Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

Mcfarland, except once or twice IN the
presence of others"
Mrs. Richardson then passes to state
ment of her acquaintance with Rlcnaro
son. which, before his coming to room a.
the same house in Amity street, had beer
yerv slight and formal. 'There was never
she says, "prior to my leaving McFar
Land, a word or even a look passed be
tween us which I had not been glad tt
know if all the world had seen and heard
The day Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland sepe
rated, Mr.. Richardson told the latter
" This is a matter in which l cannot adj
wise you, but whatever you make up your
mind to do, shall be glad to help you III. .
"The evening after the separation took
place." Mrs. Richardson goes on to say,
" Mr.. Richardson called at Mr.. Sinclair
and stayed an hour or two with the fam
lily. When he rose to leave went to the
door to say what I could not say before
the others-that he had been very, very
good to me, that Inever could repay him
but that God would surely bless him for
it. At this, Mr.. Richardson, still holding
my hand, which had given him, to say
"Good bye" stopped down and, speaking
in low tone, said these words az wish
you to remember, my child, that any re.
sponsibility you choose to give me in any
possible future, shall be glad to take
think those were his exact words, and
with this he went away without single
word being spoken by either of u.s."
Mrs. Richardson first heard of the inter
cepted letter after the first shooting, and
never saw the letter or knew of its con-
tents till it appeared in print. "The let
ter was mixture of jest and sentiment
which any one who knew Richardson
would readily understand. shall not go
on to explain it point by point, but the
allusion to his love for me being growth
of years was simply sentimental express
sion, as in point of fact | had known him
only few months, and had not been &C
quainted with him more than four
months" ---~-..........-..
The remainder of Mrs. Netherlands
statement details the circumstances of her
residence in Indiana for sixteen months,
during the whole of which time she never
saw Richardson, though in his journey
ings he frequently avoided passing
through the city where she stopped that
there might be no cause for scandal. On
the 31st of October, 1869, she returned to
her mothers, free, and on the following
Thanksgiving Day met Richardson. The
statement passes briefly over the facts of
the marriage at the Astor House, and con-
cludes with denial of any desire for re-
venge on Mcfarland, -" hoping with all
my heart that he may escape the barbar-
Gus penalty of a Rarbarous law"
A LETTER AND AN AFFIDAVIT.
Richardson's letter to Junius Henri
Browne, which was offered on the trial
and excluded, evinces full acquaintance
with Mrs. Netherlands wrongs and suffer
ings, and expresses an earnest determi-
nation to make her his wife when she
should be free. 1t is fuller and more
confidential expression of the feelings and
contained in Richardson's card
published in the Tribune shortly after
the first shooting.
The Tribune of Saturday will also con-
tain an affidavit of Charles A. Richard
son, executor, that Richardson's property
does not amount to more than $685. 600 or
$4,000, and that Mrs. Richardson has
steadily refused to receive any benefit
from it, except so much as is necessary to
educate Richardson's children.