The New York herald., 1870-05-03
NEW YORK HERALD. TUESDAY, MAY g. S7O-TRIPLE SHEET

q ION May. 1850. to 1852 A. He was bosrder
ana vtng WIN his family there, ,, =, thai,
h,ss,f A. think they must have come IN the iail
!, I5, Nay dsg It not have been Tn the summer A
Q. now long did they remain shorer A. About
Q. Where dd YOU nrst meet Mr. McFarlandp A.
At IN evening parry at Mr.. Sinciair's,
q. We're yyu escorted there by Mir. Richardson
o. Where we're you living at that timer A. With
my moihe er in Flneeenth street. Y
@. Your father was employed In the Tribune ONCE,
thinkY A. lie never has been.
q. dave you brother theref A. have brother
O. Where was Mr.. Richardson living In January,
1867 A. don't know; he had iived at my mothers
o. We have neard that Mr.. Richardson was
wiuower, can you tell me when his wife dleds A.
She died in 1885, as lar as | can remember.
q. When did you first become acquainted with
Mrs. Mcfarland A. think first me- her IN the
winter OF 1860 and 1895.
q. At whose houser A. don't recoliect
q. Can YOU state, from your own knoWlehge, thnt
Mcfarland WAS ever consulted, except as You in er
4 from his being pr sent wnen HIS wlfes dress wa,
with erence to her beiny on the St ire or going
the stage A. already stated that ne told me that
he Was delighted at the prospect OF her going on the
stage ana that he was certain oil her success .,
q And that was on the occasion he called for you
to go wi n hiIn to sncllir'sr a. Yes.
q. How of,el mad you seen MIR. Mcfarland before
that4 A. About haf u dozen times.
Q. And was there any suoh friendly acquaintance
between you as justified him In Calling upon you
under the circumSl lances and asking you To accom-
pany hims A.. supposed tho circumstances were
that the ladies' asked him TO come for me and to tSc
Q. You think 1t was at the request of tho wife he
came @ Tor your A.. Yes, ana the ladies.
Y. when was thiSf A. ~ was week before
"R0nleo and Juep' was put upon tho stage.
Y, Is there any circumstance you can state
which would show that before her appearing on
the stage Mr.. Mcfarland knew OF her intention
TO go on the stage and approved OF lts
4. Ycs; the first time ! saw her after she came
from tne Wnit0 mountains was in MacdOugal
street, where they had rooms; went there to see her
end lOund her SICK In bed writing childrenS stories;
on tlat OCCASION her going on the stage was spo4en
OF and Mr. Mcfarland was entirely acquiescent she
said she was afraid she would not be well enough to
go on the stage when the time came; that was IN Oc
with care she would be well enough, ana he re-
marked that would not do for her To forfeit her en-
u. What was the first character she was TO repre-
sents A. The player Queen In 'Hamet."
q. DO you mean to say that Mr.. Mcfarland was re-
conciied 10 the Idea OF his wife, the mother OF his
children, gong on the stage at her time OF life and
commencing In such subordinate character al
tGasS A. ItOld you what he LNld me on he SUBJECT
thal ne was glad she had chance OF going on the
Stage at last; he said at the Same time hat she
would make greater success than any woman ut
present Oh the stage.
q. DO you mean that you seriously believed that
Mcfarland consented to his Wife going Oh the stage
A. do
O. Was it not because he feared that she would be-
come perfectly uncontrollable that he Was compelled
to consent9 A. " Is impossible that could read MS
motives.
q. Have you not heard Mr. Mcfarland boast that
he was wrapped up in hers A. Never.
Q. Did you never hear her say that II he was ever
drunk three tunes she would leave bmY A. Never.
q. Did you never hear her boast that the sun rose
Q. New heard her say that Sic could make HIM
do anythingr A. Never.
q. Was he not infatuated with herr A. lie was
f0nd or her ia his own way. e
z. Was H. not more tan fond OF her, Judging
from tue manner In which he went round herr A.
i shOuin say not.
rae question gave rise to some suppressed mcrri.
meut IN court)
Q. Did you ever know OF Richardson being caught
In her room when she WAS ut " Amtty streety A.
Q. When you wrote the letter OF November ~,
1851, did you not know that the inmates Of ~
AMity street were suspicious OF thems A. No, Sir.
q. And you never heard that Richardson was
caught in her room three times one afternoons A.
@: When did you first read the intercepted letter
A. never read II.
O. DID you never know till this moment, when I
tell you, that Richardson in this letter bOasted that
once he set his eve upon woman he could not be
diver ed or bullied by public opinion from pursuing
herr A. never knewit, and it sounds so unnatu-
raj coming from hlm that, unless upon your
authority. would not lelieve It,
Counsel read passages from RichardsOn's inter-
certed erter-not to be disturbed by outraglng her
family and asked witness If she knew that Rchard-
son was the father OF that sentiment.
Witness rephed TINT perhaps the sentiment was
capable OF fair inierpreat on as well an unfair
one II all the circumstances were known
q. Do you not know that he wrote .'Good night,
my love my own-mv WIFE," and before they knew
that they could obtain divorce, and that Ricnard.
son Subscribed that ielterY A. do not.
Counsel proceeded to read different parJs Of the
letter, asking witness whether she knew these re
In the letter, tO which she said she ala not. She
sad:-''l have not defended entirely Mr. Ric hard.
sons course Mrs. McFarand's In This think 1t
may make a moral difference If woman has left
her husband"
q. DID you know that Mrs. Mcfarland went to
Richardson's room while he was in Hartford, accom-.
panied by young lady and for the purpose OF gain
Ing admission represented that young lady as Mr..
Richard sons intended? A. did not.
The court then adjourned until this morning.