Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-16

While examining Mcfarland, Mr.
McDermit read a letter written
by the accused when he was be-
ing detained In the Fifth precinct po-
lice station.
Letter Refers to Divorce.
1t was addressed to William Up
stein and requested him, IL possible,
10 obtain counsel. Mcfarland also
reminded Mr.. Epstein that he had
for five years talked about securing
a divorce.
The second letter, written on the
same Saturday, was to r. l.. Tierney.
secretary BOY Scouts Of America, SOC
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
In this letter mcfarland asked:
sscan you take the kiddie?"
"If Germantown objects" the let
ter runs, why I will have to make
the best of 1t, but l think she would
like 1t.
IT avoided seeing Bunny (when he
visited Philadelphia before his ar
rsst), as 1t would not look well.
:
."They have some of Bunny's let
ters. so that there is nothing else to
discover"
Mr.. McDermit repeated this last
sentence with dramatic emphasis, as
he faced the jurymen.
You are not summing up inter
rupted the chief justice dryly; you
are reading a letter"
The third letter was one written
at the same time to Mrs.
Portions of 1t read:
',It is a terrible mess, but you. dear,
are in no way responsible, and 90
not feel that l am to blame in the
matter. My knowledge of innocence
and your love will keep me up
He testified thai Mrs. Bromley had
sent a letter to his wife in Maine.
.'Florence later told me about II and
nv wife wrote me acknowledges
receipt" he explained.
The fifth letter was n from Mrs
MacFariand to her husband. written
In February, 1911. It was u gossipy
little epistle, telling of Roberts
clothes, a food show and other small
talk of the little Maine town.
McDermit was forty minutes In
delivering his opening, and at Its
conclusion called Andrew MacFar-
land. of Hammonton, the aged uncle
of Mcfarland. as his first witness.
The uncle is very deaf and
nit had to yell his questions at him.
He said he had brought up Allison
ManFarland from the time he was 9
wears old, when his father died. He
said the MacFarlands had received
considerable sllverware as presents at
Their wedding in 1900 and that he had
frequently seen MacFarland and his
wife cleaning II with cyanide of po-
tassium solution.
That was the only important point
brought out In his testimony and he
remained mistaken on his cross-ex-
animation. He SAID he had never
heard the Netherlands discuss d.
vorce and admitted that he knew
Florence Bromley and her mother
slightly. p
An Expert on Bromides.
The first witness called by the State
today was DR.. Walter $. Washington
He qualified as IN expert o. bromides,
II was In a bromide bottle, used for
Mrs MacFarland's headache medi-
cine. that the fatal cyanide solution
was placed by MacFarland.
r1r. Washington explained that
hromides are known as sedatives,
their general action being to quiet
the erves
MIR McDormit. when he took up the
cross-examination. turned to the sub
ject Of Peacock's bromide. the oar
t.cular medicine which MacFarlanc
was in the habit OF administering 70
- .-sa- fnN heaAnHhAe
Have you ever prescribed this bro
mide? demanded Mr.. MeDermit.
Not that particular bromide
After "a long wrangle over just what
was in Me bromide, Mr.. McDermit
asked IL It was not potassium bro
uide. The witness did not answer
quickly enough.
I'll says potassium. doesn't it2' he
aueried. holding the bottle out.
'Pots ssium bromide"
Witness Persists. lawyer Gives Up.
III ga ~ potassium. doesn't it," per-
sisted Mr.. McDermit.
,potassiunl bromide ~stuhbornly
Insisted the Doctor, %accenting the last
syllable
II heard bromide twice, retorted
Nr. McDermit. 1T say potassium,
soean't it2"
POTASSIUM bromide.
whereupon the prisoners counsel
save Il up.
William q. Kinsle.. OF Nutley. Mex
arsiihed A. q handwriting expert. IL