The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-29
The Mcfarland Trial.

NEW YORK, April 28.-The court was more
crowded this morning than it has been for
many days. Horace Greeley was again placed
on the stand and testified that the substance
land of the incidents connected with the first
snootlng up town. Cross examined by Mr..
am,-First met Richardson in Kansas in
1859; was connected with the Tribune in 1859
or 1850. Richardson was never regularly con-
nected with the Tribune. Witness was re-
quested by Mr.. Hall, friend of Richardson's,
to see that somebody pas p r9 {dea for the pgas;
but that gentleman refused to act. Never ap-
piled to any other person directly. The ari-
vate counsel was engaged through the instru-
mentality of witness. Witness was not per-
sOnally interested in the case. Mr.. Graham
here asked question relative to the Astor
House marriage; he proposed to show the bias
OF the witness, and that he was so employed in
this affair; that he required to be we'll repre-
sented to defend himself.
The Recorder said he should exclude it; Mr..
Graham excepting.
Mr.. Greeley, resuming, said that if he was
asked to contribute toward the expenses of the
prosecution he should do So Knew no person
who had contributed money for this purpose
Never asked any one to SO contribute Re-
member writing an article on the subject of
revenge, having this case in his eye. Never
wrote or caused to be written any editorial in
reference to this case in any other paper than.
the Tribune. Witness was interviewed by a
REPORTER htdu tue dCCOuuC III Lle sun aICer.
wards. The reporter did not tell him his
name. Did not think the interview was to be
published. Did not know he was being inter-
viewed. Mr.. Graham here read the interview
alluded to. Mr.. Greeley denied several por-
tons of it. Did not say that Mcfarland had
given up all his claims to his wife. Did not
say his testimony would go against Mac at
the trial. Did not say Mac was bad man.
Did not say he was dirty, deliberate, id
villain. Did not swear one swear that was
published. Did not make any threats against
McF. Did not consider it sufficient for man
to say that he relinquished all claim to his
wife to be a competent divorce. Did believe
that he had given up his wife. Never said so
to Richardson. Never encouraged Mrs. McF.
in her attachment to Richardson. Did speak
Mrs. Calhoun. Presumed he mentioned it to
Mr.. Reed. Did not remember prisoners b av-
ing called upon him for letter of recOmm en-
dation for the Office of Register in Bankruptcy
At his first interview the prisoner spoke with
considerable feeling; did not cry. Knew McF
five years before the time. Mr.. Graham show
ed witness two letters of his to McF. one was
addressed, "My friend" and the other, "Dear
Sir" These letters were as truthful as letters
Accommodation generally are. One was to
Mr.. Draper, Collector of the Port, and the other
to Mr.. McElrath, appraiser. Mr.. Greeley
gave Mrs. Calhoun letter of introduction to
Henry Ward Beecher when Richardson was
on his death bed. With what view did YOU
mony was objected to by Garvin. Mr.. Ora
ham said he had right to show that Mr..
Greeley and others had the control of this case
and that his testimony was not impartial. He
had right to show if witness was bribed and
he should have the right to show if witness
were biased. Mr.. Graham did not wish to inn
peach Mr.. Greeley's testimony, but he wished
to show the jury that he should regard it with
many grains of allowance. The Recorder ruled
it inaamissible. Question-Mr. Greeley did
-v>k - l,1A
ton; the statement that McF. wrote? An
swer-I am very confident that I did. Wit
ness could not swear that it was his own hand
writing. Did not know his handwriting;
could not swear it was the same statement that
McF. wrote, which was published. Did not
known of any suit of libel against McF. The
last five lines of the article were written by
Mr.. Greeley. To Judge Garvin-The CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Reed was about tie time of
Ricnardson's death. He came in saying that
he was connected with some newspaper. He
said he wanted some information about the
McF. business. The person asked if Mr., Gree
ley did not think they would make a good
point on him in regard to the free-love and
marriage business. Mr.. Greeley answered
that he thought his views and character were
we'll enough understood already. Mrs Sim
clair had spoken to the witness in McFarland's
favor, but Mrs. McF. never did solicit auy ia
vor or accommodation for the prisoner. To Mr..
Graham-Did not know of Richardson's inten-
uOn 70 go 10 any dlstanC place IN the latter part
of 1869.
The next witness called was Mr.. Samuel
Sinclair, publisher of the Tribune. He testi-
fled that he was acquainted with the prisoner
since 1857. Knew his wife. Remembered an
interview between Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland at
the house of witness in 1867.
Q.-State what occurred Witness-Mrs. Nc
hariand said that the prisoner wanted an in
terview with her. She refused until her father
would be present. Mrs. Mcfarland told the
prisoner that his conduct towards her had
driven out all the affection that She ever had
for him, and she would no longer live with
him. This inter view occurred on the oath of
February, 1867. Mcfarland spoke to witness
that evening, asking him to speak to MIR. NC
Elrath in his favor. Witness and mcfarland
spoke about the separation. Witness tried to
put confidence into him. Mcfarland said he
never could live again with Mrs. f.: that the
separation was total. Prisoner was in the
habit of calling on witness frequently. The
next time witness saw Mcfarland he smoke
sharply to him about his trying to preiudice
his son Percy against his mother.
Oliver JohnsOn's testimony was of the same
nature as the above, he being present at the
interview referred TO,
Chas, Howall testified that in 1869 he saw
prisoner many times, aud he always expressed
his intention OF shooting Richardson.