The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1870, Page 4

4 THE M'PARLAND TRIAL, Additional Testimony as to the Insanity of the Accused. Inside View of the Life of McFar- land and Mis. McFarland at 72 Amity Street. The Tempter Invades the Privacy of the Home of the Wife and Mother. Rulings of the Court on the Testimony. SCBNBS fi NW COURT. ‘The progress of this triai to its present stage must leave an impression on the minds of those who have listened day by day to the yast volume of evidence that the counsel for the prisoner have shown no swall degree of paticnt skill and labor in the prepa- ration of their case. But not alone has much minute att m been given to the task of accumu! @ ponderous mass of testimony. An equi careful study has been addressed to the work of making it tell upon the minds of the jury. No chance has been lost where an ex- ception might be taken to thefruling of the Recorder to rouse the sympathies of ce who are ultimately to decide tue question at issue, Between the pro- secution and the defence, wile neikhercan be ac- cussed Of apathy, there is the one notable diflerence in favor of the latter, that (hey possess a Keener and quicker instinct for s we those features of legal technicalities that tell best in thete bebalf, and als lor an earnestness of mauuer cha’ makes in some instances an excelient substitute for argument. PROSECUTION AN) DBPENCE CONTR ‘The prosecution can hardiy be satd to have made a point In all their lengihy cross-examination. The sharp aud sometimes savage alertness shown by the lefence has been nowhere exhibited by the other side. It cannot be said of the prosecution that a spirit of hounding down the prisoner urges them onward, Judge mand J avis have filled their paris with mild zeal and dignity. Anything else could do no extra service to their sia The by-play and dramatic elocutiol of the defence are immemorial alds employed im crimtnal cases, where the human senses aud sympathies of a jury are likely to be touched through such mstrementallty. ORDER, As regards the Court, it 18 no exaggeration to si that Recorder Hackett, when ait the circamstane are taken Into accouns, has sivered between oppos- ing counsel and held the scajes of equity between the cause of the people and the prisouer with a re- markavle degree of evenness, His decisions in every instance have been given with a clearness and promptitude which the general listening public in the court room have not been slow to appreciate. An instance of this occurred yesterday, whep the counsel for the defence sought an answer from a $s Named Nicholson in relation to an informal de by Richardson on his death bed. The Court overruling the adimssibility of the question, the leading counsel for the aelence made a vigor- ous appeal, haif argument and haif decia- mation, against the decision, ‘The appeal was a long and sitrring one, and those who were unaware of the vecullar ability ana character of the Recorder thought 1t was Impossi- bie he could resist the logic and eloquence of the deience; but the accision Was sustained in a twink- ing and supported by a short, apt and clear quota- tton from a commentary of Cnief Justice Bigelow’s, fhe Recorder may be relied oi vo give this trial the most impartial hearing and aiso to sustain with dignity and decoruin the proceedings of this event- ful case. AUDIENCE AND WITNESSE: It is hardly necessary to say that the crowd was nowise diminished in numbers from what it has been since the trial began. ‘he noticeable feature xbont tho gudience ts the wrapi, silent attertion which they give the testimony, even though it be over and over again the same oid story. Judging from the fact that four or five of the last witnesses examined yesterday had no questions put to them about McFariand’s irrationality, it was generally presumed the defence has ceased to cail in more testimony on that particular head. Tue amount alreaay piled up 13 surely enough for any one jury. Attach sof tie Tribune ofice were briefly examimed, bet proved nothing of spectal importance beyond the fact taat Kichardson owned a pistol. Thomas Knox saw 4 ptstol wita him in Denver, Col., and also In Siberia, several ycars ago, ‘This, of course, was !mmateriai & WITNESS WHO KNEW MRS. RICHARDSON, BUT DN'T. KNOW MRS. M’FARLAND. The witness Nicholson caused a sensation and made Chariey Spencer open his eyes as wile as a saucer by saving he never saw Mrs. slcFarlaud, but that be did see Mrs. Richardson. The distinction Was accepted as the one unanimously made by te philosophers, mate and female, of the Tribune offic DISAPPOINTE RIOSITY When the name of Mrs. Owen A riand was called there was a general straiming OL necks to sce lier appearance, as more than half the people present jumped to the conciusion it was who figures most sively in the trial. was disappointed when the witness announced her sul name and relatioustip to tae prisoner. Mrs. cFarland, married to a bre of ‘Daniel ed and dis- d inanner on the part of the prisoner after the eCurr neerning bis wife's Intimacy with The witness was dressed in dee with ca Wuchardson, mourning, and delivered her evid ness and precision. THE CIPAL WITNE ‘The witness who ot minute examination 0 umony Was listened t alest and most eager inverest, was Mrs. Mary Mason, the last wii- S$ OF THE DAY. ut ent the most ness produce and whose further evi- dence will ¢ some time tt She was too much agiiated on taking the Witness stand to aswer the questions pul to ber, but recovered hersed i a iow moments, and toid 4 piain, unvari ed tale of all sh about Abert D, ardson and Aboy Sage Jand. Her testimony, as will be seen, throws tne principai light yet produced upon tie manner and method by which the pearer imtimacy of Mrs, McFar- land and Richardson was brougiit avout, and te curious plans set on foot for xeccomplisiing the sharp and sudden snapping of the Ue tat bound tie woinaa to her iawitl Lusdund. TENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS. Testimony of A. J. Nelligan. A, T. Nelligan was the first witness examined—T reside at No, 63 Grand street, Jersey City; 1am acleri; in 1867 1 was connected with the Appraiser's office; Ihave known Daniel McFarland since his appoint ment In 1867; 1 went there in 1864; I remember when he showed trouble of mind in the fore part of March, 1867; J observed him to be very nervous; he asked me one day bad I any tobacco; | gave him a paper of tobacco, and, when takiug ache, he nearly took the whole paper; hesaid he would buy me one for it; he vhen went out and oughta paper, but instead of giv- ing me any le tnrew it gut oi the window; that was the origin of my being drawn to tis queer conduct; L observed him on asions to be very munca agitated; I fo’ t that he was trra- onal; I remained in the oflice r heieft; he spoke’ to me in March in reference to’ his children; he spoke in very affectionate terms of his wie; (did what f could for hita through pity for nis condition; the last imei saw him after ms sick ness, in 1867, he looked very hagga when he first came to the ofice he ful, but subsequenuy becaia y much careworn. Cross-examined by ex-Judge Davis—I saw ham afier he felt the ofiice after “his 8; haa no conversation with bim beyond shaking of hands; there were otber gentlemen iu the room, and | noticed he looked haggara. Testimony of Benjamin %. Bowen, The Rev. Benjamin B. Bowen unined by Mr. Gerry—Q. Dr. Bowen, are you a clergyman? A. tam @ preacher and lecturer. Q. You speak on subjects for tlhe amelloration of the bitud of all aenominations. A. Ido, str. . Do you know the person at ihe bar, Mr. Daniel McFarland? A. [ do. Q. How long have you known him? A. Some twenty-seven years. Q. When you first knew hin what business was he engaged in? A. He was in the city of Boston work- ing at his trade of saddier. _ & Do you remember him boarding then? NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, ‘The Court—What ts the object of this testimony— twenty-seven years ago? Mr. Gerry —It ts merely introductory. Examination continued—1 remember having met Mr. McFarland iw 1807, in Boston, when he came on ip reference toa habeas corpus proceeding; he met me in the street aud came up and spoke to me; I Was about to express my surprise; he told me not to advise him, and lett me very abruptly. @ You are bilud: A, Yea, bs @ You know Mr. MeFariand’s voice? A. Yes, sir, Q, You recognize tt perfectly? