The New York herald., 1870-04-19
The cour-wnat is the oDJoc, OF this testimony

| The court-wbat is the object OF this testlmonY-
| twenty-scven years ago.
| Mr. Gerry 1t Is merely Introductory. ,.
Examination contlnued-i remember having met M
IN reference 10 a habeas corpus proceeding; ne met
me IN the street aud came up and spoke 10 me;
was about TO express my SURPRISE ne to'o he nos w
ADVISE HIM. and le me very abruptly
y You are Dind A.hssono,s 4. Yes. vo,cas Vac
q. You recognize 1t perfectlys A, Yes. sir.
Q. Did you notice any change 10 n,s No'ce' A.
Q. what was it2 A. 1t Is difficult to say; no.
tced that he was very much cns;S excited; ,,, .o
quentlyf A. met him three days after in Mr.
O. what did YOU hear him savs A. Iheard him
that Richardson had got away with his wife and
Gu dren and that he loved them better than his life
and that he would have them back again.
| o. Did you hear him express any Wish that he was
| dead. A. heard him express wish that he had
died.
| q. DO you remember OF his having made com.
Plant IN reference TO his head' A. He groaned in
remember that because the expression was similar
| 20 what had heard In unatic asyums
heard It in insane asylums, K. Yes sir a. ou aau
q Did u SO occur TO you at the timer A. Yes, sir;
| q. What impression did the manner and converse.
| ton OF Mr.. Mcfarland make upon your mind at the
timer A. That he had greatly changed IN the exer-
| Q. Did his remarks impress you at the time that
he was rational or irrationa A. supposed that he
was irrational; only met Mr.. Mcfarland since tnat
| time aIter the occurrence.
Cross.examined oy Judge Davs--It In March,
| 1867 that met him in Boston, IN the street.
| q. How long an interval had there been between
| that and your last meeting Deforef A. Not quite
| year; | mad met HIM in 1866 and also seve.
| raj times every year; do not remember what time
| III lS66 but remember it was IN the spring that
| met him In 1867.
! q. What conversation had you with HIM on that
| occasionS A. He came up and spoke to me; think
| said Mac" and he then said "Bowen;' was
| about 10 express my surprise, when he told me NOT
| To advise him, and he then turned around ana went
| away; recognized his voice.
z. Had there been any such change that you re-
| cosnlzed the voice when he spoke one word A.
| Yes sir.
| Testimony of Francis O. Irish.
Francis o. Irish examned-l am engaged at No.
1856 Broadway at the premises OF the proposed Ar
| cade Railway: l was previously engaged with Mr..
Sandiord lie Baron; saw Mr.. Mcfarland there at
| tnat time.
o. state what you saw and observed in his manner
| at mat time? A. When went to the otice In June,
1867. used to see gentleman Dass in and out; for
several weeks noticed strangeness IN his appear
ance, an unnatural appearance; was told that 1t
| was Mr.. Mcfarland who had had some dlilerenceS
with Mr.. Richardson.
Q. DO you remember having been with him at any
Q. Did you observe any thing in hts manner that
impressed you az the time as TO whether he was r-
uonal or irrational? A. thought he was lrrational
lie conversed about his family troubles and told me
that Richardson robbed him or his wife and chill
dren. and that he was determined to recover them
II possible; he said that Richardson was a roDber;
he told me he dearly loved his children, saying,
ION, my God! Mr. Irish, have been robbed OF my
dear children ~
q. Do you remember watching him at any time,
under the apprehension that he would jump ou OF
o. When? A. The last of July 1867, shortly be-
fore he went to Staten Island with Mr., Sandlord.
z. Did you make any attempt 10 quiet hmy A.
| du.
