New-York tribune., 1870-04-14

o saw him on the 22d nearly at darn no
he wished ne was ueaa M as very excited that was the
last saw Of him; his symptoms Aep' e'
' Crosse xamined by Mr.. Garvin: aunt vou take
O. on the way to Mr. Douglasss mouse a @ go, theret
dr}nks-wasnt you pretty drunk wheh W" e'' '
On way back did yCq nGhsT tSI ws so
apythngi A. don't reconcct "he'hoi We e
10 eat in Jersey City or not
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE wELLISG.
Tho next witness was George WeLng' waiter cin'
Moved at Cars restaurant, corner OF Twenty
and Fourth-aye He was examined by Mr. Graham ana
.ast,ood that Mcfarland was in the habit Of taking
breakfast at that restaurant during the latter part OF
snteher and early part Of October last and that ne
snpeared always to be rather excited and genery a.c
notop hs witness testified that had often heard him
mutter to himself
TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL CALLAHAN.
Michael Callahan, a cashier in the same restaurant,
was next called and testified that he saw Mr. Mcfarland
and his brother in the restaurant during the latter part
Of November and that his brother called witnesses aen
ton to the strage manner of the prisoner
reoess Of 20 minutes was then taken, and upon the
roassombng OF the Court VIM. Moore, jr, waiter IN
the restaurant, was Called Dut HIS o'nno"' ""'
''-'''f TESTIMONY OF JOHN D. COFFIN.
Mr. John b. Coffin was then called and examined ny
Mr.. Graham.
Iam,v Internal Revenue Assessor for the City and
County of New-York; know the prisoner very WELL
having become acquainted with him in June last.
O. On the very first day you saw him did you observe
ANYTHING about him that induced to form any opinion
saw him INV attention was particularly directed to him
and thought from his actions that he was man %nIse @
mind had lost its balance he seemed very restess nc
came into my Office In Cedarst and seemed to take no
notice of the gentlemen present @ t me bst he
went behind the railing, walked to and ITO anu 'neh
O. Did You notice the expression of his eyes at that
| timel A. Yes Sir; his eye bore rather dreamy ex-
preston; he did not seem to have any expression.
n IN kDov of his
with that department and forgetting to 40 H. ana eog h
most to do with directing him to what he should do
and only gave him such things ss would not require
tnS daSrams Of property from the Tax Oce furnish
ing him with the Ward number and then sending him to
Q. Did he ever talk with you the subject of his
chfdreni A. Yes, Sir; within two or three weeks ne
talked about them the last time saw him, some two or
| three days before the shooting. ou,,
O. What your impression as to his physical cond1
| ton A. My opinion was that he was broken down,
from the fact that he appeared to have very e Ut no
@ Did he ever speak to you the subject Of what the
habeas corpus proceedings cost him in Massachusetts,
O. Could Won humber the conversations or talks you
had with him between June and November A; guess
something relation to his family trouble About
ds @ S a he sst
70. his wife in S and at he he spded Tfs to oVs
V%s Vest s and start newpaper is about taking away
my wife and child he said, and then he went on into
exelamations of My God, my God, he has taken my
| O. Do you remember about that time taking ride
in car with himl A. He interrupted me much that
started up town, and he said Will go with YOU ex-
planned to him. that wanted to see man on business,
but Notwithstanding, he went with me to No. 1888 Third
O. What impression did produce by the conduct there
TO whether he rational or irrational Just at
that time think he was more rational than ne was
Office -
o Was he perfectly rational in that place. A. think
Q. Did you give him any advice in reference to any
were going mp in the car asked If he could not stop
Richardson by legal proceedings and he said he
O. Did he say thing about Richardson getting out
of the way before he could asen legal process on hint
O. Was it not generally understood in the office that he
was in great trouble about that boyi A. know that
everybody in the office knew that he was In great
q. Did they not try to make the duties light on ac-
count OF his trouble A; Yes, Sir; they were nothing
more than a child could do; -, -.
whether they red mott A. His eyes were blood
Crosa-exauined by Judge Garvin-one day in August
reo9ect that he smeed OF liquor ne was not 4ch az
under tie G il immediate direction of Mr. Cleveland he did
not have employment every day. ,.
A. We did not always find them accurate; sometimes
they very naecrate they were generally accurate
but they were not as accurate as ordinary men would
O. Are those diagrams left on flei A. No. Sir; drew
the papers from them and then destroyed Them
@ Are his representations of the valuation in wrngi
O. Now did he have anything to do with getting facts
in relation to wills from the Surogates or the registers
object A. Not since he was down there; that was not
Q. Did You know him to do that duty while he was
there A. Just at that time we had gone through the
Registers Office and got all the information we required
In conversation did you have any difficulty in @ na
By Mr.. Grahaul-Q Did you ever ask him to drink. A
q Did you that day that you rode in the with
liquors remember asking him, and he said NO"
time. A l think he drank soda.
MICHAEL PALLTHY.
O. What is your business Z A. Silversmith.
O. Do you remember the prisoner calling you
the 23d day Of November, 1869 A. Yes about that
time.
O. What part of the day' A. About o'clock.
O. Had you known him before 7 A. No.
@ How long he there A. About threequarters OF
O. State If you observed anything peculiar in his man
ner A. made up my mind he was half fool, he talked
80 discOnnectedly.
@ Was his conversation incoherenti A. 1t was not
@ What was the matter with hint A. did not pay
O. Was his conversation too absurd to remember
IThe examination Of this witness here concluded
WILLIAM MARSH
was then called.
@ Where do you reside A. No. 115 West Fouteenthst.
O. What is your businessi A. have been in the
ploy of the Government six or seven years.
O. Do you know the prisoneri A. Yes.
@ How long have you known himi A. Since 1867, In
@ Was he connected with the Office yourself
O. what office was iti A. The Appraisers.
q who was head of that office A. Mr.. McElrath.
q What was the prisoners disposition at that time
Il O. Did you subsequently notice any change in his dis
O. How sooni A. couple of months.
- @ what changef A when ne first came we would get
till conversing almost day liked to talk
him ne was man an from rom whom could learn good DEAL