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you notice any change in his volce? A. I noticed a change in his voice and manager, Q. What was it? A. It ts dimcnit to say; I no- Uced that he was very much excited. Q. Do you remember having met bim subse- quently? A. 1 met bim three days atter in Mr. Curns’ store, Q. What did you hear him sav? A, I heard him say that Kichardson bad got away with his wise and children, and that he loved them better than his Life, and that he would bave them back again. Q. Did you hear him express auy wish that he was gene 1 heard him e€<press a wish that be had died. q. Vo you remember of his having made a com- plaint tp reference to his head’? A, He groaned in very sad tones, exclaiming “Oh! my poor head!” I remember that because the expression was similar what | had heard tn lunatic asylums, Q You recognized the expression as you had beard iti insane asylums? A. Yes, ali ‘hat I met him in Boston, in the street, sir. «. Did itso occur to you atthetime? A. Yes, sir; -shortiy after, ‘J. What impression did the manner and conversa- tion of Mr. Mcrarland make upon your mind at the time? A. That he had greatly changed in the exer- cise of his tacuiues. Q. Did his remarks impress you at the time that . How long an interval had there been between he was rat‘onal or trrational? A. I supposed that he was irrational; | only met Mr. McFarland since tat ume atter the occurrence. i Cross-examined vy Judge Davis—It was in March, 86 Q that and your last meeting betore? A. Not quite a ye ot hum in 1866, and also sever rai times every year; ido not remember what time in 1866, Dut I met him in L Q. What conversation had you with him on that occasion? A, He came up and spoke to me; I think 1 said “Mac,” and be then said ‘Bowen; I was about to express my surprise, when he told me not to advise him, and he then turned around and went Leng 1 recognized bis voice. jad there been any such change that you re- A. i 1 had emeuiber it was in the spring that £ d the yolce when he spoke one word? ar. Testimony of Francis O. Irish. Francia 0. Irish examined—1l am engaged at No. 56 Broadway at the premises of the proposed Ar- de Railway; I was previously engaged with Mr. sSaudford le Baron; 1 saw Mr, McFarland tiere at tat time. Q. Stale what you saw and observed In his manner lat time? A. When I went to the office in June, . Cused to see a gentieman pass in apd out; for veral weeks | noticed a strangeness in his appear- an unnatural appearance; | was told that it and, Who had had some diitereuces with Mr, Richardson, Q. Do you remember having been with him at any time alone? A. LW Q. Did you observe anything in his manner that sed you at the time as to whether he was ra- or lirational? A. 1 thought he was irrational; he conversed about his family troubles and told me that Richardson robbed him of bis wife and chil- aren, and that he was determined to recover them HM possibie; he said that Richardson was a robber; he told me he deariy loved his cniidren, saying, “Oh, my Goa! Mr, Irish, Lbave been robbed of my dear chilaren !"" Q, Do you remember watching him at any time, under the nopeebension tuat be would jump out of «Laid. Q. When? A, The last of July, 1867, shortly be- tore he went to Staten Island with Mr. Sandtord, AT P5 Did you make any attempt to quiet bin? a. . Were you successful? A, I was not. Q. What did you do? A. I endeavored to quiet hima by getting him on other topics of conversaiuon, but I could not succeed, Q. Did he muke any effort to get to the window on that oceastony A, The window was open; he threw up his hands, struck them and passed in the direction of the window; this was at No. 80 Broadway, on the 1 « C2, the window ? fourth story, aud occurred in summer, when .the windows were open; on this last occasion { watched Mr. McFarlana about half an hour; he com- plained of his head, and bis conversation was quite incolerent, and { formed the impression that he was irrational; I saw him atier he returned from Staten Island, in the month of September;;he was quict and locked like a man who had been prostrated by fever; 1 remember meeting Dim about two weeks before the occur- rence; he then informed me that Richardson was about going to Caliiornia with nis wife and child, and that he was determined to have the clud, if possible; I shook hands with him on that occasion; us hand was hot, feverish and tremulous; ou that occasion his coaversagon Was incoherent—[ thought he was Irrational; 1 saw him a@bout twenty times bevween 1867 and 186%; he went over the same conversauon every time I saw him, Testimony of Dr. Isaac Leo. Dr. tsanc Lee—I reside at Staten Island; I have re- siued there about seventeen years; I aia a physician and have been so about five years; I graduated at Philadelphia; | Know the prisoner; 1 saw him in July, 1567; that was the first time I saw nim; I was stopping with Mr. Baylis Sandford; the prisoner called upon me; he was under the influence of excitement; when I first saw him he looked like a 4 man who lad been drinking to excess; aiter ques- uoning him a littie while [ was satisNed drink was not the cause; he alluded to his domestic troubles; he talked rapidly ana was very much excited; he complained of want of sieep; I felt bis pulse, but I aon’t recouect about tt, but from his symptoms I know he bad @ very quick pulse. q. Did he mention anything in connection with Richardson seducing his wife; A. He sai something about Richardson, and his conver- sauon generally Was about his domestic troubit he wept violentiy; I met bim the next day; i did not think his condition improved; he said that he bad not had any seep during the night; I dia not prescribe anything for him; he was wita me ubout three-quarvers of an hour. Q. What were the symptoms that caused you to think be had veea drinking hard? A. He nad a quick manner of speech, a restless appearance, and at the first appearance I thought it was drink, but 1 alcerwards saw it was mental excitement, Cro: in Jul io-day xamined by Juage Garvin—I think this was inever saw uim but once until | saw him I bad very litte conversation with him; he said he had not slept for several nights; ne had tricd various anodynes and opiates; when | asked hia about the cause of this trouble Le spoke in general terms about Richardson; he told we that Kicbardson uad robbed him of his wile, and that he was endeavoring to get his children back agalu; heaskea me if 1 nad seen What was said i tue papers; | made a statement as io this to counsel; Lhad forgotten ail the circumstances unal a brother of McFarland came to me and recailed tae matter to my mind, Testimony of Dr. Elliott. Dr. James Miliott, examined by Mr. Gerry—l ama plysician engage im the practice of medicive in Newark, N. J.; [have been so some twenty years; I «Know the