The New York herald., 1870-04-29
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY APRIL g. ls7o-TRIPIE SHEET


i. WI nese-lc can swear that DO not, having lts-
tened 80 h3cv dence OF his ins nifty.
Q. Is There anything IN this no.e you want to un-
BayY A. MOI u w0fd; read it.
the JoHNsoN-sIAoK LErrERs-'rHE ASSASSIN, oSon
HER HUSBAND"
Counsel Tor the defence then real the Following
IrDvrxspxnr orrlcr nec 49, 1850.
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your voice swell The lido Of oduT Which s crushing the
more charitable view. Yours truly, o,,vvp ,oussox
Tho reading OF the letter created considerable sen-
@ Al ihe tim, you wrote that letter on The lath q
December can you swear that her husband ilatt SET
al ont IN ,ston ny stories such as as are mentioned
Ia this leiteri A. cannot.
ANOTHER LETTER SHOWN TO wIrSRss
Wifness-That Is written by me. -.
Judge Garyn objected to the introduction OF the
letter, Which was then handed TO and read by the
Court, who ruled II itinadmissabie.
Wltness-You can read IT,
The Court-Witness has expressed desire 10 nave
JOHNSON TO MRS M'pARLASD-rnE HARDsHELL
3 SERMON LETTER. au
MT Gerry then road, IN his usual slow and empha-
sizing style, the FOL owing letter.
INpKrfspgsr 0vrro2, NEW YoEK, August 49, 1868.
MY DEAR MRS. MoFA FAHLASb:-
my asss s not
fnnled You will nd them, however in the same envelope
ss%tSI, ana saissaa been lie
among thousand and shs one altogether ioyey aud of
such sh,I. Il the Kingdom OF heaven," -. CO.,
bSrns sa A. am suss abe w never to with
TO ss
that s yoS w ers Snr tscs @ 70 New Y0rs and
@ my a ''' 'hs 5 cS'
Considerable merrment was excited among the
audience " tho read ng Of this letter.
EXAMINATION RESUMED.
Q. What Ia your age? A. Sixty years.
.. How much Younger is Mrs. Richardson than
your A. Some twenty -nve years; MRS. Mcfarland
and my wife were quite intimate.
Redrect-Knew fsom rumor ami from reading In
the Boston papers al such runors rs referred To
in my leltcr were afi0at.
Testimony OF james George WorreiIs.
James george worrells examined by District Attor.
ney-i reside at 124 West t03d street, my place OF
bus ness Is at Westchester, n r.; AM employed la
prisoner since 1856; knew him first In Madison,
Wis.; he res ded there then; m 1850 came 70 the
city of New York, and In 1861 Mcfarland and had
conversation IN the street. and he said that II
Richardson ever presumed TO live with his
wife a, ler husband he would shoot him; last
September I met McFarian1 in his Olice and as
he was coming out he invited me to lunch, AM he
10 me ibat he had in osmanon hat Richsnlson
was In New Jersey and he was gong over there o
watch nm; he detailed SOM crcum.tln2 2es OF whaG
he vi seea where Ms. Mcfarland resided, and That
ne AMI some lame man nal seen MIN; ne sho"eu
me "a pistol: am under The impression that II Was a
rcvo.ver; l have seen MIN since on Niniy-first
street, but 1 do not recalany thing lurtner
alter that; lie would cal upon us there
during the sumner OF 1869; ] do not know
hlt ever met him during inat summer tbat
he did not cthing Ut shooting Hichard.
son; IA the fan or 1867 saw Mr.. Mcfarland unler
The inuence OF liquor, at No 10 Henry Sd eet; II was
IL tse evening, terwards saw hiin undcr the same
nhuence ia he lall. and TO considerable extent;
this was about the fast week IN September,
and called to see hun: he was ying on tne ped IN
his roon he greeted me and SAID, "Aow do you DO,
doctor?" he said lie was not ieelng very wel anl
held out mis- hanl to me anu ASKED me TO ieel MS
pulse; ne asked me i ever knew mans p.lse to
beat IN inat way who was sane; oon't know tnat
made any speclnc to that question; he sal l.,
'The lacsis I've been lakIng litt.e whiskey' he
said. further, 'DOctor, II 1 ever get into trouble
you II come see me, and do what on can fof me-;
! went awayr he wanted TO get UP aud 20 out With
me- butl dil not think lie was IN position o go oat
With Inc, aud 1 went away: have not seen him
under the influence OF whiskey on amy other occl-
sion.
o'cOck THIS morning.