, 1874-01-13
Ind sho tho Qnarrclsomc, Drinking
Wife.
4 Fearful and Wonderful Collection OF
Her Letters.
Dirty Shirts, Picked Peaches, Evening
Interviews, Eternal Hate.
The Jury Give q Decision III
Bnrunrn's Favor.
Motion Entered for O New Trial.

Motion Entered for New Trial.
After cessation Of active hostilittes for two
days, tho llcMahon war was removed yes"
!crday morning before Judge Moore, anu by
svoning victory Ind porched on tho banners Of
!lo fair barbara. Tho rout Of Patrick /. was
complete. Tho Testimony hoard yesterday only
proves TINT Bomo monBtEous fa1sehoods have
beo told on ono siuo or tho other. As Whole,
Tho evidence wna rather unintcrestlng. but 1t
was nterspcrscd with aonlo Bpicy letters, Which
Aro worth reading.
FERDINAND sToLTz.
Tho first witneas examined was Ferdinand
Btoltz. ue testified to MI acquaintance Of tsn
or twe1ve years with McAfahou. and believed
him to DO practical mechanic and good buBi"
ueas mnn. Ho was also temperate man, aud
prompt IN paying lis debts. Witness worried
Tor him, and was positive that ho did not drink
in Ills shop, or allow othcrs to drink. Ho had
ncyor acon him go drunk that he could not Mt
tnrl to his business. So far aa witness know,
McAIahon lad always been poaceabo and quiet
nau.
Tho croas-oxamination was t,nfmportans.
DANIEL QulnK
was noxt sworn. He testified that ho lad know1t
AlcIahon for six or seven years. 11o had been
employed by him once, and, 10 fur as witness
knew, Ills habits were good as quiet and peace
ablo citizen, and an attentive business mau.
Therc was no cross-oxaminatlon.
PATRICK F. n1'a1AnoS.
tho defendant In tho suit was the next witness.
lie testified that ho had resided in Chicago since
1861. His business vas manufacturing Of stained
gtasB in which no had bcon engaged for sixteen
years, eight Of which were apent in Chicago.
lie generally employed about eight mon.
WHERE FIRST THEY MET.
In 1865 ho became acquainted with Barbara
Divcseoy. Ha first met her on North Clark
street, near Kinzic. james Mullins aud o
girl named Annio Still were present.
It was 4 Irritation, Barbara having
aigninol her Willingness to speak with him. It
was In tho evening, and he wont home with her,
tho others accompanying them. Barbara gave
the namo Of Roao Howe. Witncse stayed in her
house that timo about three hours aud was sub
eequont1y invited by noto to call again. He saw
llcr Oh the street almost evory day aftorward,
aud frequently spoko to hor. About week af-
ter the FIRST meeting he callod again nt her
house. ,fhey kept Up regular correspondence
until tho tino she started for Europe In 1866
waa In Europe.
TIE FRIENDSHIP RENEWED.
Sho returned III 1867, u,ld called to sec Witness
al lis shop. 1Io went with hor that oyening to
her fathcr's houBo, where che was then living. He
mover called to Eee her at her fathers, but used
to mike outside appointments with her. The
first timo they met was at tho corner Of Dear
born aud Whitney streets. ut 0 o'clock in tho
evening They correspontoa regnlarly thoroniter
until Barbara began to keep house, in une, 1861.
The notes had been burned up, but they COLI
tained nothing but appointments. at another
tlmo lo met her on tho corner Of Superior and
Rush streets, and when no WAS very busy she
used 10 cal at his shop. Two tl,reo days after
Ehe went housekeeping he called at tho house
at her written request. 11o stayoa about an
hour and lalf tho first time.
THAT ADVERTISEMENT EXPLAINED.
Witness remembered m advertisement For
boalders that ho answered. Ho Ind q talk With
her about tho matter before tho advertisement
was :intcl. 1t WIS prearranged thing tlat
ho WIS to answer it. Ho saw her tho evening
aft or answering the advertisement, and two Of
three days afterward Ac commenced boarding
with her. There woro no othor borders in the
house at that time. Ho remained rs boardet
until January, but meanwhile there wore many
others at different timos;; gentleman named
Miller was tho first boardor after Witness.
Barbara lad bnt Que child at that time. He did
not know TINT sln Ind q husband, but lat
learned since that sllo had and that he was Q
ConBul. In January they moved the boarding.
houso to No. 45 Wisconsin atreot, aud they liyet
there until March.
HIS wEpDED WIFE.
On tho 12th Of tho latter month, 1858, theJ
wcro married secretly In Canada, ut tho roqucs
of Da,barn, who was having considerable diff
A., hn1, t1hfit ohutk Aaff
property. lie paid for Ills board, wlllo q board
or with her. and neyer received dollar from Aol
all tbat time. Ho paid ull the expense Of tht
Cauadiau trip, bnt mado no prcsonts to her, ex
men at the time Of his marriage, aud was doing
a business wortl, 81 600 per anuum.
WHAT PATRICK TA1D OUT.
After returning from Canda, they went to tlt
house where they bad boon living, and witneAs S.a
barbara and witness went on trip tt
California for PLEASURE, aud woro Eono aeyora
weeks, Witness paid all the expenses. Janes
sfullonB managed Ills business in hln abBonco
at different timuB utter his return from Cali
tho house.
THE FIRST DIFFICULTY
with Ills wifo occurred in 1869, owing to a ctecl
which she gavo him which vas not good. II.
deposited it at l!la own bamls, and It was re-
turned. Tho rehult was a fnlnlly row. In whicl
Honlo nngry words passod between them. Al
a,nicable arrangement WAS shortly made, how
over.
THE HORSE QUESTION.
The noxt difficulty between them vas abou
horscs. lIo wanted to buy one team and sllt
preferred another. Sho got her own way. IL!'
toa,n cost 81, ,S0U WituoaR paid for them. III.
bank account then was at tio Merchants M
tionaI, About two mLntls after the purchase O
tie llorsos, wituess sont thom out to board o.
tho WeHt Side, because llo vas going to leuv'
tho city. Bur barn repleyined them, aud rosa!net
uosBctH,on OF them for couple OF months
bho tbcn sont them back to him. and after few
wcolts ho put them to board agnin, aud tloy ro
1nalncd until tho ti,no Of tho tire. lle then re
moved them 10 tho Went Side. and they wGr'
afterward sont, to South bend to "lntor. bh' 81
wont tlloro aud borrowed $500 on tholn, and til!
man suia tho holses would not bo delivered unit
lilo money we1 fs!d WitGosa bud to aetta bil
iA number OF checks drawn In Nc1lalon's fayo
iIy liz wife wero shown him, huL lle was una6
10 state for what purposo t,oy wore naed.] III
frequently oashed oAooks for hof' bafoaf" ro