The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-05-20

gallSG Ref OWL lCCliu3S, luLtICcucu
through AIr. Greeley. As soon as
ne cot his Office she ceased prepar-
atious for the stage. and went to her
fathers. remaining a short time.
Then Mcfarland summoned her to
New York with Percy, who was i'll at
the time, saving he would burn her
fathers house over her head if she
did not come. She arrived in New
York in August After few weeks
physicians said Percy would die il
not sent back to the country, and she
again returned to her fathers, and
STAYED until November. During the
previous winter she had met Mrs.
Sinclair often at Mrs. Cleveland's
and was shown great kindness by
her. Her influence was given to Sc
curing the appointment for McFar-
land. In the winter of 1868 and
1864 they were Mrs. Sinclair's near
neighbors. One night Mcfarland
came home so bruised and bleeding
from a street broil, not uncommon
occurrance, that she was obliged to
call on Mrs. Sinclair for aid in get
ting him to bed. She kept him in
bed week, and brought his meals
to him herself. From the spring Of
1862 to the fall of 1864, McFaEland
sent her home three times and NOV
ed her to eight different boarding
houses. If for one moment she was
peaceful in possession of shelter, his
habits or dissatisfied. temper urove
him to change. At last, in the fall
Of 1854, Mr.. Sinclair offered them,
rent free, his unoccupied farm house
on Hudson River, where they stayed
all winter, and in the summer took
a small tenement, also in CrotOn,
which they furnished cheaply with
two hundred dollars borrowed by
Mcfarland from her father His
conduct was raore endurable. In
the summer Of 1865 he lost his place
under the Government, and made no
attempt to do anything. She sug-
oested that she wonld have to give
readings again. He swore terribly
at her, but made no other answere
She went on with her readings, and
with the money saved thereby went
to her fathers. Leaving the chill
dren with her mother, she gave other
readings, and with the money paid
the physician who attended her at
Danny's birth, now eighteen months
old. She also arranged to print a
little book for children, and returned
to New York to occupy small rooms
in thirty sixth street, which McFar-
| land had hired. "This winter she
saws. II made a desperate struggle
| for life. l had my two babies, the
Younger Just weaned. I had this
man half Of the time coming home
intoxicated, and 1 had nothing but
my woman's heart and hands to look
to for support. 1 gave all the readings
1 could. did all my own house
work. When at home l took faith
/ full care of my children, but often
sank into such utter despondency o.
heart as only God knows and can
pity when He sees the poor human
soul sinking under it. y
In April, 1856, Mr.. Sinclair and
some friends arranged reading al
Steinway's rooms, the proceeds o.
which were more than $3.50, Nc
Farland abused her violently fol
giving this reading, got grossly in
toxicated, and kept all but $50 OF
the money, which paid her and the
children's fare to her fathers house
The history of her acquainta ace
with Mrs, Calhoun is given, as also
of the engagement at Winter Garden
together with the letter in which she
told the story Of her married life to
Mrs Calhoun. Mrs. Richardson
then passes to a review Of her ac-
ouaintance with Mr.. Richardson and
| his connection with her case. Up
to the time of her coming to the
room at the same house in Amity
street, their acqua ntance had been
very slight and formal. They had
met occasionally at Mrs, Sinclair s
and Mrs. Calhoun's, and up to the
twentieth of January, 1867, her ac-
auaintance with Richardson consist
ed solely Of two calls, at the request
of her husband, to solicit his Rich
ardson's] aid in getting Mcfarland
a place in the employ of the Pacific
Railroad Company. Of the Amity
street lodging she says;
III / had any feeling about Mr.
Richardson's coming to take a room
so near Mcfarland and myself, il
was one of aversion, from the fact
that he could not be there without
knowing something of my unhappy
life. saw him there often, and he
did me many kindnesses. There
was never, prior to my leaving Mr.
Mcfarland, O word or even a look
passed between us which l should
not be glad if the whole world had
seen and heard, -
On the day of the separation.
February 81, 1867, Richardson told
Mrs. Mcfarland This is 4 matter
in which I cannot advise you. But
whatever you make up your mind to
do, 1 shall be glad to help you"
On the evening Of the separation,
as Richardson was leaving Mr.. Sin
clair's, he babe Mrs. McFarlan d
good by, saying: Il wish you to re-
member, my child, that any respon-
sibility you choose to give me, in
any possible future, / shall be very
glad to take" and two days later
a formal avowal ofhis love, counsel
ing her to tell her friends all he said,
and to take their counsel. Richard
son was first shot on the 13th Of
March, 1861, and then Mrs. McFar-
land says she heard of the intercept
ted letter for the frs time, but new
er saw it or knew its contents until
it appeared in print, After the
shooting, Mcfarland rihed all his
wife's correspondence, manuscript,
private papers, DC, appropriating
letters from Mrs. Sinclair, and Mrs.
Calhoun, which were read on the
trial. Mrs. Richardson Incorporates
in this portion of her narrative a
letter from Richardson, dated March
81, 1867, containing in more earnest
terms the affection avowed in the in
tercepted letter,a which she says,
is the key note Of absolute love and