Delaware State journal and statesman., 1870-04-19
MCFARLAND H1s CELL.

Saturdays New York Telegram says
Mcfarland is not without his lady friends.
I, is one of the too quickly jumped at con-
clusions OF the gentlemen who write the
sketchy init oductions 10 the daily reports oil
the Mcfarland trial that all the ladies to the
right of the Recorder, il not fTail, are oil the
free love persuasion. In the bevy oil falr
women who were present on Thursday only |
two were found. after an informal canvass,
devotedly attached to"poor Mr.. Richardson"
all the rest sympathized with Mcfarland |
they wish him well out OF his trouble and do |
moi understand the affection he still has Tor
| his wife.
| Yesterday morning a lady who has held
official position In the "Woman's Rights
Movements" was early in the Judges wait
ing room of the Tombs Police Court, asking
10 see q HERALD reporter. On our reporter
introducing himself TO the lady he found her
laden with a basket of fruit and flowers,
which she wished Mr.. Mcfarland to receive,
saying: ,u,
~ thought, this weather, he might like to
| see little bit Of the best Of the outdoor
world in that comioitless cell of bis. Win
the HERALD reporter kindly see that be gets
1t ?" handing the flowers and fruit Into lis
hands.
The HERALD reporter expressed his
thanks on behalf of MIR. Mcfarland Tor this
! womanly thoughtfulness and kindness, but
ventured to remark that no person would be
. more glad to see the fair donor OF this sea-
sonabie pift than Mr. Mcfarland himself,
, and would the lady wish 10 present them
herself The lady said il the prison rules
= allowed II it would be a pleasure TO present
i them,
g The consent of the prison authorizes was
/. Obtained and the lady accompanied by the
renorter, was introduced 10 Mcfarland In
c his cell. Mcfarland was busily engaged
q | and thanking
o the lady for her presents, (which he should
az certainly enjoy, they having been given to
him by a LADY, he remarked that he recog
nized the lady as one who bad spoken lt
3, him in court on the previous day He sale
- he was glad to hear that the ladies in cour
4. were nearly all his friends, despite the mum
/ Der Of "free love" women who have cont
Il across his and his wiie's path. He seeme'
to thoroughly believe in woman as woman
a. aud expressed sentiments in that direction.
,d A short conversation was held through th
latticed door with the lady who was th
le donor of the fruit and the flowers, mainly
to on "reminiscences of persons and places WIN
en- which both were acquainted. lncldenta
n illusions occurred now and then In the con
yersation to Mrs. Mcfarland and the tlial
is Towards tie former IL was manifest tina
ty some remnant of the old affection still ling
wv cred in MIR. McFarland's mind, while abou
the trial little was said, except the statemen
=. that the witnesses evidence as to the stat
10 OF his mind during the darkest hours OF hi
nd trouble, fell very far short OF the reality.
ad The probability that Mrs. Mcfarland wi
,al go on the stand and testify against the taihe
,,o Of her own child is thought by McFarlan
ut very likely to occur, and the prospect OF
ar- seems 10 be one of the bitter drops in I'll
IDS cup of sorrow he has been called upon
M drain unto the dregs. The statement of Il
counsel Tor the defence in court on Thus
he day that the prosecution was posted by MIR
be Calhoun and those very near TO her, an
also by Mrs. Mcfarland, is not mere rhetor
but an actual fact. During every day la
:, week Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. McFarlar
lis were in the District Attorney 3 office TO CIV
pa and receive information. Mcfarland is
snt an opinion that the latter part of tue iri
ste will disclose "freeloVsm" in this city al
'',. district OF which outside people have not y
piic had the slightest conception,