prisoner; { have Kuown him upwards of thirty years; { first knew him in Newark; he was thea learning the trade of a harnessmaker; 1t must be about chirty years ago; 1 don’t know exactly how ton i knew bim as belouging to some literary vlies thirty years ago. he Court—What can thirty or twenty-seven years ago have to do with it? Witness resumed—I saw him inthe fai of 1867; I observed a very great change in dls appearance; [had notseea iin vefore tat for two or three years; he had formerly been ot @ lively disposition; he had now a subdued manner; 1 observed a change in his bair as though it had falien out, and bis whole appearance was that of @ man who had suffered a great deal; he said that be nad had @ sickness 60 great that no tongue could tell what he had suffered; ithought his bratu bad suffered very much, and that he had inflammation oj the brain; he read a letter known as ‘the imtercepted Jeter,” aud as ke read it he trembled very mach, aud his hauds were clinched; his eye was pecuilarly glazy; lie sald thas he could not siop sud that be had taken remedies lor the sieeplessness, but it produced no eifect, By Judge Garvin—[ have haa experience in cases of insanity, arising out of general practice; 1 was not looking m Mr. McFarland for symptoms of in- Sanity; his manner linpressed me as being irra- read this iecter to me, and he seemed to d 1b very connectedly; he did not ask me to pre- scribe anytning for him; this was in the fall of 1367; cipher uvsequent to the first attempt of shooting it was sson; I told some of the members of my fam- Richard strange appearance of McFariand; my at- ily of theas first catied to tnis occurrence about two tention wgo; Mcfariand’s troubies had not passed mouths auind, but my conversation with him had passed ous Of iny of my mind, Testimony of isaac E. Clarke. Mr. Isaac E, Ciarke, examined by Mr. Gerry, testi- fied—i reside at Yonkers; 1 was lately editor of tue Yonkers Statesman; 1 discontinued the editorship about the ist of January; | know the prisoner; | knew him first in Apri, 1967; 1 met him at the office of Mr. Sandford, attorney, Broadway, opposite ‘Trinity churchyard; 1 was introduced to him by Judge Sandiord; it Was just before or just afier the me the habeas corpus proceedings were going on; he read to me the intercepted setter about Jour weeks after I first saw him; 1 saw him wring is hands on that occasion; he eried and spoke of his wife’s beauty; he ulWays spoke of the beauty of his wife and of her aifection; on lis reading ol the letter | formed a judgment that he was Irrational and that he was a decided monomaniac, and that impression was aflerwards confirmed; that was in the latter end or Juiy; it was the day he came to Sta- ten Island that my impression was formed; Mr. Sandiord sis now in Boston practising law; { don’t know that [ ever had @ conversauion with him of fifteen minutes long, in which it was not solely on iis domestic troubies; he said that it was utterly iinposstbie for him to sleep, and that his torments were almost unendurable; we were under intense excitement; I never saw such intense feeling in any other person; the reason the trial did not take place in Boston was because we were airaid the Court wouid, if they saw him, think he ought not to have tue custody of the cuiid; f Know that as a member of the firm; if MeFariand bad been in a proper state to extibil in court the trial would go on, and it was: jor that reason alone; at that time McFarland was irrational; I remember some instructions given by him to counsel that counsel was not to assail the chastity of his wife; bis jove for his wifg was very great and be would hot allow any suggestion of the unchastity of his wue; ne made some observations 1 me in 1807 ag to his love for her; he many times said that she stt!! loved him; he charged upon uer friends the ase of certain artifices to keep her away from aim; he said that an intinence was exerted upon her by her frieuds, and he named Richardson, Mrs. Caluoud aad Mrs, Sinclair; 1 cannot say that he named a sister of Mrs. Caihoun; when ke produced his wile's letters he took them from his bosom; I have seen McFarland ery about fifteen or twenty times; If met him ‘on several occasions in 1968; be sald something about Vercy going to see his wife and Percy refused to show any affection to- wards Mrs, Mc/ariand; I saw him three or four times between that and 1869; the last time I saw him was in the month of October; he was still dwell- ing on the saine theme as in 1867; notices were scut to-every county in the State of Indiana as to the notices for the “Divorce Court; they were sent at the Jnstance of McFarland; it Was while the habeas cor- Dus proceedings were going on; they requested that a notice should be sent of any procceitings to our firm; I never received any answer: I don’t think these notices were acknowledged. cross-examined by Ju ge Davis—I did not attend the babeas corpus proceedings in Boston; McFariand went on Lo Boston on two occasions; | have no per- sonal knowledge that he went on habeas corpus pro- ceedings; I never saw the proceedings in the Onal disposition of the case; I cannot recollect the time of the final disposiion; from the 25th of August | was absent from the office about three months; McFar- jana went to Staten Island to reside with Mr. Sand- ford; he stayeu there about ten days; 1 don’t know that Staten Island 1s a good place for fever and ague; I went into this firm as partner about the first of May; it Was about August that it was not thought pradent for him to appear in court; the haheas cor- pus was abandoned because they aid not wish him to appear in court; it was abandoned and @ com- promise was effected; Judge Sandford was tn prac- tuce in this city tn 1861; he always maintainea a reputable standing in his profession; he 1s now prac- ising in Boston; the other member of the tirm ts in unis city stil, Testimony of Denis Shay. Denis Shay examined—{ reside at 405 West Thir- tieth street; lam employed as a !aw clerk; 1 was in the office of Sandiord & Baron in 1356 and remained there until 1869; Mr. Sandford is in Boston at pre- Sent; I knew Dauiel McFarland for more than three years; he occupied a desk in Sandford’s office, and continued to do so until tne latter part of 1867; I ob- served achange in lis appearance while he was there; previous to that 1 noticed nothing particular; he was a very soc lahie, entertaining man; | first no- Mced the change near the 1st of March, 1867; I re- member the time: his wife had gone on the stage, and he changed; he lost all desire to enter on humorous conversations, as previously; he became gloomy; I judged there was something on his mind; Tremember the habeas corpus proceed- ings; during their pendency 1 3aw Mr. McFarland in the oftice; his manner on those occasions was excited and he appeared to be wholly absorved with his domestic troubles; he would endeavor to be calm, but he would be that way only a few minutes when he would burst out in wild exclamations; [ formed the impression he was a monomaniac; IT have never seen his excitement exceeded; when I would ask him to sign a paper aud do other things and explain them I think he could understand i his mind had noi been absorbea with some other subject; after I would expiain everything to him he would look up vacantly and say he understood nothing of what Thad told him; 1 remember the proceedings in Bos- ton; 1 last saw Mr. McFarland the latter part of Octo- ber, 1869; his appearance then was very much de- pressed: he looked at me as if my appearance re- cailed his troubles; he used to talk