Ellsworth American., 1870-05-19

| ueieHCe, III u speecu Ot Two uouTs aHu
ten minutes, in which he told the story
Of McFarland's life. and assumed that
the prisoner was insane when the fatal
shot was fired. James Mcfarland. a
brother of the prisoner, was the first
witness. He was followed by Miss
Lille Grau, at whose house Mcfarland d
10 iged at the time of the murder: Miss
Anna II. Burns, of Boston. a witness
of McEar!and's first marriage George
a. Simmons. an officer Of the lunat ic
asylum on Blackwel's IslaLd. who
testified that one Francis Mcfarland
was once an inmate of the ASYLUM
DIR. Thomas Il. Norris, who was going
to testify that crazy Francis McFar-
land looked like Daniel Mcfarland,
hut was not allowed TO 90 on Elisha
W. Sinclair, who identified letters in
the handwriting of his brother. Samuel
| Sinclair cf the Tribune. Of Horace
Greedy. and Of A. ID. Richardson-ths
latter addressed to Mrs Mcfarland
and delivered by witness 10 her hus-
band March Is. 1867. The letter was
subsequently read hv Mr.. Gerry. and
was not a nice letter to write 10 another
mans wife; the clerk Of the West
morciand Hotel. who testified to Ne
Farland's strange conduct on the
night of the 2jth of November. | 500 :;
and 4. j. Cummings. who identified a
letter in the handwriting of Mrs.
Calhoun of the Tribune
This ended the first week Of the trial.
J -Four days were consumed during the
second week in proving by 4 host of
witnesses, that McFarlanis conduct
had appeared irrational on many oc-
casions after his wife left him. Four
gushing letters from Mrs Lucia 6
l Calhoun 10 Mrs. Mcfarland were read
IN court, showing warm sympathy ani
perhaps lack Of good Judgment but
nothing worse, ;hongh Mr.. Spencer
had already stigmatized the writer as
"a piotier. conSplrator, adyenturer and
7 procuress expressions which he after
wards retracted in the newspapers.
saying in substance that they were lies
used toiniiuence the jury. Mr. Graham
I on Friday accused Judge Davis Of a.
sisting the District Attorney in orier
to crafty private malice.
During the first three das > Of tke
third week tApril -, - and 2n) the
defence continued 70 produce cunula-
tive evidence Of the prisoners insanity,
and also of his previous good character
and standing. Mr.. Graham tried to
introduce the Asior House wedding.
bat that was ruled out on the gcound
that Mcfarland. not Richardson. was
on trial. Mr.. Graham thereupon
styled the marriage of Richardson and
Mrs. Mcfarland "a hcllish ceremony"
and said that those who contrived
and consummated that iniquity mur-
dcred Albert ID. Richardson"
The trial was resumed on Monday.
April %. On Wednesday the testi-
mony for the defence was concluded.
|. ). Surgeon General Hammond said
on the stand, IL don't believe man
can be sane one moment, insane the
next moment and sane again the mo-
ment afterward. On "Wednesday Mr..
Spencer retired from the defence, find
ing himself hors de conbu on account
of his treatment of Mrs. Calhoun. The
rebutting testimony of the prosecution
brought forward some witnesses whom
every body was anxious to see-ilorace
Greeiy being the most conspicuous.
1t was shown that Mcfarland had
threatened to shoot Richardson. and
that he was drunkard. As the evil
dence of McFarland's character be-
came clearer, Mr.. Graham grew savage,
abusing the witnesses with freedom
which at last provoked Judge Davis to
protest against his conduct as ..out-
rageous and infamous" These words
led to the scene after the adjournment
of the court Friday night. in which
Graham brandished his fist about Judge
Davis's ears, with threats and oaths
like common blackguard, and was
onl y restrained from committing an as
sault by the intercession of Nc Farland,
who was sane enough to see that his
case might be damaged by such
demonstration.
Mrs Calhoun was put upon the
stand Monday, May I'd. Her test mony
was given in a perfectly clear. straight
forward way. and was not in the least
shaken by the formidable cross-ex-
animation. According to her observa-
tion, Mcfarland was a drunken brute,
though she did not use these words.
The next day Mrs. Abigail Sage, the
mother Of Mrs. Mcfarland, told the
story OF her daughters life and said in
conclusion, IL think her conduct has
been good up to the present hour, not
withstanding everything" Miss Lizzie