Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-21
che Mcfarland TriaL

The opening argument for the defense,
,gb,rh was made gy Mr.. Spencer ON Fri
l,v. drew an imJaSSioned picture OF the
suffering. of Mcfarland caused by hlch-
.lrisJus intimacy with his Wife, "nlch
fnally drove him mad. lie admitted, 10
be snrs. ,hat All the while he held the
Office OF assessor, and did not even pre-
tsud but that he performed his duty well !;
0ut he was glGomy, had vacant stare,
was restless and eccentric Mr.. Spencer
took the remarkable ground That he sin
alated sanity" bat was really insane all
the time Ia his highly rhetorical four
,A about the Seduction" be said that
ha l,,,, uunishes with death the u4as. ggho
murders srn 'GeF's body, but only with pal
r,v d,m,,,as tbe ~ua who murders anoth-
srs soni Ue instn'' ii the homicide by
IS ating that he should do HheVlss 4nGer
oi., same circumstance, and SHpealed %
.hr Jury as they valued the security on
lneit honor aud their homes to vindlGsIS
the accused.
Tie testimony related to the general
whereabouts and leading events in the
history OF Mcfarland, all that bore par
tioularly Epon the case being his altered
and haggard appearance in 1857. "A
r1hysiciun testified that his first cousin,
Francis Mcfarland. exhibited such symp-
IONS Of insanity as to be restless, wander
ang, and exceedingly jealous of any atten-
lions paid to his family. On cross-exem-
nation ho admitted that these We're
svmptoms peculiar to softening of the
brain, of which disease Francis McFar-
land died. Anna Burns. of Boston, testi-
ied TO being present at McFarland's
marriage in 1867, and identified the mar
riuge certificate as being in Theodore
Parker's handwriting. The clerk at the
Westmorolaud hotel testified to McEar-
lands coming there in the evening after
tho pistoling, taking and paying for a
room, and TO his being arrested Before
fotiring he appeared very restless and said
he vas waiting for a gentleman.
- He appeared to me very nervous and
,tGeG ! was writing at the desk, and
e. llira staring at me very vacantly. L
saN rs writing to do, but stopped, and
ad so, Eco,rt to gatch him, asis our Gus
losod ~, ,oPle who have no baggage. He
mn n,;th' h that it excited my sus-
are5 ~ Nm wes wild. He took up
icion Uis ov itGown again; walked
paper and threw eaL-e - ass'n, anu
,ok mn tbo 49,, n'1a rnu tbs street Goor;
three times, that was e., c.
le front stoop." Na'AA -'n ~ -
Elisha Sinclair, brother to e: aeF1iileu
air, publisher of the Iri5at,. noor1ePe-
delivering to Mcfarland the "n .i IiS
letter. He found it lying VI w.
'sk in the Tribune offic e. He also %n
ID to its being in the hand.wr.' tina
iohardson. The foil wing is 2 or''0
this letter: AL
Il feel as if ew eight had been lifte II
ON me- even b fore your sweet love
'mo to sweeten aud bless my life. All y y
,,s 'e Srouo1e VIZ s that she thought sne Il
,d ,%'T 60. fs. ies D .e go long ago, when she o
We r,iu ~ ~ "a ne together. l said 10 her s
uors. nf ie no VOWS to love each other a
nIv ey,ct that We Sasn1lnpot tell. l VIII !
ruth ,yb That you tell HIe tne perfect
oparates .sher it keeps us together 1f
me tri \ ess.' God helpirv :, 'e ! WIN.
hange lis ~, s Dut the leopard CT ,ast
nd gas ,,o.I spots' anS. she did her
ave notLiJ 'enae or and loving, an
{ COR -, IA In world to complain OF.
70 ,nl5 Sas NOT q Jme to me, little girl, it i,
.ene 80. I've MAD no difference then; that \
tartIe NJ. eH1e long ago. It will rather !
he voiII Iii iiir D. won't it, darlingY l think !,
"Ross'o - It in the end. :
nd | am tier is very graceful and kind,
ou verv cry glad you 20, for it will do
reezv. much good 1t is great, i
bout r estful place. What goosie it is l
ONE ly coming home Of course / shall 4
ill whenever my business compels, or
,ay let me. What Judgment shall you {
/. doing no wrong? The circumstances 8
AXE it right and unnoticeable, and will !
.ot stay away for~40,000 Mrs. Grundy's !
will not neglect work to come, but it is ,
quite possible l may have to come next
week have not been waiting for you,
darling, all these years to wear hair-cloth
and serve seven years now. I want You
always. A hundred times day my arms
seem TO stretch ont toward YOU never
seek my pillow without wanting to fold
you to my heart for good night kiss and
blessing, and the few months before you
can openly be mine will be long enough