Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-30

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one of your letters was dated since"
MIR. l.. 7. Tierncy. Secretary Boz
Scouts of America, 500 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia.
Dear T.:
1.-THE district attorneys office is hold
ing me on account of my wife's death,
and it is probable that they will put 1t
up to the grand jury. Can you take
my kiddie for the meantime! Ii ne
goes to Rockland he will not be happy
or get good training. If you can, do so.
1t will take a big care off my mind III
Germantown objects, why / will have
to make the best of it, but l think she
would like him. Let me know anyway.
They will keep me where they can lind
me until the thing is settled.
''They know | called on you and
suggested leaving the boy. l didn't
want to get your name in it and they
promised to say nothing about it. but
they had the idea | went to see some
woman and | was oblis to account
for my time. I avoided seeing Bun
n.y. as it wouldn't look well. Now. I
have to leave the boy some place and
don't know where else. How about it?
They have some of 'Bunny's' letters,
so there is nothing left to discover. 1t
is true that my wife had agreed to di-
vorce, but she didn't know anything
about my relations with Bunny So
ii had nothing to do with it. Regards,
MAC"
"Mr. Andrew MacFarland. Hammon-
ton. n. j.:
Dear Uncle Awhile ! was away
Evelyn got some poison in error for
medicine. evidently. II died instantly.
As it wasn't clear how it happened.
they are holding me to explain what
| know about it. Probably it will be a
couple of weeks before anything is
done further, and | will be detained
here in the meantime. Don't worry
about II.
80 many things nave happened to
me that a few more or less don't mat
ter. There is nothing to do but wait.
If you write. address me care of dis
trict attorneys office, Newark.
with love. ALLISON
"Mr. william Epstein. 25S Broadway,
New York:
Dear Mr.. W. E.-My wife was
found dead from poison, and, as it was
while l was away, no one knows just
how it happened. | am held by the
district attorney to answer for 1t.
Can YOU TX IL Will oHt VI N'Ui
friends to take my case? You remem-
Der told you something about my
family affairs. You know we had
talked divorce off and on for five years
or so. and this summer had it definite
ly arranged. / was to give her evil
dence for statutoi grounds and she
to get it. She was TO take the little
one and | Robert and she was to have
one-third of my income and live in
Rockland.
1T was all settled in a friendly way
and she seemed fairly well contented
with it. She a no idea of any other
reason on my part than our general in
compatibility, and altogether I don't
think she committed suicide. 1t was
in all probability a mistake, but as |
didn't forsee any sud- affair | am not
able to say for certain how it occurred.
We were only waiting more to start it.
81 think I told you most of the above
but don let the reporters get any of
it. i write to caution you about 1t
and to ask your help. Regards.
"ALLISON NJ. MACFARLAND.'
Three letters found in Netherlands
desk at the Croker Wheeler plant, in
Ampere, by Sergeant Detective Walter
Godfrey after the arrest of MacFar-
LII Il IludA otlobtT ~, III WHICH,
he admitted were written by Miss
Bromley, are offered in evidence. Nc
Dermit, for MacFarland, made no OBJ
lection to their admission, and the
court admitted them. but would not
allow them to be read at the present
stage of the trial.
While not openly brought i'm It wasl
minated that the letters were of such
character that they should not be read
in open court.
After County Detective Alfred J.
Hargan had identified forty-seven let
tiers that had passed between MacFar-
land and his wife, and which were
found in a closet at the Park avenue
house after Mrs. MacFarland's death.
Mrs. Lucy S. Crockett, of Rockland,
Me-. the mother of the dead woman,
was called to the stand.
She was dressed in deep mourning
and was asked but few questions by
either Prosecutor Mott or McDermit.
One question asked by Prosecutor Mott
was: AT any time during the two years
which Evelyn lived with you in 1909
and 1910 did she ever say anything
about getting a divorce?"
McDermit objected to this question
and 1t was ruled out as incompetent by
Chief Justice Gummere. On cross
examination Mrs. Crockett admitted
receiving several kilograms from Mac
Farland announcing the death of his
wife and said her husband had replied
to them in a telegram reading as fol
lows: Telegram great comfort, love
and sympathy to you. Letter follow
ing"
She was followed by George A.
Crockett. of Rockland, her husband,
who said that he had received sew
eral kilograms from MacFarland and
had also sent the one quoted abovr,
but had not sent the letter to follow it.
In answer to a question by Prose-
cutor Mott as to what We're the re-