, 1870-04-29

wnethsr oiirc1H H HJohhson appto7ed q MeEarIaads
nlcnd, and had nsser heard 81 any aisasreenent i1
Mcx xarland Was in great distress about his wife
tsavnE H. fas Hs sesxsd sss se e5ssSi sa ds ssi
want to 70 o1cr the past Witness had no do1St nUt
McFaIla1d was sincere when he Bald be was ru-
signed to his fate: The declaration mar haTe been
| prompted by . desire not to be too much cast
down Never told Richardson Mcfarland re-
garded tne separation as tnal He thought Eus-
neither sh9n4 pas up with anything rather than
separate: Mcfarland represented to his wife that
,t5eE Seranaaon ,,M Monld aasct herself md their
letter. ('roduced-}
The letter was read BY HI. Graham: It was
scribing the prisoner as i most worthy man, and
onS q ne yS[y ag fs Raa,c11 ~ istsnm9
Richardson and his wife hal had any improper r
ed witness about Mcfarland. Could not remem-
ber what day Mcfarland came to the o1nce, and,
seeing h!eaarason, retired The pernsai ot tho
towards Richardson. Thought the letter foolish
and i.nprudent. Did not think It Infamous under
to frenzy Mcfarland. Did rot thiaS Il % ons1t to
make him crazy. Saw Richardson a week after
be read the intercepted letter. Mcfarland said
II they were married. Marriage did not take
place before the shooting. Spoke with Mcfarland
Sneu' s enasse5 Tse5 a'dF ans s5s t crstsn shs9
found an asylum at his house on the night Of the
shooting Mrs: Mcfarland remained longer than
iichasdson. First heard Of the intention q Rich
ardEon and Mrs, Mcfarland to get married On the
morning after the shooting. He suggested that
there Nas an 1mpropr1ety In It Told Mrs. Nc
she WIS married SO soon after sepalanon- She
replied that as they were separated she thought
she had right to get married. Ncyer told Mrs-
| than break IN her family. Did not En0T when
Richardson aud Ira. McFa1laHd became ac-
' VS. EtaoEer: 1o On Inc night he nestidei to,
Mcfarland was very much Intoxicated 4
man getting drunk would. in his opinion;
@9ess vi e teia H. Sones II hat w sey
| land had shot Richardson the first time, the act
would hare been regarded as iusunable-
Ing that hrs. Mcfarland went to Boston,
! TO Nj. Graham The sleeping apartments o1
Richardson and R1s. Mcfarland werc on the sec
TESTIMONY ar pEiyER JOHNSON.
been acquainted with mcfarland since 1851. va.
present ut the interview hctTeen MI: McFatlant
Bis xs a ~ snslaF ho7s M MeEa5
es5 esaa '1sse4a I've 'n' with i9as
tl.eir ma.r1ed iife, when McFafiand said be hae
not come for anything else than 70 effect settle
an h3a naf eF e. hone Th d IT. ns
tee that on those occasions he hsd not treated he
| we'll He alluded to tho coldness Of her letter!
I written from the White Mountains and said 'tFo!
kroE sou haye destroyed all lore In my heart
/ Mcfarland said he would In 1utnse trea! 4lS FILL
and cnillten better than he LAO aone: WINES
! said TO McFariand he Was gad he took things II
+ ii: aIanam: r4rst met Menardson in II.
imar1tsonmcut Hiat IN ii" tae South. NeveF sas
| a pistol will RtchaT1sou. Wrote some ar
. Hcles IN the Independent IN reference
I 10 the marriage ceremony. Their tendency WI
in favor Of Richardson. They were meant to sus
| tain Richardson's character. Did not know
| whether Mcfarland intended to ma1TJ again, o
that she had her ere on another man. -Witnes
| remembered saying: aMac, benr this Ike q man-
Mr Graham hers showed witness letter frou
him in Mr SIart esitnr ~ the Eostcn C,n,raou
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Ae IS u assass!n!
! AH9nel, NaA tsay ~.