New-York tribune., 1870-05-11
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told me afterward that she did speak to himself and
his wife of her great anxiety for me, aud her fear
that Mr.. Mcfarland would murder me in some OF his
After Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Sinclair were gone,
devoted myself more closely than ever to my work.
bad been there few VIDA days. perhaps week when
they went away; On the evening OF the 18th %, on
where he hd % nes
the 1st of February clerk in the office, procured
for him through the influence Of the Sinclairs was
standing at Mr.. Richardson's door in the front hall,
and he was just handing Inc some manuscripts which
he had offered to lend me to make use Of II could,
| in some literary work. Mr.. Richardson's room was
used as bis working room; and at this time, az at
all parts of the day. he had with him stenographer;
a messenger-boy. and an artist, who were engaged
in his literary works When Mr 5, Mcfarland came came
| to which replied that Il had not been in, was not
in the habit of going there and even if had been
6c tTe W VT Ss be drop
supposed this was all Off but in few moments Mr..
Mcfarland ,conmeInced to say something again on
supposed he wished TO make any thing the pretext
for one of his passions and said little or nothing
From this he worked himself mp into great fury,
in which left him to go 10 my necessary work at
the theatcr. He continued in this rage through the
night, and l spent terrible night with him All
through the next day the 2thl he remained at homo
abusing and tornenting me- He used to me e1press-
sioDs which never could forgive or endure and
still harpng the fact Of my being at MIR Richard
sons room, asked me before Percy who was all the
| time present. /" Did Mr. Richardson ever kiss youy
" Have you ever been in his room alone with him "
and others which considered insulting and unpar-
| dOnablc.
He was under the influence of liquor all day re-
naming at home, and going ont every little while TO
the nearest baT-rOOm TO drink, and then coming in
| still more furious At last he declared he was
willing to be separated from me- and that might go
| home to my fathers and leave him. When asSented
to this he wanted to bring in some of my friends to
talk the matter over before them, but refused to
take counsel one m my r iater fr c0TH Sn ne
out and calling in some of my friends by represent
ing TO him that he was then 50 intoxicated that his
cause would be prejudiced by that fact.
| On the evening Of the 2Oth, befcrc, going 10 the
theater, secretcd his razors his pocket-knfe, my
scissors and all articles considered daEgelous-asI
| frequently did on such occasions-and left him
| When came home he was still raging. lie fire.
quently had made threats of committing suicide, Of
| this OCCASION about midnight he bade an unns.
ually solemn eternal farewell and told me that this
time he wascertainy goingou to destroy himself He
had done this 50 many times that said nothing, and
made effort TO detain him. At the door he hest
tated, and asked if had nothing TO say in this last
parting" Isaid, :" can only say that | am hope
minutes returned, as knew he would cooled aud
sobered by the cold night air, and then, it being
nearly morning as mildly and firmly as / possibly
could, began TO talk with him. tod him decidedly
| that should leave him forever; that had borne
him; that he had made my life miserable, and had
often put me in great dread of my life; that could
not endure it any longer; that by his OUTRAGEOUS
he had used when he found me at Mr.. Richardson's
door he had added the last drop my cup Of cndur
ance, and should go away from him at once. On
this he groveed at my feet in the most abect peni
tence. lie wept and sobbed, and begged me TO for
that no woman would have borne with him as had
done. and about daylight went TO sleep exhausted.
The next morning did not allude to my purpose,
Elrath's office went to Mr.. Sinclair's aud placed
myself under the protection of his roof. aud never
afterward saw Mr.. Mcfarland except once or twice
in the presence of Others.
Np pIcu,RDsoN's ACoU, ,IsTANCF WITH ME- AND HIS
CONNECTION WITH MY CASE.
Up t? the tune OF @ MS coming so ,oT' With n M ich
ar,son had been very slight and formal. lie was a
frequent visitor at the house Of two of my most mt
mate friends-Mrs Sinclair and Mis-. Caihoun.ln
whose mothers family he had been an inmate after
his return from prison, and where he was Ike son
and brother. Imet him there quite often, but on
very formal terms. AT the time, on the lst OF De-
ceuiber when was obliged to leave the place IN
Macdougalst, because the boarding house keeper re-
fused to keep any OF the profession of an actress
in her house. l spoke Of this circumstance to tho
family at Mrs Calhoun's when we were all at tho
lunch table, and Mr.. Richardson was present, They
were ali indignant and Mr.. Richardson, with the
friendliness. and sympathy which were his chief
characteristics proposed that advertise for board
ing-pace. He also said that at the house where he
lodged were some vacant rooms, and that if were
to look at them and liked them he would himself
speak, to the landlady of my profession, ana ne
called next day at the house where Mr. Rich,
ardson lodged, looked at the vacant rooms, ana
saw him at the time for moment IN the front
hall The rooms were too expensive for me-
and took lodgings at that time at No. 50 Amity-st
shortly after this, about the ~ last OF Decempper
some influence in the Pacific Railroad sent me 10
call on him to ask for his aid In getting place
He had not then received the place promised for him
in Mr.. McElraths department at the Custom-HouE.
These were the two occasions on which was at the
house where Mr. Richardson lived. In the course OF
these matters he sent me several notes one OF the
inclosing letter of introduction for N.Y. Mcf aland
to Mr. George +. Train, asking some favor Of HIM on
the Pacific Railroad which believe Mr. Mcfarland
presented without result. These notes We're al
written by Mr.. RichardsoR's stenographer an OF
them unsealed. They related to me I,xor as mau
ton and this the extent of my acquaintance
with Mr. Richardson up to January ~, 1867.
After removed to No. q Amliys hi. hi: anpus hGn
and knowing was living nearly opposite m \, the the
same street with himself came to see If ne could get
rooms there. l introduced hlm to Sirs. Mason, the
lodging-house woman, but beyond that had no in
terest influence in getting him installed thete;;
Mrs. Mason, who is an IRISH woman h ana IN null iaa
many erroneous statements. If had any feeling
about Mr.. Richardson's coming to take Toom 80
near Mr. Mcfarland and myself, it was one Of aver
son from the fact that he could not be there With
out knowing something of my unhappy life, aud
felt keenly that such knowledge would pam ana
humiate me. But | could not control the eveht,
end about month before l finally left Mr Mcfar-
land MIR. Richardson had come there TO lodge. saw
him often, and he did me many kindnesses. Knew
| very well he pitied me, because he Thought was
me was always most respectful and reserved There
| was never, prior to my leaving Mr.. Mel arland,
word or even look passed between % ~, US M which G
heard He called sometimes at my room, winch was
next his, but from it's situation, and the fact that 1t
my sleepingroom parior, and din.ag room IN
one it was in no private room. My hoy, who
was then seven years old. always nth me, and
| Mr. Richardson's calls were made usually in the
oftener after Mr. Mcfarland had got home from down
town. This is the exact and careful statement of my