Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-07
MIsCELLANEOUS.


varous brief Geographic dispatches from Boston feSpe''z
- s-;ons disappearance Of this gentleman ana me ar
- p,ofe.sor WEBSTER as suspected Of being ms muue
- The Boston Transcript of Saturday AFTERNOON .,
,ho following details respecting this hornoie aiian' 30
.; an uncle of Prescott the historian, is aoou' D.
. of are has wife and children and has hitherto o''
a. nbemished reputation although occasionally
ed in his pecuniary affairs .,,. O..
s,osd discorery of DR.. Pdrknnns 6ody-H'rT'o'e '1S
'saPP0sf1 ,c1ons-irrest Of PREF j. ". Hebster.
c, isI evening our whole population has been IN state
of the greatest possible excitement IN @
rsd and thai Dr. John W. Webster, Professor Of Chem
, in he Medical School Of Harvard College, and gen
teman connected BY marriage win some o ol ioo
opshed families has been arrested and o sp
;nn o being the murderer. lncredy, then ahazenciI
and then blank unspeakable horror have been the elo
WI aa,hsrinp counlenance and confirmation Never IN 'he
annals Of crime in Massachusetts mas sueh 7e' ~
produced. - h, ,,s deem 40 be good
htv strong suspicious have been entertained ever since
the DISAPPEARANCE Of Dr. Parkman ana especially se ~
80 1eneralv believed that he no longer living tnd 'e
ose onceamen was in or about the Medical College
hnch OF Harvard University in North Grove street. IN hs
city-and accordingly constant wc1 ms ,he. s"srcions
which we have heard assigned are as follows;
Dr. Parknan held note for $3.50 against Prof. meos.ei
which had long been overdue and upon WHICH, I.lo1En
,d Nv mortape of some real estate in East Cam
bridge the Doctor had several times hip9t ~. w,
money, and been from time 10 ss pun , o ,cle, for Pro-,
WEBSTER course of know If there was sicien'
balance due the Professor 10 take up his note inns ccu
.,.nce ia said 10 have greatly ncensed Proi W.. "o oh
Edav morning of last week called II Dr. Parkman mousse
No sWalnut Street and left word IF he Or ~ wanted
his money that norage 10 eau al He "euiea' So'se
about one o'clock that afternoon
The Doctor is known have proceeded 10 me College al
The time sDeched-was TO enter by se'ea pefsos III
the vicinity TO come ou' ne sa'e"et
,hs nc was subsequently passing CraSes Bridge as
been as we hear satisfactorily contradicten oh MS way
10 the College Dr. ParSman purchased some gioceis a.
.rnfy tun, nd
ordered 10 be sen, 10 his house. left in the store bag OF
celery which he said he would himself call for IN few mn
ntes At this time il stated person wishing u 10 SUM
business with him, waited rs" % hIee houis ~ ta' " "
der 10 see him when he should come from the College
II Is said Prof Webster admits mat pr ra'Hli. Wa =.
the College about the time mentioned and that although ne
asserts he paid him the $3.50 he cannot sho" receipt o
when it Is well known that Dr. r was very mehouica III
his business matters. -. , ,,
Prof Webster has kept himself very secnded-tha ms
rooms at College had been kept constantly ockeacir
am these ss and Shs Mn
aroused that in the hes or, IF The College building
md grounds was induced break the partition wall 10 me
vault under the private laboratory Of Professor ~
The basement Of the building and there discovered one veg
and norton OF the trunk OF human corpse III coni
lion which made apparent that the remains aa not long
been there deposited 1,c ,vt, i no, an
na,omis, or surgeon but simply chemist and having no.
thing professionally 10 do win me b,, Dr. pa
man had thus been mos, fou!y and diabocay murdered
p Wchser was accordingly arrested his residence in
Cambridge BY officers Clapp and Rice ana ooge ~ e'e
,st, strcef ,ai last night await further Developments
We hear that he intensely excited on me occasion ana
gave way TO violent EXPLANATIONS some OF which, reported
Correctly would seem 10 strengthen the chain OF clrcu-
mounting 10 the deepest guilt Among other language
of similar import il currently stated thal ne seu .e io
ewing "Can be that that Internal scamp supposed 10
refer 10 eome accompce) has BETRAYED me- lhere are
thousand runors this aoa but how much cream 10
attach 10 them leave our readers 10 Judge.
