Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-26
BROMLEY GIRL
WILL NOT GIVE
EVIDENCE HERE
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was far from her mind, because Of her
children, Ruth and Robert.
If MacFarland admits he wanted to
be legally separated from his wife, the
prosecutor will insist that this adfnis-
sion alone will go a long way to show
a motive. The statement continues:
THE harmless bromide referred to
was ePeacock's Solution of Bromide,
which I have always understood to be
q dangerous dope. and not a thing to
take in the dark.
This was the only bromide in the
house, so far as I know. 1t is a
LIQUID almost black in color and having
a very penetrating odor and a charac-
t~eristic disagreeable taste.
This stuff was not used by anybody
and might as well v been thrown
out. I bought 1t for myself, but had
not much use for it. I gave some to
my wife on three or possibly four coca
sions to find If she liked 1t. but she
complained it was dope and she OBJ
iected to the taste: and 1t had no appa-
rent effect on her"
The peculiarities of this portion of
the statement are se~lf-evident.
When first questioned by the police.
as the prosecutor is prepared to show
MacFarland announced his firm belief
that his wife had died by accident. Yet
he goes to elaborate pains to how that
no one could possibly drink cyanide OF
potassium solution In mistake for the
"Peacock's Solution of Bromide" which
he says had originally been in the
poison bottle.
He says that the bromide, as he IN
derstood 1t, was dangerous dope" He
didn't "have much use for it" himself
Yet he gave some to his wife three or
four times, merely to find out II "she
liked It,"
According to his own statement,
when his wife had taken those three
or possibly four doses, and after she
had expressed her dislike for the taste
of the medicine, he threw 1t out and
replaced it with cyanide of potassium
solution.
1t is significant that he does not state
that he told his wife of the change.
1.-The cyanide solution was plainly
labeled with white paper marked with
black ink:
POISON.
"Cvanide Solution"
This statement is true az to. the STATE
of the bottle when County Physician
Mex arrived at the house az 4
o clock on sha day Mrs. MacFarlsnd's
body was four6
DR.. Gale 10 He Witness.
Prosecutor Nett will call DR.. william
V. Cialeaas a witness at the trial IT
Mcfarland in an endeavor to 81 CIV
.hnt. when DIR Gale saw thu fatal
poison bottle a. 10 o'clock on thai day,
il had only a narrow strip of plper
rasted beneath the bold-faced word
"Bromidia," LIon which was written
In a fine hand the words Cyanide of
Potassium Solution" MacFariand was
in the Park tvenue houso alone with
his two children during the time in
which the prosecution Will attempt to
shtw that rhe label was deliberately
changed from a small ami inconspicu-
Jus enc to q Iorger one with che word
Poison in his letters.
MacFarland goes on to say:
1.-THE published stuff about changing
labels Is the ral-ltest nonsense. and
so far as l know 1t arises from DIR.
Gales alleged statement hal he didn't
recall seeing the word Poison DR..
Gale only Glanced at the bottle, and
so far as | know hasn't seen 1t since
to compare his recollection with the
facts. A microscopic examination of
the label should refute this Idea. L
do not think. however, that anyone
in authority makes any such charge.
The cyanide solution is a clear, col
orless liquid like water n has no
marked odor. II has a very nasty
taste, and any ones first instinct on
getting any of it in their mouth would
be to spit 1t out and rinse their mouth.
1t is totally different from the bro
mide stuff, and a dim man would not
mistake one for the other. l would
rather let it go as a mistake, and
did so, hoping the common sense of
the authorities would show them the
absurdity. 1t seems. however, that 1
am compelled defend the charge, and
can do so if necessary.
MY attorney has all the facts and
when he is ready can easily show up
the inconsistencies of the case. My
only fear is that the REPUTATION will
not get as wide publicity as the accu-
sation. 1 ask my friends to suspend
judgment until they hear it all. The
affair is one for extreme sorrow and
regret on my part, out a murder charge
is absurd. I had all to lose and moth
ing to gain by my wife's death under
sue circumstances"
This last statement narmon1zes well
with other parts of MacFarland's
statement. When the prosecutor pro-
duces the letter in which Miss Brom-
ley is understood TO say that she would
come to Newark and expose MacFar-
land and the later letter in which she
said she was gled that h would soon
be his real wife," Mcfarland will
have to substantiate his statement with
unmlstakable proof before the motive
theory of the prosecutors office is dis
proved.
Mrs. Howard C. Moore. OF 1927 West
Market street, Pottsville, Pa. indig-
nantly recalled yesterday that Miss
Bromley abused her confidence last
summer so as to meet MacFarland
clandestinely in New York. Mrs. Moore
before her marriage was employed at
the Pottsville Telephone Exchange. The
two girls talked over the telephone and
became so friendly without seeing or
knowing about each other that Miss
Bromley promised some day to visit
Mrs. Moore who was at hat time Miss
Margaret Leonard.
The visit was paid on July 3, last,
Just before Miss Bromley arrived q
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