The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-22
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
THIRTEENTH DAY or THE TRIBUNE
FREE LOVE MURDER CASE.


Judge Bedford on the Bench-Thc Judge
Adjourns the Court on Account Of Re
corder Hackctt's Illness - Two Mystc-
rious Ladies In the Court Room-J ohm
Graham Denies that he Apologized 10
Mrs. Calhouu-A Fearful storm TO Break
Forth.
Great disappointment was felt yesterday morn
ing at tho non appearance Of Judge Hackeu on the
bench OF the General Sessions. The crowd was
larger than on any previous day, and the excitement
had been wrought up to high pitch. When a
murmur ran through the room That Judge Hackeu
was still too III to preside at the trial, strong
pressons Of regret and sympathy were expressed on
every side. Judge Hackett has exhibited such ad-
mrable Judicial quaties such mastery OF jurispru.
dencc such nrmness, fairness, and urbanity and
has In every way been clear in his great ONCE"
that he has won the respect and admiration OF the
multitude as well as that OF the bar, and has the
best wishes of the entire community in his aGlic.
ton.
JUDGE BEDFORD
appeared on the bench at II o'clock the Court was
opened, the jury were called and answered to their
names, after which Mr.. Graham arose and addressed
the Court as follows:
kS5 "a HI M nnS S az
SocR ana Tie areS Counsel for The s
District Attorney concurrlng-d IL 70 be entered
his Honor the Recorder We DO consent to an adjourn.
ment Of this Court tin Monday next at Al O'Clock A. NJ
JUDGE GARvrN
then arose and sad And as the District Attorney IN
this prosecution consent to IN adournment ard that
all Interests may be protected. desire TO have II en-.
s Sn BEING unsS s CT
Indspo'iiOn TO hold court adjourned until Monday
Mr. Gra6am-~we consent to that. II your Honor
Tene re- don 10 MAKING
The dSSs s So be cn%rs Of
the jury an account OF the Illness OF Judge nckett
s oar ,S Tn fYS Meaa S @Sns at o II S
comes my duty to say 70 you that when you leave this
i've 10 The merits OF tins ca,c, 70 allow any 70
lar as possible avo @ reading anything IL the news
papers relative TO the trial she nd anybody approach
your duty 70 report him promptly Pr Monday, morning
TO the Court so that he may be dealt with as the law d.
TWO MYSTERIOUS WOMEN.
whisper ran through the room, Immediately
after the adjournment, that Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs.
Mcfarland were present., and a couple OF heavily
yelled ladies were pointed at as being those person.
ages in disguise. Mr.. McFarland's attention was
directed 10 the Hoognitas, and he said they In no
wise resembed the ladies' Designated.
Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Mcfarland have not yet
been in the court room but an dtfdche OF the Dis.
trict Attorneys Office says they were In the District
several hours, busy engaged in writing letters to
outoftown new sparers Tor the purpose OF properly
toning the bucolic sentiment ON TINS trial.
THE LIBEL on JOHN GRAHAM.
The following despatch to the Chicago Tribune
and the Cincinnati Gdsette has been imputed to
those ladies':
There are indications Of reaction IN public scnt.
ment which was strongly In favor OF Mcfarland before
lympaIh1sd with MIN are now asking Tor his conyic
is daily less favorable to him IL Is GENERALLY conceded
thai he Will be acquitted the ground OF insanity and
Mrs Calhoun has received letters and visits by the
Sa and %n s Dor
sign on IhniSdsy night ssT ~ the ladies and
for the indecent ausons TO Mrs Calhoun and said he
the hope OF helping his client.
WHO WROTE THE FALSE STATEMENT?
This despatch, which was copied in THE Sun yes.
terday, occasionod good deal Of comment, on ac-
count OF its hold uniruthiuness. As have stated
Il was imputed to Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs Mcfarland,
but investigation those ladies were acquitted OF
the mendacty aud the despatch was accredited
ccrned--to Col. Thomas NJ. Knox, the witness from
Northern Asia, or TO Junius Henry Brown, the AM
ancod Of Molie Gilbert Mrs. Calhoun's sister.
Had there been session Of the Court. Mr.. Graham,
to the dispersion that he apologzed to Judge Ciarvn
for anyti ing which he had said about Mrs Calhoun,
and nailed the fssehood TO the forehead OF Its au-
thor IN open court IL is probable That lie will now
ticed until he up the case. Then ii is alleged
he win pay such attention to all parties they may
In bis opinion, respectively deserve.
STORM CLOUD LOWERING.
II to he regretted that the indiscreions not 70
use a harsher term, OF the friends Of Mr. Richardson
should provoke luminosity on the part OF the de-
fence Judge ackett has already decided that vim
dcatiOn Of MIR. Richardson or Mrs Mcfarland can
be gone into the part Of the prosecution because
IL makes no difference whether the commun icatiops
as to their intimacy made to Mcfarland were true
false long as he believed them and they helped
To drive him mad. This of course leaves that un.
fortunate dead man and ostracsed woman to the
mercy OF the defence and 1t Is painful to observe
how Mr. Graham Is being goaded up TO the use OF
all his terrible powers OF narrative, illustration
verdict.
CONVINCING PROOF or n'FARLASD's INSANITY.
Mr.. McF rland seems much wearied and worn by
the anxieties of the trial 1t is said that he s A
loves his wife, and that the testimony against her
tears him with agony. He locks ten Years older
than he did on the morning Of his drraisnment.