The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-04-20

Redirect-Prisoner could not have been
q reliable business man during 1867, '68
and 80; it was possible the prisoner
might recover if the causes that produced
the disease We're removed. Court here
took recess.
Upon reassembling Maurice Madison,
physician, testified: He had resided in the
city since 1862; practiced medicine in Bos-
ton for fifteen years prisoner was a pa
tieRt of his in Boston in 1S47; saw prison.
er on the night before the shooting at his
house, No. "a West Twentv-ninth street;
was in the habit of frequently seeing pris-
ener IN November; saw him on the path
about P. NJ. prisoners object in calling
upon him was to make known to him that
Richardson was selling his property in or
der to go West, and was about to take his
wife and his little boy, Danny, with him !:
on that occasion he was more quiet and
! calm physically than he had been for some
! time previous. but his mind seemed in a
| state OF intense agony, and she said that
| sometimes he lost consciousness Of hls own
indentity and thought that he was not Nc
Farland; remembered him saying my
God, Dr., he (referring to richardson is
about to take my little boy where 1 may
never see him again; ;" he seemed entirely
overwhelmed; often met prisoner in the
street, and he always referred to his do.
nestle troubles witness regarded him a.
a monomaniac; when he spoke of hii
troubles his whole appearance woulC
change, and he would become terribly ex
cited. -----
Cross-eXamined-He first knew prison
er IN Boston; prisoner was not living at {
tourente establishment; witness boarded
IN the house with him after he left Bos
ton he went to Dartmouth College; me
him IN New York IN 1862, never practiceC
medicine in New York; prisoner was a
his house the night before the shooting
ne was more calm than usual physically
the conversation related wholly TO thu
prisoners domestic troubles: his menta
excitement was more intense than he eve
witnessed; he did not say how he had as
certalned that Richardson was about tC
sell his property: he said he was over L
watch the house where his wife and Rich
ardson were living with Mrs Gilbert
mother of Mrs. Calhoun; he was disguised
watching the house; witness never pre-
scribed for Mcfarland in this city.
Redirect-His object in watching III
house was to get possession of his boy.
John E. Ellwood, attorney, testified tha
he resided at Park Hotel, this city hi
Office was at the corner of Fulton anC
Broadway; knew defendant quite well
saw him two or three days before tn
shooting, at my office he was quite excit
ed; he told him his wife was trying to ge
a divorce; witness considered he was
monomaniac on the subject Of his domesti
troubles; met defendant three or four time
at the Park Hotel; Mcfarland first callet
upon him professionally to get him to com
mence an action; there were three count
IN the complaint first, for criminal con
, versaton; second, for abducting his wife
and third, for abducting his children; whel
he called he gave witness the history c
his trials, and told him how fond he an
his wife were of each other, and how hap
py they were in the morning when he wa
going away they would kiss each Other
and IN the evening walk in the garden
their arms intertwined, and picking flow
ers together; the morning of the day hi
wife left him. she kissed him affectionate
ly when he was going away, and he re
turned to find her gone; his mind wa
continually running on the subject of hi
F. troubles; he could not speak of his VIII
and children without weeping, and whe
: he alluded to Richardson he seemed to be
come intensely excited, and think th
Z press was dIIayeu against MIN ana III IaVC
| of Richardson; remembered McFarlan
! having shown him an intercepted lettt
from Richardsont his wife; a number
= other letters were shown to witness, whic
S he identified as having been shown him b
S Mcfarland. prisoner stated that he q
e letters out Of his wife's trunk he VIZ
: quite excited when he talked about her
Cross-examined by the District Attol
) | ney-Some delay was caused in commen,
i ing the suit against Richardson, in consC
r quence of the difficulty of finding defend
2 ant; at that time witness did not thin
} Mcfarland an insane nan; never had an
= acquaintance with Richardson OF Mrs. Nj
2 Farland; the amount sued for by McFal
3 land was $4,000
| Redirect-Prisoner stated that his oh
) ject in bringing suit was to vindicate hin
5 self and show the world that his wife an
) Richardson were to blame, and not he; b
5 also observed that he had lost good de;
= of money trying to obtain possession of h
children; Mcfarland would not settle I'll
f suit for money; once told him PROPOSE
! tion had been made to him to settle fC
J $4,000.