, 1870-04-28
THE MFARLANp TRIAL

C1ohah& OF inc Testimony Tor tho DC.
fence Itcbustiug Testimony Of
Greeley OIL tho Stnnd-A WxnuElc
RctWccn tho Opposing Counsel.
Special Despatch u The Chicago Tribune
new foRk, April s7.-The publication OF spen-
GERS lcttcr to the Tadendeat> today, and the cd
ttorth comments upon It, created the greatest
excitement ever known among New Fork lawyera
There was an active discussion, this morning, BE-
tween Grey and Graham, the other counsel for
Mcfarland. md they determined to hare nothing
more to DO with Spencer, and would not SPEAK 70
him. He Waa In the court Eoom today, hut sat d
one aide and took NO part in tho proceedings He
has wEttten letter, which Will be pnb1t1hed to
MORROW, announcing hiA withdrawal from the
case He says be has nothing to rttract concerning
his letter to the Independent and that be Withdrawn
from the cAse eolely because he thinks there
should be perfect harmony in the counsel for the
defence. He 8aya II he haa committed any error
has been Of the head and not OF The heart, and
that he wrote tho letter to show that he had no
sooA feeling agtlust MrA Calhoun. All lxwJers In
the city who hare spoken On tho subject condemn
Spencer, md say he hAs cast great stain upon the
profession By Gaytng other advocates would do Is
he did Several who met him today refused to
speak to him.
The interest In the McFas1snd case wis renewed
to-day, when Horace Greeley MAS called to the
stand. and his evidence tomorrow Is looked for
with great castrnesa The admission of his test-
uonJ after Grahan's opposition Is considered N
Indication that Judge Hackett will allow any ev1
denee that will Tebut what the defence has
brought forward, and that An opportunity viii
thus be Afforded to stndcate Richardson md his
Immediate friends. 1t is understood that Samuel
Sinclair, 5unius Henri Brown, and OIyer johnson
will be called Tomorrow, Is soou as Mr. Grce1cy,s
evidence Is flnt.aed and their testimony w4u pro-
bably be important
FURTHER TESTIMONY To rRovI TuK NaAS1Tr OF
THE FR1SONKR.
EEw ToRk. April 2s.-The insanity business Is
still bttore the cOult and both court and Jury are
extremely tired Of It. One Of the jurJmen re-
marked that be thought It would haze bad eject
whom ever! petson WIS Ered-
The n'gt person called this morning was Ed
WaFd 7. flFer, night ~aschmAn In the city prison.
lie TESTIFIED That be passed BY The prisoners cell II
| night The prisoner complained OF sletples8ness,
and he looked like man rho had not been Able
Dr.. Hammond WIS then pl.oed On tnc stand,
| and his examination resumed By NJ. Graham.
Wttnesa came to the conclusion thai congestion Of
the cause Of Ms having committed the died IN
point AL the 1ndicauons OF the prtsoue1sa caae
led the witness to the opinion thas Mcfarland WIS
aw1y from the Tribune once he would not have
been likely To explode Is he did. Richardson's
presence WAS very Akely to cause the prisoner TO
o4NAA VNh AtV A42AA4t} VI nj A%AtE 0ts
gree.
Al the close Of the examination Of Surgeon
/ Hammond, the court took recesA
The examination Of DE. Hammond On the potn t
| OF emotional insanttsf~as continued until shortly
AFTER fecc1s, when the defence rested thetr Case
1hsr7rrSo zr11AoNY o17EH1o IT 1H1 raosk-
tbs prosecution then called Hossce Greeley,
% Eh9 tesu1sd th,t T. he wH aoquainsed With Nc
Judge GaHtn. Did you know him In 6'.
NJ GtahAm. ~ object - not being rrb1ttal
an1 testimony thss diI 10. refer 70 VIA. ; rsme opt
rIUm witnesses for the defence He w.ahed The
prosecution 10 state the character Of the evidence
The Court ruled The question admissible The
defence had been ye,J minute In their e1amina-
ton. aod the prosecution could do The sar1c.
he hid hes1d ais roah!ea Wiz ssid te he I'D d
.1 ss NJ 70 10. =, n rs
think taere had been say criminal intercourse -
LET. him be nerer could hire With her a9liu The
second time prisoner called On witness he COM
planned that he had not rot falr history Of his
and witness published it as he had written il
Ihose wcse the only interviews witness had with
IArttc!e produced which McFarssnd wrota1
judge Gazttn. Did Mcfarland refer to the
shooting 81 R,chardson the nrss time:
NJ .G. Gt,h4sa n ioo,ees; Ine persecution @ aaye
he introdueed for the prIpoee Of prrjndicin9 the
lnrJ. but Il 1t gets In Il wi! not hare thas result
sar to mase sny noint Tor = dc tie rrosecauonee Gu md
hey M = ~ ~ no, aIoxcd 70 do .aat When his hing
was frcah why did they not bring The prisoner -
from % sas menory NET ~ oi crcry ~ one: II aefs5.1ad
| h8d BEEN brought into court NJ the tine public
feeling wss 70 aroused he would never have len
| Nj. Graham then tnst2nccd the case of AcCloud
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