New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.

coutnue and probably conclude his argument in behalf
OF the accused. Tomorrow striotAttornoy Garvin is
expected to up the case for the people, and on
Wednesday, at furhest Recorder Hackett will probably
charge the jury and leave the fate OF Richardson's slayer
10 the solemn decision of twelve OF his peers.
The trial began the 4th Of April, and has already
lasted five the court having been in actual session
2iS days. Three days spent in mpanneng the fol
lowing Jury.
Es.s % F.S s1TsS g rss4' s,1 a S% So @ s' bSHe
. Samu, bcrGmsn srcccr No l2S Nueecnth.st
$ Peer Welsh merchant " SSl West, and No G2 West Forty
e Gahdel Tsusae rcc,iscr, at No Del,uegyst
:. Thauss scott. merchant. q, No 3i1 Broadway.
g Ilsia l. Troxbrdre. merchant at No. "a Pearlst
II AInrsa = PRIME insurance agent At 2ss Broviwav.
y Ge,S, Howard and manager. No. y Noriolkst
Seventeen and one-haf days were occupied in taking
evidence The Court did not sit on Good Friday and the
illness 81 Recorder HacNctt prevented the continuance
of the trial during latter part of the third week
The ease was briefly opened for the people by District
Attorney Garvn the h OF April and the rest OF the
day spent in examining witnesses for te prosecu
ton Charles Spencer opened for the defense on the
sth of April and rather more than ten days were eN-
hau,ted i'm LAYING the evidence in McFarlands favor be-
fore the Jury Five days, beginning April 2s were de-
voted to ruhutuC evidence the part OF the pioSecu
tipr one additional day consumed by the defense
and finally few surgchutting witnesses were examined
for the rcopc In all upward Of 100 witnesses have been
An uuluIlNEcu Itloit VI tN' 'ii''' Wv
hc uniug would fl more than $40 columns Of THE lkib
rNE We have already carefully and impartially pre-
scutcd fun record Of the proceedings from day to day
TIE mas, Of evidence has however been 80 great that
readers will row ic CAD 20 have III bLe Sonipar, .o
: cpt Uolpts actually proved each side. We en-
dcavor present them below IN thc heleSl PoSspio
form aud without the slightest favor TO either party!
TIE SHOOTING.
Tho sbootiuc Of Mr.. Richardson ny Mr.. Mcfarland in
TIN TRIBUNE oice the 25th Of November 1862 about
s:i5 O'Clock in afternoon, from behind the counter
WIS proved hy the prosecution 10y several witnesses ana
III counsel ID the defense have stated that they admit
a. me dertncatiou of Mr.. Mcfarland ON the same
.ycilu. Iy Mr. Richardson as the man who shot Inn
i, proved by io police officer who made the arrest ana
NR MFARLAND's HISTORY.
J,,,cs u, Tarlaud tcstifcd-Dauiel Mcfarland Is my
brother ne is about 80 years Of age he came to tins
country with his parents in ls23 Daniels first occupation
wastnat ~ tailor I'm Ncw-YOrk in 1884; he afterward
went south T. Charleston and returned from there IN
NJ rcu l,l. before that he worked with his brother
nm, ON ia 1892 and went to Boston in lS4S; he
clter.d Dartmouth College IN lS4s ana III 1890 went 70
L rs and lvr.Gcd li- studies Tor year III LhG!dHu,
Ireland. and France DC was married m l55G ne went
VT soon after and understand ne had lands IN Wis
c.ir 40 tire mc there was child Of the marriage,
'.l i i,,,',. l,st track Of Mr Mcfarland he
tween 900 aud l-65; when saw him In 1857 ne was
chn-cd ~ appearance seemed eare-worn' and appeared
Ms, ANA H. Burns tc,tifcd-I was present at the
rrarc of Dlui, NJ Farland to Abby NJ sage, at Thco
- ~ irLGr ISs-; last saw the woman who became
Nj NCTar.ud ON the Ist OF April ~ Woodside, New
Jersey; she living in house 10y herself WIN Mr.
Kchard,on'> children aud one of her own Danny she
C,t. uy t.r Of Mrs Richardson thcrS' heI athtr
keeps small periodical store IN Boston AT 40 90 WASH
"'-''''' MRS RICHARDSON'S HISTORY.
