The New York herald., 1870-05-04
THE M'PARLAND TRIAL.
A Day Of Objections and Lively
Spurts Between Counsel.
Mrs. McFarland's Mother ON
the Stand.
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Maternal Feelings Stronger Than Legal
SOphiStry.
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Interesting Rebutting Testimo-
ny by Miss Gilbert.
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a New Version of the Amity
Street Story.
4 New Version of the Amity
Street Story.

Street STORY.
When the Court assembled yesterday morning an
idea entered the head OF the usher In charge that
would be wise and pleasant thing to open some OF
the high reaching windows and allow the atmos-
pnere to receive trne of healthy ventilation. The
erect was as magical as 1t was new. stream Of
fresh air which had been nowing around the build
ing came bounding in over the heads OF the per-
spring audience, Frightening up every eye and re-
freahing the dropping energies OF the weary Court
and counsel
ATTENTION TO THE EVIDENCE.
The throng Of ladies was larger than ever. Half
Of them we're obliged to stand up in the absence Of
saficent room for seats They gave a deeper and
more earnest attention to the evidence than the
men.
The testimony Of Mr.. Ellwood that he was In pos.
session Of the letters which It was generally sup
posed from the evidence of Brick Pomeroy McFar-
land had offered to him for publication at 500 had
an important bearing upon the particular issue
raised by the prosecution. The impression given
was that Mcfarland offered the letters, including
the intercepted one, which have already been pub.
lshed, but as Mr.. Ellwood had them In his posses
sion at the time specified Bricks evidence goes for
nothing.
A TEACHER or ELoCUTION.
After the first two male witnesses were disposed
OF Judge Davis into court from the direction of
the District Attorneys office, followed by lady in
black, of considerable ensoonpoiat. and with soft
sweet good natured and serene expression Of face.
This was Mrs. George Vandenhoff wife OF the actor
CT that name. She appeared little confused at
first, and evidently claimed no experience in the
ways Of court Of justice. She testified to giving
lessons in elocution to Mrs. Mcfarland and Of going
with her and Mr.. Mcfarland to a parlor reading at
Mr. SInclair's.
AN OVERLOOKING WITNESS.
Mrs. Sage, mother Of Mrs. Mcfarland, an interest
Ing old lady, COOL clear headed and amazingly
garrulous, gave more trouble to the counsel for de-
fence than any witness who has yet appeared. The
old lady had pleasant, motherly voice, but she
seemed so ful OF the subject that in her responses
to the various interrogatories addressed by Judge
Davis she would insist upon running into volu-
m.nous answers, which all the vigilance and
activity of Mr.. Gerry were unable to arrest.
Mr. Gerry must have made something like
two hundred objections almost unavalingly,
for the witness would lie forthcoming with
an answer despite the most earnest exertions
OF the defence The senior counsel looked disgusted
In the extreme and occupied himself, in silence and
WEAKNESS OF SPIRIT scrawling with blue pencil over
sheet OF paper. Judge Davis insisted upon asking
whole batch OF
VERY IRRELEVANT QUERIES,
quite enough to make the Recorder and the opposite
counsel miserable In the extreme. Judge Davis
must have entertained curious idea of the necesst
ties and claims Of the press and the public when he
told the witness to talk loud enough for simply the
counsel and jury to hear her, and that it mattered
not If no one else did. II the reporters retorted in
kind there would be little heard OF Judge Davis
The crossexamination Of the witness by the defence
was listened to with great interest," it was sharp
and searching to great degree.
Counsel, with sky-blue glasses on his Roman nose,
head thrown back, and In O voice OF appalling
solemnity, inquired-Can you tell the Court sand
jury II you wrote more than once to Mr.. McFar-
Witness-Only once.
Counse-Are you sure?
WitneSs-Certain.
Counsel-Are you certain beyond doubts
Witness with emphasis)-Most certain.
Then the counsel walked up to the witness, placed
land and asked her If they were hers TO
which she replied. after @ ~. q short short pause,
second letter, the one of 1885, in which Mcfarland Is
not accused of being sucn cruel husband as he was
Of her % p were eeg pcea IN her
hands but She was unwilling to identity the chlrog
raphy as that OF Mrs. McFarand's. Her examina-
ton the longest and sprightllest OF the entire
LIVELY EXAMINATION.
Throughout the old lady's examination q lively
running fire was kept up between the counsel on
either side so that between them and the witness,
who seemed as well able to use use :, her tongue e
amusing,y occupied. Though counsel for the de.
fence made the witness appear inconsistent and con-
Trajectory, there was general disposition to excuse
her great zeal to make her daughter out q much
abused long suffering, good and amiable creature,
Her justification Of her daughters course In separat-
Ing from her husband and going to seek divorce
in the State of Indiana created ssnsat9n. s
DR.. Echeeerrla, Of the New York Medical College,
whose opinion on the insanity Of Jack Reynolds Was
occasion, in the course Of his examination, for a
contest Of some length between prosecution and de-
get t the testimony Of the witness into any positive
shape as bearing upon the case OF Mcfarland; put
the cross Which elected the lact mat
short work of the good impression made by the Doc.
tors first appearance.
Mrs Gilbert, mother OF Mrs. Calhoun, a-tall, pale
faced, graceful, stately looking lady, gave evidence
to prove that Richardson never wore ms beard long
and that Mrs. Mcfarland and Richardson never met
at her house at the time stated by some OF the prs
GILBERT Was the last witness Of the day She looked
decidedly attractive in the witness chair, and spoke
,s s n s gay a Cheek ad a.
Win the thought that the witness felt
upon TO speak about. 1t struck some people that
II she could pull the nose OF counsel for the de.
escorted out OF court by somebody who looked as If
he had been up all night at masquerade and forgot
ten to change his clothes.
WHAT 1T MEANS.
The aim Of the prosecution seems now 10 be not
80 much the conviction OF Mcfarland as the grant
ing opportunity to all those who have been mixed
up In so-caed free love circles to clear themselves
from the obloquy which has been hcaped upon
them.
TWETTY.TlRST DAT'S PROCEEDINGS.
Testimony Of David Atwood.
David Atwood, member Of Congress from the