Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-12-06

whose family resides in part Of the building,
to effect an entrance into the vault without for.
cling the lock Of the closet door,
To explain how the entrance was effected to
this vault, we will state that the College is built
upon walls which res, upon piles, and TINT the
tide Gibbs and flaws through opertuses in the
basement floor, between the compartments form
cd by The walls. One OF these compartments
forms what is termed the vault underneath Prof.
Nebslers laboratory. There is n trap door to
the compartment next 10 that used by Prof,
Webster, situated some forty feet from the water
closet. Llilcheld descended through this trap
door on Friday, with crow.bor and knocked
an aperture in the wall near the water closet,
aud discovered, about four o'clock that after.
noon, portions Of a human body, winch had been
washed by the sea. These portions were the
peIvs, the night thigh and the right leg. Little
field Immediately proceeded to- DR.. Blgolows
office, and acquainted him with the fact, as we
uuterstdnd, in the most excited manner saying,
d" [ have tuund H," and repeating these words so
often that Dr. B,gclow took hold OF him and told
BIN 10 be quletthut be ected like a crazy
man.
DR.. Bigelow went 10 the City Marshal's Office
that afternoon, aud informed Mr. Turkey Of The
discovery which had been made, who lnmedl-
ateiy, with some officers projected to the co..
Iegc, and found It was So Mr.. Tukcythen gave
directions Tor the arrest Of Professor Webster,
aud officers CIapp, Slarkwcaiher and Spur pro-
ceeded to his residence III Cluhridge IN a car
rage for that purpose. Upon ughlng from the
carriage, short distance from Professor Web
sters residence, the officers found at The gateway
II gentleman opening the gate TO leave, aud Pro-
tessur Webster standing III the doorway Of his
house. The officers and the Professor went into
his study, and Col. Clapp informed him that the
relatives were DESTROYS that further examine
ton should be IN ide OF the college, and wished
to have HIM present at the TINE. Professor
! Webster put Oh his boats, coat and hat, and ac-
cUmpanled the officers out OF The house without
seeing his wife, aud took seat in the carriage
with them. A general conversation took place
between the pdrlles, IN winch the subject of DR..
| Pmkmans disappearance was bui slightly touch
cd upon, ana Professor Webster SAID the finiy
must be much pNlued. In answer to u question
WHIT Their he had receipt for the money, lie said
! That he trusted to DR.. PaTkmans honor to have
the mortgage incelIcd He wished to have the
carriage stop at the house Of the toll gaihefer,
who saw Dr. Pdikman pass over The bridge on
Friday aitGrnoun, winch wish was not granted.
The carriage was driven TO Leverett street JAIL,
through East Cambridge over Cralges Bridge,
and urrIyed there about hall past O'CLOCK. -
When Professor Webster got into the office, he
ASKED, What does this meau:" "What am
here tori" Col. Capp replied, that he was arr
rested on the charge Of having murdered DR..
Geurgc Pdrkman, al the Medical College in
North Grove street, Oh Friday; all the reply
Inch he made was, Why Is this - Nv hat
Is It Tor ~ lie asked to have his friends Messfs.
Dexter and Prescott, suut fer, 50 that his family
could be informed where he was. The officers,
however, persuaded HIM that it would he better
10 have the intelligence Communicated III The
morning. lie was then committed to Jail by
Constable Cupp, and officer Spur Proceeded 10
t.n. NJ rka E.u IL. ~
Attorney, ana informed him If what had been
done, aud also notified coroner Pratt of the dis
cuycrl made al the college. About 10 o'clock
NJ. Parker, coroner Pratt, DR.. Martin Gay, and
Mr.. KIN. s.ey visited the Jail Office Prof. Web
sler sent for by Mr.. Parker, and he returned
answer that he was unable to come. He was,
however, brought up into the Office, and appear
mg faint, some water offered him, but he re-
fused to dunk. Mr.. Parker addressed Prof
Webster, stating under what circumstances he
had been arrested aud what had been found, and
expressed the hope that he would be able to
: explain the matter, and prayed TO God that he
might be able TO excul ate himself NJ. Parker
SAID that they were gong to pursue the eXamln-
alton at the College, and asked him to accOmpa-
ny them, and he did So The officers and Prof
Webster, and the above named persons, then
| proceeded to the College building, where they
arrived about halfpast 10 O'clock. The pieces
OF the body found in The vault in the afternoon
were thea brought Gp INTO the laboratory and
exposed 20 view in Prof Websters presence. -
4 jlw-bone somo artificial teeth, PARTICLES OF
gold aud silver, and some buttons, found by the
officers IN a furnace used in the laboratory, were
shown at the same time. 4 number OF other
persons were prest Mt. Prof Webster said moth
ing, and nothing said To him. He was then
conducted 10 The room adjoining the lecture
room, used solely 10y hn fur preparing mixtures
10 be USED 10 making experiments at MS lectures.
Tins room is connected with the laboratory by a
stliicise. Upon his enhance into this room he
sad, "'Fhis is where make examinations -
This is all the remark he made White IN the Col
lego. The examination having been concluded
he was conducted back to his cell IN the Jail.
The Police were put IN possession Of the por-
lion of the College building occupied by Profess
sor Webster on Friday afternoon, after The dis
covery had been made, aud they were engaged
in searching the premises tnat evening, Saturday
and Yesterday. On Saturday afternoon, officer
> Fuller discovered n lea chest slowed away in Il
nouk in the laboratory, under some shelves, which
was found to contain u portion oi human body,
comprising The hack and ribs, and in between
the RIBS was left thigh. These were covered
over first with ian, and over that was layer OF
mineral substances. In the chest Was also found
u large huutlng knife. Saturday morning the
officers discovered tracks Of what they consider
; eli blood from the counter in the lecture room,
upon The brick floor Of the adjoining room, upon
several Of the stairs leading from tins room TO
the laboratory, and upon The floor of the labor
, aIory to the water closet, down which 1t is be-
eged the portions of the human body found,
were thrown.
About O'Clock OH Saturday afternoon, Coro-
, ner Pratt, in company with several gentlemen
summoned as jurors, visited the College, and
several reporters OF the press were also admit