The New York herald., 1870-04-20


dlately under the room kichatdson occupied; we
onl, used the third door as sleeping moor and my
q. DO YOU know what business Mrs. richardson
was engaged INF A. MIS- Ca houn told me tnat Mrs.
Mcrarlanu was engaged AZ the Winter Ga den; she
went OUT every niSnt or tnereabouts.
q. what time ID she use 10 go outf A. 1t was
anoa, nai..past SIX O'Clock or seven o'clock; have
seen ner going out ABOUT this time.
Y fanny. the ciild. was not tnerea A. never
q. You don't know anything about him A. No.
:, Y. Dii You hear ANYTHING about hims A. Mrs.
Mc arand 70 q me sac sent Danny away week or
TWO before sue ca ie 90 m,shouse.
z. D'd you not understand tnat he went TO his
srand,aLners week or two before she came to your
q. Dld nos Mrs. Mcfarland tell YOU that she went
win Inc boy her ELF A. don't know; she told me
lnaI she mad sem nm away tnat sue might 90 on the
stage.
q How frequently dbl you 90 into Mrs. McFar
lands roomsf A. went lpto them, tnlnk. ABOUT
ak or ten times while MIS-. McFarand went to the
q. What time was 1t that Percy was put to beis
A. About eiQnt or nine O'Clock.
Z. Don't YOU know tiat ne was put to bed before
his mother went out custOLariy 7 A. NO.
u Did Percy go TO scn0olY NO.
q, He renamed ut nome IN the daytime? A. Yes
have known MN " 70 out win Mr.. Richardson's
O. When Mr. Richardson wanted the room did ne
tell you mat he hl0 some persons In MS employ ana
Inai they wouio De there with hiinY A. Yes he SAID
three persons--a ooy who ran errands, a steno-
u Was the Ded in the same position az when the
lormer lodger had lt2 a. No; It was changed to
Sks "a
bookcase there as well. tWtness here testified
me IufnIture belonging to Mr.. Richardson which
Was IN tne roOm.l
q: Was Mr.. nichardson engaged in writing
b0okY A. tnlnx so.
z. DID THESE three persons come with hims A.
Yes, SIR.
Z. Can You give me their namesp A. I cannot:
let them IN sometimes.
q. About now eliy did they come In the morn
lngP \. think about eight or nine O'clock
q. what were tiey DONG there during the day ?
A.. They were drawing and writing.
o.. md ..lln nifylv
tlme A, No; DON'T renleuiber any one night.
z. DO sou remember any Instances when he was
away all the evenings A. No; have seen nim gen.
eraiy reurd ABOUT iour O'Clock IN the aisernoon ne
would go OUT sometimes to get PROVISIONS and be
away about an hour.
q. What time did Mrs. Mcfarland get back from
the tneatrey A. don't know. out understood 1t
was between en- and eleven o'cocK.
Y. what time were yol IN tue na0lt OF retiring to
DedY a. IL was about nine O'Clock or napast nine
O'Clock
q. Did Mrs Mcfarland do the cooking for the
falmyY A. Yes, as general thing
Y. Did sac 10 the sewing ior the famys A.
never saw her sew.
q. Was she not writing articesp A. never saw
T. DO you not know that she wrote for the River
sue Mayaxhs2 A. have seen her writing two
z. how many times were you In the room in the
day timer A. About dozen times
Y. Who took care VI tue roomsY A. Mrs. McFar-
land ana my glrl.
z. lave you ever seen his father teaching Percy ?
A. L heard MN reclSlng Shakespeare and nave seen
hun teaching him from the map.
q. How often nave You heard him reciting Shak.
z. What else dld you see him instructlng the boy
In A: Teaching him TO read ana explaining
geography.
O. That was in the evening and when they were
alone together Mrs. Mcfarland had gone TO the the
atre? A. Yes, SIR
Z. DID 1t not run over sometimesS A. don't re-
member IT. the rent was PAID regularly every
week.
q You spoke OF Mr. Richardson and Mrs. McFar-
land being IN the room together three occasions.