Mrs ABIGAIL sage tc,tihcd-I reside IN Charlcsown,
NJ. and an the mother Of Mrs. richardson, formerly
Mr.. NJ, Farlard: resided in Manchester " H.. at the
time Of my daughters marriage most Of her life she
lived with Inc: she went 10 the best school, in New
an am r,,i and me- various bruuchcs taught in the
hienlr schools. she very STUART ,he taught thrrc
r.d u = fiaf for,: .hc In Boston in the summer Of
marriage ncddtey after they went TO Madl,',' Wis
600, -hp Ot back o. my hous, the .Oth OF May toiIoW-
tcpng n wr't t.. Er9oklyn il DeGemher; MIR drj
Mcfarland was confined, aud came ON anu anu
li.sar'.: slo returned my house April J, lo, and
remained mt June tht p.LnS[ S Ty Tny " horn
AMI no. le6D hired nurse who TOOK care 0f brT she
-,,d to us again the following December. aud then
NJ To Madison in March. 1861 They came back to our
hat~c u June, lag, and went ~ ava! IN july ..!i.g
NV YORK returned the next June. aud STAYED until
Au.-l,t: Danny born i'm the Spring Of 1874 al our
and then returned TO New YORK; in 1865 moved from
Muthcsor 10 Chatham and ,,s came there IN October
turned 20 York; She came next IN April Ice and
STAYED into june and then Went VIII lnc nndrn 10 @ tc
thc We moved Boston. aud she about the last of
September; after the scpa1tion, she went u West
Ane-bury IN the Summer OF 1867, and renamed there
Winter Garden 1heater in the Winter Of 1876 and 1867
just before she began % play Lady Capuet M Mcfa
land came tu try house. and wanted me To 90 ana
drt,- Mr. Sinclair willing 20 lend to Mr.. Mcfarland
save hsr the eNQvu- OF buying one Wich She toIld
not Afford he spoke with interest and enthusiasm OF her
talents and her certain success ne said that he was glad
that going on the stage; and he felt that she
would succeed. Dee certain that she had more genius
for he stage than any other woman on II; she bayed
and juliet Lucrta IN Butus, and Ncrissa III the
Merchant of Venice
Mr, Mary i. Giiert te,ti- Ann Callahan testified:
f.i-I first MR. Rich reside al No. 50 MOrrisst
arlson think l,G nthe jersey City, next door TO
Summer of I>.7 visited her family named Gilbert;
al We.f Ame. .l,rv: she WAS saw Mrs Mcfarland there
a. my house iu lSs never week ago last Wednesday;
swhc the time she left saw her come there the
nv hon c In Julv Iss until Of August. very
last December; she has not heavily Neiled, with her
l.u al INV hOuse jersey Danny; she stayed
,y al an time lrior to this there, think, altogether
trial MIR Richardson Wa ~ about six weeks the lady
ny house ia August last he saw week ago last Wedhes
Nas rather above the day is the one saw,
dum sire, with closely Oh ana on al mat mouse Tor
shaven chin iu the SumneE.stX weeks last summer;
he never wore upuperari- she II In deep mourning
sat suit AZ my house III then she was III gay cOlOrs
I.r.e,. lily last Summer. Nj. Richardson there a
Ina isfs / lived ON Eliza great deal last summer,
ls'th-ave In Newark: Mrs. often as three times day.
Richardson at my house he Wiis rather STOUT man,
nnii r% MI Ja5 J s @ Mr. ch he wore pepper
.r1s,u "a. rot an inmate Of and-Salt suit.
ms hons thai wear between Charity Alderman testi
May and August; he came ned; IN tne NprHls anu
there az a friend, perhaps summer OF 1865, L lived on
ourc a week or oftcner ElZabeth-aVe, Newark,
Cur.i, +. Gilbert testified: about 200 yards nom Mt
j live No 81 MOrTis-st, Glberts house MRS. NC
Jcrsey CITY: | lived there Farland stopping there
iast Simmer wore a long with Danny think she re-
beard coming down Oh NY NAMED tmee OF 9 lour
chest months; saw her nearly
every evening between
and 20 10y on the side
walk and in lOOr IS minutes
she and Mr.. Richardson
would come back together;
them day when
ine had d bouquet III hs
hand; he gave Mrs. Nc.
IFarland the bouquet and
they kissed each other; Mr..
lRiChardsOn was quite tan
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