The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-20
THE MCFARLAND MURDER
TRIAL.
Eleventh Day.

New YONH, April ~.
Tho court room this morning was
crowded as usual with lHrge number OF
ladies occupying seats within the ruling
in IL good position 10 hear tlIe evidence
which is now about TO become interesting
The insanity plea is given up for awhile,
and the testimony relating u the COnnec.
ton Of Richardson with Mrs. Mcfarland
il 10 bu adducGd. This no doubt caused
thGudditiOn 10 the number OF ladieS.
The present witness, Mrs. Mason, was
again pInCcl ON the stand, on being exam.
fIed by Mr.. Graham, said Mrs. Mcfarland
received two letters which came to wit.
ncsscs house for her, that were pOstmarkrd
Hartford, where Richardson was. Mrs
Mcfarland got back soon after MrR.
Mason LEFT, and Richardson arrived soon
after. Richardson came sooner thIn wit
ness expected; he arrived In the night
time; did not know who let him in. Mrs.
Mcfarland told witness she was going 10
Boston. Witness remembered McFar-
land telling her that she would not live
with her husband any moro; witness re-
mOnstrntel with her, saying that Mctar-
land was very devoted husband. Nc
Farland camc to tho house and wentwlllI
witness TO Mrs. McFarland's room; saw
prisoner take Ous letters from her writ.
ing desk; they were the letters read from
Mrs, Calhoun and Mrs. Sinclair. lie also
took out Of trunk, the likeness Of Rich
ardson, which he put back again; Mctar-
lind was very much agitated during the
search. The prisoner asked witness how
il was that NtN. Mcfarland came back.
The witness explained rs she testified pre-.
viously. The witness told Mcfarland OF
her seeing Richardson in Mrs. MctAr-
lands room. ...l..
Mrs. Mcfarland would 80 ont and
leave Percy alone on some occasions.
Richardson came 10 board about two
weeks allcr the Netherlands lie said he
would have three pcrSOns with him. They
did come about 9 o'clock every morning.
Mcfarland was ut home every night. Wit
ness never remembered him to he away
an evening. Did not know what his office
hours were. lie used to sometimes come
home Mt 9 O'clock, but generally ut four;
only remember one occasion on which
Mr.. Mcfarland went out after he came
home in the evening; that time hG went to
market. Mrs. Mcfarland used 10 come
homo ailer witness had retired for the
night. Witness went TO bed about D
o'clock. Mrs. Mcfarland generally did the
cooking. Witness saw Mr.. Mcfarland
often doing il himself. Mrs. Mcfarland
hrcakGlsted with Richardson three days
nf(cr she came back 10 live In the house;
the breakfast was cooked by Mrs. MCFar'
land; witness remembers Richardson TAX
ing piece Of paper or some clothes that
the wnshcrwoinan brought In; both Rich
ardsOn's and Mrs. McFHrland's clothes
were in the basket. Mr., Graham here
read list of the clothes showing what
they consistCdo Of. Examination resumed.
On tho day Mrs. Mcfarland lCit with
Percy she Ind Il satChcl on her arm, MIR.
Mcfarland was alone In the house. While
Mrs Mcfarland was Mt the theatre Percy
used 10 be put to he'd about 0 O'Clock, he
never was put 10 bed before his mother
went out,
Cross cxaminAtiOn-AtE. Mason con.
tinucd without GliCiting anything new.
Mrs. Maria Benedict, Mrs Ann MCCOr'
mick, q wAShwOmNn OF Mrs. AlcFArlnhu,
and several other witnesses were exam
incd, but the testimony was unimpOrtant.
Wnl. Morris, who termed himself n 10Th
Amendment, !, Nnd formerly II servant IN
Mr.. Sinclair's house, testified TO seeing Mr.
Richardson and Mrs, Mcfarland kiss each
other about Christmas, 1857. Other teSti-
mOny was given rs TO Mrs. McFNrINnds
residing some time at Mrs. Gilhert,s house,
in New Jersey, in 1868; and that Mr.. Rich,
artlson accompanied Mrs. Mcfarland
home several times from the Winter Gar
den Theatre. The evidence rs to lie
insurance policy being taken out by Mr.
Richardson in the name Of Mrs: McF"r'
land was excluded by the Recorder.
The Court adjourned. The defense
taill 0lncn IN. .mOFf0W