, 1870-04-19
THE M'FARlAkD TRIAL.
Tenth Days Proceedings.
Tribune Employees Called for tie
Defence.
Testimony Conccr1iiu: tile
A*tor House Marriage
Excluded.
Special Desratch 10 The Chicago Tribune

Special Despatch II The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YORK, Apr! 1s.-Judse IIackett having
ruled out the testimony atnut tho Astor House
marriage IN the scFarlar trial, II is thought the
defence will complete thtr evidence tomorrow.
The principal effort Of the defence Today, In ad-
dillon to showing McFarlands insanity, and at-
tempting tic Introduction Of the marriage natter
was to prove that Richardson carried PISTOL In
this they failed completely, and though
they called three Of Richardson's intimate
trtcnds, they wcrn unable to 8h0w
anything Of the kind. The case Is loslng interest
With the public owing 10 the failure Of the de-
fence to prove many things promised In the open
ing speech concerning the pistol belonging 70
Richardson, one witness teautying that be last
saw It in Northern Asia; WIS not allowed, to say
that when be LEFT for Asia. In 1866, Richardson
gave him the pistol, with the remark: that he
Ind no use for 1t in New Tork.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TIE ATTENDANCE
new YoRr, April 1s.-The usual curious crowd
assembled In and abont the Court House this morn
ting, when the Mcfarland trial wAs resumed.
Owing to more than customary precautions, how
ever, there were few spectators admitted 10 the
courtroom: nevertheless, the number Of females
IVES unusually large
SPENCER RE1rrEARs.
chxs. T. Spencer reRrPca1cd this morning as one
Of the counsel for the defence. The testimony
n
NcFa1land's mental condition, and contains moth
ing Of interest
TESTIMONY or osH xr111o4H.
Mr. M!tllgan testified that be WAS acquainted
With McFarland In 1867: was connect.ai with thc
Appraisers ONCE In March Of the same year he
f1rtt observed him acting 10 strauge manner;
Of 1861 bis appearance vas quite different from
what II Was lii January. 1867, lie Was then cheer
ful, tut grew quits detected.
BENJAMIN D. BtwRS TEaTIF1E.
Benjamin B. Bowen testified that hc prcachctl In
se1al Of the end 1ons Sne the prisoner
hin, iII 1861. when he came 10 H0stuu aisnt tho
KaIsts Corpus matter Ibc witness was iinti t,nt
IT, hra e nt.one1 e. q III 1T nssn1s spse a
iakeu uwas hls chtl,Irru md bIs wiz and fhat H..
Mtshed he was dead. The voice Of the prisonrr
im1ressjon that The ticfrn.lant was Insanr s>t'
4 number OF othcr witnesses testilcd their be-
Iucharison "A'S'
Several ad,lislonnl witnesses were examined On
the subject ef the insanity Of tue prisoner ut tic
evidence Vas unuserrstiils. f' '''@@ >Ae
Intense excitement WIS xcasionet, hy The call.
tng Of Mrs. Mcfarland, but 1t proved IL he onIy
Important,
Mr Graham ofEerc,f to show that Mrs. McFay-
land cxue,s 10 itlis Indy that Mcfarland could
nut l,ecutne dfunkart for ii he vas drunk threa
times she would leave tlu,
Ouesuou cxciuGe3L
~. Ey.pEScE e DONALD NICHOLSON.
the I+ibune ASSOCIATION anu foFncr,y a,,Uen III
to Richardson was 70 the effect that h. tack frpm
the latter on tho night he was shot some memo
randa is 10 he titsposition u tls property. Tic
Recorder excluded the evidence.
THOMAS y. KNOX.
Journalist, test!ncd that be uever saw Richardson
have nlstoi Afirr lsGG
TESTIMONY or EuI1HAw RE1p
Whifel8w Reid, editor Of the Tribune, testitcd
August or September McFariand aud Cleveland
had SONG conversation, and drank together
MIS- MARY AAh0N
And wife lived there three Or four months. Had
back rarior aud extcnsi"n IN the flEst loor-
1ilchaE13son came there about two weeks after
Mcfarland. Hc had frnnt room and closets.
The ruosns we're separated by folding doorB. The
tloois were pulled to With no fastsn1ngA MEa