The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-04
The Mcfarland Trial.


correspondents, which formed the bur-
ben OF the Mcfarland case III the early
part of to-day, was listened t" with
considerable interest by the large audi
encu that filed the courtroom. The
strong and spicy letters Of the previous
day whctted the general appetite for
the reception of further installment
Many passages in to-days letters pro-
voked much merriment. particularly
that in which Edwin Booth was pro-
nounced "a divine man." There was
another passage which delighted the
audience. 1t occurred in the letter be-
ginning "my darling Child" and was
as follows:
All, we'll, life is nothing but the use
we make of it, and it is better to get
false teeth for people who need them
than to gather apples of Olympus for
ones self.
Eleven witnesses We're examined.
Mr.. Eastwood said that Mcfarland
often told me he loved his wife with all
his heart and that his only sorrow was
that. he could not provide "a better
home.'"
Mr.. Wakeman said he never had any
doubt that Mcfarland was crazy, ard
that the prisoner frequently said: 1
cannot live much longer under the ter
rible trouble l am suffering" On one
| occasion Mcfarland said to witness /:
"LoOk in my eye and see if You can
discover any indication of approaching
DEATH"
Mr.. Coughlin said that on one occa-
sion he invited Mcfarland to drink,
and that the prisoner replied: No !;
in my present frame of mind l would
not dare to drink"
Mr.. Fitzhugh Ludlow testified that,
during some of his visits to McFar-
lands residence, he noticed that Mr..
Mcfarland We're exceedingly tender
and loving toward each other-even
foOlishly SO. He also said that McFar-
land believed, up to comparatively
late date, that his wife would come
back to him if the conspiracy were re-
moved. On being asked the names of
the persons whom Mcfarland charged
with being conspirators against him,
witness said, "Mr. Richardson, Mrs.
Calhoun, Mrs. Sinclair, and / think also
Mrs. Perry, sister of Mrs. Sinclair,
and Miss. Gilbert, a sister of Mrs.
Calhoun"
1t has been ascertained to day that
the prosecution will next week intro
duce rebutting testimony to prove that
the insanity theory of the defense can't
stand, and that for this purpose Mrs
Calhoun, Mrs. Sinclair and several wri-
tiers or the Tribune are to be placed on
the witness stand. In some quarters il
is stated that the prosecution have is.
sued subp9nas for no less than forty
witnesses. for the purpose of overthrow
ing the evidence for the defense.
The testimony to-day in the McFar-
land case related only to prove the
mental condition of the prisoner
Seven witnesses in all were examined
The sensation Of the day was, howev
er, the reading of the letters. They
numbered four in all, lthree by Mrs
Calhoun and one by Mrs. Sinclair
Two were read during jthe early. hour
of the days proceedings, but the fol
lowing, abiding to John Russell Young
+created more than ordinary stir:
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
My DARLING-I suppose you mus
be snowbound as I am, and1 send ;
good morning. Lille and julius pro
nounce your Lucy Capulet better thar
Madame SIS. Oh, Juliet There i
incens for genius. l shall work all da,
and be ready to help you tomorrow
Sacrifice yourself by going to Henne
sy's, or in any other way. My tat
cries out andS informs me that l wisl
to know him really to get at him.
am quite sure there is something be
hind his gray eyes and mobile face.
don't like knowing people indifferently
Husks are such dry fare. But peopl
with cores and fruit within draw me-
So there are just three persons who ar
, much to me in the fiesh-J. r. Y, an
! you can guess the other two. But m
dream friends are numerous. Booth
one of them spiritually he is very in
: innate. He would be amazed to sc
, with what have endowed him, an
how confidential he is with me. D
= you have such whims7 My novel wi
9 be study of psychology fancy
q strange story. The boy waits. be
0 gin to say 1 loved dearly, always shall
> always must; that you are heroic an
$ high, and gospel to me, who nee
). ones. Some day, or rather some nigh
+ l shall tell you such story of my tu1
q bulent existence. would rather writ
e it, but shall never have time. SUI
e pose 1 write my novel in letters to you
q How much we have to say to eac
4 other? That we never shall utter Il
v the leisure of the New Jerusalem offe
o opportunity.
X Ever, my darling, yours, LII.
= In reading this letter, in which ii
IS initials 81. r. Y" occurred, Mr.. GER
ii was interrupted by Judge Davis, wi
IS said:
o "What you call J. R. G.. is your, NJ
It Graham"
e "No, it isn't. It is j. R. Y.-Jol
d Russell Young. That's what it means
e Mr.. Gerry-The letters have be-
% examined with microscope, and ,
J. are unquestionably right. If the pros
e, cntion have any doubt, we will fetch
glass and let them examine for thel
= selves.
g DID STANTON COMMIT SuIcIDE.-T
Is LaCross Democrat still persists in
1T assertion that Edwin NJ. Stanton comm
1 ted suicide. It says:
r. He died in the third story of hou
IL No one was allowed to see the corpse.