Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-23
LETTERS
SHOW MOTIVE IN
POISONING CASE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

/ uGIDIla 1DudN " ian
cations into the Bromley end of the
peculiar poison mystery which mas mac
such remarkable developments.
The letters from Florence Bromley
were discovered by the police while
MacFarland was being held under the
strictest guard at the Fifth precinct
police station.
Letter Arrived Friday.
Friday a letter arrived for him from
pbiIsdelphia. After the detectives had
read IT the letter was given to Mac
Farland by Detective Sergeant God
frey.
with the marvellous control Owe
himself that he mas consistently dis
nlaved. mcfarland ~leisurely took the
note out of the envelope and coolly
read it. with u~nchanging expression.
MacFarland's attitude of keen alert
ness. added to his unfaillng mental
grasp of the situation in which he is
placed. makes him a remarkable pris-
oner.
Three years ago Mcfarland a in
the automobile supply business in
PHILADELPHIA. He and his wife were
living In Viola street, and among their
neiRhbors was the Bromley family.
Florence Bromley, the pretty 19-year-
old daughter of John H. Bromley, who
is of the Medical Protective
and Mercantile Protective Association,
was then studying at a business col
lcge.
When she graduated as a ~stenogra-
pher mcfarland, in a neighborly a
offered to take her into his office as his
private secretary. There she remained
for some time, often accompanying
mcfarland to and from his office IN
the Mutual Life building.
After this had been going on for a
time and neighbors had begun to gos-
sip, Mrs. MacFarland disappeared. AS
a matter of fact, she went to her
fathers home in Rockland, Me, where
her second child, Ruth, now 21s years
old, was born.
MncFarland Left Philadelphia.
MacFarland and his 6-year-old son
Robert remained in Philadelphia for
six months longer. Then they left
Philadelphia, too, and re%appeared in
Newark with Mrs. Mcfarland and
her baby.
After he left Philadelphia, however,
neighbors in Viola street commented
upon the fact that Mcfarland did
not give up his house for several
months. 1t was remarked, too, that
mcfarland took more than a passing
interest in his former s~tenographer.
That mcfarland has been in Phila-
delphia many times since leaving 4237
Viola street.-the house adjoining the
Bromley residence-was verified by
several persons yesterday, and neigh
bors of the Bromleys declare that they
have seen him within a square of his
former home within h last two weeks.
But nobody remembered seeing him
with Miss Bromley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bromley Indignantly
and emphatically denied that Miss
Bromley was in any way responsible
for an estrsngement between Mr.. and
Mrs. mcfarland. Florence was moth
ing more thar an employee to Mr..
mcfarland, and it is absurd and I'M
just to put forward any other assump-
ton Mr.. Bromley said.
Our families were on the best of
terms and there not only was no rea-
son for Mrs. mcfarland to be jealous.
but l am also sure that she never was.
My daughter was engaged as his stem
ographer chiefly because of the friend
ly relations that existed between our
families. When Mr.. mcfarland left
town she took a place in my office"
Mrs. Bromley, who is deeply incensed
at her daughters name being connected
with the affair. denied that Mcfarland
had called on her daughter on Wednes-
day, and made the following state
ment:
my child has been made i'll by hav-
ing her name dragged into this affair,
and no reason exists why she should
be connected with 1t in any way. Mrs.
MacFarland and myself always were
friendly and continued so after she left
the city.
IT received a letter from her thank
ing me for d pair of baby shoes / sent
her, and the Christmas following her
departure she sent me a present which
sho had taken much time to make with
her own hands. After that we lost
track of the family and did not hear
OF them again until news of Mrs. Mac
Farland's tragic death was published in
the papers.
Mrs. mcfarland Not Jealous.
Persons who hint that Mrs. Mac
Farland went away from home because