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| crazy; l spoke TO him. but ms eye
permanent was impressive; think ne is'a was Iigns &
| headed: this visit was made IN september; had
% sGs s tns not
him; he was not sane wnen speaking Ol nls ooineS.
o ms SnK ens ms 1a Was dsease man
| may have sound brain and an unneaitny pulse;
man may be crazy and get ven ~, 10 nte,. weeR A.,
| Mcfarland.
| Testimony Of p. J. Clarke.
| p }. Clarke exammed:-I am a practising ply
him When was in company with DR.. O'Rorke; his
manner OF walking and general twltchlng OF his
! very wrong, and made the remark that lie looked
very strange; was nearest to him ana shook hands
studied his countenance and Icame TO the conclusion
that II he committed any act that he was not re.
spSnsosS , though. ne NJ, was insane n he stopped
| there were several questions and answers between
| pr. O'korke and Mr.. Mcfarland; ! have studied a
DR.. ORorke would give; Knew the prisoner when
he was commissioner OF Enrolment; / do not know
1867 very frequently on the last occasion when
saw Mr.; MctarIand came to the conclusion tnat he
TO DR.. O'Rorke he was insane.
10 Mr.. Gerry-ln McFarland's case had no doubt
that he was Insane.
Examination Of Francis Hermann.
Francis Herman, apothecary, doing business
at the corner OF Tweniy-sxth street and Sixth
avenue. knew Mcfarland; saw hun week or
store for morphine; had been there before
that; used TO have grain OF morphine dl:
those powders for dose; he always acted very
queer, and was excited and walked up and down
sleep, and his appearance corresponded with that
statement have not formed any opinion as to his
'ais Examined by Judge iDavIswnen physician
prescroes morphine we are bound to obey that pre-
sclpuon 1t is customary to give medicines on pre-.
| lie got the morphine every week for nearly year;
put this morphine up as the original prescription;
| grain IL would not DO HIM or any man any harm a
| grain dose would afford temporary relief to man
! under great excitement; he was always week be-
] fore he came for any more morphine.
Examination of DIR. Taylor, of the Swedish
Cure Movement.
George NJ Taylor testificd-I reside at West Twen-
| tyeighth street ana Sixth avenue; am physician;
house August 2s 1867 he came with Mr. lie Baron; he
house until the 23d September; he was then
paroxysm daily; it arected the whole system; the
| paroXysms occurred IN the night; gave hlm qul.
nine; NOT over i've grams at time; submitted him
turned after three days absence and stayed till the
! nth OF October; he had then nervous excitement
| incidental TO fever; saw him last summers he
called at my house; he had short conversation,
and complained OF sleeplessness, and advised him
TO go out OF town. in order that he might break oil
| in October, 1862
Cross examined by Judge Davls-For three weeks
| he was an inmate OF my establishments; the only
disease manifest while he was under my care was
fever commonly known as 'Iever and ague;" the
'Swedish movement cure" was not applied in his
case.
Judge Davis-I have not the slightest idea what
this Swedish movement cure" is. doctor.
The Court-lsit II worth while going into lis detass
Judge Davis-Perhaps not.
wHISKEY A QUIETER.
The Court am sure the Court don't want 1t II
WiGness-w whiskey is ranked among the quieting
Re.dueot-I did not iook for brain disease at the
time OF the examination; he told me the whiSkey did
not produce qdleung effect
Testimony of $. G. Mcclellan.
Mr. S. G. McClellan--I am member of the New
York barr have known the prisoner since 1S64 saw
| Mcfarland about SIX weeks before the shooting: l
met him III an oyster saloon corner OF Sixth avenue
about quarter past nine O'Clock at night; this
about 2ith OF October, | think; 1t was the second
| sunday previous 10 the November election; saw
person standing at the oyster stand and saw it was
MIN: his appearance was very different and very
marked and his face had an expression OF despair he
acterzed by warmth he used to show before his
Vile LETT him: noticed his hair was turning gray;
he seemed to nave no control IN ms IS movements or
| twenty minutes and then went TO fetch my wife;
walked from Greenwich street in Sixth avenue for
three four bl0cks had conversation about his do
mesc troubles: he stated that they completely over
wnelmed him, and that he had lost mis- wife and chill.
lrep through the Vaccinations OF man named
nee a 1a ana Ssy 1 au exad
in this conversation, and was SO loud IN his tax as
there unti one O'Clock in the morning; he told me
| about his love for his wife, he looked to me
| LIKE A MAN WHO WAS CRAZY;
a. times q simple circumstance he would relate
recy, but when he got to narrative OF any length
| he would lose the thread OF IT. he told me in that
| conversation that he believed
| RICHARDSON HAD MEN WATCHING HIM,
to post Mr.. Richardson as to his whereab0uts re-
member him saying something, that there was a
disposition on the Part OF Richardson to deprive him
morphine and he could not i've without il; he told
| me that he had often and often meditated suicide;
the only thing that prevented nlm doing 1t was his
Mrs.. Mcfarland also; Mr.: Sage, the father
OF Mrs. Mcfarland, was In the same Office
to Mr. Mcfarland; his wlle and children came there
frequently at the office and some OF the clerks
TO speak OF their manner aud they said they thought
Cross.examlned by Judge DayisaIn the Office in
sage freaaenty Received saggesiions from rom MI Mr.
| Mcfarland.
Judge?
Judge Davis-I have no objection to continue the
| cr0ss-examinaton after the lecess II the Court
| please.
The Court-Take a recess of twenty minutes.
Cross.examination by Ex-Judge Davis-We were
tnen went out and spoke together for three four
| hours that was the first time he ever spoke to me
was NJ not tia familiar Mi arr particularly with his duties in the
enrolment of1ce; he had charge OF the revision Of
% ss atg % ne
into box and drawing out the names Of parties to
be drafted; don't say he did the writing part; he
had the general revision OF the business Of the
| Office connected with the draft; ne remained
there TO the end Of the war; believed HIS salary was
about s., 900 year, met him afterwards, when ne
told me that he was employed IN the internal reve-
nue. service in this clty ne was United States AS.
sistant Assessors saw him In 1859, after he had
covered Percy; did not speak particularly about the
| habeas corpus; the only remark he made was this
he stated that OF the expense Of $4,000, and alter
fighting Richardson's money and Richardson's innu.
ence, he had recovered Percy; he did not say
Do 22t Temenber bis saying that ,as was
to have one 81 the Children aid The VIE the ot6ef
| lie told me he had brought suit against Richard.
son-that that suit was then pending-for the recov.
cry OF damages against Richardson for the loss Of his
Wife; he said they had offered him c0nsulship and
81, 600 II he went and stayed away; he said he
wouldn't take anything and settle 1t; that nothin &
could compensate him for the loss OF his vile and
| the dishonor done TO his family.
Examination Of william G. Mcfarland.
William c. Mcfarland called and examlned-Is a