The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-05

\ GOOD CHARGE.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer
yesterday, Judge Barnard charged the
grand jury to indict the organized body
of vagabonds, loafers and thieves in
testing New York known as prize fight
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MUSIC IN THE PARKS.
The new Public Park Commissioners
have decided upon remarkable limo
vation. Hereafter people are to have
music on alternate afternoons at the
Battery, City Hall Park, Madison Square
Tompkin Square, Washington Square
Mount Morris Square and Central Park
THE VI FARLAND TRIAL
The first witness in the Mcfarland
trial this morning was Mrs Samuel
Sinclair, who testified as follows: Know
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland; they were
in very poor circumstances; Mrs. Nc
Farland gave readings to help their
support; | visited her when she was
sick, and gave her fifty dollars, which
she kept; gave her another fifty dol
lars, which | told her was from her
friend: this last she returned, saving
she couldn't accept, and would obtain
help from her father; III the fall OF
1866 | went To Mr.. McElrath to apply
for position for Mr.. Mcfarland; re,
ceived letter from Mrs Richardson on
the DIST OF February; witness was about
to state the contents of the letter, but
was prevented 10y counsel.
Question-Were YOU aware Of Mrs.
Netherlands intention 10 leave her hus-
band before you received that letter?
Mr.. Graham objected to this mode OF
examination and said hewitness should
not he allowed to do away with the
effect of her written statements 10y any
oral testimony.
judge Davis thought she should be
permitted to show that this letter was
the effect OF n state Of facts which
the letter of Mrs. Mcfarland showed.
Mrs. Sinclair required some redress and
the Court, as it had so kindly allowed
Mrs. Runkle to exculpate herself, would
act with the same courtesy towards
Mrs. Sinclair.
Mr.. Graham replied that the prose,
cution felt the letters read to be Il very
sore point, and sought to swear them
down, but he would read the letters to
the Jury and ask them to construe
them as they would if they were in
their own families nothing had been
said against this witness unless what
appeared in her own letters; he had
never said anything in this trial that he
was not willing to stand by, and which
he would show he was justified in
using; the prosecution had lately been
irving to clear the character OF those
parties who had been arraigned before
the ewes of. the public, and had lost
sight altogether OF the cconviction of the
prisoner.
The Recorder said that considering
all the facts in the case and believing II
right that this witness should Justify
herself he would allow the question.
.Junius Henri Browne was the next
witness called and teStitied-l knew
Richardson for ten years; was with
him South two years in war and two in
prison; he was the most intimate friend
I had; | never knew him to carry a
pistol after the war.
Mr.. Brown, do YOU believe in Sn-
preme. Being?
Yes.
Do YOU believe in a system Of rewards
and punishments?
Not according to the Calvinistlc doc
trine. | do believe in a system of com
pensation. =,
Do YOU believe there is any other
sequence of the violation Of an oath
than loss of self-respect2 :,
believe that a man who would tell
n lie under oath would be more or less
unhappy thereafter. =,
Tell me what consequence you attacil
to the violation of an oath.
Loss of respect, loss of honor, spirit
ual degradation; | believe in the Bible;
| believe in the divine character OF It,
but that there are errors in 1t. =.
What part of it doyou believe Is di
vine? =,
If YOU will give me a week VIII
write an essay on the subject for your
especial benefit.
The Recorder here interiered. In
what part of Divine authority do you
believe? If the counsel will read to me
Bible chapter and verse, | will tel
him. | believe in its general scope anC
general standing; believe God is wise
and just and good, and that false eswear
ing will be punished; know Amos }
Cummings; am quite confident | die
not tell him Richardson carried a pis
tol; | told him my impression was tha
Richardson did moi shoot Mcfarland
because ne feared to hurt others in thu
Office; Twas in the Police Court th'
morning after the shooting; saw Mrs
Runkle there; did not hear him ad
dress the Judge; did not see him whis
per to the Judge.
After recess Mr.. Davis offered to reaC
two letters from Mr.. Mcfarland
proved yesterday by Mrs. Sage. Th
first letter asks $40 from Mr.. Sage
complaining that owing to the muster