The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-30

M A h. you KNOW tnat MI. kunke was Mrs Cal
,,Q.As, NJ. Mcfrrland was vas making those deadly
before Ssssratc ana have him pu wS popd. S
was showing you this pistol why didn't you
90 AND HAVE HIM AnREsrrDf
A-Beoauso presumed his statements were no SO
,tSSv Thsn you ;SppOsed b. was telling 20 every;
70 everybody 70 .oS y ss 4. ss ;o n ~ he soa
ree and thought II two or three got hold Of t that
oI,lsn not The fac,, that you did not, attach the
H,SSn n! lmbortance to what you heard him say
threat; be made them Knowing what no bad
1h G e w ary S o w Sdersnd that you
leyed ne would redeem such threats rs yoo ,Sy he
would execute thom. ~
cn STo What extent ala ypp PrS.a1 he would exc
believed that was bis intouton.
AHEALrHY FRIEND.
p2ASSd noiwiestsnding ySp believed he would KIN
his danger ? A.-Ihat is so. w "''' "A-' "
Tsp. f9SS S hitting
gentleman sitting by his side)r Al have seen Mr..
,,Q..wqerc did you know hin nrstp Ain Madison.
Octave you known him since in this city3 Aye,
o..when did you see him lsstp A.--The last time I
met Mr. Harris think was on broadway, probably two
wears ago.
AN uSwELcoNE CREDITOR.
9.1Do you owe him any money! Al don't Know
The couri.-what is the object Of this. Mr. araham2
ali o. the IaSr Tom
S 10 a 'os OF hsss eS, seeing h,oSgh the
think We have right 70 slow tina, this man is Of the
eecsed We undeisnd rom this sentlemso p Mr.
harrsl, that this witness perfectly worthless
SIS on pretended collateral securitles which turned
out to DO worthless, aud that the money remains un-
Judge oaryin-Is It possible because man owes
DEBT lis evidence is to be regarded unreliable and
The Couft-I don't think 10 iscompetentIMr. Graham,
4 pat a.
ness II you propose TO impcach HIM you can do 20 In
Mr.. Grahsai-n We had known few days ago that
such man was TO be brought forward We would have
hes
SUFFICIENTLY NPHAcnED ny uMsELr,
Su; being sprung upon a. the last A., we soUnd
worthless shftess character OF this witness that he
1 s% 1 n h hs e.
~ worthless aud the deot Is still unpaid.
ANOTHER uSwELconE ACQUAINTANCE.
Mr. Graham then had Mr.. Dennis shea called up
before the witness and INTERCEPTED the latter as TO
his knowlelgo of Mr.. Shea. The witness could not
recognize Mr. Shea.
with r az his house. IN he
.ome 81 IN on Ss rseSesL is u
do not know that tins Is the person.
WHAT N'FARLASDs rRIEsD SAID.
o.Ddn't you talk to the defendant in the presence
S and 10 HIM yoa were S Ian v %1
shoot RichaIoson3 Al never said words 10 that
9-You never urged Mr.. Mcfarland TO shoot Rich
..Q.-When yoa stood in mont Of hi. cell door. the
Monday sftcf RchardSon shot old you say % Nc.
you ssde to the affair ana ehaciie over il. and tel
MeFaIlAna he did rght3 A.-No, ar / did not
shoot Mr. RcSs&d'on i@NO. sr mr. A'f '''0' 10
WHAT n'BARLASD GAVE THE INVENTOR.
Q-when Mr.. Mcfarland was boarding at sweeneys
eo I ad aS sS ySg sfS eesS.s It was
Ollie never EaVeyoua greateoat? A-Neyef, air.
Testimony Of uoidridgc Dewey.
