The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-04

s.ksd tn. same question, in . tone Of despair. Mr..
Clap replied p, WsIst.r v. .h hsv. dor. bunting
completely unnervsd and unnamed, and begged that
his friends might be sent for. The officers sxpostu-
thought bis friends could better bear the suspense in
cdept to his sudden absence than they could the i'm
mediate news Of his arrest. With their advice he
Then they sent for the District Attorney, Samuel D.
E;9 Who We :;on q the j.i s.S pso.ptly
were brought against him At the time be asked
him he could satisfactorily explain the siroum-
against him, and remained tAss he prayed God he
would bs able to He Afterwards asksd, II he
willing TO- go to TIE Medical buildings With thsm and
what they hAo iound there He szprsssd HIS per-
feet TO GO 90 bat he VS. - weak ead
and "si ana had % : taken to Is. o.ssS s. tSs
officers Of u: jail From the jail he vss carried 70 the
Medical buldinga
the body that had been discovered shown him
On seeing tAsa he instantly wsntinte the violent
him, and It tho mt light Of is, be rspuissd
thofe who offered II with - much violence would
~ II the o.
ture. The sight Of the water craxed him He sp-
peaIed Wild ghssty nled with fear He fairly writhsd
those who were compelled to behold it. and probably
win never pass out Of their memory. IL was already
eleven o'clock at night, and supposed murderer had
grown frantic on their showing him the mutilsted
corpse o. his unhappy victim twas sight to curdie
M. s IN
often play ed, but rarely enacted
In this state Of conyuson and frenzy he continued
FOR some time and nothing could be drawn from him
He was carried back BY the officers to the Jail, and
there confined.
most viglant search continued, and during that
time no confessions sfcsPed the Doctor, and no new
Circumstance disclosed Itself that could throw any
stronger light the terrible affair.
About half past three O'Clock, Saturday afternoon,
the upper portion or the trunk, Of human body
found In DR. WebsterH private Office ia the Medical
Buildings in old tea chest This examined by
several eminent ply cars and found 20 belong
lover portion o. the body that discovered in the
vault! The hands we're gone as were the lower part
OF the from the elbow. This had not been found
1soIe, and greatly sugmented the guilty circum-
In tue box containing the upper portion Of the body
vas also found large knife, the blade about eight
inches long. covered with blood.
10 also sscertnned that two slabs had been made
the left side OF the body in the region Of the heart
either Of which would have proved fatal. The in
testines had been taken out Of the body.
furnace as before specified have been ndsntined by
the dentist who ured them There very good
reason to believe that this indenthcation the pri
mary cause Of suspicion firmly fixing itself on DR..
Webster.
Littefeld 1t will be seen, was the person who gave
the original Informal concerning those suspicious
circumstances which led to the and inquiry
Dr. Webster 10 about fifty years Of age has wife
aud children. and has hitherto borne an nnblsm-
ished character His family OF course, In state
SUNDAY, IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
fessor Webster Is calm and self possessed. No
conversation held with him Of any consequences His
friends called him this morning, to ascertain his
conotiop, and were gIatihsd 10 find him 81 much i'm
proved The fact Of his arrest not ated
TO Prof. Webster's wife until last evening Officer
Clapp and Nr. Cunningham brosched to her the
lanchoy information, which she received with perfect
ealnpess, atkipg thsm TO remain seated and putting
TO them number Of questions to the character Of
the evidence against her husband, &c &c.
