The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-03
A Card from Horace Greeley In re.
I gard 70 the McFaTIand.R Richardson
Murder Trial.

A Card from Horace Greeley In rec
I gard to the observation-disclosures
Murder Trial.
The New York Tribune of yesterday,
May I'd, contains the following card from
Horace Greeley: ~
Certain journals having seen fit 4. o.cen-
sure tie employment of whist they term
private counsel in the prosecution Of the
Mcfarland case, and to connect my name
herewith, ! feelimpellel,tp state the facts
as they arc, which, I was forbidden to do
on the witness stand. Daniel Mcfarland
Is on trial for the murder Of Albert D.
Richardson, and his defense Is insanity;
the only defense possible In view Of tho
conceded facts. 70f the merits Of that do.
tense l was not called to pronounce
as q witness, and ! have nothing
10 say sIni = any other "a capacity.
l trust e1S}iurys impaneled will
render true verdict thereon, In the light
Of all the evidence that may be adduced.
l have not the faintest wish that they
should regard 1t with levity or untaVbra.
bio prejudice. ESteemiDg the hanging Of
q sane man q mistake, | should Ic0ntem.
plate the hanging Of one that was insane
with horror; and whether his loss Of
reason was impclled by truth or talsehood,
makes no difference in the eye Of the law.
NV interest in this case centres not In The
living, but tho dead. Albert d. Richard.
son was my friend. l have travelled and
camped with him when we were almost
alone upon the vast solitude OF the Plains,
and knew hin rs brave, generous and
noble. never heard any one breathe
whisper 10 hisdiscreiit until this trouble
arose. That he could;bc guilty Of seduc-
ing wife from he husband, is con-
trary TO all l ever knew or believed
Of him-that he could deliberntely
resolve TO install n woman known 10 him
rs lewd and wanton, as the mother OF his
children, Is to mo utterly incredible, i
AM. sure that the truth, which untlerlies
this tragedy, has not yet been told, a. oil
events Is not generally understood, Rich
ardson Is dead, and cannot speak for him
SELF his memory must be vlndlcated by
the efforts. OF, his SURVIVING friends, or not
nj nll, and those efloftss mnSt;be put. forth
under great ,ClisadYahtagG The other
story has possession Of the public ear.
Powerful influences and interests are en-.
listed in It's support Every scoundrel
who looks upon woman merely as an
instrument Of his lust, and never aided
one in distress, except to make her his
prey, rtlshes instinctively to the conclusion
that Richardson was a SetlucGr. He wants
no evidence Of this but such as he finds
in his own breast; md every ono accus'
toned to look on wife merely as spe-
cics Of property, whereof the title cannot
be aliCnatcd by abuse. any moro than
If she were horse OF dog, naturally
incline 10 the samo verdict. Anxious
only that the whole truth in the premises
should be developed, and that my deccas'
ed friends memory should bc vindiCatcd
from unjust aspeFsiOns, l called on the
district attorney q few days before thatap'
nointetl for the commencement ofthis tflal,
to,ask him il he. desired any aid Gin per.
forming this duty assigned him byl law !
had not before seen Dir. Garvin since we
we're fellow members Of the Constitutional
Convention, and had not communicated
with him in any manner. In ansWeE 70
nv inquiry h6 said that he preferred 70
have nm able counselor associated with
him in tho prosecution and named Mr.
Eilwnrd Piarrepont as-such counselor A
called on Mr.. Picrfep6nt accordingly, but
he was Obliged to try important cases tor
the Government throughout April and
could not assign that public duty to anoth.
er. I reported that decision to Mr.. Garvln,
who soon allcrwNrd sent meword that ho
wished Judge Noah Davis as his associate.
/ had not suggested either name 10 Mr..
Garvin, nor indeed any other. then
called at Judge Davis's office, and not find
inC him stated the District Attorneys
wishes 10 This partner, Judge Henry +.
Davis, WHO assured me that II possible
Mr.. Garvin's request should BIO, obeyeL
Such Is tlie history Of my agency In this
matter. l acted In tho behalf Of MIR.
Richardson's friends, and at the suggestion
OF one Of them residing In his native State.
| | am sure that he would have gladly done
as much and more for me, had It been my
fate to he first assaSsinated and then un-
Justly covered with Obloqpy, and his TO
survive. If my efforts sliall have con.
tributcd, as now feel confident they will
have done, to vindicatc his memory from
some part Of the wrong which hNs been
done Il, shall rejoice, whatever. may be
the fate of his destroyer.
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