, 1870-05-11
TNE k'FARlAhD TRIAL.
Closing Argument for the Prose-
cution and Charge to
the Jury.
A Verdict Of "Not Guilty" Ren-
dered after an Absence Of
Two Hours. ).


Great Excitement in Court,
Gard from 11rs. 4. D, Richardson.
spccia1 Desrstch to The Chicago Tribune.
N.FAELASDS ACQu11TAL
NEW YoRk. May lO.-Thc acquittal Of McFar.
land ts the chief topic OF conversation IN public
/ places tonight Various opinions are expressed,
and SONS Of the discussions arc rather violent.
Many persons consider Judge Hackett's charge as
i leaning strongly In McFarlands favor, as he
charged substantially what wRs requested by the
defense John Graham, In his summing up He
presented forty y-three points on which he wished
the Judge to charge the Jury. -Hackett accepted
all but thirteen Of them, and charged as Graham
Wished so that the Jury in following his directions
could gire nothing else than an acquittal The
summary Of the District Attorney WIS brief, and
/ was delivered with very little animation. II
| point Of eloquence and ability
| it WIS far behind tho ples
| for the defence. There is manifestation Of re-
dictionary feeling tonight, on the ground that I
| very dangerous precedent has been established
and that the plea Of insanity, as laid down in th
instance, will screen murderers In nearly all case
hereafter. The belief that Mcfarland should have
been C0UfCE&Q ApfeA4S uulE PlEf d4G4t aA1A - "
before the verdict was rendered.
! There IS prospect OF sharp fight among the
newspapers again On this subject The Tribune
has said very little thus far, but Is preparing no
to say something In replJ to the torrent OF abuse
and fa1sehoods that has been poured against the
friends Of Richardson for months Papers Ii Nc
Eariands interest are expected to be very joyful
tomorrow about the triumph over fTee-1ore In the
aeqult1a1 Of the murderer.
ITO the Associated PresA.1 ....
ubENG ARGCAEST OF The DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
court opened, and District Attorney GarsIn arose
| and commenced hts closing speech, commenting
fret on the extraordinary length Of time taken BY
| himself to devote eyen three times as much time
necessary to gtye the prisoner fair trial Pass
ing on to the case. he said that no man bad right
| ardson and Mra- Mcfarland were Innocent Rich.
| ar1son WIS brave man who had deyoted himself
to the services oi big country during The late war
mans wlfe7 Moreover, It WAS unlikely that Rich
| ardson would mal7y his mistress Men never do
Ps 9ei5 9t as aaa
| on his death-bed Richardson married Mra McFar
| land rs pure woman. Tie defence acknowledge
| deed Of m insane man. In the same breath the5
say that he was justified tn Staying an adnlterer
| This IS not logical They must take either stand
sane man. The prosecution takes it for granted
that the prisoner ts sane Such is the as the,
. & e ana Signs ss 81
sanity, any Juror, any sensible mRn, can dec!dt
] when man Is mad
~ Ga9yn eo1teneeS ST. 5ant ,ana ne ae1Snc9 nne
BE impulses. fhis wns merely Tie passion Of anger
4 Gvun aen ths3 the asae ~ Sicc1es nn ri.
were parallel ones, for their acts were done sud
ne1 'n u1si onrfctoi r. the ssme tie,rae ~
ta,,r,av 1a,s Tee1 ~"A''~'eo VI 'As 'S1N1 -
ne District Aftofney lhen reviewed e e. ne aesn
Mons, Eno"ns ,aad VI ~ ,aT 4a nae "
1slcnar1sens habits, and iay Ia wat for him, show
ing pfemedtanon ano ass1Gi. re !eanea iotKatt IT.
