Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-14
THE M'FARLAND CASE.
The Line ofDefsnss A6o5isd BY ascFaFIaad's
Lawyers.

New YORK, February lot Is an
nouneed to-day that the theory of the
defense Ia the Mcfarland trial, TO
com mence March 9Th, will be 70 prove
that as far back ~ 1868, Mr.. Richard
son and his friends began their finally
successful work of impressing himself
and their joint principles upon Mrs.
Mcfarland; also that 10 the gradual
allie giance Mrs. Mcfarland yielded to
these influences. Many incidents
hitherto unknown, except to a few,
and for the first time to be brought to
light on this investigation, Will be
sought to be established, going to show
her long time ago enlargement from
him, and her sludiOus mlsrepresenla-
tiOns OF their circumstances and their
mutual relations. To this end inquiry
is likely TO be instituted in regard
to Mrs. McFaEland's hr5L public APP
peaTance as "a reader and deCiajmer, IN
Trenton, \. j., in lS63-64. The de-
Tense profess 10 be able To prove that
az that period the lady suddenly ap-
peaTe0 selfheralded and imprudently
At the quiet capital OF New jersey;
that she ingratiaued herself ia the good
graces of several literary and leading
( gentlemen of the town, such Is MesSr5.
L. @. Haren, Prof Phelps, Governor
Alden, Chancellor Green, A. b. Pierce
and others; and that, under their own
and other local auspices, she success
fully conducted a series Of readings in
the Model School Hall aud in lem
perance Hall respectively; moreover,
that the representations then sub
stated to be an educated and
elegant Irish lawyer, was a par
tisi end wholly helpless paralytic
of formerly a9luent and now re-
duced circumstances, and that her
friends and her necessities had COM
Delled her TO appear As public reader.
The HeiS-ences used by the lady WiIl,
it is said, comprise the names OF Hon.
Horace Greeley, Mr.. Samuel Sinclair,
MIR. Albert ID. Richardson, and other
persons Of like pursuits and similar
n,.-~.isty. The dateHsa viii not Garry
ont their n1i-,.-ases unless they can
succeed as they propose, N SHOWING
that these readings OF Mrs. bicr a
land in Trenton were without the
knowledge and consent Of h5I hu5-
band. Also, that her husband 5 means
were at that time amply sufficient 10
provide lOr herself and the children IA
comfort; that her husband was no
paralytic nor ever was nor ever
has been; that Mrs. McFarland's
Tree use OF Messrs. Richardson :,
Sincllir'5 and Greeley's nGnes
as long back as then was a
surprise TO her husband, Who
was unaware that they knew his wife
or she them; ana such use OF them as
said s, aE least, indicative OF an intI-
macy Tor a longer period thau ha>
hitherto been mentioned or thought
10 be capable u being established.
This Trenton epi~Uu5 VIII De lnJ
standing point in the defense. Ia the
ChrUuUlOgIcai successive series Ut eVI-
dence, it Is given out that there VIII
be no zap Uf time let unuccuuuLed
for; and the presence of Richardson
ss visitor and friend OF Mrs. Mctar-
land viii Ee traced week 10y week aud
month by month, ana yeac by year,
from the time when Richardson es-
capped from Confederate captivity,
down TO the evening when ne was
MORALLY shot in the tribune office. a
great deal Of the facts, or alleged acts,
has been already published. Luere Il
declared, however, 10 b a lot or en-
tirely new testimony which dove
tails into the theory of the defense OT
Il series and SUCCESSION and systematic
estra1yeuent Of Mrs. Mcfarland by
RichdrdsOn.