occasional　confinements。　　Her　father　is　able　to　testify　to　this。　　There
  was　always　an　element　of　unsoundness　about　the　prisoner's　generosities
  that　is　very　suggestive　at　this　time　and　before　this　court。
  7。　　Two　years　ago　the　prisoner　came　fearlessly　up　behind　Richardson　in
  the　dark；　and　shot　him　in　the　leg。　　The　prisoner's　brave　and　protracted
  defiance　of　an　adversity　that　for　years　had　left　him　little　to　depend
  upon　for　support　but　a　wife　who　sometimes　earned　scarcely　anything　for
  weeks　at　a　time；　is　evidence　that　he　would　have　appeared　in　front　of
  Richardson　and　shot　him　in　the　stomach　if　he　had　not　been　insane　at　the
  time　of　the　shooting。
  8。　　Fourteen　months　ago　the　prisoner　told　Archibald　Smith　that　he　was
  going　to　kill　Richardson。　　This　is　insanity。
  9。　　Twelve　months　ago　he　told　Marshall　P。　Jones　that　he　was　going　to　kill
  Richardson。　　Insanity。
  10。　　Nine　months　ago　he　was　lurking　about　Richardson's　home　in　New
  Jersey；　and　said　he　was　going　to　kill　Richardson。　　Insanity。
  11。　　Seven　months　ago　he　showed　a　pistol　to　Seth　Brown　and　said　that　that
  was　for　Richardson。　　He　said　Brown　testified　that　at　that　time　it　seemed
  plain　that　something　was　the　matter　with　McFarland；　for　he　crossed　the
  street　diagonally　nine　times　in　fifty　yards；　apparently　without　any
  settled　reason　for　doing　so；　and　finally　fell　in　the　gutter　and　went　to
  sleep。　　He　remarked　at　the　time　that　McFarland　acted　strangebelieved　he
  was　insane。　　Upon　hearing　Brown's　evidence；　John　W。　Galen；　M。D。；　affirmed
  at　once　that　McFarland　was　insane。
  12。　　Five　months　ago；　McFarland　showed　his　customary　pistol；　in　his
  customary　way；　to　his　bed…fellow；　Charles　A。　Dana；　and　told　him　he　was
  going　to　kill　Richardson　the　first　time　an　opportunity　offered。　　Evidence
  of　insanity。
  13。　　Five　months　and　two　weeks　ago　McFarland　asked　John　Morgan　the　time
  of　day；　and　turned　and　walked　rapidly　away　without　waiting　for　an　answer。
  Almost　indubitable　evidence　of　insanity。　　And
  14。　　It　is　remarkable　that　exactly　one　week　after　this　circumstance；　the
  prisoner；　Daniel　McFarland；　confronted　Albert　D。　Richardson　suddenly　and
  without　warning；　and　shot　him　dead。　　This　is　manifest　insanity。
  Everything　we　know　of　the　prisoner　goes　to　show　that　if　he　had　been　sane
  at　the　time；　he　would　have　shot　his　victim　from　behind。
  15。　　There　is　an　absolutely　overwhelming　mass　of　testimony　to　show　that
  an　hour　before　the　shooting；　McFarland　was　ANXIOUS　AND　UNEASY；　and　that
  five　minutes　after　it　he　was　EXCITED。　　Thus　the　accumulating　conjectures
  and　evidences　of　insanity　culminate　in　this　sublime　and　unimpeachable
  proof　of　it。　　Therefore
  Your　Honor　and　GentlemenWe　the　jury　pronounce　the　said　Daniel　McFarland
  INNOCENT　OF　MURDER；　BUT　CALAMITOUSLY　INSANE。
  The　scene　that　ensued　almost　defies　description。　　Hats；　handkerchiefs　and
  bonnets　were　frantically　waved　above　the　massed　heads　in　the　courtroom；
  and　three　tremendous　cheers　and　a　tiger　told　where　the　sympathies　of　the
  court　and　people　were。　　Then　a　hundred　pursed　lips　were　advanced　to　kiss
  the　liberated　prisoner；　and　many　a　hand　thrust　out　to　give　him　a
  congratulatory　shakebut　presto！　with　a　maniac's　own　quickness　and　a
  maniac's　own　fury　the　lunatic　assassin　of　Richardson　fell　upon　his
  friends　with　teeth　and　nails；　boots　and　office　furniture；　and　the　amazing
  rapidity　with　which　he　broke　heads　and　limbs；　and　rent　and　sundered
  bodies；　till　nearly　a　hundred　citizens　were　reduced　to　mere　quivering
  heaps　of　fleshy　odds　and　ends　and　crimson　rags；　was　like　nothing　in　this
  world　but　the　exultant　frenzy　of　a　plunging；　tearing；　roaring　devil　of　a
  steam　machine　when　it　snatches　a　human　being　and　spins　him　and　whirls　him
  till　he　shreds　away　to　nothingness　like　a　〃Four　o'clock〃　before　the
  breath　of　a　child。
  The　destruction　was　awful。　　It　is　said　that　within　the　space　of　eight
  minutes　McFarland　killed　and　crippled　some　six　score　persons　and　tore
  down　a　large　portion　of　the　City　Hall　building；　carrying　away　and　casting
  into　Broadway　six　or　seven　marble　columns　fifty…four　feet　long　and
  weighing　nearly　two　tons　each。　　But　he　was　finally　captured　and　sent　in
