraid
ora @ eI Ne oe ay c1o f o meet this issEe II the
prosecution under any rule of law can be permitted to
so into any other issue, shall meet them there We
IL merely them within the legal
TESTIMONY OF ISAAC d. CLARK
Mr.. Isaac d. Clark then called and examined by
Mr. Graham-I reside at Yonkers have been the editor
OF The Statesman; ceased to be the editor the 1s of
January last know the prisoner at the bar and have
know him since April, 1867; think first met him at the
Office Of Sanford -& lie Baron lawyers, opposite
Trinity Church, Judge Sanford introduced me to him;
that about the time Of the habeas corpus proceedings
O. Did he read TO you what has been called the inter
cepted letteri A. He gave 1t to me to read after be-
O. on that occasion did you notice the expression Of
his eye; and if so, what was it a. His eye had what
@ Did you him wiring his hands on that occasion
dd on that and on frequent G ne would a
@. Did he cryl a. Yes, Sir
q Did he speak Of his wifes beauty and her devotion
TO himl A. Yes, Sir -
O. At the time of reading the intercepted letter did he
produce any letters he had received from her which
proof of what he called her devotionl A He did
subsequent occasion; that was perhaps, III the
latter part of May.
What Judgment or impression dld you FORM as 10
his nationality or irraonaty on reading the intercepted
letteFi A formed the judgment that he irrational
O. Did you form any impression that he was mono
maniac A. formed an impression, which was gTadu-
ally confirmed, that he decided mOnOmaniac;
think it in July that that impression Was confrmed
it the day that he went down to Staten Island
that became decided as TO his condition.
O. Were you able 10 get him of the subject Of his do
nestle trOublesl A. do not think ever had conver-
saiOn Of minutes with him i'm which his sole topic
subject not upon his troubles.
q Did he spead Of his sufieTngs at night to ycni
A. Frequently; he said it utterly impossible for him
to sleep he would speak OF his having had no sleep for
days
@ From the day you first observed him. from the time
your first introduction to him down TO the day you be-
came impressed with the idea that he mOnomaniac,
what his physiquel A. 1t was greatly Oh nged he
showing the effect of this continued excit dement's he
was running down and growing apparently feVersh, as
@ Did the condition Of his mind have any effect upon
advice given by his counsel to him to the acceptance
Of OF his children in the place OF both OF themi lob
Mr Grahan-I am going TO show that they were afraid
gentlemen has already ntimated his appearance might
be assumed a. . ground OF taking Percy from him; and
for the purpose Of securing ore child to hm they had
k pt him ont Of tire Court on that account.
Toe question was then allowed.
O. That tie reason why the trial did not take place
O. Was your impression founded upon your observa-
ton OF him, and not conversations with him, from the
time Of your first Introduction, that at the time he was
irrational 4. 1t was think at the time he went to
Staten Island who him or had any converse
tOn with him could fail to see il.
@ Do you remember any instructions given by him TO
his counsel not to asa the chastity of his wife in the
evidence tnat was obtained on the hdDeas corpus OD-
jectedto
Tied the mprc all along in his mind that she loved
him. and would return to him. bu for the barrier erected
OF Mr. Calhoun, and want to show that he did not
render to the conviction OF his wifes guilt until he was
O lie would allow suggestion of that sort A. No,
Sir; asserted that his wife still loved him lie always
charged the troubles TO her friends. He named Mr..
Richardson Mrs Calhoun, and Mrs. Sinclair as the CON
ma y,,r firm, san6 rotcos IN he