The District Attorney next called Hodridge Dewey
10 the stand. Mr.. Dewey was a gig. nte witness a
cerk in Tie Custom House; had known Mcfarland
since lSC3; the prisoner had boarded with him in
Thompson street; was intimate with the prisoner;
knew mis- habits had drank with him frequently
Mcfarland was drunk twice when boarding with
witness in Thompson street, ana was in the habit OF
drinking; had Threatened to shoot Richardson, and
shown witness a pistol which had been loaned him
for that purpose by man named ClnpD or Knapp.
LITTLE PERCY TO AvESGB HIS FATHER.
Q.-Wd ne say anything on the subject OF shooting
s Il h d S 9 i've 10 ss oo sS he meant
train his little boy Percy TO shoot him otter lie was
BEGINNING OF Mr.. DEwEr's AGONY.
Tie witness being turned ever to the defence for
cross. discrimination, Mr.. Graham astOnished both
he witness and the audience by his sudden and
deadly attack, as follows:
Q.-Are you q married man, M Dewey? Ayes,
ANOTHER FREE LOVER rRorTED OUT.
,,o.-po you live with your wife? A.-No. sir.
,QSiow many times have you been arrested for
q -wheh was thal2 Al could not tel that some
Q,-W here is your wife living nowp A.-so. 30 West
Ninth street.
ec hqT S9S ;Pss .. s sseo dyed with Aer' AN0
Q-Aie you living with another woman rs your vile
ySS k1Ss MI; w9STSI Aye.
g.. On, ihatsI ~; Now don't You live with her
GLOW long has shu been your houseKeeper2 A.
Ever since have been In that house.
1T WAS BouND TO CONE OUT
.o.--who was your hOasekeepcr in Thompson street
Glow long have you known her2 A-Ten or
o.-WhaI MAGISTRATE issued the warrant upon which
you we're arrested !or ataAdoAihs your wue! A.
Q.~now many years ago was that2 A.-some eight
HSey ssa yGS sesP Away from your
oBEYISG THE MANDATE OF AN HONEST JUDGE.
9GT long had You been away from her when .ns
to eatP A.-She did not compel NE paid what Judge
o.1Didnf She 20 6eioffee a police court and &c
complaint against you after yoi LEFT her? Al
lyon Tsfs Pai under order to support her A.;
'o.-And You have paid her in accordance with that
s sSs. 'in''' Al have and would pay moro was
MRS. cALuous's FATHER BOUNDING uFARLASp.
Q.-who have you talked with about this prosecu.
ton , A.-No one particularly.
Q.-Mhen did rGst know you were 70 DC q wit
ness herep A.-Day before yesterday.
Q.-Who served The tuLlInons on you ? A.-hr. On
bert,
think so.
GAEELEYs DRoTHER-Is-LAw HELPING THE WITNESS.
The witness further testified that Mr.. Gilbert, the
father OF Mrs. Calhoun came down TO tie Custom
House to tax with him anu hnd out what b0 knew
Of McFarl land that he (witness) did not believe
Mcfarland would ever carry out lis threats OF
shooting Ricllardson-that tley amounted to moth
ing In bis opuion that he got bis place IN the Gus
tom House on the recommendation OF Charlie s.
Spencer uaughter); that lie had been helped to sce
Dy john Il. Cleveland, Horace Greeleys brotheF-in-
law Was a friend TO Mcfarland and did not want 10
Larm MIN aud, finally, that he did not abandon bis
wife, but that she away from him. selling out his
furniture while he yas away in Vermont, and
rying Oh the money, and le had never th0ugsL Of
trJ ing married lifs again. lLaughterl
Testimony Of Charles q. Stone.
Charles @. Stone was the next witness. He re-
sides IN Hartford and Is printer He became
quainted with Mr.. Mcfarland in 1868, at which tino
he a clerk IN the enrolling Office, while sir. Nc
taraud was Commissioner OF Enrolment
Q.-what do YOU know as TO his habits OF ntoxicstion
or drinking Ut that timep Al should Judge . that
tine ne was u man who drank. always had tbs I'M
preston.
The Court-state what you knew. not what you Judge
Al knew he was a. that time drinking man. la tle
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