e learn that further and thorough investigation was
made In the Professors laboratory this morning when III e
ashes of the found pieces OF bone IRON he
skull and other parts OF mans heaa toge.her WIN m
false teeth some buttons and some grains OF g0 APP
parenty from watch melted down. On the stairs leading
from the laboratory 10 the lecture room above were oana
spots made by strong acid capable OF destroying marks oil
blood which might been there spilled, Of amos; in
stantly consuming the flesh thrown upon the PcIson
II Is known that Dr. Parkmnn carried gold watch and
wore some artificial teeth but as yet we do not learn that
any real Identification has been made concerning these a
cles or of the portion of the body found
Ii is stated as a suspicious fact in connection win the re-
cent unusual coseness of Prof Websers laboratory thar
from s chimney an uncommony dense smoke has been OBJ
served for several days past and that great amount
of pitch pine kndings has been used there
The most thorough Investigations are now oelhg ia1e
upon all the matters which we have alluded The hed
cal College is undergoing the strctes search throughout
and NAV be expected that definite information VIII
soon relieve the all absorbing excitement which prevalent
in consequence of the mysterious facts already developed
An iimed and uncharitabc attempt 10 excite popular
feeling against the Medical College in consequence OF these
developments has been made but the good sense o. c eo
pie Of Boston is guarantee that the attempt WI" prove wno
" upavang and that every intelligent citizen will await the
calm Investigations the law, and abide by the result
BY telegraph we have the following additional items:
FURTHER DISCLOSURES.
BosToS Sunday afternoon.
Further disclosures have made to-day relating the
supposed murder of Dr. Parknan but nothing positive has
been adduced to asten the charge OF murder upon Professor
found in bottom of which, covered with tar further
mains of a nuiilatcd body were discovered.
The whole of the body with the exception OF the head,
feet and arms have been recovered and tho fragments are
being put together in their position number OF chem.
lists engaged in anayzng the ashes found
The 1noies, will commence on Wednesday The po
lice assert they have further information against the &C
cused which will not be divnlsed until the sitting OF the
From the peculiar shape of the limbs they had been
put together there is but little doubt they belonged 10 Dr.
The accused this morning. very quiet and composed
The military last night but disturbance took
Teegraphed for the Baltimore Sun
BosroS, Dec. 4-6P NJ.
Further Particulars ofthe Murder Of Dr. ParkmanIdent
fcation ofhe Body, dc.
The excitement with regard 10 the murder of DR. Parkman
still continues but the judicial investigation has moi YET tax
en- place 10 the charges against Professor Webster
The jawbone AMI the teeth found in Prof Websters fur
mace have been identified by DR. Keep who operated upon
DR.. Parkman's mouth short time previous TO his dlsap-
pearance The bone fits the mould taken at the time
The family of Dr. Parkman have claimed the body found
in Prof Websters apartment; and enclosed it in eaden
coffin preparatory ntement The body has several stabs
in the ribs and in some places through into the cavity
Professor Webster is still in JAIL and continues perfectly
calm.
THE ESTIMATES OF THE TREASURY.
document which printed al the tayorlte oiice OF
the Republic Yesterday laid upon the desk OF all the
members II contains the estimates OF the treasury prepared
under former resolution of Congress II fills 2 pages and
is full Of interesting statistics We lay before our readers
this morning report from the Secretary which introduces
the details shall postpone other or any COM
which calculated produce We have not had
opportunity of revising il carefully; but It's various pro
posed appropriations shall correspond with one item only
Ahich have considered it startling document anu we
not surprised the alleged deficit of eighteen OF twenty
millions which the organs have trumpeted FORTH Unon
SUPREME COURT.
Yesterday being the day appointed by law for the COM
of the annual term OF the Supreme Court of the
Supreme Court of the United States the following members
of the Court 2 o'clock took their seats upon the Bench
viz: Mr. Justice MCLEAN Mr. Justice CATRoS, Mr. Justice
wooDsusy The absence Chief Justice r4sEv and other
members of the Court sufficiently accounted for by the Sc
verify OF the prevailing storm Sunday and yesterday The
Court adjourned TO II O'Clock this day. Tuesdays Nat In
,telligeneer
Justices DANIEL and wAysE left this city the for
Washington, on Monday