Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-03
M'FARLAND TRIAL.
interest in the Prisoner Unabated-e Evidence
to Prove his Insanity.

NEW YORK, Nav 2.-The Mcfarland
case created great interest this mOrning,
on account of the expected testimony of
a number of important witnesses. The
court room was literally crowded long
before 4 o'clock. The ladies gallery was
iull TO Overtiowing. The Recorder ap-
peared precisely at II o'clock, when the
proceedings commenced. Mr.. Graham
conversed some minutes with the Recor-
der, after which Luther Horton, the first
witness, testified that he saw the prisoner
intoxicated early in the day; could not
walk; took him home in a coach. How
did you come to take him home? Cues
tion objected to, and the objection sus-
tained. ConveTsed with prisoner going
home; he talked well enough.
Cross ss-examined-Made deposition in
habeas corpus proceedings at the time
was great friend of Mcfarland; when
met him we did not go and take drinks :
/ did not see him drink; for the reason
thought him drunk, was because his legs
were unsteady.
James Gamble testified / reside at
Woodside; saw prisoner but once in New
York; Dan. asked me If / knew where
he could find Richardson, he stated his
trouble; said be would shoot Richardson
on sight, because the latter had taken
his wife away.
CroSs-examined: Now, say if prisoner
was looking for his child, and that he had
been robbed of him? ! mentioned the
tact of his coming after the shooting; was
waited on by Miss Douglass, an acquaint-
ance of mine, to be a witness; thought
prisoner did not intend to execute his
threats.
Miperson testified: Saw Mcfarland at
my house, in WOOdside, the day after
Thanksgiyingi he asked me if Richard
sons place was for sale; he went on ask
ing me about Richardson's movements; /;
be did not appear irrational; was quite
rational; l told him that Richardson had
gone to Kansas prisoner did not tell me
who be was.
To Grahnm-DOn't know that Richard
son weHt 10 Kansas; was told so; saw
Richardson two days before Thanksgiv-
ing; he went away in July; his son aud
the female WhO has taken his name sold
Richardson's house for $4,000; he took
possession on the % of April; first saw
Danny three months ago; understood he
was McF.'s son; asked him his name /;
said Il was Danny Sage: when Richard
son bought the house he said he was a
widGwer; be did not say what he bought
the house for.
J. S. Morrison testified: az, lawyer
know the prisoner; met him two days
before the shooting; he appeared rational I;
3.
{ oned him as 20 the claim. This was of
oted to. Counsel proposed to show d
putting evidence, showing that {hH
Mcfarland isft the prisoner fdssfiu1iI
he became poor, and that DE =
prisoner possessed not one foR OF
real estate as far back as 1860. Objec-
tiou oyerruled. watched the property
IN Queens county; the Queens county
property was worth only 500.
"Brick" Pomeroy testified that he knew
prisoner while the Presidential canvass
was pending In 1858; saw him in my
office; he called to induce me to purchase
certain letters in his possession for publi-
cation in my paper; Informed me said
letters contained fur report of the de-
bauohery of his wife and Richardson; said
in publishing ! would have a sensation
making him even With Mr.. Greeley for
what he had said about the prisoner; he
thought the letters worth ab )ut one
hundred dollars; said that Richardson
had won the affections Of his wife and ii
was good chance to show up the TIi-
5isae, did not read the letters; said 1
did not care to publish them; said what
ever had fagainst MF. Greeley did not
extend to mis- reporters, who we're all
very much alike; that Greeley's acts
did not extend to him; / declined 10
negotiate for the letters, he continued to
press me TO purchase them; / again re-
fused, and told him | did not desire to
purchase from any man letters rejecting
on his wife, for the man who makes the
purchase Is no better than the man who
proposes to market them: Mcfarland
then went out, putting the letters In hla
pocket, thus ending the most singular
interview ] ever had in the whole course
of my experience.