The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-24

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published Mrs. Albert d. Richardson's
full statement and history Of her married
life, the circumstances Of her separation
from her husband, acquaintance with
Mrs. Calhoun, Richardson and other
friends, together with confidential state
ment in writing from Richardson to
Junius Henri Browne, dated December |,
1867, and first opened by Mr.. Browne
some time after Richardson's death. Mrs.
Richardson says:
Now, after have awaited in patience
the verdict of the newspapers, Of the pub
lie, and of New York court aud Jury, |
have decided that | will speak the first
and last word | shall ever speak for my
self, and this is what | mean to do,-to
write as exactly as | can the whole and
simple truth to the mnutest detail, re-
serving nothing and extenuating nothing
| neither ask nor expect sympathy or JUS
tice from press or public.
81 married Daniel Mcfarland in 1857
| was a girl of 10, born in Massachusetts
and educated in New England schools
| had been teacher and was just begin
ming to write little for the press. Dan.
iel Mcfarland was an Irishman Of 81 OIL
80, who had teceived partial course at
Dartmouth college, and had, some years
before | knew him, been admitted to the
Massachusetts, bar. When | married him
he represented himself to be member oi
the bar in Madison, Wis, with flourish.
ing law practice, brilliant political pros.
poets, and possessed of property to the
amount of $4,000 to 100000. He also
professed to be man of temperate habits
of the purest morals, and, previous to my
marriage, appeared neither Incorporate
nor brutal, nor profane.'
After marriage they went first to Mad
ison, Wis, being detained in New York
till Mcfarland could borrow money to con
tinue the journey, and returned to New
York in Feb, 1858, Mcfarland leaving
his watch and chain in pawn at Roches
ter hotel, to pay his board bill. In les,
than three months after their marriage
Mrs. Mcfarland went home, and for four
teen days did not hear from her husband
whom she left in New York. In answer
to telegram, he came to Mr.. Sage's, il
New Hampshire, and then for the frs
time she had a suspicion that he might be
incorporate. During the summer Of 1885
she remained at her fathers, and in tht
fall returned to Brooklyn, living with hel
husband in two or three hired rooms bu
he here first began to come home intoxi
Gated. He would also come home sober
bringing with him bottles called Schiedan
schnapps, containing a quart or so Of vilt
liquor, and would put them by his bed
side and drink sometimes the whole be
fore morning
"When | begged him not to do this, s,h(
said 'his brain was on fire. and this made
him sleep. This is the first time he began
to tell me about his brain being on fire
which was favorite expression with hin
after he had been drinking, and to whicl
90 many people have testified to his usinl
on the recent trial for his life. As thi
was only two or three months before m.
first child was born, and my senses were
neryously acute, and as | was also as
believe, woman of refined taste and feel
inc, his breath and whole body steamin:
with the vile liquor which he drank dur
inc these nights, while | lay awake be
side him. made him very odious to me, 81
that before ! had been married to him
year, my affection for him was very mucl
chilled, | might say, nearly destroyed
Mrs. Richardson then recites at lcngtl
the story of her husbands increasing bru
tality and poverty; their rowing lii'
among Now York boarding houses an'
lodging rooms her narrow and straight
ened circumstances, feeble health and ut
terly deplorable condition. The narrativ
covers the time from 1889 TO 1866, AM
the following are among the most striking
incidents
:" At the Christmas of 1862, | was s.
anxious to have Percy with me and fel
so hopeful of doing well during the winte
with the dramatic readings which ha'
begun, that sent Mr. Mcfarland on t
New Hampshire to get Percy, who ha'
been all this time at my fathers. On thi
occasion Mr.. Mcfarland took with hin
all the little stock of jewels | possessed
my rings, brooches, watch and chain, ,whic
had by this time been so frequent
pawned and repawned that did not car
for them-and sold them all in Boston
These were the last Jewels | ever possess
ed, except a plain gold ring which is tn
wedding ring placed on my hand by m
dead husband. Mr.. Mcfarland was III
speakably cruel to me in the fall an
winter of 1862 and '63. While we boart
ed at SO Varick street we occupied tn
only sleeping apartment on the parlC
floor, and he could give full scope to h
furies without fear of being overheard
He would lock hmselfup in the room wit
me, and give way to such terrible furiC
that only the EXTREMIST pride and sci
control prevented me from making m
misery known. He brought home VIII;
he professed was prussic acid, and threa
ened to take it, and to force me to take
also. He would snatch my scissors frol
my k-basket, and tearing upon h
breast, he would brandish them abou
swearing that he would let out his hear
blood before me. He told me-a shrinl
ing girl-that he kept loaded pistols wit
which he would at any moment shoot m
He left me one evening, declaring that |
would shoot gentleman because he ha
3 invited me to Join himself, wife and al
other lady in party to some picture ga
lery, although ! had most general a
quaintance with the party and refused II
invitation as soon as made. One mornir
+ during this winter which | am now d
t scribing, after Mr.. Mcfarland had bee
! out nearly all night in drunken orgi
: and had risen from bed in one of his wor
= tempers, | approached him as he stood !
mirror finishing his toilet, and began
say something soothing to prevent Il
outburst of temper which ] feared w
soon coming. He turned around al