THE TRIAL OF DANIEL MCFARLAND FOR THE SHOOTING OF ALBERT D. RICHARDSON, THE ALLEGED SEDUCER OF HIS WIFE. BY A PRACTICAL LAW REPORTER. CONTAINING A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE CASE, THE PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS; OPENING AND CLOSING SPEECHES OF THE COUNSEL; THE DISPOSITION OF THE PARTIES IMPLICATED, TOGETHER WITH THE LETTERS, ETC. OFFERED IN EVIDENCE, WITH FULL AND UNABRIDGED TESTIMONY OF ALL THE WITNESSES; TOGETHER WITH THE EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED BY THE DAILY PRESS. WITH A PRELIMINARY ESSAY ON MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE BY DR. WM. HAMMOND, AND THE EX PARTE STATEMENT OF MRS. MCFARLAND

New York: W.E. Hilton, Publisher, 1870. Original printed wrappers [some blank extremity chipping], the front wrapper illustrated with a portrait of McFarland [beneath it the caption, "New England News Co., Boston, Mass.]; the rear wrapper advertising the New York Sun with an engraving, by H. Orr & Co., of the Sun's Headquarters. 209, [31] pp. Full page illustrations. Stitched and untrimmed, with a bit of chipping at some blank untrimmed edges. Text printed in two columns per page. Last several leaves with a few closed tears [mostly in margins, not costing text]. Else Very Good.

"McFarland was a rascal and drunkard whose wife Abby finally (truncated) divorced him, planning to marry Richardson, a popular author and New York Tribune editor. Richardson was shot by McFarland in the office of the Tribune, and on his deathbed was married to Abby McFarland by no less a person than Henry Ward Beecher. A deliberate campaign to vilify Richardson and whitewash McFarland had the effect of acquitting the latter, proving again that you can get away with murder if you claim to be defending the American home. The case was a cause celebre in 1869 and 1870." McDade 652.
The proceedings in the case, "unabridged testimony of witnesses," opening and closing arguments, evidence, and an essay on medical jurisprudence are printed here. The front wrapper claims, "The Only Authentic Edition Containing the Suppressed Testimony."
McDade 655. (Inventory #: 39880)