The New York herald., 1870-05-10
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
Close Of the Summing Up for
the Defence.
MFARLAND APPEALS TO HIS PEERS
The Verdict to be Rem
dered TO-MOrrOw.

At the opening of the General Sessions yesterday
morning there was an immense gathering Of per-
sons In the Railways clamoring for admlttance In
credible 1t may seem, District Attorney Garvn, ON
arriving at his once at nine O'Clock, discovered
about dozen women standing at the court doors,
patiently awaiting the hour when they could get In.
Mr.. Garvn did not relish the thing much, and
sent FOR policeman to make them skedaddle;
but while the messenger was away and the Judge
had gone into his private ONCE several or the court
officers arrived and opened the doors, when the
women made grand rush into the room and seized
upon the best seats. When the policeman arrived
he c0ntented himself with simply taking birds eye
view OF the situation Of matters, knowing that he
would have to call out all the reserve at the station
house before he could come out Of the strife victor
did he once insugurate hostilities. 4i
large crowd had gathered In the Oyer and Termi-
ner room also, under the impression that the case
was still to go on in that court The officers Of the
court humored them In their mistake, and by this
means great many persons who would have been
doing their best with hundreds of others to gain
admission into the General Sessions entered the
Oyer and Terminer, and considered themselves very
fortunate In getting in so early When the sell was
discovered. q helter skelter run from the room
ensued toward the General Sessions.
s9F THE LADIES
out In greater strength than ever and for the
first time since the beginning OF the trial were SO
numerous that extra space had to be allotted them
outside the railing. This courtesy did not please the
male portion OF the audience in tRe least; for they
were by reason OF 1t forced to "take back seat,
ana in great many instances no seat at ALL and 80
had to stand the whole day In the extreme emo OF
attention to the address OF the counsel, particu
ary 10 those portions which referred to the pr0ba
e ana M
cidedy forty. but BY no means fat There were,
however, few young and pretty ladies present,
among whom was the little blonde who has already
| figured SO punctually every day OF the trial.
~ 1--WE ALL DO'-A SCENE. t
Quite an excitement was Occasioned IN the court
room during the cOunses summing up by the extra
ordinary conduct Of lady who had obtained admit
tance without pass, and not without good deal Of
attired in deep mourning ana wore thick ven
her every feature. When she entered, although the
court room near the doors and all the way along to
ton Of the court from the main part was literally
packed with men and women she boldly
ner sSe the and
the counsel There she stood, with her arms
did not even degn to pay the slightest attention to
an officer who offered her seat The counsel, soon
her e % Of his
PRESTON sns used that nc certain @ were we're
females, for it would have been absurd for a
| woman to have spoken thus OF another
i woman. INC woman IN Dlack LOOK u SJTiue
forward at this, lifted her veil and exclaimed in
loud voice. 1--WE all do" For q second the whole
/ proceedings came to q stAndstil. The counsel
turned abruptly round to see whence proceeded the
interruption. and for moment the officers did not
1 know exactly how to act in the matter. One Ol
them told the woman she would have TO leave tne
court, but this she stOuy and rather boisterously
refused to do when Captain McCl0skey settled the
thing by taking her by the shoulders and put
ting her out. This individual was, 1t was said
bv those who stood near her, Mrs. vreeland oil New
| Jersey divorce notoriey.
| The way the testimony of Mrs. Sinclair, Miss GIL
bert and Henry Brown was reviewed and cOntrasted
with other evidence, which, the defence Claimed re-
butted 1t entirely not to use stronger term made
quite sensation among the audience. The counsel
laid particular stress on Browns denial that Rich
ards0n, to his knowledge ever carried pistol since
the war, and compared 1t with Mr.. NlCkersOs state
ment that he gave Richardson's pistol, wrapped IN
flannel, TO Brown the night OF the shooting. The
testimony Of Mrs. Sinclair that Ior whole week sht
| whereas three respectable witnesses had testified
that she all the time at her own home In Amity
| street, he also called particular attention to
well as to the statement OF Miss Lillian Gilbert
that she slept at 72 Amity street with Mrs. McFar
| land two certain nights, whereas Mrs. Mason had
| were made apparent. seemed to tickle the audience
| In sort OF humorous way, and q low hum OF laugh
ter heard as each OF the points alluded to wal
drawn out. Several times the officer had to cry on
"Orderp' to prevent loud guffaw.
The counsel continued his summing up on tht
opening OF the court and closed about three O'Clock
| THE END NEAR.
District Attorney 0arvn will open for the pr0secu
ton this morning. and will close early IN the after
| noon. The Recorder Will charge the jury OF
McFarland's fate will have been In all probability
decided. ef-.l-... ii. nlI