New-York tribune., 1870-04-09

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Before the sun had set he makes inquiry for his wife
difficulties. and dnsy he removes from No: "a Amity ct
No sooner had the husband moved away from his late
home. which to him indeed desoate than thi
man Richardson goes back TO that very place.
The condition or McFarlands mind, even at this early
time. began to he wild and unsettled It not
for mo to argue to jury every member OF which, au
not mistaken, is husband "a married man-what the
feelings OF man could be under such circumstances.
The great poet Moore, in his great Poem OF Lalla
,,.'Ti. do9el To heaven and him she's lost forever
Il was dreadful moment; not the tea"
| Could match that minutes anguish
| Of,Orow's element, In that dark burst
I .Sf the s rbS S. iS" sSr.. Sd sh M he Ss @ o. late
And yet gentlemen It may not be perhaps 80 aston
! rience has given us Of an inconstant woman
GS :s s!s: sf..s: :a:'; sSs: i.9s:s 5 hear.
ofSa%6cas Ias weight, from which thou vooda escape.
Deiauds Thy husband Of Ii. dear earned rights"
| (JOsnna Bsir.
Now. gentlemen Of the jury. am informed and be-
lieve that this prosecution. have once before said
will pretend that there something the mans
show there was not. if there had BEEN there would
have been Woman better fuhls her Of
erriug and failing husband II is in that hour when he
first begins to totter that her influence should be exered
tighter and more afeconate embrace TO win him back.
have thus in the past saved and by the neglect OF
this. many thousands have in the past been lost.
Amtys hut byandby, business calls Richardson to
Boston. Mcfarland having no home, no child. no life
TE%HS Once to- see man hat Pretended to be his
friend Samuel Sinclair. lie there when boy comes
Mae" He takes the letter. 1t was meant for his WIFE
He finds in the handwriting OF Riehards1h, ana
placed he felt he had the right TO ye9d that letter.
letter from the aduterer to the adniress this point
discovered this manner by this unfortunate man-that
would shock the OF honor OF every gentleman upon
that jury Isay who would wrlte that letter ought
TO be gbeed and held up TO the scorn and piaiy OF all
civilized and enlightened men, In that Is he layishes
upon her honeyed words Of the utmost endearnen and
talks about her his darling whom he dreams about
aud when on waking he longs to clasp her in his arms
1t Is sacregc to make the supposlton but one letter
such az that woud drive every man upon that jury
mad II j. dd not it ought NO. to- II G has got heart e, 5s and
he has been waiting and waiting, weary waiting" for his
darling all these long years.
Ibelleve il is my best trait love my wife, and
believe she is as pure as an angel but ever dlscoy
shoot him whether 1t made me mad or not
In this letter Richardson tells her 1t won't be long be-
Se@ iGca the dream Of Which he has dreamed so long
short the letter proof positive OF an adnerous
that have not the right to read this letter now, but
have to aude TO its contents as have done
This gentlemen. the poisoned arrow that entered
this mans heart and no intimate OF his can
he after that responsible for his actions upon
Soon after this letter was discovered this Richard
Mark. in ihe mean time Mcfarland had left, and
Mcfarland had left she had absconded and when Rich
ardson returns to No "a he finds no one there. But
hardly had he returned before She makes her appear
there, accompanied by lady and DOW she wishes @
sacrifice the altar OF nnhoy lust at their
man with her as a cover, and she actually tells Mrs;
Mason that this lady she has brought with her Is
to Richardson, and under cover OF that lie.
she gets back into that house, ana the dos OF that
saon after this, Richardson leaves 70 Amity-st. and
goes back TO Washingtonplace. 10 the house OF
Samuel Sinclair and night no more surely and steadily
fO la
She leaves y Amityst and goes TO No washington
place. and there again, beyond shadow OF doubt they
occupy for weeks the apartments, night and day.
without door between them and so shameless were
they that the very servant who came INTO the room
found huggng aud kissing; and all this this man
learned before the homicide took place.
lie went to No. ~ Amy ST. and opened her trunk and
OF that trunk umhed the plotographs OF tne &c he
Ennea Han ,hs %omSn Calhoun Mrs Sinclair and others
showing their participation in accomplishing the RUN OF
What ID his condition nowi
or this condition ea1h be in
Touse moierallon ! in thrown
of%i.riy, GI '5.fR aod iSa S1a TS5 @5s pat Seps
TS. f. IT. same "a. %E Sssp' sad ;ai H. apfs1,a% sss.
or my idol. few hours since while she ecn'siseo
In her perfection that was like mirror
stad manners, with all excellence husband
Could wish 10 a ehas'e wife ,is on TIE sudden
la Turned to amasea sla,., aud does present, present.
The next step this takes, finding his wife wholly
to Institute prGseedgs iIf the sna 81 de s
mau,s possession Of them, and gets defeated he
shIpen. lie fights counsel retained by Richardson
through the money supplied by Richardson He fights
every dollar has, aud nearly $1,000 in debt Gen
teluen all through the Summer OF 1861 he nights that
writ OF habeas corpus but his body yields He Is nervous
He can't sleep. "seep, bamy sleep tired natures sweet
resorer" is denied Inn, refuses her aid HIS pulse
which should be 20. runs up to 100 and l30. .
lie makes application 10 medical men. they give him
morphine He pos the story OF his wrongs INTO Amos. am
pearauce. Byandby the worn.out body sinks and win
this woman and her aramour in the midst of their en-
ioy uts and
Farland. aud we fnd hin an invalid -., -
Byandby again Providence or MS & ha0ss pnr the
light again. In the mean time Richardson mas openly
proclaimed his ntention II he can obtain her divorce 70
under his The TRIBUNE. advertising the worid
OF that fact He had sedueed tins mans WIFE, had robbed
him OF his children. thrust him load OF debt and yet
wished add tuat the pleasure OF advertising MN as
ouckold before the world; and he did It, Gentlemen
of tue Jury during the struggle FOR these chldren the
defense do believe this man was much OF the tme
sane. He simulated sanity rs one OF the Attributes OF
insanity that men, conscious or IL, conscious
that reason departing has departed will struggle 70
appear sane, and do not beray their INSANITY IL on
work; and this knew that IL ne state OF ms nina
ALL lS SS gone $
this aduterer for the purpose OF getting FUNDS 10 hght
the possession Of his children; but the law was pow
In this state man your wife, the only legal
tSe body the man is executed on the scafold Tho
who !Iurders the soul, sued only ior Iew merape
much more the murder OF the human SOUL This Is
commentary upon our laws Finally, after many heao-
sy S6 SsSo 40 sesped spe he
poss his mental condition In COURT room Ihis Ooy
ha that the marital relation him
and his wife were to be undsturbed ...
And now mark Gentlemen OF the Jury, In the unset
tied and freDzied mind OF this the idea Of getting
possession Of the other child taxes ,rons ias dsa
with him lie believes he must seize IT, and defend IT, al
any hazard. lie does not. repeat 20 INTO court again.
| est he loose oil his power OF smuiating sanity -.
| W. M ali thia Wi