The New York herald., 1870-05-05

q. stale the nature "a Of the business you had with
20 Counsel ~ desired to prove that Howell the Witness
came on the stand as prejudiced witness; tnss ne
SSsss Sa e Ss
mernan that the check proved to be forgery. ana
that warrant was issued for the arrest Of Howell
Q. DO you know the general chagaoter Of Howell
from tae people q Portchesteri A; can only speak
@. DO you know his general Characterf A. know
what the general impression Is; tits bad.
ne has been a. Portohsssr he Keeps factory there
as member OF the drm OF Howell h Company, hat
they employ al gs no mn
Testimony Of Elias b. Cherry.
Elias B. Cherry examlned-Am manufacturer OF
nair pins; know J. Q. Howell; was engaged In the
Ss gsasa % DaS with
Howell; the partnership was dissolved by mutual
consent.
Testimony Of Captain Canrey.
the pce ann nm tse police
OF the city OF New York was captain In the Metro.
potan Police in the Fifteenth precincts MI. McFar:
land was brought to the station house on the 18th OF
March, 1857, about fifteen minutes past ten saw
Mrs Mcfarland there that night.
Richardson while Mcfarland was standing bys A.
She came in and asked how Mr.. Richardson was;
attended to by the surgeon, and stayed by him until
the bail was extracted and then went away with
him; can't say positively but my impre Is taat
was her husband and that she SAID ne was,
but that she would never i've with with
up by the wounded man that did not attend par
tcularly to the prisoner; have glmmering rccol,
lection. but not very dstnGt e. one Una. ne Sc aGic%
oss.examinei~i don't remember what he did,
whether he stood up or sat down; took his nalne
age, &C.. / believe I sat at the desk when did so;
l don't recollcct that he said ANYTHING except
answer the usual questions; he was not In my pre-
sence Ave minutes; did not see him again that
night.
Testimony Of John Secrecy.
John Secrcy, policeman, OF the Seventeenth pre-.
cinct, testHed-I am an oficer OF the Seventeenth
precinct; in March, 1867, the night OF the first shoot
saw M and ynS M @
gutter, with the former on top; Mrs. Mcfarland ran
down Thompson, toward Fourth street; officer Cul.
to e eleven 'u ocock 's When VIM McFarlanG was taken
to the station hoase he was very Inuch excited;
he was very neryOus he did not speak distinctly ne
appeared to be about the same way the next morn.
ing in going to the court; when took him to the
station house Mrs. mcfarland about three or four
minutes afterwards came IN; Mcfarland said that
she was his wife; she replied that she was few
days before, but was not then;
Counsel for deience-Ycs; she'd got q divorce by
oysr Wness told me Richardson
had taken his children away
Senior counsei-Whose wire did Mrs. Mcfarland
appear to be when she came to the station house.
Question objected to and objection sustained.
Gross -eXamined-Three shots were fired; they
were all fred one after the other and before got 10
was taken from Mcfarland by otficer Culh ane;
dHn't eXenlRe she revolver myself. . 49,.
| the following morning who represented Mr.. Rich.
ardsOn his name was Runkle.
Senior counse-Dd you see Mr. Runke whisper
to Judge Lc0with?
District AttOrney-I object,
The Court-Tne Question cannot lie allowed.
Senior coun sel-Your Honor VIII give me The
Wian 10 AM unOpa nhars
to note that the Court rules out oil that assed be-
tween the Judge and the counsel at the police court
My Intention WAS, your Honor, 10 show that they
were afraid TO press the charge against McFarnnd,
knowing, as they did, that the husband had been
wronsed.
Testimony of Sergeant Haggerty.
Police Sergeant Haggerty was next called and
testified that on the 18th OF March, 1867, he saw
Mrs. Mcfarland at the station house, going toward
standing at the desk; she was going past the prls-
oner when Captain Cafirey stopped her and asked II
that was her husband; she said thai was her hus
band once; she went to Richardson, and | heard
her use The word dear to linn.
Cross-examined-Idldntsee any pistol at all.
Testimony of Officer Culhnme.
Onicer Thomas Culhane testined-On the 18th
March. 1867, was on post in Bleecker street;
at the corner Of Blocker and Carmnc streets when
the first shot was fired; ran up and found them on
| the north side OF the street in the gutter; Mr..
Mcfarland had pistol IN his hand; Richardson
had hold Of that hand; took Richardson
land M myself II thai thai was sa her husbaaa; @ & sRe
her and Mr. Richardson in the coach When
they left; we stopped at 72 Amity street, and she
went in and brought out some clothes and brandy
knees and said, "Dear, how do you feel now ?n ac
eompanied them to No. West Washington place
Cr0ss-examined-Ther were two women there
aud one or two gentlemen when left them; heard
Mr. Richardson was wounded IN the back we got to
Mr. Slncalis house about half an hour after the
heard three shots ared; did not myself examine
n fbar r,,t-t, t,t fhatn,
Re.direct-I had bean in Mr. Sinclair,s house
about Ave minutes when Mr.. Runkle came in; Mrs.
Mcfarland asked for him; saw Mr.. RunlIe at the
court next morning acting as counsel.
Counsel for prisoner here put in the record from
ss .ne Secoha rolce court showing that no complaint
charged. Counsel for the prosecution accepted the
record in evidence.
Testimony of Alexander Bunker.
Alexander Bunker was next examned-L,ves at
NO. 33 Beach street; resided III New York twenty-one
years; kept q boarding house in August 1862 at No
20 Beach stree; Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland Boarded
never saw him drunk during that time; his conduct
TO his vile always appearel kinds he afterwards
during that time never saw hIm drunk or under the
influence Of liquor; | always supposed him to be a
SOBER, temperate man.
Testimony OF Margaret oliver.
Mrs. Margaret oliver exanined-Resded In this
citv for fifteen years; In Tie month of September,
1862, was andlady OF the boarding house Sc Varick
street; Mr.. Mcfarland and his wife came to board
nearly a year; never saw Mr.. Mcfarland drunk: his
conduct to Mrs. McFarlan1 was excellent; he al.
ways appeared kind and pleasant man.
Testimony OF Cathurine Manning.
Mrs Catharine Manning called and examined
Formerly lived with Mr.. Mcfarland, at the time lie
lived IN Varlck street; lived nearly year with Mrs
Mcfarland; never saw Mr.. Mcfarland drunk or un-
der the influence OF liquor; his treatment OF his vile
was very good and Kind.
Witness was cr0Ssexamned, but her testimony
direct was not shaken.
Testimony Of Mary Gates.
Mrs. Mary Gates examined-Has lived in the CITY
torty-seven years; IN the month of January 1866
lived at 1853 West Thrtysixth street; Mr. Mcfarland
boarded with me; he commenced In January and
remained I'LL the 4th OF May following; the family
INSISTED OF himself wife, two children and nephew:
While lie lived with me Mr.. Mcfarland was a sober
man; never saw him drunk or under the influence
OF liquor; his conduct to his wife was very kind and
god; was not asked by Mrs. Mcfarland to give test
mony for the prosecution; Mrs. Mcfarland called
upon me.
2. Did you go down TO the District Attorneys
office? A. / did.
H., al for