The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-12
M'FARLAND ACQUITTED.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT Is RECEIVED
WITH SHOUTS OF APPROVAL.
ANY SCENE IN COURT

trial are thus described by the associated
press reporter
A little after II o clock tho Court opened,
and District Attorney Garvin arose and
commenced his closing speech. Comment
ing 6rst upon the extraord mary length Of
time of the trial he declared Il the duty
Of the Jury and himself to devote even
three times as much time II necessary to
give the prisoner a fair trial. Passing on
to the case he said no man had a right to
take the law in his own hands. Perhaps
Richardson and Mrs. Mcfarland were in
nocent Richardson was brave man, who
had devoted himself to the service of his
country during the late war. Was he
likely man to dishonorably seduce n mans
wifef Moreover, 1t was unlikely that
Richardson would marry his mistress;
men never do except under compulsion.
Mcfarland had given up his wife for years;
divorce was had, and on his death-bed
Richardson married Mrs. Mcfarland a
pure woman. The defense acknow Hedges
the commission Of the decd, but say II
was the deed of an insane, man. In the
same breath they say that no was justified
in Staying an adulterer. This is not logic
al. They must take either stand They
can't pretend TO justify the deed Of an in
sane man. The prosecution takes for
granted that the prisoner. is insane. Such
T. the Law, as they will be informed by the
Court. Without entering Into the 'ques-
ton Of the nature and signs Of insanity,
any juror, any sensible man can decide
when man Il mud, Garvin commended Tho
defense nothing more than the intense ex-
element caused by the prisoners troubles
and uncomfortable impulse. This was
merely the passion Of anger, and could
never excuse or palliatc q crime. Garvin
denied that the cases Of Sckles and Cole
were parallel ones, for their acts were
done suddenly under excitement while
even they should have been convicted Of
the same degree Of murder.
The District Attorney then reviewed the
tcsti nony, showing that on the day of the
shooting Mcfarland showed an intimate
knowledge of Richardson's habits and lay
in wait FOR him, showing premcd itation
and design he leaned forward when Rich
ardson entered, and fired and made his es-
cape. In this are exhibited memory,
Judgement and the perception Of danger.
The defense bad tried every question ex-
cep, murder, and had worked TO blacken
the characters Of Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Sim
clair and Mr.. Greeley, an attempt rs
absurd as unsustained by the evidence.
r..
that the Jurors believed In Mcfarland
guilt. but there might be doubt Ms 20 the
degree of guilt II of murder. lot him be
banged II of ,nansIauphter. let him 20 TO
State prison, The law must be yindicatcd
In the cass. or there will he no security for
life. Hc felt sure they would decide ac-
cording 10 tho evidence and their oaths.
The Recorder then addressed the jury.
The accused il not 10 be con yictcd or nc-
o,;,,ed unon The snsscbes ~ counsel or
ronvictcd unon Tho prciudicc toward the
d.s5 or Iivinc or boc.,,.o n,bIic nolicy
maj do,nsnd; 4, for nm evamnia Thev
,.,',ys, consc;o,,,o,,sjv ro;oc, oyarv f.ct ~
circumstanrc in evidence which In their
s,,i,a.,,on csnno, illustrate The Question of
| sari,y or ins.ni,v ~, az malice or which
Jo.s moi boar unon tbe tina plsce made
snd 40, ~ L;Iiipc Tho stn,o If domestic
raia,ions n wa No, material for them 10
| .d,,,d;aa,o Tho onostjon wss how did tho
nr'sonor ,,o,,evo skout them and how ala
| H., h..I,srt.n,.-s Ma MINI, Win sanity
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oaonsai C,r Tho dsfs,.s ,ron Nh. suh;ect M
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lii Il ,s;,S ioaS"J nis,oI and son"bt
49,, ,bn Jacaosoj al H., bI,, man n
',s Wv, L. All ,y;,b naIioo intenJin, a. lin
6a 4. Suii,v ~ mnrJnr In The Gr.t decree
~ 49, Ipodad ni.,oI n. sho, de.
osod ,.i,ha,,, in,an, pr dssicn 10 tai.
i;so anI IN Tho hen, ~ n,.ion Then !, MAY
lac either manslaugh,er in the third or
,,rr,h de,roc
m" Reeorder tbcn CHARGED mos, Of IN,
noin,s asLcd hy The defence as Ia the fra
,boo,in, viz, Tbat il cannot be taken
rs cvidencc Of malice unless the prosecu
lion satisfied Them that the shooting wa
cclono,,s and NOT in n state of insanity
The Jury are 10 discard Il from their con
sideration altogether. He declined 4
T charge that non prosecution Of the defend
ant therefore Is strong evidence of an nc
> not deemed crime at the time Of It's com
' mission. The upholding or prostration {
o the marriage relation should have nothin
|. | 10 do with their verdict. Fourlerisn
free love or sentimentalism on one hant
and moral reflection upon the conduct o
e the deceased man or living woman on tn
"a other hand, are not legitmately TO affe'
their verdict. The inhxible rule Of juror
! should be that an aggrieved husband o
of relative who takes the correction {
p wrongs into his own hands with u pistS
On Inlfa and 4. tneupa x.sbaa Ia. iii