New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
TURNS ON MACFARLAND
Miss Bromley Admits Relations
with Newark Prisoner.
MAY AIO PROSECUTION
Reference to Crippen in One OF
Her Letters, Counsel Says-No
Indictment This Month.

News reached Newark from Philadelphia
last night that Miss Florence Bromley. the
stenographcr who Is tho other woman" In
tho case mad made statement admitting
rsr relations with Allison mcfarland. the
advertising man charged with the murder
% his wife. and agreeing that she would
aid tho New Jersey authorities II convinced
that MacFarand was in any way RESPONSE
bic for his vifes death.
While this information came 70 light as
having q direct bearing on the progress the
state was making in It's preparation Of e'i-
dence against the accused man. Frank VI.
Ncpcrnit. counsel for Mcfarland, made
startling statements which he attributed
20 hts client. only part OF which could he
verified
NcDeruit gave the newspaper men what
he represented as having been part Of let
tor MacFarand admitted receiving from
Miss Bromley and went so far as 70 try
90 inject into tho case reference 70 Dr.
Crippen. the wife murderer. Taking slip
Of paper from his pocket. he read notes OF
what his client had said.
Now. this letter" McDermit remarked
that the state is -elying on SO much Is
no doubt one received two or three months
ago MacFarland can only recall parts n
il. One passage read: Hurry up and got
YOUR divorce, and thc other: BE careful
You know what became OF Or. Crippen
NON. that may seem damaging 70 m"
client but there is 4 chain Of letters. and
when all are put together il will he shown
that mono had any bearing on the death Of
Mrs. MacFarIand."
McDermit also quoted another letter Mac
Tarland was s.pposed TO nave written
after his vife's death 70 Florence Bromley.
This nissi~e. according N the lawyer. wa
Intercepted by tho Prosecutors detectives,
and read. IN part:
Dearest Bunny: n was shame. our
affairs were going 50 smoothly. and my
wife had agreed TO everything. Cont YOU
carc-at the worst we viii only dc.
IL was probably a mistake. as my wife
didn't know about us. bar. Of course. sho
might have done il purposely.'
When Prosecutor Mott was asked about
missive containing a reference TO DR..
Crippen he laughed lie denied there was
any such letter and said If anybody was
attempting 10 make n vaudeville sketch
out Of the case he wouldn't have sny part
I'm IT,"
The Prosecutor admitted. however. tina,
the letter written ny MacTa~land. and now
I'm tho hands Of Detective Godfrey. con-
tanned substantially" words attributed by
McDermit 10 his client. There was some
reference 10 dying i'm the letter, Mr. Mott
admitted For the other passages quoted
by McDermit he said. he would not care
o., .--,.t,,o rasDou sftilifV.
McDormit valuIv tried 10 have Police
Judge Herr grant him an examination YES
terdav The next formal step in tho case
will come vhou the November term grand
: Jury is sworn I'm. The Prosecutor an
nounced yesterday that ho would not sub
NIT his evidence 10 the present grand jury
Twice I'm Tie last two DAYS M"Dermt has
tried 10 have Dr. Walter :. Washington
an alicnist who figured in tho Snead cas-"
500 NacFarland. DENYING that he intended
I IN enter an insanity plea. th" LAWYER eN'
plaiacd tho physician presence by saying
10 wanted the doctor to get some facts fo'
/ him from tho prisoner rs 20 the cyanide
solution which killed Mrs. MacFarlard
Detective Godfrey. who finally saw Miss
RrorIev in Philadelphia. reached Newark
Yesterday afternoon. Ile told tho Prose
cuto, sho had admitted h"~ relations with
.ho prisoner and had said that although
ebc bailoved MacFsrland innocent. she
ro,,lI aid the authorities in tho prosecution
n she came 20 believe him guilty.