atrandom; [ waiked with him on Broadway, trom Twenty-second street to Eleventh sireet; in these moods of excite- ment he was incohereat m what he said; bis man- ner then was subdued; but toward the latter portion of ithe became excited; I saw him 'n Centre street ayear beiore that; at these interviews he was not under the tmfluence of liquor; they were genuine manifestations of a troubled man, Cross-examined by Judge Garvin—I never knew Mr. McFarland to drink except on two occasions, and that was in the mouth of Octuver, 1869; he com- menced the proceedings against Richardson in the fall of that year; he was on Staten Island in 1867; he went there in the warm weather, either in June or July; 1 do not recoliect he remained there; ne might have remained there two weeks; he went there in order to be relieved from all excitement; be lived at Stapleton, on Staten Island; 1 do not know whether McFariand was under the care of a physician at that tme; 1 saw him once while he was there; te was rather excited, and began to talk about bis case; we all sympathized with him; he came to the office and stayed the greater part o the forenoon and then went back to Staten Isiand; when I say he was a monomaniacT mean a man who has one subject constantly on his mind to the exclusion of everything eise; Mr. McFariand always knew me; _ he was always impatient when any other subject was referred to; sometimes he spoke intelli- gently for a few moments and then went off on the subject of his famty troubles; I saw Mr. McFarland altogether some tweive times before the last time 1 met him at twenty-second street; his appearance on the lust few occasions was somewhat similar, at first subdued and then towards the end of the conversa- tion excitea; there were a number of subjects talked avout that idou’t recollect; we talked about this subject of the: suit against Richarason; he said nothing about the issue having been joined; he said te wheels of justice were very slow. Judge Garvin—Thav’s so. Counsel for the prisoner—Never mind; go on. Witness—That a man’s witness might ve dead be- fore & man’s case might come on, Judge Garvin—That’s 80. Witness—He made tiiat as a general remark about other cases; after that ne would speak about lis famuy anairs. Testimony of Dr. William C. Anderson. William C. Anderson examined—I am a physician of thirty years’ standing; I met the prisoner August 25 and 26, 1867; he called’on me protessionaily; be was ina highly nervous condition with fever; his pulse at 12510 130;1 prescribed him a drachm of valerian every two hours; that 1s an unusual dose; he was in a highly excitable condition; his tongue was furred; 1 askea him if he had taken iiquor; he denied it, but admitted he had taken morphine; I Jormed the conclusion that ne nad morbid mental excitement; I should say there was functional de- rangement of the brain; his mind was directed to one object to the exclusion of all others; I should think 1t a kind of delusion. Cross-examined—To Mr. Davis—I coula not cha- racterize his fever; he was laboring under fever; L don’t know where he was then stopping; I told him to go home and go to bed, and expected to be called in, but never saw nim aiter uhe second day; on the second day I saw the valerian had had no effect, and I told tim I feared he would have to go back to morphine; he sent a sort of explanation afterward why he had not seen ie again; the second time I gave him tincture of opium and lupulin; I made up my mind he must #9, through a run of fever; I distinguish functional derangement from organic derangemeut; the delirium of fever presents a functional derange- ment of the brain; it 1s a result and not a cause of bd fever; I did not see anything to denove organic iscase. Re-cross—I should not say it existed independent of the fever; it accompanied 1t, but would suli wave existed hidependent of the fever. Testimony of Mrs. Owen McFarland, Mrs. Owen McFarland examined—Q. Mrs, McFar- land, where do you reside? A. Thfrty-fourth street. Q. You are the wife of Owen, the brother of Damel, the prisoner at the bar? A. lam, sir. Q. What number tn Thirty-fourta street do you reside at? A. No. 353. Q. How long have you known Mr. Daniel McFar land? A. Thirty years. Q. Did he ever reside in your family? A. He did for four or five years. Q. Do you remember the time he was married? A. Yes; that was in December, 1857. Q, Did they come to your house? A. They did. Q. Where did you live at thattme? A. Newark, N. J.; they remained witn us eight or ten days. Q. bo x0u remember the time that Dantel McFar- Jand’s wife went to tue White Mountains? A. I do; that was in the spring of 1866, Q. Did you see them at intervals between the time you first sow them in 1857 and the spring of 1866? ‘A. I aid, sir, @ great many times; 1 saw them every year from 1857 to 1866; they were in my famiiy. Q. What was the last time they stopped at your house prior to the spring of 1866? A. They came several times. Q. How were they living in 1866? A. Perfectly devoted to each other. Q. Did you know of any trouble between them from 1857 to the spring of 1866? A. I never knew of ue ige eds trouble. Q. When did you first hear of any trouble between them? A. It was on the third day after their sepa- ration; that was in the year 1867; I never heard of any trouble before that time; Mrs, McFariaud went to the White Mountains some time in the month of May, 1866, and returned in September or October. Q. Did you see her and her husband associate ogether at that time? A. Yea, sir. t_Q, At this time was there anyinterruption of their pleasant intercourse? A. None at all. Q. How long did they stay in your house? A, A week or ten days. q. So you had them under your eye and saw no grid of any Kind between them? A. No, alr. Q. How many times have you seen Mr. McFarland since the separation in September, 1867? A. He came to the house during 1867 very frequently, oitener than I can remember; since his troupies hs mind ran constantly on the one sunject of hts troubles, Q. On the subject of those troubles did you form any judgment as to his being rational or irrational? A. On that subject he was always irrational; saw the intercepted letter; he came to che house one day in Newark; it was in March, between the Ist and 20th of March; on that occasion he rushed franti- cally into the house, put both hands upon my shoulders and exclaimed, “Would you believe iut—would you believe that Abbe would do this thing? Was it oo cruel of her?” He asked alter my son and I told him that he was sick up stairs; he went up stairs to see my son, and I followed in & moment or two afterwards; 1 saw nim then reading the intercepted letter to my son; he exhibited on the occasion excessive grief; | made the remark at the ume that “he was hardly fit to be left to return to New York alone.” Q. Did Mrs. McFarland ever say anything to you on the subject of her husband becoming a drunkard ¥ Objected to. Counsel—We intend to show that Mr. Mcrarland had boasted that he never could become a drunkard, for McFarland kuew that if he ever got drunk turee uthes she would leave him. ‘The Court—-The question cannot be permitted. Q. Did he display any particular feeling on the occasion of his reading the intercepted letier—any joss of mind? A. Yes, he read the jetter and then he put his hands upon bis heud and spoke of his chil- dren being torn from him and that it was very hard tbat bis home was broken up, whivh nad APRIL 19, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. up to that time been always a most happy one; when he came to my house on that day 12 March he sald that