Waen tSs ~ and ~
and perception Of danger: The defence had uiet M
| eFeE 1ueSuo1 e1esi.s ssi nttaa, W. wv III ~
Mo1Reo to olasae ineait ine snd H. reeie1ar
aitetnpI Apsuzu anu ~ ~ a9G tIt H. =;
Nh fsrrc9 X cFar,ands mi. Int tere n6
~ s,,s - - - - ~ n. ;,'s+r ~ nt1-a-
sf ~ ~ e m Dc II 81 Il let him I'd
to fha s,stn PEson The Inv ms,sr h. rtnIiIrate
~ thss sn.c. or tSere conId bc M secrr.tr for ife
eE5dence ana tfs,r naths " LIZ
T 1nE nEcoRpERs MaEeE 10 THE 5URr.
.,s e ~. - ha rourictosi nor ,ea;.to n,a
h FL a ~ - oTnsai " ucs
dee iexa1 tie dead or nsing Or Sccapse pu6lc
e. n1saens fsGe se te1 H. o. n
ians1nte lie question Of sanity or insanItT. @; 81
tEe time. mace. mode. md "i asi
Of kIilius, Ihe state Of domestic
relations Il was not material 1or them to adJudi:
iieve about them, and how did that neflef impress
hts mInd--sanelF Or fnsanclye The RECORDER tbet
Ion Of Counsel for defence upoa tie subject of IL
saniry. and continued:
I'll ron believe he aceused armed himself viii
FL, ,na1eo nob a1adpe nde aaa malice Intending to Ill
he ne Is sf guilty II murder in he 1rss degree: Il
having q loaded pistol he snot deceased Without
nass3nn then il may be either 1nanstaQchter h
| fhe thtIu OF fourth degree The Recorier then
charged most Of tne points asked ~ ths defeaes
| be taken as evidence of malice unless tne
| prosecution satisfied them that the shooting was
are to discard It IRON theIr Consideration aito
eeution Of defendant theTeior IS srons evidence
q commtssion The npholdine Or pross1aiton e % Of
| the marriage relation should have nothing to do
With their verdict Fourerts, frcclore, or senti-
Woman, @ n upon % the othcs, are not I iesiumateIy tS
ase. thsT xsr1st dc Ths nneHn1s TIE Of lafofa
| OF relative, who takes the correction Of wrongs
Into hls own hands, With a pistol o.
he be correction, s4e Is i nof d to BE be acquitted M ted
because 1t is the duty Of every man to Uphold the
O. III i ene4 IL ooF ae s b Il sSl
own hands in state q sanity and maiice he Is
guilty Of fe1onions killing. II In State Of insan-
ity he is not guilty.
IHE VERDICT.
Al o'clock the jury retired They reappeared
in the court at 10 minutes to & The stence. of
death prevailed as they took their seats,. and Nc
finally rose to answer the us0al question, anu Nc
rars3d st1od 1p To- 1ass ne t He
at las!. aSot gailty!7 I'd xas he aasweE: ss 4a The
scene eegeaTs AZ: description: = The whole audience
mined TO shake the house 70 It's foundations. Even
the court ofncers joined In the chcc'tng. Men and
women sprang over the seats and struggled for
the privilege Of shaking Mcfarland By the hand.
Ladies divided their attention between the Iber-
@ ated man ;! and % his %co1nssl, whom they 1avished
and little PercS. ii his 1or. iumpsd unau chair
and. waving handEerrhief. I:at his Gtjcc to H..
Cheering:
the cro1Ej disneIsed. ''
srATEMESr OF MRS. A1BrRr D. RycuAnpsos.
The 7t5eunt win print the statement Of Mrs. A.
her own yiuticaton' but for The sake Of the nol1e
men and women Who have stood b. her through
a. ns ffy'tp Ge1 e. hoqs ;s IT, e. 1SR
Tonced, and for his sake who lost his life In her
behalf. Mra. Richardson says she married Daniel
Mcfarland in 1857, be representing himself at the
ison, Wis, With nour1shing prac-
tee, brilliant political prospects anu
personal property to ihe amount 81 sso0eo o. *3o.
purest morals, and previous to marriage appeared
neither intempeFats nor brutal During 5hs bridal
ell her he was going to move to New York; that
MI his properly consisted in WISCONSIN State
nd Iands. on which only small amount was paid.
to New York. He ueFcr had auv Law ufactce OF