Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-04
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
The Interest unabated-- Testimony of Prom
inent Witnesses

NEW YORK, May S.-The proceedings of
to-day. Large numbers of prominent
persons were examined, but nothing
new or important was ELECTED. Great dis
appointment was reflected upon the faces
of the large sssemblage of people present
on account of the nop-sppearance of Mrs.
Mcfarland, who, it was said, would app
| pear on the stand.
Hon. David Atwood, member of Con-
| gress from Wisconsin, testified: Knew
| prisoner in Wisconsin, and was present
| when Mrs. Mcfarland. gave her readings
| in Madison.
Questions as to whether the readings
were a success were ruled out.
Mrs. Sinclair testified that the receipts
of the entertainment given by Mrs. Nc
Farland were partially given to her, and
that Mcfarland himself obtained the re-
mainder.
Mrs. George Fandenhoff testified that
| Mrs. Mcfarland took reading lessons
of her husband in 1862, and subsequently
Ptook lessons of her. Mrs. Mcfarland
gave a parlor reading in 1868 at Sinclair s
| house, and Mcfarland and wife came for
me with carriage.
Mrs. Sage, the mother of Mrs. Richard
son, was then called. Graham objected to
her being called the mother of Mrs. Rich
| ardson; he said she should be called the
mother of the woman that claimed to be
| Mrs. Richardson. The mother testified
! that her daughter married the prisoner in
l 1857, in New Hampshire; taught normal
school in New Haven some months; was
| twenty-nine years old when she was mar
ried, and went to Wisconsin soon after
| the marriage.
Judge Davis asked the witness if she
had not written to Mcfarland telling him
| his child was sick, and desired to shaw
| that the prisoner answered by threatening
| letters to burn Mrs. Sage's house down il
| his wife did not csme to him Immediate
| ly, Notwithstanding the ohild's being dan
| gerously sick.
The question, however, was ruled out,
/ and the witness continued: Danny stayed
/ at her house from December, 1866, till af-
| ter the separation in 1867; during the
| time Mcfarland read and approved of the
/ letter from Calhoun to Mrs. Mcfarland
relative to the lRtter's engagement at the
Winter Garden; witness Identified the
note given by Mcfarland to her husband
| for money borrowed after the separation) (;
my daughter lived with me till May 8,
| 1868, when she went to Indiana till Octo-
! Der, 1859; she had lived with Mcfarland
| till after the first shooting of Richardson.
Cross-exsmined-My daughter never
worked in a factory, the visits of my
daughter to Ina we're from necessity
| could not identify my daughters writing
think my daughter acted perfectly right
| iE every Particular saw no harm in her
going to Indiana to obtain the divorce I;
Mcfarland said Mrs. Calhoun's letter was
a splendid one.
Mrs. Sage again crOss-eXamined-Mis
| Gilbert, accompanied by Richardson, Wis
| tied my daughter in the fall of 1857; dden-
titled letter of Mr.. Sage): Mcfarland
approved of his wife going on the stage
| in 1852.
Miss Lizzie Sage called-Is a sister of
| Mrs. Richardson Mcfarland took her to
the matinee; left her and returned to the
Museum for a more quiet drunk; he took
me by the hand and muttered some words,
of which only two were intelligible,
namely, Slower and "dearest;' / was
about as much staggered as he was that
was my last visit to them.
The defense did not 60 into any cross
examination.
A deposition OF Mrs. Wood was read,
showing that Mrs. Mcfarland resided
with her in Indianapolis year from thE
summer of 1868, and was recommendsfV
by Vice President Colfax. While thE1
she wrote articles for the New York a |
bttne, the Independent and RiUerside MGg-
GziRe. COlfax called on her; Richardson
never called; did not know Mrs. McFar-
lands business in indianapolis.
This was made to disprove the state
ment that Mrs. Mcfarland was in New
Jersey aG that time.
Judge Davis offered the deposition of
Schuyler Colfsx, but it was ruled out as
irrelevant.
DIR. Echmerra was them fealled, and gave
his views on moral and physical insanity.
The examination is progressing, but the
crowd began to thin out as soon as the in
sanity question came up.