Richardsou had alded tn taking bis children from him, and that ft wi eruel thing; he spoke of lus children being taken from him, and that iC was a@ very hard thing to see his home broken up that had been always so happy. Examination of Patrick O’Rourke. Patrick O'Rourke was the next witness cailed, who testifled;—I reside in this city and am an en- gineer connected with the 7rivune Bewspaper, Q. Were you in the 7/"idune ortice on the afternoon of the shooting? A. Yes, sir, 1 was there on the afternoon of the 25th; I was down stairs. Q. How soon after the shooting did you know of it? A. The night watchman came and told me that @ man had been shot in the oitice; 1 was told that the man haa gone up stairs; 1 then went to the Sci rooms aud saw Mr. Richardson there bieed- y. Who was there with him atthe time? A. Dr. Swan, from the Astor House, and Mr. England, Q Was Mr. Sinclair about the esiabushment at that time? A. I didn’t see hin, Mr. England and Dr. swan were there—the only persons there? A. No, there were others there, but I did not know them. Q. Can you tell the Court and jury who were the first persons connected with the 7rivune estaplish- ment to handle Richardson after he was shor? A. £ cannot tell. Q. You were not there at the firat? A. 1 was not, Q Who went to Ond out anything about tae pis- tol? A. | cannot say anything about that. Q. Can you name the other persons who were in the room when you went there? 4. I cannot, Q. Did you help to carry Mr. Richardson to tne Astor House? A, Yes, myself and three policemen carried him down the stairs; there we put him on & stretcher and carried him to the Astor Hoase, Testimony of Donald Nicholson. Donald Nicholson sworn and testified—I am secre- tary of the managing editor of the 7rivune; I kuew Mr. Richardson two years before his death; I was once an a mauuensis for Mr. Kichardson at Fordham from April, 1368, 0 January, 1869, and two weeks at Woodside in July, 1569; be had a pistol in the house, a revolver £ think 1 saw at Fordham; I can’t tell when Isa it; to the best of my knowledge he had 1¢ when { went to nim; he kept wt locked up in bis secretary; | was over at the Astor House after he Was shot; I took from him some memoranda for the disposition of his property the bight that Le was shot; I don’t know who sent for me. What did he dictate to you? istrict Attorney—Is that competent? Counsel for tue prisoner—Yes, sir; it 1s within his Houor’s ruling. ‘This was the object—to get his joney. ‘Tue Court—The question is excluded, Counsel argued (hat, unaer hts Monor’s ruling, they had a right to show how his death was hurried, ‘They had the right to show that they at once com. mienced to press him for his property: that they tola him at once, and impressed on him that he could not live—itself a strong element in hastening his deatn—before the wound had been examiued and passed on, He also claimed that he had @ right to show this to impeacn Mrs. Richardson’s testimony im adyance, but especially to show that Ricuardson had been pusned to nis death by the same parties had frenzied nis client. He snould take the ground wnat those who coutrved ths imiamty were the murderers of Mr. Richardson, and the prisoner was no more ihe murderer than the mere pistol which he had discharged. ‘There was no part of this transaction which was more an tilustra- tron of the whole than this, He had no purpose of revenge or assaliing others further than Was nece! sary to establish their defence. They bad already shown the conspiracy which the prisoner had be- heved to exist. ‘(nis was in fact a portion of the conspiracy and its consummation, The Court said he thougut the counsel was mis- taken in his statement of tue ruling, "e then he had caretuily looked mito the question, and 1 seemed to him that ail the authorities concurred in the de- cision that this line of evidence must be excluded. He read {rom Judge Bigelow’s opinion in a murder trial to this point, and concluded by exciuding the testimony. Counsel renewed his argument. On Mr. Spencer’s siggestion he would siate that as Mr. Richardson had veen called on to indentify the prisoner his state of mind was an important element. But though the authority cited was authorivv, he con- tended it did not apply. An indictment for shoottng could nos ve maintained by proof that his brains were beatem out by a paving stone. Would they not have the right to show that Mr. Richardson was strangied or drowned’? ‘The rule was this, that wen his Honor came to charge the jury he could charge tnem that everything of tunis intermediave character did not matter if he got his death in the Tribune oiice; but this was Hot a rule of evidence, but a rule of judgment on the evidence. ‘They had received anonymous communications, some of them evi- dently from scienufic sources, on the incidents of Mr. Richardson's death. ‘They, of course, were not present at lus death, but were they not entitled to Inquire into the facts, or must they be preciuded ¢ ‘The Court said he had also examined Greenleaf ou Evidence, and was satisiled that the rule was tuere laid down directly contrary to that contended for by counsel. Ail questions relative to the memoranda taken by the Witness were therefore excluded. Testimony of Thomas W. Knox. Thomas W. Knox was next called, and testified—I am a journalist. Q. Did you know Albert D. Richardson? A. Yes. Q. How long before the shooting did you know him? A. I made his acquaiutance in the winter of 1859, or early in 1860, Q. Did you see rauch of him within the last two years? A. 1 saw him frequently at Intervals of a montn or six weeks and the 1st of October, 1867. Q Were youin habit of visiting him at his residence? A. Yes, when be resided at Fordnam, Q. Did you ever see & pistol at his place of rest- dence? A. No, sir, 1 don’t recollect; yes, 1 have seen @ pistol in bis possession. Q. When dia you see bim in possession of that pistol? A. In the year 1860 Mr. Richardson and my- self edited a paper at Denver City, Col.; both carried @ pistol at that time. : Q. Did you ever see that pistol afterwards? A, Yes, I saw it afterwaras. Q. Where? A. I saw it last in Febraary, 1861. . Dia youever see it afterthac wituntm? A, Yei 3 Q. When? A. Q. After that? Q. After that? . After that? A. No, sir. . What kind of a pistol was that you saw in 1866 ? A. A six-barrelled revolver; [ bought 1t for him, ne Was that the same pistol he had in 1360? A. fo, sir. Q. How long had he had the pistol you saw with him in 1866? »A. He had it from the summer of 1865; Ithink from about Janauary. Q. Where was it that you lust saw that pistol? A. In Siberia, Northern Asia. Q. Were you in the Astor House after he was wounded? A. Y 4. Did you see a pistol on that occasion? A. No, qQ. After he was shot did you go to the 7ribune editorial rooms before he was removed to the Astor Mouse? I did not. -oss-examined—Q. Do you know the prisoner? A. Ido not. Examination of James F, Le Baron. Jaines F. Le Baron called and testified—I reside at Elizabeww, N. J.; am assistant editor of Price Cur- rent, Q. Do yon know Daniel McFarland, prisoner at the bar? A. 1 do; Lhave known him since 1866, Q. Did you know Albert D. Kichardson? A. Never; 1 saw him once at the corner of Nassau and Spruce streets; I think it was tn the latver part of last fall; he was then tn company of Mr. Sinclair; Mr. McFarland was in my company at the time; we were going toward Spruce street; I had met him in Broadway, on my Way up, and he commenced talk- ing about his affairs; I requested nim to walk along with me, as I was in too great a hurry to be de- tained; we were just in front of