The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-10
THE MCFARLAND MURDER
Two TRIAL. I
Twenty.gixth Day
:. NEW YONG May 0

I ..... w .' A"S0Nt-SAASAA f-STSeyS
,.ri ID NEW YoRH May 0.
The great ttial WIS to-day resumed il
The Court of General sesSiolsI IN tho OLD
| bFown stone building. The Nihmense
crowd, among whom the ladies were
largely predominant, tilled every available
Inch Of the room, and listened with the
most Mrapt attention to tho eloquent
speech Of Graham. counsel for tho dc
fcnse, who rose 10 continue his speech
He,TaInindGd The Jury that McEarland's
threats and previous attempt 70 shoot
Richardson, should have no weight with
them unless he wereprOycd tObesaneat the
time. These threats can be appealed 70
In order to provo that McFarlRn4 was
s1ne on tho s8th Of November, but His
Honor would show them that q previous
aEnc act could not influence an Insane
one. Mr.. Graham reminded tho jury o.
the casual manner in which Mcfarland
met Richardson In tho Tribune office, and
alluded TO the special Providence which
seems 10 direct tie bullet Of an iniITed hus-
bAnd,-a fact which shows the moral
Justice of tho act, Moreover McFarlEnds 3
words at the time should not be consider
| ed, becaIas theyWeth clsarly tho offspring
of a frenZied mind. n.
The counsel then reviewed the evidence
Of Messrs. Caughlin and ElwoOd to show
tho defangcd state Of his mind during tho
tllrcO days preceding the 25th Of NoVem.
Der, Another, point q, DO borne IN mind
was the Eact that tho prosecution had
dubbed Mrs, Mcfarland with the name Of
her paramour without establishing my
legal right 10 that claim. Again tho pros
ecution failed 10 show that Mrs. McFar!
land had asked for any money after the sep
aration from her husband, and the pre-
sumption was that Bhc was supported all
this time BY Richardson. " I{ q
The counsel than condemned the at
tempt to impcach the testimony OF Mra!
Collaghan as TO tho presence Of Mrs. BIC.
ElrlRnb i1 Jcrscy City, and maintained
thati tlhs sAttetnpE had utterly failed In
truth. Mrs. Mcfarland was then en-.
sconsed in Mrs. Gilbcrt's house with her
paramour, and h6r friends tried to keep
her presence secret Coming to the event
itself It will be, seen that tho evidence OF
9bBecuti6n leaves matters 3nSI . very
tt6ubtftl1 and confused state. All tho wit
nesses wcFO from tho Tribune office, and
i is isnotdriouS that tho attaches Of th@ pa.
per are implicated IN this frce.love trans
action; in fact, the Tribune Is arraigncd In
this court, and all those employed In that
office we're interested in clearing the pa
per from tho charge undo. against It Tho
counsel then alluded 10 the vagueness OF
evidence oil tho shooting, and the failure
Of tic prosecution 10 show the state Of
MtFH HIirlaud 5 mind on. tho night Of the
shooting, and read tho evidence Of King,
and argned that Mel Farland went 70 Rich
arTlson the evening after he went 70 the
office. lie mentioned several occasions
on which Mcfarland could have shot
Richardson II be had my such intention,
but tlG fact was he had no such intention
while he had any control over his mind,
and it was only when tho balance Of his
mind was OveTthfown that Richardson
fell hy his hand. .RGOunsel then reviewed
the life Of NcFafland, and said the plot
10 destroy this man Is fiendtsh. In ordt-
nary cases. tho cloping wife leaves her
children behind. She went upon tho sIagc
merely TO meet Richardson.
The counsel reviewed the circumstances
under which Mira Mcfarland LEFT her.
husband, and said sho and Richardson
had every opportunity for adultcroUs in
tcrcourse he charged Mrs. Calhoun and
Mrs. Sinclair with being instrumental In
causing the separation; he claimed that
the intercepted 81ettr laid down whole
system Of philosophy most pCrnicious and
dangerous to society, and continued that
tho insanity Of Mcfarland at the time Of
tho deed was clearly proven; Il was ap'
parent all during the trial that some per-
son was prompting the counsel for tho pro.
scCutiOn who was acquainted with the
most minute particulars Of MCFarlAnd's
lite; this person could have been no other
than Mrs. Mcfarland, and here Is seen o
horrid spectacle, wife exerting herself to
hang her husband, Tho counsel then
reviewed tho evidence which show.
cd that Mcfarland was u sober
man and expected to trust ~ tho
intelligence OF the jury and their
recollection Of the casC Their position
was most important and responsible
one They Should meet 1t as fathers'aud
husbands, 1, fearful spectacle was pre-.
sented ID thcln-a home in ruins. Sorrow
my como into tho home circle in many
ways, but,all can 10 borno While there g
love Mt ,tlle fRcsldp. Tho Jurors should
bear in mind that homes may not be des.
6lated with impuntty. Woman's purity
isR towCr,of strength, but all are taught
Ojb bray against being led into temptation;
and n viFtious woman 's'nOst glorious OBJ
1eGtin erection Is described in tho sublime
words Of holy Writ. Let those wh0aat.
tempt to destroy this beautiful work Of
dodicarn fia3 their action cannot go I'm.
punished, aid that jealousy Ia tho rage
.0f man WliehSwill sweep before i any
nun who attempts an inrOad into tho sane
tllgty of hom6 and rob men Of their
NiyGs. TEsA a''>'A'
fRhc court aliliFned Ut the conclusion
oEsSIrahanIs sre1iaFis, and tomorrow the
BiStrict AtdEna vii sum up faEs.tRe
prosecution ~ go
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