The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-14

friends, Messrs. Dexter and Prescott,
sent for, so that his family could be in
formed where he was. The officers.
however, persuaded him that It would be
better to have the intelligence communi-
catedin the morning, He was then com
United to jail by constable Clapp, and Of
ficer Spur proceeded to the residence
tofS! d. Parker, Esq, the County Attor.
Iney, and informed him what had been
done, and also notified coroner Pratt, DIR.
I'M. Gay, dIfd Mr.. Kingsley who visiie d
1.-THE Jail office. Prot. Webster was sent
for by Mr.. Parker, and he returned an
swer that he wds Unable to Como. He
was, However, brought up Into the Office,
and appearing faint, some water was Of.
fered hifh, but he, refused to drink. MIR.
Parker addtgsstd Prot. Webster, stating
under what circumstances he had been
arrested, and what had been found, and
expressedihe hope he would be able to
explain the matter; and prayed to God
that he mi ght be able TO exculpaie him.
self. Mr.. Parket said that they were go.
ing to pursue the examination at the Col.
lege, and asked him to accompany them,
and he did so. The officers, Professor
Webster, and The above itattied persons,
then proceeded to the C6llege building.
where they arrived abotit 109 o'clock,
The pieces of the body found in The vault
in the afternoon, were then brought Up
into the laboratory, and expused 10 view
in Prof. Webster's presence. A Jaw
bone, some artificial teeth, particles of
gold and silver, and some buttons, fund
by the officers in furnace used ii the
laboratory, were shown atthe same lime
A number"f other persons were pteseih
Prof Webster said nothing. and nothiiig
was said tu him. He was then conduct.
ed to the room adjoining the lecture room,
used solely by him for preparing mixtures
TO be used in making experiments at his
lectures The room is connected with
the laboratory by Staircase. Upon his
entrance into this room he said, This is
where make examinations" This is
all the REMARK he nnde while in line Col
lege. The examination having been con.
cluded, he was conducted back 10 his cell
in the Jail. ..r-"'i toaaf
The police we're put in possession of
the portion of the College building occu-
pied'by Prof. Webster on Friday after
noon, after the discovery had been made,
and they were engaged in searching the
premises that evening, Saturday and yes.
lerday. On Saturday afternoon officer
Fuller discovered tea chest slowed a.
way in nook in the laboratory, under
some shelves, which was found to contain
portion of human body. comprising the
back and ribs, and in between the ribs
were a left thigh. These were covered
over first with tan, and over that was a
layer of mineral substances; in the chest
was also found a large hunting knife.
Saturday morning the officers discovered
tracks of what they considered blood from
the counter in the lecture. room upon the
brick floor of the room adjoining upon
several of the. stairs leading ifoft1 this
room 10 the laboratory to the water clos
ct, down whichii is ltglie+e,l the portions
of The human body und were thrown.
1 About o'cInrk, on Saturday afternoon
Coroner Pratt, il company with several
gentlemen sumrnpnet as jurors, visited
Ithe College, and several trpnttefs Of the
Epress were also admitted. The Coroner
proceeded to the Iaboratory, where upon
some pieces of boards the parts Of the
Ibody which had been discovered were
placed, and they formed in appearan
the whole ofa human frame, with The ex.
ception fthe head left leg and feet The
following gentlemen were then sworn in
as a jury Of inqnesi, "to make true and
ldiligent inquiry az to how and by what
Imeans the body before them came to its
death.
! Osmyn Brewster, Foreman John L.
Andrews, Secretary; Lewis Jones, Tho
Restieaux, Pearl Martin, Harum Mer-
Irill. a" '.1'7.''. ."i-'a A1fs'.' t.''','
Portions ofthe body were then viewed
by the jury, and the substances from the
furnace examined and then passed over
TO DrS. Winslow, Lewis and Martin Gay,
surgeons, and Dr.. Charles jackson, chem.
list, for microscopical and chemical ex-
amination,. Three towels and a roller,
having sputs of blood upon them, which
were found in the vault, were exhibited
to the jury. The jury, after which, made
an examination Of the laboratory. the
room and coset 10 rear ofthe lecture room,
and the lecture room, being the apart
ments used exclusively by Prof Webster.
Ii the Examining Room, as Prof Web,
ster termed it, were found some cod fish
hooks, arranged with pieces of lead in
the shape ofgrapplipg irons, and large
Turkish knife in silver scabbard, which
had been found in drawerof snallta-
BILE, The examination Of the premises
having been concluded, the jury adjourn
ed to meet on Wednesday next, at 10
o'clock, for the purpose of hearing eyi-
dence. o. .'...' ... t..r'. igua+l - f.
1t may be well TO state here that the
dissecting room at;achedto The college is
a small building, and it is wholly distinct
from Prof Webster's apartments, wide
entry,way being between them. ..-
Yesterday, the officers, in continuing
their search, found pair of black ribbed
pantaloons, with ibe name ofProf. Web
ster written upon the lining; pair ofslip-
pers used by him, and saw belonging
to him, upon which there are marks of
what is believed to be blood. The boz
tom Of the slippers borethe appearance Of