New-York tribune., 1870-04-30
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.

AFTER ADJOURNMENT.
The eighteenth day of, the Mcfarland trial
opened yesterday with no dimunition in the numbers
present and no apparent abatement of the interest thus
far manifested The audience included the usual number
Of ladies. Recorder Hacket appeared punctualy at IL
O'clock and after few moments delay the trial was re-
sumed by Nh Graham, who commenced the crosseXami-
nation Of Mr..
c. uowELIs
I think saw Mr.. Mcfarland in Wisconsin in 1890; /
there in 1884, and think lived there about five
years; lived in Illinois, whore was practicng dentist
before went to Wisconsin, l believe went TO Illinois
in the Spring OF 1870 and lived there until 1854 before
that lived in Ohio: think went there in the winter
OF 1851 and 49, the fail OF 81 and remained until 6, ana
from there TO Pennsylvania subsequently returned
10 Ohio there attained somewhere in the neighbor
hood Of my maOrity stayed there one or two years;
lived IN Cincinnati years, and lived in Allegheny
City about seven years.
O. That accounts for out OF the 10 years from 1881 to
1850: Where did you live tho other five yearsi A. lived
one OF them in Upper Canada and one in this cy lived
nearly two years f. the armies Of the United States In
Mexico during thc war; think enlisted on Christmas
Day, 1876 and was discharged in the City OF Boston III
July ls4s.
O. Now what do YOU do with the other yeari A. 1t ia
very hard to recall frasmentary time.
q. How old a nau are your ~ l was porn on inc 2Zd
OF January 1873.
O. Now have you been engaged in any other business
than the dentistry business since lS4t un YOU toOh ny
tie lairYn 5uSine'sl A. Yes SIR have been engaged
year; also published paper five months; was
a practiciug dentist ten years in ONO was a drug
cler and also worked on farm S was IN ne Goyer o n
the Indian Department. Washington; in 1864 was en-.
my own-a mode of introducing gums INTO TASKS;
Inspector of Customs IN this city, getting my ap
puntmeHt in 1864, and holding the position two years
q. any morei A. Tncn came down to the hail-pn
q What do Won call Yourself "Jack Of all Trades"
what do You consider your buSinessi A. / consider
% Now. sir. have YOU visited Mr. Mcfarland since he
bas been n prsOnl A. Once; the Monday following the
o. Wat did Won 60 there for9 A. In accordance with
promise made Mr.. Mcfarland when saw him in his
O. Did You tell him at that interview that you were
going TO be witness against hint a; did not -,
O. DID you get into lis cell, OF stand outside the cell
dori s. / stood outside; looked through the grating;
O. Did you address him as d friend, and give him to
understand that you were iriendf A. called IN
O. Vow. how aid vou fan in with this prosecution
wien I'D YOU first know that you were TO he witness
here's \. The lstil day OF this month .,,
witness hcrei a. Mr. samuel Sinclair; at TIE TRIBUNE
O. Did you 90 down there to make this knOwnl A.
did; went down there to he "a witness in this case.
O. And was a OF duty to the people that called
YOU down therel A. thought that had information
Q DO You hold any position now; A. No, sir.
q. Are YOU applicant for any A. No, sir.
O. Didn't you think, now, if you went to Mr. Sinclair
you could secure some influence TO get appointed to Of
O. why did yon 60 to Mr. Sinclair why didn't you 90
TO the District Attorneys A. wrote TO the DistrctAt
torney about nine days before went to Mr.. Sinclair.
q. What dii you write3 A. said had been friend
of Mr. McFaands since 1856 and thought was In pos
session of information that ought not TO he withheld
q Did you give him your addressf A. Not TO my
Q. And then. when you did not get an answer from
him, you went 20 Mr. Sncairl A. Yes Sir. -
q. Now didn't you consider that when the Disr1ctAt
torney did not answer your judged from the tenor
of ii that you were not worth having i'll a do not
Q. Now, when the DistrctA ttorney did not answer
your note what made you think Mr. Sinclair was the next
most proper person to go tot A. do not know but
thought he was the next person to apply to.
q. Why didn't You go TO Mr.. Greeleyi what did you
Mr. Graham-If you don't pull teeth quicker than you
do answers to my question: you cannot make living
Answer-Because thought If I went to him he would
@ why did you think he took any interest in this
A. did know that he took interest in it; told
@ Has any other person talked with you on the sub
feet this trial since you Mr. sinclarl A. The Dis
O. Have YOU seon Mr. Rnnkie on tie subject of this
case A. Yes, sir after saw the DistrictAt9rney;
the day in the latter's office; Judge Davis was
present. - . .
A. I remember TO have been there 20 minutes.
@ Did he tell you he the husband of Mrs Calhoun
A. He did.
@ And now have you talked with any one elsel A.
O. Ncw you have spoken of Mr McFarlands civil sut,
and desire he had TO have process served; did he
poy you to serve any papers on Mr.. Richardson A
O. Did You never attempt to make service OF any pa
pefs ON Mr. richardson A. did during the Fall Of 67
"a
them to me the last Of November had the paper three
or four days trying TO serve it THE TRIBUNE Office
that time in the manufacture Of hair pins.
q. Have yon received aIy money from any person at
all since you first made known your testimony A Yes,
Sir; from my landlady. go
O. From any person connected with this casei A. No,
Q. Did you make known your destitutiOn to Mr. Run
klei A. ] was not conscious OF any desututi9n
Q. Didn't you make known to him your destitutioni
o. Did you borrow any money of Mr.. Runkle' A. No,
Have not you received any money from MT Run6le
this prosecutioDl A. No. Sir.
@ You have not received any money since the 9th Of
April before the 9Th Of April In reference " any tes
lmony you might give herei A. None at all.
q. And you have no view to get any A. No. Sir.
deadly threats why didn't you 90 before magistrate
and have him put under bondsi A. Because presumed
O. Then YOU supposed that he was that everybodyi
A. Not every body thought good many persons knew
TersOns beside myself; he said h had TO two three
persons presumed ne would shoot him..
sitting 6y my sidei A. / do; / have known him since
1856 think the last time saw him was two years ago
when 1 met him on Broadway.
Q. Do you him any money! A. do not know
o. Don't Won remember borrowings [Objected tol
Mr. Graham-I propose TO show transactions between
counsel for the defense proving that TINS witness
perfectly shteSs fellow that among other instances
be borrowed SIS from Mr.. Morris some two years ago.
giving certain securities as collateral Wllch when the
SIS not returned were esOred 10 ana proved 70 ne
perfectly worthless, and the money remains unpaid to
this date. EXCludedl
O. Mr. Dennis Shay, will you please stand upi To the
witness-Q. Do you know tins gentleman! A Reahy
cannot say that do or do not
o. Was he present at "a conversation at MI McFar-
lands house in the Fall OF 1867 A think recOect the
presence Of a gentleman one occasion; Mr. McFar-
land living then al No. 19 Henrys that was IN 67
think. - -,
o. Now did you, on that occasion, talk about his
troubles sympathze with him, and say, If you were in
his case yOu would shoot Richardson words TO that
effoctf 4 Ineyer said words TO that dfect
O. Did you that occasion, say that II you were In
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that A. . am very positive did not.
O. You never that occasion or any other urged
Mr. Mcfarland 10 shoot Richardson, and when you stood
In front of his cell door you did not chucke over it, and
say Richardson had got what he deseryedi A. No Sir
md dn'ty allude "A SCOuudTel who had got