Ellsworth American., 1870-05-19

continuing Tour hours longer. lester-
day District Attorney Garvin summed
up for the prosecution, occupying
about two hours. The Recorder then
charged distinctly that the jury should
dismiss from their minds all thought
of "vindicating the marriage relation
and render verdict simply on the
questions of fact involved in the case.
The jury were out two hours, and at
10 minutes before rendered a verdc,
of"Not guilty"
This morning Mrs. Richardson pub
fishes in the New York Tribune full
statement and history of her married
life. the circumstances of her separa-
ton from her husband, her acquaint-
ance with Mrs. Calhoun, Richardson.
ana other friends. together with a
confidential statement in writing from
Richardson to Junius Henri Browne,
dated Dec. |, 1867. and first opened
by Mr.. Browne some time after Rich
ardson death. Mrs. Richardson
SAYS:
/ Now, after have waited in patience
for verdict of the newspapers, Of the
! public and of New York court and
jury. | have decided that will speak
/ the first and last words | shall ever
speak for myself; and this is what
mean 10 do, 10 write rs exactly as
can the whole and simple truth to the
mlnutest detail, reserving nothing ani
extenuatins nothing. In doing this |
neither ask nor expect sympathy or
justice from the press or tie public.
married Daniel Mcfarland in 1857.
| was a girl of 10, born in Massachu-
sets and educated in New England
schools. had been teacher and
was Jnst be ginning To write little fpr
the press. Daniel Mcfarland was an
lrishman Of 81 or 3S. who had received
a partial course Mt Dartmouth College.
aud nad seven years before | knew hun
been admitted u The Massachusetts
bar. When ] married him h. repre-
sentcd himself 10 be member Of the
bar in Madison Wis onsin. with a
hoGrishlng law practice, brilliant
political prospects and posses ,ei of
from S2O,OO1 To $4,000 lie also
protcssed % be man OF temperate
habits, of the purcst morals, and pre-
slous To nv marriage appeared neither
incorporate nor brutal nor protIne.
After marriage We went first 10 Mad
lson. Wis. being detained till Mr..
Mcfarland could borrow money 10
continue the journey. We returned
to New York in February, 1855. M
/ -Hct. leaving his watch and chain in
pawn AT Rochester hotel 10 pay HIS
/ board bill. In less than three months
after the marriage ! went hon. and
for fourteen DAYS did not hear from
my husband. whom left in New York.
In answer to telegram he came To
.Nr. Sage's in New Hampshire, anl
then for the first time hal a suspicion
tina, lie might be Incorporate.
During the summer oil iS5S | re-
manned AT my fathers and III the fall
returned 10 Brooklyn. living with my
husband in two or three hirei rooms,
but he here first began TO come home
| intoxicated He would also come
home sober, bringing with him bottles
called scheilam schnapps containing
quart o. 50 Of vile liquor and he
would put them BY his bedside and
drink, sometimes the whole, before
morning. When begged him not TO
do SO he said his brain was on fire and
this made him sleep. This is the first
time that he began TO tell me about
his brain being on fire. which was 4
favorite expression with him after he
had been drinking and which SO many
people have testified to his using on
his recent trial for his life. As this
was two or three months before my
| first child was born, and rs all my
senses were nervously acute, and as |
was also, as believe, woman of re-
fined taste and feeling, his breath and
whole body stcaming with the vile
liquor which he drank during those
nights while lay awake beside him,
made him very obnoxious 70 me, SO
that before | had been married to him
year my affection for him was very
much chilled, | might say nearly des-
troyed.
Mrs. Richardson then recites at
length the story Of her husbands in
creasing brutality and the poverty of
their rowing life among New York
boarding houses and lodging rooms,
her narrow and Strengthened circum-
stances, feeble health and utterly de-
plorable condition. The narrative COW
ers the time from 1889 to 1856, and
the following are among the most strik-
ing incidents.
At Christmas, 1862. was 50 anx-
ieus to have Percy with me and felt
SO hopeful Of doing well during the
winter with the dramatic readings which
had begun, that l sent Mr.. McFar-
land on to New Hampshire to get Per-
cy. who had been all this time at my
fathers. On this occasion Mr.. McFar'
land took with him all the little stock
of Jewels l possessed, my rings, brooch
es, watch and chain, which had by this
time been so frequently pawned and
redeemed that did not care for them,
and sold them all in Boston. These
| were the last jewels l ever possessed,
except plain gold ring, which is the
wedding ring placed on my hand BY my
dead husband. Mr.. Mcfarland was
unspeakably cruel to me during the