Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-27

had done this so often that said nothing,
and made no effort to detain him. At the
door he hesitated, and asked if had moth.
ing to say in this last parting. l said, II
can only say that am hopelessly sorry for
YOU" He went out and in q few minutes
returned, as knew he would. cooled and
sobered by the night air, and then, il being
nearly MOI ming, as mildly and firmly as
possibly could, l began to talk with him. l
told him should leave him forever that I
had borne, with patience, for many years,
great outrages from him +; that he had made
my life miserable and had often put me in
grea, dread of my life; that could not en-
dure it any longer that by his conduct the
past two days, and by his language when
he found me at Richardson's door, be had
added the last droR. to my cup Of endurance,
ID should 60 away from him at or ce.
On this he grovelled at my feet in the nc 1t
abje.t penitence. BE wept and sobbej
and begged me to forgive him. He con.
fessed he had wronged Lie that no woman
would have borne with him as I had done,
and about dayl hit went to sleep exbaus cd
The next morning did not allude 10 my
purpose, but after seeing him leave the
house for Mr.. McElrath's Office, went to
Mr.. Sinclai.'s, and placed myself under the
protection of his roo, ard never afterwards
saw Mcfarland. except once or twice in
the presence Of Others"
DEPOSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT COLFAx.
New YORK, May II.
Schuyler Colfax's deposition o6ert and
excluded in the McFai land trial is publish
Cd. 1t details many interesting circumstan-
ces conneciel with the affair, especially the
Indiana divorce. Mr.. Colfax says:
Il had no agency or connection, directly
or indirectly, in her application fer, or pro-
curing, divorce from Mcfarland in Indi-
ana. She applied to me by letter about a
year, think, after the separation, or let
tiers of introduction to persons in lndianap-
oils. AS it has 1een my daily prac. zee for
years TO give letters of introduction to all
personal friends, and, believing her then, as
do now. worthy Of such letter OF init oduc-
ton, l sent her two-one addressed to a
former co eagae in Congress, Hou. A. G..
Porter, and another to an old fir; ID, L. y.
Hughes. / cannot recsI the contents of
these letters, except, think, spoke of her
as lady in deep dis,aess, and ,rthy Of
esteem but although suppo |, from hav-
ing heard her separate / from her husband
was final, that she went to Indiana to OBJ
tain a divorce, gave no testimony in these
letters on the subject, as l had no knowl-
edge of my own about it, and knew it must
be decided by the evidence submitted in
court when it came in for trial, if such suit
was commenced. Mr.. Richardson meyer
asked me ior any letter of introduction in
Indiana that remember. A day or two
after the fist shooting of Richardson by
Mcfarland | was passing through New
York. l called at Sinclair's residence,
where Richardson was, to see him. Found
Richardson IL bed, ard apparently in pain.
told him how it saddened me to find him
involved in such matter and suffering the
consequence. He replied by asserting tina,
there had been nothing crimina in his re.
lations with Mrs. Mcfarland. During a
part OF ,ur conversation. which last prob
ably half an hour, Mrs. Mcfarland was pres
ent. She took no part in the conversation
and was weeping part of the time. In the
same conversation, Richardson stated to me
that if she obtained divorce from her hus.
band he intended 10 marry her If she would
accept him, as he believed she would make
his life happy one. He did not ask me
to aid in procuring the divorce, and l sup
posed, from the reference he made to Con.
necticut and its laws, divorce would be
applied for in that State by her. She never
at any time stated 70 me that she contem
plated marrying Richardson after oil tanning
divorce but think she was present and
silent when he made the remark that if she
obtained divorce he intended to marry
her if she would accept him. l was never
instrumental in procuring employment for
her with or without emolument. nor was ]
ever asked by her, or any person in her be-
half, to do so. did not know she contem-
plated going to Indiana uptil received her
letter asking for letters Of introduction at
our State capital. Neither Richardson nor
Abby ever went to Indiana in my COMPANY
at any time, or for any purpose. l had
nothing to dc with the suit for divorce, ard
and was not aske by any one to interfere
in it. / did not know the court in which
il was to be con nenced. was not pres
ent, was not witness, and did not krow
what testimony was to be given. nor do l
know The name of the Judge who tried the
case"