The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-08

l lNN''NN'E my tlNe w lhf bTH sudden d.
thppehrhnff. lhs hnhpicinns, l,ag,es,,r. ,s,,-
rd slill 10 iuffense, iliHi d. fHfkman t',
never quiurd lie Fullrgs miiliipg ., 100
there WIS one phn 0fil which had 40, /"
searched, which Was the vault dtrsr,h N
I defnealli Professor Wrl.SeTs hhofs,,y, u'-
] only access 10 which was through ..'
/ closet Ia the lHhoTatOry,abd ~ Dr. I rF
! low, Professor OfruTgery ~ Harvard 4 ,'.tt,.'
/ city, was DESTROYS lhHl all susp,cioDs ,I,'i,
! h. cleared ul, % iAT as Was N the i,o,,s,.S
iLinAE having dlLecllnn in ihe hu.4...
/ directed Mr. EphrAim LlueGrd
/ person wlu has charge uG and d.
/ family residrB Ia n part ui lbe AuLl,p. ~
effect az entrance iuln The vault eulut,i ~
/ ing Tho l0rk of the elOsei door,
To explain hOw Tie eniTnHre wa sF.r.t
| a. HE vault W. viii state that ihe C.Ji.-'
] N built uppn walls which rect upon ,,s.
mad ilni the tide ebiis and huws lIuuI n.
rfiuTrH underneath Tie basement 0plr =
/ tween HE compartments lUimu h al.
wills, Due 0f llirsr compartments nr,,
What IN termed the vault undrflrall pof
I Nehslcr's lHbOfsloy. 1hsIo IN 6ifhl, M,
/ le tlis ggIfIt#TiiteIiI, nest 90 ilthi iissi d,
/ Pr0C Webster, situated sOno 40 Grl G,a
7 tho water closet, Liulrhrld drv..t
through iliir ifnp door ou Friday, N. ?,
crow bar, aud Knocked au aprriife l d.,
wall nenr The water closet, hud di-co,,r,l
Alinul 4 O'clock thai allesuoou, l.oi,i,ns of I,
human hOdl, whirl bad lt,ru washed byIi
rsH. IIlsss PofiipHs we're tie -itrlyis. IA.
right rhiph AID ilo fighl lrf, LulrG,ld M.
modHlry pfucrrdcd ~ d. Biscluws Dlis.
aud acquainted him with the fact, NJ W. ur.
dersIntd, iu the Most excited manner. s.,.
inR, II have found H." aud repeating ibs..
words 20 oGrn llW d. Bigclow tool hold Of
HIN aud told him 10 be quieI-ihal hs selrd
like cfbIy man,
ID. Bgrlow went 90 tie City Manh,r,
.hice iliHl afternoon, Hnd iuiufmrd NJ Toe
Key Of the discovery which had heen mad
WHO innmdlniely with GONE officers proceed.
ed Ia tie college, aud found II wHs 90 NJ,
/ Turkey Thea, gave directions Tor The hurs
vt ifDlrssor Webster, mud uficcs Clfpr
Sin,kweulhcr aud Spur proceeded 70 b.,
reEidehre IN Cambridge Nv cnrrlhPr. l.,
That purpose. Upon sighliug from ,he rr.
riRgc, u sliuu distance from Prof nor Vet,
rirt's rcshiuner, The officers found NJ DE
gateway gentleman OpruiuR the gate 10
leave, aud Prof Webster standing m ne
doorway Of his house. The officer. and iis
Professor went into his study,nud Cob Chm
Informed hin tint tho relatives we're dr.f
ouH ihnt further and more thorough eisr,
innlion should he made Of the college, sd
wished td have hin present NJ The time Pnf
lessor Webster pat on hi boots ro7i anb
hist, mud accompanied The officers ON n i've
house without seeing his wife, Nul took
rrHt IN tie carriage with Them A geutVl
conyersniinn took place between The phflit',
IN which tho suhIrri of Dr.. pafknan's disap.
pcurnuce WIS hot slightly touched upon, nid
Professor Webster, said The family mnsl le'
much panied. ln answer w question
whether Ice had receipt fur The money, b,
said IliNl be trusted 10 Dr.. pnTk mans honor
10 lave the mortgage cancelled, lie wished
to have the chuinge stop NJ the house NJ Ne
TOLL gHihrreT, Who INV Dr. PHrkmnn Ibss .
yer the hridge on Friday afternoon, Win
wish was not granted. The rnrriage w.
driven TO Lcyercr street jail, through Ut
Cambridge over Crngir'r Btidrc.h md arrived
there nhuul hhlcpHsi o'clock. When Pc.
frssor Webster got iulo the office, be asked,
"Whal does this mean Z" "Whhi nm here
for ?" Col Cnpp replied. that h. was M.
rested on The charge Of having numbered DE-
George PurkmRn, NJ the Medical College in
North Grove street, on FtidnN nll the Reply
" hicli he un,ds was, "Why ~ this" "Mhht
IL IL fir 2" tie asked To have hls irtud,,
Nitrsrs. Dexter md Prescott. sent for 20 iiai
his family could le informed where, De- W..
The officers however persuaded him llhlh
would he beurr to have Tie intelligence
communicated in the morning. he WIS
then committed to jail hy Constable ClHppS
officer Spur proceeded 10 the rrs,'lcncr OF
s. ID. Parker, Esq, llc County AuoneyAut
informed him at What had been done, md
also notified coroner Pratt Of the dteo'er
made nj the College.
About 10 o'clock Mr. Parkcr,coroncr Pratt
II a. - a.. 40.
Jail office. Prof Webster was Frlt lof ~
Mr. Parker, aud he returned answer llHlhe
was unable ~ come. lie was, however,
brought up into tie office, aud appearing
faint. some water wns offered him, hul 10
refused tn drink. MIR Parker addressed Pfol
Webster, stating under what circumstances
he had brcn arrested, and what Ind been
found, aud expressed the nope that he would
hr able tn explain the matter, aud prnNrh " ,
God that he might I've Rhlr in cAculpUic mn'
self Mr. Parker snid that they were ro'ni
To pursue the eNnininHtipn NJ TIE C"Urgr"u"
asked him Ia accompany them, mud To ."
80. The officers aud Prot, Webster, and ne
above named persons, then proceeded inWe
College building where they arrived bh'u'
half nnst 10 O'Clock. The pieces Of the l"il
found IN the vault IN the afternoon, were ilfl
brought up into the laboratory, aud eXIN't'
TO view IN Prof Wchstcr's presence. Aw
bone, some artificial teeth, particles Of soJ
and silver, aud some buttons, found by Ok
officers in furnace used in the lnhurH"J
were shown AT the same time. NUM-"
of other persons were present. Prof. hn
ger suid nothing, aud nothing wnS .llo
him. He was then conducted To tie r"u
adjoining the lecture room, used solely
him FOR preparing mixtures to he u'eg w
making experiments nj his leciures i"
room is connected With The Laboratory 7"
staircase. Upon his entrance INTO ms 80"
/ he said, Thus il where ] make ehaui'"
tionsn This Is nil the remark ho made MN ,n,
! in the College. The examination on'"s
been concluded. he was conducted po'" "
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