  chains　to　the　lunatic　asylum　for　life。
  （By　late　telegrams　it　appears　that　this　is　a　mistake。Editor　Express。）
  But　the　really　curious　part　of　this　whole　matter　is　yet　to　be　told。　　And
  that　is；　that　McFarland's　most　intimate　friends　believe　that　the　very
  next　time　that　it　ever　occurred　to　him　that　the　insanity　plea　was　not　a
  mere　politic　pretense；　was　when　the　verdict　came　in。　　They　think　that　the
  startling　thought　burst　upon　him　then；　that　if　twelve　good　and　true　men；
  able　to　comprehend　all　the　baseness　of　perjury；　proclaimed　under　oath
  that　he　was　a　lunatic；　there　was　no　gainsaying　such　evidence　and　that　he
  UNQUESTIONABLY　WAS　INSANE！
  Possibly　that　was　really　the　way　of　it。　　It　is　dreadful　to　think　that
  maybe　the　most　awful　calamity　that　can　befall　a　man；　namely；　loss　of
  reason；　was　precipitated　upon　this　poor　prisoner's　head　by　a　jury　that
  could　have　hanged　him　instead；　and　so　done　him　a　mercy　and　his　country　a
  service。
  POSTSCRIPT…LATER
  May　11I　do　not　expect　anybody　to　believe　so　astounding　a　thing；　and　yet
  it　is　the　solemn　truth　that　instead　of　instantly　sending　the　dangerous
  lunatic　to　the　insane　asylum　（which　I　naturally　supposed　they　would　do；
  and　so　I　prematurely　said　they　had）　the　court　has　actually　SET　HIM　AT
  LIBERTY。　　Comment　is　unnecessary。　　　　　　　M。　　T。
  THE　EUROPEAN　WARS　＇From　the　Buffalo　Express；　July　25；　1870。＇
  First　Day
  THE　EUROPEAN　WAR！！！
  NO　BATTLE　YET！！！
  HOSTILITIES　IMMINENT！！！
  TREMENDOUS　EXCITEMENT。
  AUSTRIA　ARMING！
  BERLIN；　Tuesday。
  No　battle　has　been　fought　yet。　　But　hostilities　may　burst　forth　any　week。
  There　is　tremendous　excitement　here　over　news　from　the　front　that　two
  companies　of　French　soldiers　are　assembling　there。
  It　is　rumoured　that　Austria　is　armingwhat　with；　is　not　known。
  。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
  Second　Day
  THE　EUROPEAN　WAR
  NO　BATTLE　YET！
  FIGHTING　IMMINENT。
  AWFUL　EXCITEMENT。
  RUSSIA　SIDES　WITH　PRUSSIA！
  ENGLAND　NEUTRAL！！
  AUSTRIA　NOT　ARMING。
  BERLIN；　Wednesday。
  No　battle　has　been　fought　yet。　　However；　all　thoughtful　men　feel　that　the
  land　may　be　drenched　with　blood　before　the　Summer　is　over。
  There　is　an　awful　excitement　here　over　the　rumour　that　two　companies　of
  Prussian　troops　have　concentrated　on　the　border。　　German　confidence
  remains　unshaken！！
  There　is　news　to　the　effect　that　Russia　espouses　the　cause　of　Prussia　and
  will　bring　4；000；000　men　to　the　field。
  England　proclaims　strict　neutrality。
  The　report　that　Austria　is　arming　needs　confirmation。
  。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
  Third　Day
  THE　EUROPEAN　WAR
  NO　BATTLE　YET！
  BLOODSHED　IMMINENT！！
  ENORMOUS　EXCITEMENT！！
  INVASION　OF　PRUSSIA！！
  INVASION　OF　FRANCE！！
  RUSSIA　SIDES　WITH　FRANCE。
  ENGLAND　STILL　NEUTRAL！
  FIRING　HEARD！
  THE　EMPEROR　TO　TAKE　COMMAND。
  PARIS；　Thursday。
  No　battle　has　been　fought　yet。　　But　Field　Marshal　McMahon　telegraphs　thus
  to　the　Emperor：
  〃If　the　Frinch　army　survoives　until　Christmas　there'll　be　throuble。
  Forninst　this　fact　it　would　be　sagacious　if　the　divil　wint　the　rounds　of
  his　establishment　to　prepare　for　the　occasion；　and　tuk　the　precaution　to
  warrum　up　the　Prussian　depairtment　a　bit　agin　the　day。
  MIKE。〃
  There　is　an　enormous　state　of　excitement　here　over　news　from　the　front　to
  the　effect　that　yesterday　France　and　Prussia　were　simultaneously　invaded
  by　the　two　bodies　of　troops　which　lately　assembled　on　the　border。　　Both
  armies　conducted　their　invasions　secretly　and　are　now　hunting　around　for
  each　other　on　opposite　sides　of　the　border。
  Russia　espouses　the　cause　of　France。　　She　will　bring　200；000　men　to　the
  field。
  England　continues　to　remain　neutral。
  Firing　was　heard　yesterday　in　the　direction　of　Blucherberg；　and　for　a
  while　the　excitement　was　intense。　　However　the　people　reflected　that　the
  country　in　that　direction　is　uninhabitable；　and　impassable　by　anything
  but　birds；　they　became　quiet　again。
  The　Emperor　sends　his　troops　to　the　field　with　immense　enthusiasm。　　He
  will　lead　them　in　person；　when　they　return。
  。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
  Fourth　Day
  THE　EUROPEAN　WAR！
  NO　BATTLE　YET！！