The New York herald., 1870-04-19
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 49, l8o-TRIPLE SHEET


present In No. 62; knows Mr.. Mcfarland, the
prisoner; nad rooms In my house for three or iour
months came 10 my house 12 Amiry street ~ March,
| 1867 MS wife vas then with him.
PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN TO WITNESS.
| O. Is she the same person so indicated by these
pictures A. Yes they occupied the back paror and
extension on the first oor.
| O. Did you know Albert d. Richardson's A. Yes.
PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN TO WITNESS.
O. Is That picture the likeness OF Richai1son' A.
o. Did he come to your house TO liver A. Yes; he
had room there-the front ana closets; the
room he occupied was divided from the paror Dy
folding doors; those doors were not fastened after
Richardson took The room; there was only bolt 10
Q. How did Richardson come to take rooms at
your hOuseY A. Mrs. Mcfarland told me that she
had friend a rentleman VINO lived the way,
that he was obliged to leave tnere anu nc woud IKE
nd. Did she % tell you the name OF this frlend' A.
Not till ne afterwards came to the mousse.
Q. After he took the room did ne sleep 'here ~
q. was he much out in the eyeningss 4. Yes.
Q: Was MIR. Mcfarland IN the haolt o. gonS @ t OUT y,
in the evening? A. never knew him 10 20 OUT ia
the evening; ne would get home about four O'CLOCK
and would remain teaching little Percy Mrs Mcrar.
land used to 20 out good deal every day; never
saw Mr.. Mcfarland in llauor; never knew MIN 10 DC
under the influence OF liquor ,.
@. How did he treat his wife while living there
@. Did you ever know OF any cruel treatment on
his partto herr A. never did.
z. Where did you stay in the housef A. was az
q. SO that If anything occurred you must nave
seen or known OF IL? A. did.
Q. What was their manner in reference to each
others affection A. Very kind; he waited on ner
great deaf; he would hold ner curls.
z. DO you remember the day she went away with
the boy Percys A. think 1t was on the 2lst Feb
@. What time did Mr. Mcfarland leave on that
morning. A. About nlne O'Clock
2. Dla you know o! any trouble between them be-
fore he lelts A. No, sir.
Q. Dla you hear INN make any complaints A.
did not
9. what time did he come back that days A. 1
don't think saw him until four O'Clock.
Z. She ana Percy were his Iamiy A. Yes, sir.
z. Sne went away before he returueds A. She
did, sir.
q In what directions A. Towards Thompson
q. No one else was with herr A. No, sir.
Q. Did she tell you where she was going A. No,
Q. Did you have any IDEA that she meant TO alb
scond from ner husband when she iwent outs A.
q. WHAT servant had you ELL that timer A. Mrs.
KaLe Stephenson.
q. Was Mr. Richardson there the morning she
Q. Had he slept there that nights A. Yes
q. Had he slept every night there from the time nc
first into the mouse unti he left A, Yes, with
one or two exceptions. ne did
q. Was he generally at home early in the evening? |?
A. He was at nome good deal III the house.
Q. Referring to tue 2lst had you observed any
famiharlues between Richardson and Mrs. Mcfar
land? A. saw them gong in aud out great deaf
together; they were out in the day time when Mr.
Mcfarland was away.
O. How long had they been gomez A. About two
hours.
@ Did you notice them when they went away
from the house! A. NO.
Q. Or what direction they wents A.. No.
O. There was bed in richardson's room, was
there A. Yes
Q. Have you seen Richardson and Mrs. Mcfarland
| in that roomp A. have.
q. How often nave you seen them theres A. saw
| them three times; my servant and little girl saw
q. When was thar A. think 1t was a week be-
| fore they absconded
@. What did you seer A. went to borrow an ink
stand; / saw Richardson was sitting there IN q
rocking chair; Mrs. Mcfarland sitting opposite
| In another chair, right by him.
| @ HOW were the chairs placed-were they near
| TO each others A. They were about a yard or two
apart.
Q. Tbat was the first occasions A. Yes.
q. What was the secondS A. In about three quar-
tiers OF an hour went IN again; saw them IN the
same position; Mr. RichardsOnImade an uncourt eOus
remark to me about the crockely; they both seemed
| embarrassed, and Mr.. Richardson went out OF the
room.
| O. What was the third OCCASION A. It was when
| relative OF Mr.. McFarand-a young lady called
Mr.. Richardson was there then; heard Mrs. Nc.
| farland introduce her to Mr.. Richardson; Mrs.
| Q. How long after Mrs. Mcfarland left was it that
| Mr.. Mcfarland lefls A. Abont three days.
Q. Did Mr.: Richardson continue TO have that
Q. how many weeks after the 2st did he continue
to have that rOomY A. He kept 1t until about The
Q. DID Mrs. Mcfarland come back after Mr.. McFar-
| land elt9 A. She did.
Q. When was tnat9 A. 1t was two or three days
O. When she came back what took place between
you and herr A. She asked me t0iet her have the
back parlor again; a gentleman's family were COM
| ing from washington and she wished to have the
back parlor until the termination OF ner engagement;
she had lady with her whom she called Miss Gill
bert aud whom she introduced as Mr.. Richardson's
Intended; my husband had the back ROOM and Mr..
Richardson was not occupying his room, and she
wanted to have Mr.. Richardson's room; he was
away In Hartford publishing book; ne said when
he went away be should be away about six weeks
he had :hen been gone about week or ten days.
Q. The engagement she spoke OF was at the Winter
Garden rheatre2 A. Yes.
| Q. Mr., Richardson had the room ana was paying
| for it? A. Yes
O. She had not had Mr.. Richardson's ro0m2 A.
No; would not let her have II: she wanted to sleep
| there; sne told me Mr.. McFarand's niece would
sleep win her.
| O. 1t was daughter OF Owen Mcfarland, was 1t
not? A. don't know, sir.
| The court here adjourned until this morning at
eleven O'Clock.