Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-09


is to console the man she loves in the hour Of
his misfortunes. She deserted her husband
when he most needed her ministrations. At
this time Mr.. Mcfarland was accustomed to
go into the Tribune office to see man who
pretended to be his friend; and one day while
there he was handed letter; it was in the
Handwriting of Richardson, addressed to Mrs.
Mcfarland, and Mcfarland, as he was justi-
fed in doing so, opened the letter. In that
letter Richardson ridiculed puritan scruples,
and tells this woman that he often in the night
thought Of her and longed to clasp his darling
in his arms. Was this not another cause to
make any husband with the heart of man in
his bosom mad? The Counsel had a wife
whom he loved, and whom he believed as
pure as the Angel that ministers at the
Throne, and if he found such letter from
any man to her, he would meet that man and
shoot him dead. ~(appiause). Soon after
Richardson went to live at Sani'l Sinclar's
she following him, and they occupy apart
ments adjoining, and every morning finds
them hugging and kissing one another
Meanwhile Mcfarland goes to his wife's last
boarding house and breaks open her trunk
and out OF 1t tumbles the portrait of Richard
son and several letters from him. What then
was his condition Of mind, and what was he
to do? He first took proceedings to get his
children, and they defeat him. He sues out u
writ of habeas corpus, and Richardson fights
it. his money fights it, and poor Mcfarland
looses $4,000 in his struggle, and gets into
debt. Then his mind gives way; he goes
about restlessly, pouring the story Of his grief
into every ear.
All this time Richardson was going about
with his mistress. forgetting that the wages Of
SIN is DEATH A gentleman met HIM one day
and alluded to the matter, and Richardson
said II can't help it, this is luscious wo
man and intend to marry her if can pro-
cure divorce" When this was told to Nc
Farland he bowed his head and wept like
child. The next step taken was to obtain one
of those infamous Indiana divorces, which
are not only libel on the law, but trebble
wrong to the individual.
Mcfarland Is told that divorce has been
procured, and that Richardson is about to
marry his wife. This was the last drop in the
cup of his unfortunate clients sorrow. They
now come down to the week preceding the
homicide, and during all that time the defend
ant was without reason, brooding respondent
and heart broken, with a wild and dreary
longing for his home, for his children His
lost happiness oppressed him and his excite
ment was terrible; the load of his misery was
too great to bear.
There was nothing to parallel the deliber-
ate cruelty of Richardson's conduct. The I'M
happy Mcfarland cannot sleep. The image
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aiuson iiauii's mn eterhaily All nope IS
gone and misery and ruin summoned him. On
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iIiou,e Once he saw TWO eyes gieamlng
upon nm, ana from tha' moment recoiiected
not,ing else. lie was arrested and tod that
hichardSoh was shot' ana ne exciailned MY
goa II must nave oeeh me. lhere was but
one lhing RETRO compiete TINS iniamy.-A wo-
man eiotned WIN the ni'nsy view OF IraHdu,
zen, uiForce' IS married 10 thls opium orugged
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