the 7imes building when Ricvardson passed us; McFarland saw Riche ardson at the time. Cross-exainined—By District Attorney. Q. At the time Richardson and Sinclair passed you the pris- fetes and yourself were standing ou the sidewalk? A. Yes. Q. How near did Richardson pass to you? A. Near to brush by. Q. So that you could touch him. A. Oh, yes. Q. Did you know Richardson at the time? A. No. PICTURE SHOWN TO WITNESS. @ Le. Q. Whose picture is that? A. It may be the pic- ture of Richardson, but I would not recognize it if my attention was not called to it; it bears a general resembiance to the man that was pointed out to me as Richardson. Q. That picture looks like the man you saw with Mr. Sinclair? A. Yes; {see @ general resembiance. a And he passed right by you and the prisoner? . Yes. Testimony of Whitelaw Reid. Mr. Whitelaw Reid testified and said—I reside in New Yorx; I am an edito1 am connected with the Tribune, and have been so for a year and a@ half; I knew Albert D. Richardson; { made his acquaintance in the end of 1861 or beginning of 1862; Iknow Dan- jel McFarland; the tirst time I saw him was in the fall of last year; 1 remember bemg in @ saloon when Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Richardson were there; the saloon was in Nassau sireet, about two biocks below Printing House square; Mr. Cleve- land was with Mr. McFarland; 1 was with Mr. Richardson; it was about August or September and about three in the afternoon: Mr. McFarland went out before Mr. Richardson did; he left Mr. Cleveland there; McFarland was in the saloon about three or four minutes; after McFarland left Mr. Cleveland made one of our company; I did not hear Mr. Cleve- jJand ask McFarland to partake of any refresnment, but McFarland dia partake of some. Cross-exainined by Judge «Davic—This saloon was at the corner of Ann and Nassau streeis; we drank some wine; we stood up to drink lt: we did not sitdown; [ remained there about lve or six minutes; there was some conversation hetween Mr. McFarland aud Mr. Cieveland, but | don’t remember what it was; [ never saw Richardson and Mcfar- land talking together; [ never saw bin again until the evening after Mr. Richardson was snot, when he Was Drought into the reom by & police over, Testimony @f Spencer Mires Spencer Kirby, sworn, testified—{ produce a cer- tain original recurn frout the Assessor's oflice, for- merly Mr, Cleveland's (this return was Mr. McFar- land's income return for 1866, sworn to June 28, 1867; he returns income, $1,710, and deductions, $1,624); he became Assistant Assessor about that time; the Commission of Enroiments ceased in 1865; 1 think he was tn the Appratser’s Department after that for To Mr. Garvin—I don’t know how long ne was in the Custom House. Testimony of rs. Mary Mason. Mary Mason was next culled and examined—Ke- sided in 72 Amity street in Marc, 1867; lives ab 2 present in No, 62; knows Mr, Mevariand, the prisoner; bad rooms in my house for three or four months, caine Lo my house 72 Amity sucet a March, 1867; bis Wife was then with him, PHOTOGRAPIL SHOWN TO WITNESS. Q. Is she the same person so indicated by theae pictures? A. Yes; they occupied tue buck parlor aud extenston on the frst floor, Q. Did you Know Albert D, Richardson? A. Yes. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN TO WITNESS, i Q. 1 wat picture the likeness of Ricuurdson? A, ‘es, a d be come to your house to live? A. Yes; he had groom there—the front room gna closets; ‘the room le occupied was divided from the parlor by folding doors; those doors were not fasteued after Richardson took the room; there was only a bolt to tue doors, Q. How aid Richardson come to take rooms at your housey A, Mrs. McFarland told me that she had a friend, a gentleman, who lived across the way, that he was obliged to leave there aud he wouid hke to get lay rooms. at Did she telt you the name of this friend? A, (O8 till he afterwards caine to tue ponte oe Epa Ok the room did be sleep there at es. @ much out in the evenings? A. Yes. Was Mr. McFarland im the habit of going out in the evening? A, I never knew Lim to go out to the evening; ne would get home about four o'clock, and would remain teaching littie Percy; Mra. McFar- land used to go out # good dea! every day; never saw Mr. Mcfarland in liquor; never kuew bin to be ‘under the influence of liquor. . How did he treat lis wife while living there? A. Very kindly, Q. Did you ever know of any crue! treaiment on bis partto her? A. I never did. Q. Whete did you stay in the house? A, I was at home ali the time. Q. Sothat if anything occurred you must nave seen or known of 1? A. I did. Q. What was their manner in reference to each other's affection! A. Very kind; he waited on her a great deal; be would bold ber curis. Q. Do you remember tue day sie went away with the boy Percy? A, 1 think it was on the 2ist Feb- raary. Q. What time did Mr. McFarland leave on that morning? A. About nine o'clock. Q. Diu you kuow of any trouble between them be- fore he ieitt A, No, sir. oe Did you hear um make any complaint? A, I 0 ET Q. What time did he come back that day? A. I don’t think 1 saw bim until four o’ciock. . Sve ana Percy were his family? A. Yes, sir. . They had no servant girl? A. No, sir, By » She went away belove he returued’ A, She , 8 Q street, Q. No one else was with her? A. No, sir. Q. Did she tell you where she was going? A. No, what direction? A. Towards Thompson sir. Q. Did you have any idea that she meant to ab- scond from her husband when shejwent out? A. No, sir, not the sitghtesi. Q. What servant iad you all that time? A, Mrs. Kate Stepuensoa. Q. Was Mr. Richardson there the morning she lefe? A. Yes. Q. Had he slept there that night? A. Yes. Q, Had he slept every night there from che time he first came into the nouse uutil he left? A, Yes, with one or two exceptions, he aid. . Was he generally at home early in the evening? A. He was at home a good deal in tae house, Q. Referring to the Zist, had you observed any famiharities betweea Richardson and Mrs. Mckar- laud? A. I saw them going in aod outa great deat together; they were out in the day time when Mr. McFariand was away. Q. How long liad they been gone? A. hours. Q. Did you notice them when they went away from the house? A. No. Q Or wiat direction they went? A. No. Q. There was a bed in Richardson's room, was there now A, Yes. Q. Have you seen Richardson and Mrs. McFarland in thatroom? A. I have. Q. How often fave youseen them there? A. I saw them three times; my servant and little girl saw them there also. Q. When was that? A, I think 1¢ was a week be- fore they abscond: Q. What did you see? A. I went to borrow an ink- stand; 1 saw Richardson was sitting there in a rocking chair; Mrs. Mcl’arland was sitting opposite in another chair, right by him. Q How were the chairs placed—were they near tovenon other? A. ‘they were ubout a yard ortwo apart Q. That was the first occasion? A, Yes. Q. What was the second? A. In about three quar- ters of an hour | went in again; [saw them im tne sane position; Mr. Richardsonjmade an uncour.eous: reruark to me about the crockery; they both seemed embarrassed, and Mr. Richardson went out of tae room. Q. What was the third occasion? A, It was when arelaiive of Mr. McFarland—a young lady—callea to see Mrs. Mefariand; this was haif an hour later; Mr. Richardsop was there then; | heard Mrs. Mc- Varland introduce her to Mr. Richardson; Mra. Mcarland came to the door to open tt. Q. How long after Mrs. McFarland left was it that Mr. McFarland left? A. About three days. Q. Did Mr. Hichardson continue to have that room? A. Yes. Q. How