New-York tribune., 1870-04-29
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such stories you mention In this notei A. cannot
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q Is that the enveopei A. cannot tell you; IT prob
q Where did yon write that letter FRONT A. From
@. Mrs Mcfarland was then at the White Mountains,
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a married lady but ! would IKE to know your age be-
q. so you SO when yon wrote this. and how much
se1i Perhaps Is years, perhaps more do nj EnG.
Objection was made to the letter.
Mr. Graham-I know some husbands that would gyea
good kicking for such letter, If there not
Recorder HaikettI don't that the contents Of thas
The note was excluded but finally read by special
isD,rgsOssr ogrcg s,vr9sK '2th Agg2. loss
tim ass mi ny promise to end 700 Hr
been faltlel ioa VII ind them hossyer 10 the sams %
eaoaaon The have eo s means Of eo5yeios ga .1a.1 .s
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reaches oa Mrs Johnson viii leave sseSSs DO, ar s .' & S s
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zee tie Hght YOGr'ooH oL1ge Ionnoa
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Yes seemed quite cheerful and his expressions ind
Gated great satisfaction in view Of what he was going TO
10 @ " When re was making light Of his condition you
do yom belle ce actually sensible OF TIC future 10
fore hint i. lie seemed -. entirely
O. Do YOU believe he was \. do.
Edirect-Q spoke In the letter to Boston Of some
stories that had been set ado you say you earLot
.I.. stteb farp had
ground had you for that referencei a. shoald hays
written more truly u had written OF me t3re, t11s
O. In regard tO the "HaTdhBeH letter, are ne words
zone altogether 9Eey ETC. &C. n aISfoffb c m fbd % n1y e af'
O. Was Mrs. Mcfarland at that tine writing Tor Th~
Was she also at that time correspondent FOR 7a
IndependenR A. No, not exactly; she was Whiting sIu
Giles chiefly for the chdrens depart,nent; she wa
and she wrote occasionally to the time OF tAese al
RecTocs-o From whom did You hear that Mt @cPar.
land had these stories aGat In BGst29 me- Ss o
the impression that MI "a inferred that they wers
o. Vii you undertake to say that when you wrote this
portion Of this note any one had given you information
of that dndl VIII you swear positively that you h-a
& From Si.om did you gett A. From tho news
ptP'S. q Name one A. From The Boston Transcript Tia
lid thev charge that Mcfarland had set afOat these
Ten Hs single human being that told yoq hat
Mcfarland had set afoat these storiesi A. don't k.T
that can tell any one now; though tAiAA e"~4 L
TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH C. HowELn.
Examined by DistrictAttorney Garyin-I reside at NO
12l East am engaged in
the manufacture Of hair-pins at Portchester, NJ "
have known the prisoner since the FaH OF 1885, our ac-
ouainance commenced in Madison, Wis, where we both
resided: think our acquaintance continued In the City
Of New-York in lSGo; had conversations with hn az
various tines the first think was In the Fall or Winter
Of 1867 the day tme while walking in the street %
tween this place and the office OF Sanford lie Barron
he said that if Richardson should ever presume to 1--we
with his wife, as her husband he would shoot him ne
spoke of getting civil process served upon Mr. Richard
O. Did say any thing to you about lying In wsis
Mt Grahan,-I object. Here is man that has been
visiting Mr. Mcfarland in hisimprisonment as friend
District Attorney Garyln-Suppose lie has! can't 10
NJ Graham No. he can't if lie hos been playing that
DistrictAttorney Garvin-Can'ta tell the truth
because he has been visiting R prsoneFi "a
DirectNAt subsequent period, think y was the lnss
otsePembsr. l.c9 met Mr. Mcfarland think at III;
up Broadway little Ways and ne INSISTED ms, ,iy on my
going with him to neh toebe9 as he had 'TssaIs %Ses is
Fulton and there lie stated to me that he had infor-
nation that Mr. Richardson was in jersey Clty, or ttss
neghborhood and he had been over there watching fos
him. and determined to shoot him he said he had
spent considerable nme IA u at m he Sa ana the
house which he called to make inquiry and think he
stated that he got information
seen coming aud going the house where Mrs Mo
Farand was presumed reside after watching for some
time they suddenly moved out OF the neighbOrhood.
| and he lost all trace OF them; on that occasion
lie exhibited to pistol n Sertcatlonl as under
stood OF his determination e Saoot Richardson
am unier tie impression that it was revolver st st
him at other times 1869, at my reside IL h NV y .,
st. don't FecOset anything &. rcnds he usually
| on sund2y during the Summer OF 1869 lnV -, =
always turned on his family troubles met Mr.. McFar-
land frequently during the Summer Of 1859, and dont
know that him did refer his do
I termination to shoot Richardson.
Mr.. GrahaIn-Ths all under exception
Recorder Hackett-Ies.
Drect-I think saw Mr. Mcfarland under the infu-
ence OF liquor in the Fall Of 1867, at No. 10 Henryst,
New-fork; II was In tho evening, probably between
for his arrival when he in, under the influence of
liquor to d considerable extent did not stay long I
him under the influence OF liquor about Judge tho
last OF sepember or first Of October 1862 Ut No. rs
found him lying his bed in the he occupied: hs
Immediately said: How do you do doctorp his face
considerably flushed and asked him II he sick;
he said he was not feeling very WELL and held out his
physician would, but noticed that &c beat with con-
siderable velocity; he asked If ever knew q mans
pulse To beat like that he sane; made special
reply, and after pause he said al tell you what,
he said to me, Doctor, If get into trouble. you win
come and me-wont you land say what You can fog
me, and want you to do what You cam" told him
would and him IL he into trouble; he wished
tion to out, and, had some business went away
and left him In his room; should think this was about
O'Clock In the afternoon had frequent conversations
with him, but don't remember any other distinctly.
At this point the Court adjourned until IL o'clock to
day.