Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-10-17


thing we will be happy when we
get each other. l am so glad you
think it will be before next
Christmas. oh, do try to make 1t
before tbeni'
Page 256, dated April s, 1911: In
response to that letter where she
asked me to try to make il before
Christmas, l had written explaining
that the first necessity was to get es-
tablished and have a conference with
my wife, and that she must not
bother me when l was doing this. So
she writes:
When do you think" you will
be able to start divorce? How
soon do you think" you can come
to get me. dear?'"
IT told her that her letters con-
tanned bitter statements that unset
tied ray mind. In reply she writes
under date of April H.
. Your precious mind has been
unsettled by me. 1 am so sorry.
But you know after we are mar
ried, we will be so divinely happy.
feel SO sure we are going to be
happy some day.
Al tpPiy w q itLtcI lTOiD IelllnR
her that ! had to keep many of the
details of my plans away from her.
she wrote:
know you arc dear and wise
to keep the details of your mind
away from me.
My birthday will be on Sep
tember "a. ! am so happy, l am
hoping that ] am going to have
you for a birthday present.
Il bad written her that probably
should be able to do something in the
intervening months, and that our di-
vorce in the autumn was a possibil-
ity. She wrote referring to a trip to
New York she had planned for
July 4.
dream and dream and plan TO
have You for my birthday present
And later, under date of May 81:
Tell me, dearest, II our spree
on July will do anything to pre-
vent or delay the divorce. You
know you will have to pay my
carfare from Philly and all my ex-
penses. If It will delay the divorce
l shall not come. But, think dear.
it will be the last stolen fruits be-
fore our marriage.
THE letter written the day after
my wife's death:
II am so Jealous and unhappy.
You came in last night, but did not
| see YOU. Father now talks Of shoot
ing YOU. 1t is getting worse for me
here every day. They were suspicious
the last time had TO fake calls.
you see," MacFarland explained,
her father was a collecting agent
and she accounted to him for all the
| calls she made and all her time. SO
Tor the time she spent with me she
had to fake up some calls"
Father now talks of shooting
you. What Is the use of taking
such risks when We are SO sure
of getting what we want soon"
Some of these letters have been
repeated. have they not?' interrupted
the chief justice.
"only in three or four cases." re-
piled Mr.. McDermit
There is no necessity for refer
ring to the same letter twice." said
the court.
But the passages occurred in du-
plicate," protested MacFarland, turn
ing to the chief justice.
II don't care whether it was a iu-
plication or triplication," returned
Chief Justice Gummere.
Taking up the examination gain
Mr.. McDermit said
Get that letter and that reference
that came up in the correspoadence
at the other trial-do the job IN
Maine"
Have you the notation of it?v
asked the prisoner
mo. haven't
MacFarIand Is Sarcastic.
In going through his elaborate index
with Mr.. McDermit, MacFarland re-
marked casually, but sareastieally:
at is one of those mysterious double
meanings!"
''That is on page 225. dated January
20, 1911," he said, quickly finding the
letter
Now then, let US go on and read
the letter.
MacFarland did so. Portions of the
letters were:
Il know some day soon you will
be free to come and marry me.
Mother said this morning she
is going TO write again to your
wife.
1T looks to me that it will be
some time before your wife comes
back. Is it necessary to wait?
Couldn'. you go up there and do
the deed?"
Now, in the same letter, down be-
low" said MacFarland, "she writes:
But, no matter what happens, you
will get divorce. Even If
died, you will get a divorce and 1t
will be impossible for you to live with
her again"
MacFarland then explained that
the bedroom in which his wife died
was lighted by sixteen-candle power
electric light, operated by drop
switch.
WAS the room lighted when you
came in that morning."
There was no light. One shade was
half way up the others were all
down."
who was present when you mixed
the cyanide?"
MY wife was about the room"
Word "POison" in His Handwriting.
"In whose handwriting is the word
poison on Exhibit Il"
Mine
He explained that he still had two
pawntickets which were offered in
evidence. One for jewelry, gold
watch and chain and silver-plated
ware had been pawned in Philadel-
phia for $16.75. Another watch and