The New York herald., 1870-04-20
Interesting Testimony Relative to tho
Domestic Life of tho Prisoner.
The Abduction of Little Percy from
the House Of the Sinclairs.
The Intimacy Belwe n Richardson and Mrs.
Mcfarland at Mrs. Mason'S, the Sirclairs'
and at the House Of the Giberts.
Mrs. Mcfarland Draws $4,000, tho
Amount Of the Policy on Rich
ards0n's Life.

The women had the witness stanu almost entirely
to themselves yesterday Mrs. Mason, who testified
Tor the Geience the Gay previous was again before
tie Court yesterday morning, ana underwcnt long
anu exhaustive examination by botn siues. Her
TESTIMONY however, was not perceptiby shaken.
For u woman unaccustomed to the atmosphere Of
court room and before q large audience oil
eager staring men, she told her story with re-
markab e clearness ana steadness. Ihe usual NOR
bid curiosity near stories with faint OF creamy
Iasciv,ousness in them lay at the bottom of the
anxiety TO catch every word which TINS witness
uttered; but little qualification. however, was
Afforded the prurlent talces OF Inose eerne isten-
ers in the court room who were aver rea0y TO grin
ut the use OF any expression which could be termed
In the least degree ambiguous.
RIP VAN wISKLE on THE STAND.
Daniel SuarG, regular Rip Van Wnkle In voice.
accent and manner, proved himself rresistlbly
funny and humorous HIS appearance III the wit.
ness chair was enough to draw o smile from the
Stern countenance oil even the Recorder. He leaned
forward toward the counsel and rattied
OIL his volulninous answers always with q
tendency to overleap the requirement of
eacn lnterrogatory and branch Off with an
unintentonaliy comic observation of his own.
The look OF Indignation he expressed at the roars OF
laughter tina. greeted of ms remarks oud have
mcrea scd the nerrment tenfold Ii 1t mad not been
for tue prompt interposltlon Of the Court with an
order to The usheis 1or the arrest OF any one who
q sturoed the decorum OF the proceedings. Counsel
Tor the defence deemed l. necessary to show that
the boarding mouse OF Mrs. Mason, rented to
her bv the witness, was cleaa and well Kept
To tins end the question was simply asked
us your house q well Kept clean dwellingl"
10 which came the rapid ana overpowerlng reply
''You petner plief it dis. Ders petther
ash clean house nor as gumfortbie house In dish
CITY," Counsel, Intefruptng-'oh we know 1t must
be such house as you say" Witness, without
pausing-'Neli, you shust goes up right away and
sees for yourself, and sees il der be any petther
house on Alaty-mlghty stnreet.' THIS euIogistic
OulDulst over, counsel proceeoed ask If witness
ever saw Mrs. Mcfarland and Richardson together,
TO which came just unhesitatlng and full reply
as to the olner question
'Yaw. sees lem all de tolme-ali de tonne q
talKin' aud, spose, courtn'-all de toime all de
toime."
Counsel-was Mcfarland present on these
occasions?
Wiiness-"Oh, no, you shust pelief ne vosnt; Nc
Farlan' vos away ven R,snarson vos goin' OH, as 1
knowled@e vi the case, talking at locomotive speed
aud running tremendous mucx against accepted
rles OF english pronunciation.
THE AMUSING FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The negro you.n, Wniam Norris, SAT IN the wit
ness cnalr with CONSCIOUSNESS tnaL the fifteenth
an.enuunent was passed. ra.ited and prOmulg "a ted
He gave ms te Lnony We'll until the COUNSEL Tor the
defence overwhelmed nlm by in4ulrlng II nc ever
saw iiDerties pass between tlch irds sOn and Mrs.
Mcfarland, The word ''bertleS'' nad never fallen
within the limits OF Williams vocabulary till the
cent passage OF the famous amendment.
The term for a WHILE Counsel repeated
the question, aud William at once responded rnat
lie saw NJ 'ietiersn pass between them, ut which
the Idle court room grew merry again. Then the
question was explained 10 the W tness, and solemn
monOsyllaOic reply In the Affirmative returned.
Ears were pricked up al once W near the honest
dlrKy tell the kind OF liberties he saw pass between
tile erflng pair Now le the Court aud jury,
r0.red counsel Tor de.ence, WITH CLEAN OF hopeful
trlumpa III his eye tnaG glanced along the front
OF the Jury, swept the bench anu buried Itself
III the mob OF reporters, '.what was IL you saw
pass between Richardson and Mcfarland? Iell Tie
Court aud Jury the iui. particulars IN distinct tone
Of voice that all can near and unde. stand your
evuence. Proceed now. William" The darky
looked awed bu. after few moments an almost
lmperceptible smile might be observed crossing
over anu meeiing midway from the corners OF his
capaclous mouth Us he gave forth the answer, Il
Saw them shake hands, Sir" 1his was TOO much
f.r the gravity OF tue court, and merrlment once
more broke loose.
NEAR THE END OF THE DEFENCE.
The remainder or tue Witnesses, VINO were prtnci-
paily ladies, testlhed as TO having at one time or
0n0tner seen Albeit ID. Richardson and Mrs. McFar-
land hut they seemeu to have an exaggerated idea OF
tue size OF the former, and more especially OF his
beard. Inc Identity Cl tAe man, however, taken IN
the context OF nelr testimony, could hardly be
doubted. Today tue defence expect to close.