New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-05

q. What importance do yOu attach to disregarains
your oathi A. attach great consequence 10 ~ ~
anybody it loss Of self respect loss OF honor anu
o spiritual unbappness in this world and prooapV III
O. Do you believe in the Bible any part of it' A.
O. Do You believe it is a Divine preductioni A. Alto
gefhcr Divine -, , M don't
know; you talking about philosophical S"'Jeo' '''
o. What do Won believe about 1T A. believe there
@ DO You believe the Divine part Of ti A. Yes n S,r
O. what part OF il do you believe Is Tue % pYor
A. II you will give week to prepare VIA "n'"
'V o. Rrneated' A. believe you had better prepare
written qn stion will prepare an essay ana give ~
yG %5oG haSgF 3
Question excluded; A.. pr,,o =, rou bc,ieve, A. II
the co on will read the whole Bible to me- will tell
him. chapter and verse, what pelcVc'
O. Can't you tell from rcGolcct0ni A.. l., hoo ,oo5
Rrcorder-You have not proved yet that he has road
| the Bible ,., militia ,.o, ho,ievo in
A. believe in its general spirit and general s,anding as
cording enlightened opinion pGaeae tht 1 fp
wise and st and good and that al sins are aioneu lor
in way in this world ana III inc heA' 'n' NY
o. Do You know Mr.. Amos j. Cummings' A. l do: 1
O. Did You tell him on any occasion that you knew Mr.
Richardson had pistol either the 25th OF November
49, or about that time! a. am quite confident dd
o. Did Won ever tell him that Richardson was going TO
shoot Mr. Mcfarland, but was afraid of hurting some one
in the office and didn't shoot on tat account A. to'u
O. Didn't yon tell him it az a fact, and not as an i'm
/
O. Were you at the Police Court on the morning after
o. Did Mr. Runke appear there counsel on that
mSSrn Ing A. He was present.
O. Did he assume to be counsel for Mt Richardson On
| that morning2 \. Not that know OF. ~
Q; Did you hear him say anything puohciy 10 Judge
@ Did you see him 90 up to the Judge and converse
VI" Redircct-By Judge Davs-You have stated what you
PERJURY What do You think would be the future punish,
Inent of a person guilty Of assault ana battery
| IAughtcrl Objected to; excluded.
Re-cross xamination-Q Were yon not known during
you as Henry Brownl A. If was, it news to me-
Judge Dtyi5-iIoweyGr you arc KNOWN Now you nave
Judge Davis then read the following letters from Nc
Farland: -. ~. . 1860
NY DEAR Mr. SAGE: If yon can spare y.a xoal :ead me
c eioS IN The Hcrna % reid here nse
@ Ta Ss & % & ,ea aH se' whole s
the they have gone o ~ sao Ss %n Su MS Tey
are oIpecei tonight have doubt that shall make
person have told me that thsy vii e,e go Of 49,
Document Which ha5e received from n Z since NJ,
fail confidence myself IN The worth The Pa'e5t ma now
month Ryertcly who the wonderful increase Of the lmlR,
iao%s apRn s s5oGi hngpfosab Te1V have
& local comn a. sn item Of nPtn new. the peor
chester The bgbug: don i2e ne sf taH4 en Gs I
subject Will you iba'e Ars YET iqss truly
r'YSnI' Nov Nov 20 2o'I i5sS
pE VIE resyl ttcT from you on ol fsy , .i s1S
in day or nothing Of hen and cannot
I'LL Tuesday nail rans on SUNDAY rgese % ilq hy
sent sCne none %Tsae on s o r !G15 TO e,
ofTrht on nv r.hp to be wet my night hr cold water
bed and took what answered i,r ~et sheet have
Lad oSs I, TO- 90 'C S % ia Pfy5 at
sweelys did not want to barring houss as ~ nss
T RYtrr. yc..y sne,iirr Tor voa vhich Il nix will
please you You mus reeve before YOU eara wall say,
however that II re- 9ml no. mill t1e MSo 3 Sep s
basy IIqHe TO give yon TO me rsr to yGa ara 70
voe passion with and As matter
nL would he willing to lie tonight by SO ag eoli ease @
has esfg ana aye no ,d , 1i Of my Iear
tRs Of the most devoted fness and husbands love-
ne % u S sa oI Sas4 3 aT T
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gag s 10 M Bo s S, n G pen on myse
yhI y91 ssysI Sass ySl n H{ he pr s'
whom shol heart to abide there and make
gTes caol 10 hst my ;og h never done you rong
Iai M al the t.qgs about 40o wi,A s a.e osr
I IN c n-ro1s Of Sen At least. M dqng WIFE Il sou
will o rrs ANYTHING gans; your ovns n9aI be will be
Judge Davis then offered 10 read the deposition OF Mr.
Richardson taken under the Labeas corpus proceedings
| in Massachusetts,
Judge Davis-Your Honor will recooct that The coun
examined III the habeas corpus proceeding Among
that list called by defendant himself the
amined and gave statement on Oan Of his connection
with this affair. 1t appeared by The testimony OF Mr.
that he the party that produced the wircss, and
knew all that was said and done. Various witnesses
have called here the other side who, for the pur
pose bringing home here TO the the facts they es-
ted upon their examination basis of alleged in
sanity have been permitted swear that they were
timony a. TO these facts: the object being
to show that the facts were made known TO his
mind bearing upon the question of his insanity as re-
of mis- knowledge OF these facts. Now sir, the
rule applies, and the principle applies in favor OF
producing-fOr the purpose of showing what facts
npOn that 10 and Sr pSS
this reason If il be that the statement of the facts
which were made know to him, undoubtedly it is,
and admissible for the purposes OF the defense as
tending to establish basis which to build up the
insanity and insist that in point Of fact this was
not insane say 1t Il equally true that TO sustain our
knew in other important facts from the wit
nesses that he called there
Recorder-HOw do you propose to show the fact that
he was cOgnzant Of the facti 80 go
Judge DavisMr NOnes has said that these dispositions
were the accused. and have proved that
he was present IN Court when they were read
Recorder-I think IL is lnnaterial.
THE PROSECUTION RESTS.
At this point the prosecution rested.
MRs. CALLAHAN RECALLED
The defense then recalled Mrs. Callahan who testified:
O. At the time Mr. Mcfarland to your house, did
he inquire after his wife and chidi A. Yes, Sir.
Objected MI Gerry claimed that 1t impcached the
| testimony of Joseph G. Howells. Admit q.
@ Did you hear Mrs Gbert's testimony a. No, Sir.
e Was THIS lame person who came TO your house Mr.
Objected to the evidence on the ground that it had
@ Can you identity this portrait a. that Of the person
you took for Mr. Richardsonl A. Yes, Sir;
q You are still certain about the identity Of Mrs. Nc
Farland A. Yes, Sir.
TESTIMONY OF MISS MARY CALLAHAN
This witness called to impeach the testimony Of
| Mrs Gilbert. she testified as follows:
a daughter OF the last witness; I saw Mr. McFar-
land there last year; every occasion he inquired
VIII and chi / No he