, 1870-04-29
Seventeenth Days Proceedings.
Rebutting Evidence in Behalf Of
the Prosecution. :
Testimony Of Horace Greeley
Samuel Sinclair, and Oil
yer Johnson.
The Final Interview Between Mr. and
Mrs. Mcfarland.
Prisoners Habits--Hls 0ft-Repeated Determl-
nation to hll Richardson.
Seventeenth Days Proceedings

Special DESPATCH to Tha Chicako Tribune.
NEW YORK, ApEii ea-The Mcfarland niA1 to-
ay excited uloIe attention than for the past week,
owing TO the Important evidence given by Hprace
Greeley, samdcl Sinclair, and Oliver johnson.
Their testimony shows that the separation OF Nc
Fatland and his wife Vas positive and final, two
Or three weeks before Richardson's Intercepted
letter Was w11t1en- Counsel for defence had case-
fully concealed this FACT and labo1ed hard to pre-
vent the Introduction Of the testimony to shpH It.
Further testimony TO corfpbo1ate this N be intro
| duced tomorrow, though McFarland's counsel are
! determined TO fight 1t ut every step AMI exclude
! as much as possible Cndcr Judge uackett's
lllirg to-day ami yesterday =, sa.4at .,hu. tho
testimony Of the defence can be introduced, and
tho friends Of Richardson are confident Of clearing
up his memory and showing that the murder Has
deliberate, and not the act OF an insane man.
l. ITO the Associated Presal
TESTIMONY OF HORACE GREELEY.
NEW T0K8, April 2a.-The court vas more
crowded this morning than It has been for many
Mr. Horace Greeley was again p1aeed On the
atand, and testified that the substance OF the Iasr
cidcnt connected With the Inst SHOOTING up town.
Cross examined By Mr. Graham: First met
Richardson IN Kansas, u 1873; Nas connected
never regularly connected with the Tribune.
Wines xas requested b.. 3 NJ Hare friend
Witness applied to Judge Piezront, but that gen
uenan refused to ac- Never applied to any other
nelson Gsecti5. plsan eo9nsa! Was G;nEagsa sa
Vas not personally Interested IN the case.
II; @ t3fnnan mere askea aIgsnon oas fsause 70
prose to chow the bias Of the witness, and that he
was 80 implicated Y = tnls a11ais that he required to
oe Te4 .eqleSsnud III - Se aHna,d aaea
EXECUTING: ,,,. +,,+ /.
+nt IS * oar ss = ~ ~ T., W asAea 70 con-
shoud do 50 ne sne* one nerson RSe hss nc
IL mone1 10 ton LIS paIpose never asked any
r1e On IL enbiect of ha1 9ia m aa
Il arote aaS g BE- M 94itsn ssSa
~. -cn1 H. ancn,,1s "Hs ~. interviewed
ward; lie reporter Gd not tel him his na1na at!S @
~ ~ t,,n1 e a as EXIT, - @ pub5ned; did
IN II ~ Graham i7ere resd tTa nrrn7nt =, H.,
VET r aaqeea g1ee;er r. denied severn, no-o,s =, -,
not saT hat IcFarisn Ind s m ~ - niat. IL. ~ ~
hts S1ies did not say nis festInonr ~ ~ raa3a %
agnSs ~ a II n4 e a., I'M: ad n9t say Mac
iirty, ID villain; did not SVEN one sgear that
waspublished; did no; make any tareats aaatnst it
y ~. m III Iu ~ s, j. ~ Ell !or man
coinpetent divorce: did believe thai he ha1 ,TeI T..
m tis wife: never said 50 to MchardsonS 6avnr
errnnrs1ad HfrS H1rEarl1nd In her ot4nchn; Ms' "
"a ~ st ~ IT y a's9cnmeht 3 TO
sinciaiF: never ad 70 tirz Calhoun: pfssamed us
1,o,1fer ne ,rienner;s ha1inn oiu not Ie-
t, ~ ,stt.r ~ at ealed upon
q Register n banklqn.es: N ms nrst Interview
1at u. rl,so9ex sp9HS % .nnq 1eeng dd
mga ttge ~ Aae" cs A1p" 1'u1 'ea1s oetoFe that
Mir. Graham showed two letters OF his tn Mc.
Ih ons Tss Tas assd 90 49,. ny Fena and
inc otnef Deaf sN:" 1nese letters were as
truthful as letters Of RECOMMENDATION generally
re oas atsf9 e9 u M q The e9a
Greeley gave MI. Calhoun 1ett ter 81 i1trolac-
tion to Henry Wand Beeches, when Richardson
was on & AZ DEAN bed
Q. With what view did Juu write t.,at let
teri
The admission Of this testimony WIS objected to
by Mr Graham
MI. Graham said he had . right TO show saa,
NE: Greeley and Others had control Of this case,
and that his testimony Wss not impartial. he had |
the right to show II witness mas biased III.
Graham did not wish to tmneach Nj. Eree1ey:s
tssa1non5, n95 "1shea t 70 aao" me 1a that they