New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-03

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Tbs aosos Trasedy-ssptsses Murder OF
Dr.. Parkmss-A efPrsf webster
Ths sstonodisg q disclosures relative n the nys
teriogs 6isappssrancs Of Dr. GsoRSE PAnEsAs,
when hass JSs bseu made IN Boston, have ALLEN
Ikea thsndsrbolt upon ,ba. city. and produced .
uaiye,s.i emotion d horror and CONSERVATION. 10
the present intensely excited state Of public opin-
ion. u 10 die alt 70 obtain ar accurate knowledge
Of al the facts, bat with sucb information 90 we
can gather from the Bostos journals Of Saturday
we will present brief history Of the dePloraole
tragedy from in Commencement.
The Absenc. Of DR. Psrkman from his family
which TOOK place on the afternoon OF Friday nov.
20. soou began 10 avssen unessine" among ms
friends. Aeer making every suitable inqoEy' no
traces u him could be discovered, subsequent 70
About one o clock on the day Of his disspPearance
The whole Police force Of Boston were pat IN re-
QUESTION, and every measure adopted that could
be devised By their ssgseious and energetic Mar
,hsl Tusey. On Monday following. the brother-in-
law Of DR.. Psrkman. Mr. Hober. g. Shaw, the head
Of the distinguished mercantile house OF that
name, offered a reward Of e.. 900 for any Informs
ton which would lead to his discovery, or II any
injury had been done r. him, for the detection OF
the perpetrators. This WAS without ehect, and
en- the next Thursday, Nov. 2s. Thanksgiving
dsy.) Mr. Shaw Published another notice ststirg
that Ssrs were entertained thai Dr.. Pnkman rad
been murdered. and that o., 900 would be ps.t for
the recovery Of his body
Meantime various rumors were pat in circola-
ti0n, announcing tha. persons had beer seen In
peculiar circumstances which led 10 the hope that
some light might be ihrown on the sudden duap
pesrance. IL was stated that DIR. Prsmsn had
been seen in Csmbrdge-G.-tht a strange indi-
vidasl calling himself doctor from Boston had &C
costed . couple OF gentlemen who were nding III
q carnage on the Salem turnpike,-ih.t man
bad been found " sndering in the woods Ia Bridge.
wk,cr--snd tnother had been taken by the Hal
lem police at Msnh.ttsnviile. On examination
these ramoFs proved TO be without Foundation. Or
relating 10 some other person On Thursday
report that a man had been seen bearing heavy
burden on his back on Cambridge Bridge at
very early hoar Of Saturday morning, under cir
be . dead body, which he atervsrd threw into
the stream. led to = general search in that direc
ton. The river was dragged TO y considerable
extern, In the vicinity Of the bridge, but nothing
discovered
IL YVES not until last Friday that sny elae u the
mystery w0 obtained, when the horrible and
heart rendipg facts which We shall proceed to de
scribe. led to the srrest Of Dr. John w. Webster,
6 implicated in c deed which stsssers the imsg
nation, and which no one can assooiste>with the
name OF the sccased except on such proofs IS can
by no possibility he explained away.
IL seems that a note Tor $3.50 against DR.. Web.
ster had been held by Nj Parkman, secured on
real estate In Ess,. Cambridge. This had been
,lSs for long tine, and Dr. P. had urgently insist
ed on its payment. After being several times pu,
OF with excases. he applied 70 the ofhcsr who die
posed OF Prof. Websters tickets 20 his course OF
lectures in the Medical College, TO know II there
wS Sufficient bssacs 10 hs hands TO take up
the note. This proceeding greatly excited Prof
Webster. who, on the Friday morning in question
called at DR.. Parkmans residence, No. Walnut
Of. and left the message That II he wished 10 re-
eeive The money on that mortgage. he must call a.
the Medical College about clock that afternoon.
Dr.. PArknsn 10 Known by several citizens u have
gone to the College al the hour designated. he
stopped At grocery store 10 Blossoms, between
bic home ane the College, and ordered some srti-
oles which he purchased to he cent home. he
lef. bunch Of celery on the counter, saying that
he would call tor it himself in few minutes he
Wa seen to enter the College, but was never seen
&c cone our Of IT, persos, who had come basi.
nsss TO transact, nth him, watched for long time
~ see him come out Of the College, bat in vain
Ii IL admitted BY Prof W ebstes that DIR. PARK
man called on him At the College, sScordlng 70 the
above statement, and ths, be paid him th e amount
Of the note. taking receipt Cor the money. This
rssaipl II 10 said. has noe bean produced
After the alarm had arisen on account OF the
sissppsassnes .; Dr.. PGkman, several eircUn-
stances prodsesd . suspicion in the mind Of Mr..
kPhrsim Latsehels, who has charge OF the build
ines and groands q the Instisasiea that DE- Psrk-
man lad never 'eis the College alive. he hardy
dared to breathe hs sarmses, bot ksp, I'D svisi.
ant watch.
Ii was noticed that Pot Webster va, IN |.
private room ard laboratory several hour Oh
Friday sftsraocn. Nov. 50 with the door licked.
where be 10 Supposed 70 have remained da.inx the
night. The heat Proeeeains from hs room vas 30
Intense ~ 10 s.trsc, the attention. Of several IN
mates Of the College, and tive barrels Of pitch
pine kindbos wood disappeared For sevsrsl
days Afterwards, the chimney Of his nom sen,
ierth sn anccnnonly dense AID constant e1cad o.
saaeks. Dsrins tie whole Of the week, it was OBJ
served that Pref Webster bad ksps hinsea
almost entirely secluded with Ais reoIss al the
College constantly locked q thing 90 unusual viii
hin - 10 escssson remark.
From these and similar circumstances. Mr.. Lit
slsssid was s,sngshsned In his suspiesoos, that
90 Friday evening. Nov. ~, after Prof Wshs,el
bad returned 10 Cambridge, where he resides. be
wn induced to breah the PartsiOa wall 70 the
vsul;, 10 the basement directly ander Professor
wehssers room IN the College, ahd connected
with IL by q staircase and door. which was never
snown to b opened sxesP, BY the Professor hinse't
Upon sa,srins the vssli terrible speesseis was d'
slosed There wss the lower psrs Of human boy
IN stalls Of dreadfal initiation. oos LEG hsiss gone
and sso the loot OF the oshsr les The appearance Of