New-York tribune., 1870-04-29
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N written any eullOTials iVi ""s "'"N- -
pes EXCEPT yoa wten any letters sent out Of
'ne ' Have % You caused any editorials to be written OF
& xS ever Sow Mr. richardson pistoli
O. You never pistol in his posscssion' A. NO.
so o. Do you know gentleman by tho name of Isaac c.
Mere YOU interviewed by any reporter shortly after
this occurrence, supposed TO be oonnected Wtn lse %
Tecoect reporter coming into my room, but he didn't
say he belonged to The sun; he did not tell me his
@ How long was that after the occurrence A. About
@ where did the interview take place A. In my room
a Did Won read that interview in newspaper aftert
was extended and priuedf A. read What puiported'o
I've an account Of 1t. - -, . -, .ooio,,
whether Won made tie that is contained IN ts
part OF to the gentleman who interviewed you; you @
saw Won don't know his namel a. have seen MN DO
fore; ffS ;G% he Gidn', tn me bis name .,o,r,
O. Did he represent himself as coming irofh al! paper
O. i' What paper vast: Was it Frank Lcsliesi A.
'1 O. Did you fncw that he meant to publish the inter
'io~ Rut a. Won Knew he was what they call interviewing
yoHj A. He care and asked me some questlorr ,,.
win read tis TO YOU see Whether g%G Ecd IiG ,s T 30
Did yon state this "As understand 1t, though have
teen ne orienai parties which to to have
seen al right enough in justice thoufh l don't u kn2w no,
,font tbe tg1ucai OF the and, beside all ts,
GcFaraad lad given up all right in his wife long agGL
A. No. Sir; think said nothing IKE 20 'se @ SC tbaf'
teta to hefe tbat Mcfarland told that lie would
have nothing more to do S. @ y9N TS Sl@d the expression
onytlyg like tis expression. "And, besides all this,
Sg, Mr. e II spoRe @ was Exactly IL Substance what
Testified to here did not use tha eYrGS ION IL was
like 81, it like what have esticd to mere, ,,,
@ The gentleman rtpled, and did You N reply TON TO nm
Yes it viii & s9 gns5 gyc st c.y tq a. All fS the , sac
don't want To hunt Mac, hut will have to tell them all
about IT, Did ySn n,ag Se ,9aS ie tS A. sad was
called uuon should tcl tho tIHth sQle.g @ bke Una Indt,
aentt & Mac at tie trial; know it witt" A. did not
q Are you certain Of tlati A. Yes, Sir ,,..
self Yon sec didn't know about the in any par
tcuar way until some time before the First shooting
busy with American Institute matter, and told me
distinctly: Mr. Greeley don't care about the woman ;
don't want Get her bGck again lwould not take her
hack don't want TO live WITH her again; on that man
same sa9 Thing; fhnga a. Tlcy6 never said that.
O. Did you state what have Just read or NOT "A.
cay the first part did not the rest is like something
o. Did YOU continue further al listened him. and
crate, d-d villain shot this Richardson, and then he
called on me again told him wouldnt have any
thing more to do with him. You are a bad man, Mac
yes told him that he bad man, and so he is ard
No. Sir am confident never said word about his
o Did yon saw anything about his being dirty, delb
crate ID villain A. dd not ST mo- ,Sst s you ,oadc
uss Of fat at sHV si a. No. SIR 9G no oaths
20 Did Mt Won swear in that conversation with Mr.
Reed A. did MT swear for every five times that
he reported. daughter in Court ,,-. ,.,,..
PG yS9 to a sRpI iss A. MY S Sir deliberate
DID yon in that s19EeTsatiY9 make any threats Of
kind 8S Ss1t naans AT of Ss A. Of tie marriage
laon svch that If man tells you his wife shall ne more
u rictIttorney-I object. Tho question was cx-
cluded.
@ Did you consider when Mr. Mcfarland made use Of
that expression that lie was talking Unexpectedly or in
earnesti A. He was in earnest;
that when he admitted you the chastity of his wifea
to whom he had boen married some 10 years at
quarrel such between and wife, likely
70 do you want the Court and Jury really to un
really considered that he had seriously resigned all claim
O. Repeated A. answer that the statement
Mr. Graham-l ask you what you understood. A. l
% Repeated A. He didn't did base it upon that quarrel,
but her charges against him upon the hearing before
@ Did you consider that what had taken place tustl-
fed him in all claim TO ms wte
Recorder Haekett-Go on
your oath Did you really believe that he meant seri
onsiy resign all ownership Of his wife when he ac
Q. Do you want the Court and jury to believe that
man VINO had no cause Hd a ans Wv" %e 6 aTn roS
the time he made that decarationi A. understood him
O. Did you believe iti A. Yes, Sir.
q Did you ever report that fact to Richardson 7 A.
O. Did you ever encourage Richardson in word or deed
in his subsequent pursuit Of Mrs McFarand9 A. Never
what Mac had said to you A Neither of them it may
them, however.
Q. But nothing that took place between you and Nc
Fafand became the basis OF any conyersation between
topeople who have talked with me about the casei
q. Can you mention any of those to whom you men
O. To Mrs. Caihouni A. No, Sir; didn't say any thing to
Q. Can you name any other personi A. You have a
person there to whom perhaps mentonedt
g. MIR. Isaac G.. Reed, jri A. Yes, sir, presume
Did you mention it to any person before the shoot
O. Now, Mr. Greeley the occasion Of this first inter
view, Mr. Mcfarland hadn't received this Intercepted
letter, had he A. AS far know, was before that
g Didn't he call upon you soliciting letter Of recon-
ruptcyf A. can't remember he ever did.
q, Wasn't that the occasion on which he called upon
you and didn't you lead him into this conversation in
@ Didn't you give him on that occasion letter recon-
Inending him as Register i'll Bankruptcy A. Not to my
q. Did you sign any paper of recommendation A.
@ Tmean on that. A. No, Sir; I did not
O. Didn't he call upon you TO have you give your IN
fuence to get him appointed to some ofce1 A. He has
several times "
the faintest recollection Of his saying anything TO
casiOn3 A. know no other than have stated.
q How long was he with you OH that occasioni A.
O. Was he intimate enough with you to go to you and
talk over his domestic troubles at that time A.
should not have talked il over.
@ Did you bear with him he was great dis
tress1 A. No, Sir, not particularly,
@ Now Sir, if he did MT love his wife, and had re-
solved give her up, why had he any feeling
subject & 4 i cannot cannot answer % eth that.
q How did he exhibit his feelings, A. By speaking
@ How long had you known him before thati A. Four
@ (shOwing witness some lettersl Mr. Greeley, those
letters are In your handwriting. A. Yes, Sir
@ On the 27th Of July, 1906 when you gave him the
first of these letters, was he not your frendl A. He
@ What you wrote in those letters was true otherwise