many weeks after the 21st did he continue to have that room? A, He kept it until about the middie of Marci. Q. Did Mrs, McFarland come back after Mr. McFar- land leit? A, She did. Q. When was tuat? after. Q. When she came back what took place between youand her? A. Ste asked me toget her have the back parlor again; a genuleman’s iamuly were com- ing (rom Wasaingcon and she wished to have the back parlor unti the termination of ner engagement; she had a lady with her whom she calied Miss Gil- bert and whom she introduced as Mr. Kichardson’s intended; my husband had the back room, and Mr. Richardson was not occupying his room, and she wanted to have Mr. Kichardsou’s room; he was away in Hartford publishing a book; he said when he went away he should be away about six weeks; he had chen been gone about @ week or ten days. Q. The engagement she spoke of wasat the Winter Garden Theatre? A. Yes. Q. Mr, Richardson had the room and was paying for it? A. Yes. Q. She had not had Mr. Richardson’s room? A, No; I would not let her have it; she wanted to sieep there; she told me Mr. McFariand’s niece would sleep wich her. Q. It was a daughter of Owen McFarland, was it now? A. I don’t know, sir. ‘The court here adjourned until this morning at eleven o’ciock. About two “A. It was two or three days Attempt to Fire a Tenement House Occupied by Fifty-eight Persons. Fire Marshal Brackett yesterday arraigned before Justice Ledwith, at Essex Market Police Court, a man and his wife named John and Mary Anne Cos- grove, on a charge of baving set fire to the basement of No, 340 East Twenty-first street, It ap- pears that op Friday last the vosgroves were served by their landlord with @ dispogsess warrant, and that they moved their effects into the front basement of the above men- tioned house, from which tney were to be ejected. Shortly after the service of the warrant the woman was heard by three witnesses to say that she would ‘set fire to the house before she left it, About one o'clock on Saturday morning an offi- cer of the Eighteenth precinct noticed smoke issuing from the basement of the house, and upon entering the room he discovered tnat a straw bed had been rmpped open and its contents placed in the middle of the room and fired. When the officer arrived the flames had made some head- way, and the floor and oilcloth upon it were ina biaze. He found the man Cosgrove in the neighbor- hood and arrested the woman as she was making her escape. ‘The case is a very important one inasmuch as the house is @ tenement and at the time of the fire fifty-eight. persons were sleeping in the premises, ‘The Fire Marshal is of opinion that if tue fire had not been discovered when it was a great loss of hu- man life would have ensued. Cosgrove states that ne ripped up the bed to search for some money which he believed to be in it, and that he left the straw on the hearth to be burned py the grate Gre. As the three witnesses were ail con- fident and corroborative in thelr statements as to the threats of the woman Cosgrove, Justice Ledwita held both prisoners to answer, without receiving ball for their appearance. MEXICIPAL AFTA:R: Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday for the transaction of business, President Coman in the chair; but, owing to causes already explatped in the HERALD, very litle was accomplished. The passage of the Charter deprived the City Fathers of their most pieasing occupation. Aresolution was ofiered and adopted providing for the confirmation of the new Excise Commissioner recently appointed by the Mayor, and also a resolu- ion in favor of reorganizing various election dis- tricts. A new stand oi colors Was voted the Eighta regiment of militta on behalf of the city, The Board then adjourned. Board of Assistant Aldermen also met yesterday, and made a vigorous puil at the public parse, but hesitated and let go their bold atid a ripple of excitement. Aresolution was offered empowering the Comp- troller to lease the second and third floors of 106, 108 and 110 Centre street, for the accommodation of the First District Police Court, for @ period of ten years, at $7,500 a year. The resolution was lost, then recorsidered and laid over. ‘A resolution was adopted authoriztug the Clerk of the Common Council to employ a suitabie person of tne degree of attorney at-law to compile and pre- pare for publication the leading cases in which the city has been concerned as defendant, and authoriz- ing the Clerk of the Common Council to cause 6,000 copies of his report to be printed. ‘the adjourned after a feat, to meet again om Monday. TRE LATEST OCEAN HORROR The Lost Ship Crest of the Wave—How She Wont Ashore on Cobb’s Island and the Terri- ble Fato of All on Board—Three Bodies / Found and Their Burial—Interesting Letter from an Agont of the Board of Underwriters. Only brief despatches concerning the wreck of the ship Crest of the Wave ona reef near Cobb's island, and the announcement of the loss of all on board, have been given upto this time. The ship sailed from Liverpool on the stu of March last, bouna to Baltimore, with a cargo of 600 tons of salt and 300 tons of general § mer- chandise, although it has been reported she was laden principally with railroad iron, She was built in Warren, Me., in 1854, of 940 tons burtuen, commanded by Captain Jones and owned by his brother, Alexander Jones, of East Baltimore. The story of the furious gaie that tore tho vessel's sails from their fastenings, the heavy seas that washed her decks, the relentless waves that dashed her stanch hull om the rocks, the critical moment when the crew and officers took to the boats to save their lives, and were dashed, gasp- ing, strangling, into the watery gulf, will never be told. Their suffermgs of boay and anxiety of mind, could they be known, would undou btedly all another page of terror in the huge volume of the terrible ordeals, the heroism and deaths of noble men and women on the deep sea, that wu thousand times has sent the snatts of anguish into the souis of the clvil- ized world, One consolation remains, poor though it be—that @ portion of the bodies of the crew have been washed ashore and received Christian burtal at the hands of bumane men. Besides the three bodica found— which show that the experiences they passed through before death were terribie—there have beew washed ashore on Cobb’s Island, quantities of wo- men’s and children’s clothing, leading those who picked them up to believe that with the hardy mariners, who suffered the fearful deach of drown. lng, deitcate women and tender babies were among them as passengers and met the saie fate. The aaditional particulars relating to the wreck and the findmg and burial of four bodies were re- ceived in this city yesterday by letver by Captain | J. Merritt, of tue Coast Wrecking Company. correspondent, Mr. John Paulk, agent of the Board of Underwriters of New York, aud Deputy Collector at Chincoteague Inict, Virginia, discovered the vessel on the 13th inst., while In the discharge of his duty, and the trouble to which he was sub- jected in sending the details to this city, as also his alacrity in the matter, deserve commendation. Those who had friends on board the unfortunate suup will be glad in ine hour of their grief to learn that any further details than the letter contains de- sired by them, at this or any future time, will be given without 4 momenvs delay. Mr. Caulk’s letter 1s as follows:— On Boaxp Currra Apr Orr Nort END HoG ISLAND, ATLANTIC’ Coags,, rit 15, 1570, i) Captatt Company, New or! Dear Sim—On a cruise this day to visit a vessel ashore near Cobb Isiaud, loaded with coffee, 1 found the ship Crest of the Wave, of "Baitimore, from Liverpool, with railroad iron, chinaware, unk ahd all bands drowned. is op her beam end, heading south, with port sie out at to water, and spars and yards visible.’ She liea on a reef east of north’ end of Hog isiand, one and a halt miles from the beach, in the south pass of Little Matchapungo inlet, two and a ha'f fathoms of water at low tide, with keel of shore and deck in towards the be I went ashore on the island at once just below the wreck \d found four dead bodies had been picked up by the Messra. Cobb orothers and Mr, Doughty, and humanely buried by them. One of the dead was a large, stout mau, whose weight was thought to be 225 pounds, and thirty years of age. From. circumstances it Wax supposed that be was the master of the ship—Captain Jone ‘ne gentleman above referred to and others on Cobb's Island deserve much credit tor the care yey have taken to bury the bodies, 40 that they be removed at leisure, when required by their friends. They will do all in their power to assist in their removal if requested, Two boats came in at the (nlet at Hog 1siani—ship’s yaw) and captain's gix—which were supposed to have como trom the lil-fated vessel. ‘To all appearances the crew bad mauned. the boats to reach the shore, when they filled in the terrible sea and al! were lost. This will account for the bodies belug found, as was the case, eight or ten miles south of the wrecked ship. Any information in the future relative to the vessel or to the dead will be freely given toits owners wnd the friends of the crew or passengers. : ‘The apparel of ladies and children was picked up upon Hog Island, and the supposition fs that there were both ladies and chiiren on board, No other bodies than those mentioned have been picked up on Cobb's [8 aud. vs UiiN CAULK, at of Underwriters, and Deputy Collector, Chincvieag and, Va. zi was compelled to gpto, Salisbury and ride alt nigit, togend you a despateh, I hope that you will be yfomb “Please” publisi the etter fa the New “You itaLo.—J. C. A I. J. Menaret, Coast Wrecking. fe HORSE NOTES, The stables at the Fashion Course are boing rare idly fillea up by the trotting horses Udat are to be put in training for the coming campaign. Tue fol- lowing named have already reached there—or will in @ few days—to go through their preparatory work :. Jobn Lovett has sorrel mare Grace, bay gelding Henry, a brown gelding by Hambietonian, aad @ buckskin gelding from Maine, said to be very fast. William Borst bas a stallion, a colt, a good one by Columous, J. J. Bradley, George Wilkes, aud a sor- rel colt of great promise. Budd Doble has Goldsmith Matd, Hotspur, a bay mare from the West, Joi, ung Columbus, DM. Fawsett’s Bashaw, Jr., Hop, and tne bay mare Sal- he. Ben Daniels has American Girl, Butcher Boy. a roan mare, Young Commodure, Big Jim, Lady Lov- ell, the roan mare and others. |. Roden has Billy Bar, sorrel gelding Prince, gray gelding Tiliotson, Henrietta ana others. John Murphy has @ number of horses in his stalis ‘that are said to be good. Mr. Sanders has a number of stalls full, compris- ing Western New York, Kelle of Clyde and alot of green ones, which he intends entering in the various purses to be trotted on the Fashion and other courses throughout the country. Dan Mace’s string of trotters will be taken to the Fashion during this week. ‘rhe programmes ol nearly all the trotting associa- tions in the country have been puodlisbed ior the coming season, and the aggregate amount of prize money offered 1s at least $200,000. The programme of the Prospect Park Fair Ground Association will be foand in our advertising columns. ‘The Prospect Park grounds are already in condi- tion for training, and a number of horses are being worked there. The jarge purses that will be held up for competition at the leaumg tracks will bring out many forses that have hituerto been heid in reserve, while a further improvement upon previous performances 18 reasonably expected trom such first class horses as Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, Lady Thorn, George Palmer, &c. Lady Thorne has returued from her winter quar- ters at Chestnat Hills, Philadelphia, and 18 looking remarkably well, robust, hearty and fine “as stik. ‘She 1s again in the hands of her former trainer, Dun Pfiter, whose attachment for the “Old Mare” ts pro- verpial, and he will spare uo pains to keep in aa- vance of her rivals. Helle Strickland, having lately become the pro- perty of Mr. Bates, for the sum of $13,000, may be seen almost datly on the Coney Island road, in aou- ple or single harness. Her record of 2:284 to tue pole proves her tobe one of the flyers, aud she ranks first among Brdoklyn horses. Stonewall Jackson, the property of Mr. Weaver, now in Dan Pfifer’s stables, is regarded a3 one of the fastest horses in the country that has never trot- led a race—a recent trial having been made low in the twenties. Mr. Tom Jackson 1s working his horse Bill Whe- jan, formerly owned by Sim Hoagland, on the road, and frequently shows @ fine burst of speed, Mr. Fietcher’s colt Socrates, by old Hambletonian, out of @ Star mare, is a promising young horse, and being in able bands will probably give a good ac- count of himself at the colt race in October next. There are nineteen entries for this race, and from different sections we hear of very specdy colts even for these days of fast trotters. Lady Wells 13 lu Hiram Howe’s stable preparing for some of the spring purses. For road or track she ig a valuabie mare, but particularly for the tormer. ‘She has a rare compination of qualittes. Mr. George Hali’s fMagtail team, Samson and Annie, appear as spry as ever. [¢ has a look of for- mer times to see these veterans move along with so much vim, heads and tatls up, easy to drive, but hard to beat. Mr. Gould’s stallion, Warwick, with a public record of 44, and a private one much better, t@ now used as a road horse, and shows splendid style of going. Black Crook 18 also a likely youag horse, and his friends rate him avout 2:35, PATERSON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. ‘The newly elected municipal Boards of Paterscn, N. J., organized yesterday afternoon. In the Board of Education Henry L. Butler was elected Presi- Gent aud J. Swinburne Secretary and g Superin- tendent. Dr. Banvard and Rev. Messrs. Day and Duryea were appointed the Board of Examiners, The Board of Aldermen was organized by the election of Peter Doremus as President. ‘The follow- ing additional city officers were also elected by the Board of Aldermen:—Kovert A. Haley, Clerk; B. Mason, Treasurer; P. Maginnis, Comptroller; Sam- uel gMunson, Poormaster; J. H. Goetschius, City Surveyor; Dr. Balleray, City Physician; George >. Hilton, City Attorney; Heury Abbott, City Marshni; James Dougherty, Superintendent of strects; Jacob berdan, Commissioner of Appeats; Joun EB. Clark, Jantior; J. B. Van Blarcom and Aaron BE. King, Commissioner of Street Assessment; Cilarles Spit- tle, Pound Master, " A desperate attempt was made by the minority party to break ap the meeung of the Board on av- couut of the alleged illegality of tne vote electing, by four majority, Aldermau Carroll, of the Futn ward. The only success the hittle scheme attained was a reference of the matter to a committee of the whole for investigation. Mayor Ryle delivered a lengthy message, urging public improvements and rebuking those Who Continually endeavor to retavi advancement. The Goard adjourned to an oyster supper, aud the nrst mecting Was eaded tn the most happy manner tmaginuyic,