The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-05-20
MRS. McFARLAND's STATEMENT.

New YORK, May 1.-THE following
is Mrs. Richardson's statement of her
separation from Mcfarland: On the
18th of February, when Mr.. Mcfarland
came home from the custom house,
where he had been employed since the
LIST of February as clerk in the Office,
which was procured for him through
the influence of the Sinclairs, l was
standing at Mr.. Richardson's door, in
the front hall, and he was just handing
me some manuscript which he had Of
fered to lend me to make use of if
could in some literary work Mr. Rich
ardson's room was used as his working
room, and at that time as at all hours of
the day he had with him a steneograph-
er, messenger boy and artist, who were
engaged in his literary works, when
Mcfarland said he objected to my 60
ing to Mr.. Richardson's room, to which,
replied, that l had not been in, and had
not been in the habit of going there,
and even if had been in there, it was
not a private room, but an Office in the
day time. With this the matter dropped,
and supposed that this was all of it,
but in a few moments Mcfarland COM
menced saying something again OH the
same subject. l saw he was i'll i'll tenn
per, and l supposed he wished to make
anything the preteX for one of his pass
ions, and for little or nothing he worked
himself up into a great fury, on which
l left him to go to my necessary work
at the theatre. He continued in his
rage through the night, and l spent a
terrible night with him. All through
the next day (the 20th) he remained at
home, abusing me, and resorting to used
expressions which L never could for
give or endure and still harping on the
fact of my being in Richardson's room,
asked me before Percy, who was all the
time present, ':Did Richardson ever kiss
you? Have you ever been in his room
alone with him z" and various other
questions, which I considered insulting
and unpard enable. tie was under the
influence of liquor all day, remaining
at home and going out every little while
to the nearest bar-room to drink, and
then coming back still more furious.
AT last he declared that he was willing
to be separated from me, and that |
might go home to my fathers home and
leave him. When L assented to it he
wanted to bring in some of my friends
| to talk it over before them, but refused
to take counsel from any one until my
father could be sent for, and only pre-
vented him from rushing out and call
ing in some of my trends by represent
ing to him that he was then so
intoxicated that his cause would be
prejudiced by that fact. On the
evening of the Goth, before going
to the theatre, / secreted his razor,
pocket knife, my scissors and all other
articles considered dangerous, as fire.
quently did on such occasions, and left
him. When came home, he was still
raging. He frequently made threats of
committing suicide, and often ran out
of doors with that aYowed purpose.
On this occasion, about midnight, he be-
L. H. oka,-
nal farewell, and told me that then he
was certainly going to destroy himself
He had done this so many times that j
said nothing, and made no effort to de-
tain him at the door, where he hesitated
and asked if / had nothing to say at this
last parting. ! said can only say that
/ am hopelessly sorry for you. He
went out and in Q few minutes returned,
as ] knew he would, cooled by the cold
night air. When it was very nearly
! morning, as mildly and firmly as l pos
sibly could, began to talk to him. i
told him decidedly / would leave him
forevers that had borne with patience
| for many years great outrages from 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 lon
ger that his outrageous conduct of the
two days past, and by the language he
uhu uSc0 "ilcH NC 1OuHO me AT DlSAattO~
sons door, he had added the last drop
to my cup of endurance, and / should
go away from him at once. On this he
groveied at my feet in most abject PEN
! itence, he Wept and s0bbed and begged
me to forgive him he confessed he had
| wronged me; that no man would have
borne from him as 1 had done, and about
daylight he went to sleep, exhausted.
Next morning j did not allude to my
purpose, but after seeing him leave for
McElrath's office went to Mr.. Sinclair
and placed myself under the protection
of his roof, aud never afterwards saw
Mcfarland, except once or twice. in
presence of others. n