Truly, two OF our most worthy and distinguished
families sbrouded with the most cruel suspense,
and PLUNGED into bitterest Forrow
Ihs TIE; Of y,ossrd.y rsys Ihs search by tho 20
there discovered during yesterday afternoon
ceted in the laboratory Of the Professor pair OF
falcons which are said to have identihed as
longing TO him. These pants very much be-
tmtsred with what was decided by the examining
medical committee to be blood Next discovered,
utewise concealed a hsnd-saw, completely bedaubed
with blood and supposed TO have been used In saving
OF the neck bone. Furthermore there have been dis
covered oslcin.d bones Of every limb Of the human
frame I've allude to those before mising) including
portions of the skull There parts have been placed In
connection With the other psts Of the body found On
informed he called at apothecsry establishment
in the vicinity Of the Revere House, and called for
some ciric acid Of which he obtained an ounce. lie
then called for some pyroligneous acid hut the pro-
plietor Rad In the establishment These scids
those acquainted with them well know though not
cvsrfu agents in the ,rssure Of blood ay ct be APP
Piled with full We likewise informed that
the Professor Thursday or Friday last apied at the
store OF MIR George y. Bcgman, No Dock Square for
very large sized fish hook and unable, among tho
many presented for his Inspection, to nnd one
The Courier OF yesterday rays DIR. Webster has
been for upvsrds OF twenty Professor OF Chemis
try ut Cambridge. He has wide circle Of ecqraiDt-
sbce. and has msintained throughout Iife an unbe.
nished Jutaton. lie has paid strict attention to
the duties Of bis profession and bis conduct has been
marked by uniform sebristy aud ateadipess His dis
position was frank and open his manners lively and
social He was esteemed by all who knew him, as
good citizen apescssble nei2k Dor and kind and az
fectouste hutband and father In every moral aud In
teliectus ohsrsottriato he might be regarded
who was placed beyond the suspicion Of tendency to
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The .aiios Of yesterday says About O'Clock, on
Saturday afternoon, Coroner Pratt, In company With
several gentlemen summoned Jurors, visited the COL
leee aud fevers reporters Of the press also adj
nitt.d. The Coroner proceeded 60 the laboratory,
where upon pieces Of boards the Of the body
which bad been discovered we're placed, and they
formed In appearance the whole Of human frame,
following gentlemen were thsn sworn In as jury Il
inquest to make true and diaent inquiry to how
and by what means the body before them came to its
otmyn Brewttsr, foreman; John L. Andrews, secre.
tsry Levis Jones, Thomas Restesux, Pearl Martin,
The portions Of the body were then viewed by the
jury and the substances from the furnace examined
end then passed over to Drs wiuslov Lewis and Mar
tin Oay surgeons and Dr. Charles Jackson, che mist
for microfcopoal and chemical examinations. Three
towels and roller having spots Of blood upon them
which found In the vault, exhibited TO the
jury The jury, afterwards. made an examination OF
the sborscry the room and closet in the Of the
lecture room and the le,ture ROOM being the apart
used exclusively by Professor Webster. In the
examining ROOM Professor Webster termed It, we're
fOund codutn Win pieces OF
In he shape of graphing irone, and large Turkish
knife. In silver scsbtard, which had been found In
drawer e a small table. The examination Of the
premises having been concluded the jury adjourned to
meet on Wednesday neat, at 10 o'clock, for the pur
pose ofbtafirg evidence.
may be well 20 state here that the dIssectng
attacked TO the college IL In small building built
against the west end Of the main building, and II Is
wioy distinet from Professor websters apartments,
vide entry way bsips between them.
IsitsTdsy, the Cheers In continuing their search,
found pair OF black ribbed rantalooss, with the
Of rroftsor Webster written upon the lining PAIR II
slippers ufsd by him aud belonging TO bin upon
which thers marks Of what Is believed TO be blood.
The bottom Of the slippers bore the appearance OF
having been used In TRADING down tan DR.. Jack
Il s reported had tested the spots found upon the
stairs and pronounced the stains TO have been caused
| by blood
The above all the facts have been able to OBJ
taiS In relation 10 this great mystery
Professor Webster, II IL stated hsc been In HIS apart
meSts at the College during the past week and while
In there had bolted the doors the insde also that
bss had free In places where he had been in the
habit o. having them. IL is known that he has been
home TO bis family every evening and during the week
ju,t pact paid visit TO Rev DIR Francis Iarkmsn, q