Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-05-20
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
Interesting Statements by Mrs. Nc
Farland.

Interesting Statements by Mrs. Nc
Farland.
The Tribune publishes Mrs. Albert ID.
Richardson's full statement and history OF
her married life, the circumstances of her
separation from her husband, her nc.
quaintance with Mrs Calhoun. Richard
son. and other friends, together with n
confidential statement in writing from
Richardson to Junius Henri Browne, dat
cd Doc. /, 1857, aud first opened by Mr..
Browne some time after Richardson :
death. Mrs. Richardson says:--
Now, after have waited in patience
for verdict of tho newspapers, of the
public, and of New York court and ju-
nv, have decided that will speak the
first and last words shall ever speak for
myself; and this is what mean 10 do. 10
write rs exactly as eau the whole and
simple truth to the minutcst detail, re-
serving nothing and eytcnuating nothing.
In doing this neither ask nor expect
sympathy or justice from the press or
public. | married Daniel Mcfarland in
1857. was girl OF 10, born in Massa-
chusetts, and educated in New Engl and
schools. had been teacher and was
just beginning to write little for the
press. Daniel Mcfarland was IN Irish
man Of 81 or 80. who had received par
tial course ut Dartmouth College, and
had seven years before knew him. been
admitted 10 the Massachusetts bar. When
married him he represented himself to
be member Of the bar in Madison, Wis
consin, with flourishing law practice,
brilliant political prospects and possess.
e1 OF property to the amount OF from
$50, 200 10 $4,000. He also professed TO
be n man of temperate habits, Of the
purest morals, and previous 10 my mar
riage, appeared neither incorporate, bru-
tai nor profane. After marriage we
went first to Madison. Wis, being detain-
ed till Mr. Mcfarland could borrow mon
ey TO continue the journey. We returned
to New York in February, 1853, Mr.. McF.
leaving his watch and chain in pawn Mt n
Rochester hotel to pay his board bill. In
less than three months alter the marriage
Mrs. McF. went home aud for fourteen
davs did not hear from her husband -
whom she left in Ne" York. In answer
to n telegram he came to Mr.. Sages in
New Hampshire, and then for the first
time she hail n suspicion that he might
be Incorporate.
During the summer of 1859 Mrs. McF
remained at her fathers and in the fall
returned to Brooklyn, living with her
husband in two or three hired rooms, but
he here first began 10 come home intoxi'
Gated. He would also come home sober,
bringing with him bottles called scheid-
am schnapps containing quart or SO OF
vile liquor, and he would put them by
his bedside and drink. some times the
whole, before morning. When begged
him not 10 do so he said his brain was on
fire and this made him sleep. This is the
first time that he began TO tell me about
his brain being on fire, which was n iav-
orile expression with him after he had
been drinking and which so many people
have testified to his using, on his recent
trial for his life. As this was two or
three months before my first child was
born. and as all nv senses were nervous
lv acute, and as | was also woman Of
refined taste and feeling, his breath and
whole body steaming with the vile liquor
which he drank during those nights while
| lay awake beside him, made him very
obnoxious to me, so that before | had
been married to him year my affection
for him was very much chilled. lsmight
say. nearly destroyed.
Mrs. Richa, dson then recites at length
the story of her husbands increasing
brutality and the poverty of their rowing
life among New York boarding houses
and lodging rooms, her narrow and
straightened circumstances, feeble health
and utterly deplorable conditions. The
narrative covers the time from 1856 to
1866, and the following are among the
most striking Incidents
At Christmas, 1862, was anxious to
have Percy with rue and / felt SO hopeful
Of doing well during the winter with the
dramatic readings which / had begun,
that sent Mr.. McF. on to New Hamp-
shire to get Percy, who had been all this
time at my fathers. On this occasion
Mr.. McF. took with him all the stock Of
Jewels possessed, my rings, brooches,
watch and chain, which had by this time
been so frequently pawned and redeemed
that did not care for them, and sofa
them all in Boston. These were the last
Jewels ever possessed, except a plain
gold ring, which is my wedding ring
placed on my hanil by my dead husband.
Mr.. McF. was unspeakably cluel to me
during the fall and winter OF 1929
While we boarded, at SO Varick street
we occupied the only sleeping apartments
on the pallor floor, and he could give full