@ Were you successfula A.. was not.
| O. What did You dOY A. endeavOred to quiet
him by getting him on other topics OF conversation,
| but could not succeed.
| O. bid he make any effort to get to the window on
| that occasionY a. The window was open; he threw
up his hands struck them and passed IN the direction
windows were open; on this last occasion watched
Mr. Mcfarland about half an hour; he com. ,a1,
impression that he was irrational: | saw HIM
alter he returned from Staten Island, In the month
OF september; she was quiet and looked like man
who had been .prostrated by fever; remember
meeting him about two weeks before the occur
renee; he then informed me that Richardson was
about going to California with MS wife and chi Id,
! and that he was determined TO have the child, If
possible; shook hands with him on that occasion;
his hand was hot, feverlsh and tremulous; on that
occasion MS conversation was ihconeren1i tnougnt
times between 1867 and 1869; he went over the same
conversation every time saw him.
Testimony Of DIR. Isaac Leo.
| DIR. Isaac Lee-I reside at Staten Island; have re
sided there about seventeen years; am physician
and have been so about five years. graduated at
july isea; That was the first time saw n,m was
stopping with Mr.. Bayls SandlOrd; the prisoner
called upon me; he was under the influence OF
| excitement; wnen first saw him lie looked like a
man who had been drinking TO excess; after ques.
| tioning MIN little while was satisfied drink was
not lie cause; he alluded to his domestic troubles;
lie talked rapidly ana was very much excited; ne
complained OF want Of sleep; felt his pulse, but !
don't recoilect about 1t. but from his symptoms
know he had very quick pulse
q. DID he mention anything in connection with
something about Richardson, and his CONVEX
satlon generally was about his domestic troubles;
did not tnlnK his ccndition improved; he SAID that
| lie had not had any sleep during the night; dd
l no rec. n 4 riprQ Qf n hOnr
Q. What were the symptoms that caused you to
think he had oeel drinking hardS A. lie mad a
quick manner OF speech a restless appearance, and
al the first appearance thought 1t was drink but
1 afterwards saw 1t was mental excitement.
| Crosse xamined by Judge Garvln-l think this was
in July; never saw nm but once until saw him
| to-day; had very little conversation with him; he
ne had tried various 'p anodynos and opiates;
when asked him about the cause Of this trouble
told that Richardson mad robbed him OF his wife,
and that he was endeavOrng to get his children
back again; he asked me II | mad seen what was
SAID IN The papers: made statement as TO this to
counsel; had forgotten all the circumstances until
a brother of Mcfarland came TO me ana recalled the
matter 10 my mind.
Testimony of DIR. Elliott.
DR.. James Elliott, examined by Mr.. Gerry-l am a
physician engaged IN the practice OF medicine In
| Newark, N j.; nave been so some twenty years;
| KNOW The prisoner; have known nim upwards or
thirty years; I first knew HIM IN Newark; he was
then learning the trade of a harnessmaker; 1t must
be about thirty years ago; don't exactly how
| long; knew him as belonging TO some literary
| societies thirty years ago.
The Court-What can thirty or twenty seven
years ago have TO do with itg
Witness resumed-I saw him in the fall Of 1867;
| observed very great change III MS appearance;
had not seen him before That for two or three
years; he had formerly been oI lively disposition;
| he mad now a subdued manner; observed a change
in MS hair as though 1t had fallen out, and his whole
appearance was that OF man who had suffered o
great deal; he sad that he mad mad sickness SC
great that tongue could tell what he had suffered
| thought his brain had suffered very mucn, ana
that he had inflammation OF the brain; he read letter
known as 1.-The intercepted letter." aud as he read
1t he trembled very much. and his hands were
clinched; his eye was peculiarly glazy; lie said thas
he could not stop and that he had taken remedies
| Tor the seepessness, but IL produced no erect.
BY Judge Garvn-f have had experience IN cases
OF insanity, arising out or general practice; wa!
not looking IN Mr.. Mcfarland for symptoms OF in
sanity; his manner impressed me as being IRA
tional; h. read TINS Letter to me- and he seemed Il
read 1t very cOnnectedly; he dd not ask me TO pre-