The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-30
NEW YORK ITEMS.
The Protestant Episcopal Mission
soriety-The appropriations for
Sca York City-Fast Driviag-The
Mcfarland Trial, &c.
EPISCOPAL MISSION SOCIETY.

EPlSCOfAl4 MlSSlON SOtIEI1.
New YORK, April D.-The Protestant
Episcopal Mission Society held its an,
nual meeting last evening. Rev. DR..
Potter was elected President The
missions are reported in prosperous
and encouraging condition.
NEW YORK CITY APPROPRIATIONS.
Among the appropriations authorized
by the new tax levy are $4,000 for an
increased supply of water, 100000 for
a founding hospital, $500, 600 more for
the new Court House job, s3,0O0,00O for
new docks and $40, 600 for relapsing
fever hospital.
The Mayor and comptroller are to fix
the salaries Of civil justices and the
cily is To have 4 new normal college.
FAST DRIVING.
Commodore Vanderbilt, Alderman
Barker, citizen of the Fifteenth
Amendment complexion, and several
Others were arrested for fast driving on
the road Yesterday, and were taken TO
the Manhattanville station house. AZ
tertwo hours detention they were all
released by Justice McQuade.
THE M'FNRLAND TRIAL.
Upon the opening of the Court this
morning, the iury being found i'll their
seats, the trial OF Daniel Mcfarland
was resumed.
J. c. Howell was again put on the
Stand-Came from his cousin i'll 1860:
have been dentist, Il daguerrcotvpist,
Il newspaper editor, a hair-pin manu-
lacturcr, farm hand, drug clerk,
been in the Government employ, have
sold NV own patent rights and have
been an Inspector of Customs i'll this
city: now consider myself an inventor.
Witness-I called on Mcfarland in
the Toombs, as ! had promised him !
should do so if he got into trouble; !
looked into his cell from the outside; !
first knew ! was to hc witness for the
prosecution on the 18th of this month
Mr.. Sinclair was the first person to
speak to me of it; went down to the
Tribune office and offered myself as a
witness; | wrote to the District Attor-
nev that | had been acquainted with
Mcfarland since 1850 and could give
information ON the subject | received
no answer and then applied to Mr.. Sin
clair. Nothing new was elected from
the testimony OF this witness.
Waldridgc Dewey testified live at
100 Laurens street; ! am acquainted
with Mcfarland since 1863; when he
was Commissioner of Enrolment; Nc
Farland had IL pistol which he showed
me, and said he was going to shoot
Richardson with it; Mr.. Knapp or
some such name had given him the pis-
tol for that purpose; have seen the
prisoner drink ardent spirits, knew him
to be in the habit of drinking while |
was acquainted with him
To Mr.. Graham-McFarland showed
grief when he spoke of his troubles
| did not consider it very extensive
gricf; ! never told him what would
do under similar circumstances; | spoke
to several persons of threats made by
Mcfarland; | never believed McFar-
land would execute his threats.
Charles G.. Stone testitied-knew
Mcfarland to be a drinking man; I'M
der the influence of liquor he was
morose, unpleasant and irritable; he
came to my office and showed letter,
saving Il he saw any more such letters
he would shoot Richardson; McFar-
land did not drink any more than other
men in responsible positions.
Mrs. Sarah Love tcStitied-Livc at23
Sixth avenue; have lived there eight
wears: am a married woman; boarded
in the house with prisoner in June, 1868,
at No. % Sixth avenue; had front
room on second floor; Mcfarland a
back room; | heard noise in his room
and went in and saw Mcfarland on the
bed; asked him if he was sick he said
no: think he took his little hoy into
nv room; thought he was drunk, and
went into his room and SAW piece
of his bed in his hand; never heard him
make any treats toward Richardson.
Mr.. Davis-We now offer decree in
the haheas corpus matter; the decree
stated that both father and mother he
access to the children, and fur
thcr that the mother have Daniel and
the father have Percy; this was dated
October 3lst, 1867. Mr.. Davis offered
other evidence but Mr.. Graham oh.
jectcd saying the witness should bc
brought up, and that the time up to ,
o clock should be occupied by living
witnesses.
Mr.. Davis said that Mr.. Graham
should not interrupt in this matter.
Mr.. Graham replied commenting I'M
favorably on the witnesses of the pros
ccution.
The Recorder said he could not inter
fere with the District Attorney and
should allow him TO introduce his teSti-
monv at any time or in any manner he
pleased The Recorder also referred TO
the outbursts which it was the wont Of
the senior counsel for the defense to
make on every opportunity. The Re
corder asked how long the prosecution
was likely to last.
Mr.. Garvin said he thought one day.
The Court then adjourned to Monday
to give an opportunity to attend Judge
Russells s funeral.
While the room was clearing, almost
a fight occurred between Davis and
Graham, the latter speaking to Davis
in loud and angry voice, not without
oaths, shaking his fist in his face, and
telling the Recorder, who came up, that
he ought not to have backed him up
Others interfered and the parties were
NNGRESSI0NAl