We're any OF the persons employed by Mr.. Richard.
son tnere al that timer A. NO; knew they were
not there.
q. AT the time you speak OF did you knock at the
doorr A. Yes. s.r; they Old me come IN and
walked In; II was Mrs. Mcfarland VINO bid me to
come In.
q You did not hear their conversations A. No,
SIR they we're apparently c0nversing.
u The young iady you admitted tnat afternoon
had called several Zines before, had she nots A.
q. How old was this young lady do you think A.
She looked a young lazy Dut don't know how Old
u. Sne was niece OF Mrs. McFarland, and have
you n0G seen ner walk into her aunt's room2 A. 1
think have seen her knocS at the door; knocked
myself ON this occasion as passed.
q. How many Gays after Mr.. Mcfarland left did he
60 10 hartlords A. am not certain, put thinE
Witness here at some length recapitulated the cir
Gu instances OF the letting or tie room sec0nd time
after Mr.. Richardson left, and the arrival OF Mr..
Richardson III the night.
Don't you rememoet nat Miss Gilbert slept with
Mrs. FcFariand on taa. nigh. aud tnat sne break.
Il liz
Witness was severely cross-examlned as to this
but she continued tnat she nad no recollection OF
Miss Gilbert being there tnat morning.
Counsel on both sldes at considerable length,
argued the adinlsslbilty Of evidence from this wit
ness OF her knowledge OF the firsG shooting oil Rich
ardson and OF MS being driven carriage to her
house that night
The Court ruled that this evidence was not ad-
mlsslble.
Inc court then took recess of twenty minutes.
Alter the Recess.
MRS. MASON'S EXAMINATION RESUMED
Redlrect-Beore the house was taken Mrs. Cal
hOun came 10 me ana tod me that dr Mcfarland
was Thoroughly educated gentleman. little down
the hill at the time, bat that she expected that he
would soon gel situation under her husband In the
at the Winter Garden.
Counsel ASKED witness about the conversation that
had occurred between her and Mrs. Calhoun about
Mrs. Mcfarland playing at tue Winter Garden.
Objected TO and ruled out.
q. When Richardson applied to you for room did
he tell you anything thai Mrs. Mctarland had told
himf A. Yes; he SAID that 1t was Mrs. Mcfarland
who had recommended him the rooms; wituess'
girl he ped mrs Mcfarland IN the cooklng they often
@. Did you know OF Mrs. Mcfarland, when she
would come In from being abroad, knocking as
Richardson's door anu MS answering those Knocks Z
A. Yes.
q. On how many occasions did this hapDens A.
saw her do 1T irequentlv; she would knock at the
door and he would answer II; he would then come
out and they would talk IN the ball for some minutes
McEsands ~ ere e rooms UccuPied Dy Tue
maze no complaint to her that Jney were uncom.
Portable.
Testimony Of Mrs. Marin Benedict.
Mrs. Maria Benedict, examined testified Thar she
formerly resided al No. 90 Amty street; MIR. Richard
son rented room In that house from November
1866 to January, 1867 he occupied the front room
the north side, second door; ne left In January,
1867; knew Mrs McFarland; in the month OF DE.
cember Richardson introduced her 10 witness she
wanted board for herself, two children and seam
stress; she occupied the front room second door,
south side; communicated the fact OF the introduce
tlon by Richardson and Mrs. McFarland's occupying
the rooms 10 Mr.. Mcfarland; was a witness In the
habeas corpus proceedings In Boston.
Testimony of Mrs. Ann McCOrmick.
Ann Mccormick, examined testified that she
lived at No. 127 Amity street; was q laundress;
washed clothes for Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland and Mr..
Richardson.
Paper handed to witness.
Know the paper prOduced: the writing In pencil Is
mine; sent The paper with the girl that brought
home the clothes
q What clothes were In the Basket that the pa
per was attached TOT A. Clothes belonging to MIR.
and Mrs. Mcfarland and Mr.. Richardson.
%. Were there nIeceg washing there heIOp UtnO