The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-15
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The Boston Herald gives the following parlicu.
lars of a scientific investigation that has been par
TALLY made:
further eyaIlnaon of the remains Of DR. George Park
man was held at the Medical College IN North Grove street.
n le aeIloon OF the 3D. by the investigating committee OF
The thOrgx and the high found in the ea-chest covered
il was discovered that these portions OF the body Ind been
e9ed WIN strong solution Of poias which had hardened
lu coI9le e SKIN and e IN several places, and given
the whole that ersped aud burnt appearance which was re-
ID is well known to chemists that he appIc3on Of oI
ton olpotas to dead flesh has the tendency 10 preserve It for
9palyol absorbing puscentaud other odOrs Temara.
on the right thigh and the left leg which were discovered
IN ne Wafer no traces Of alkaline could be discovered by The
application OF the most rigidtests-
Chips taken from hose parts Of the building supposedto be
stained with blood, subjected 10 microscopic exana
ton, but no giqbues such found in The human blood
were discovered and tue committee came 10 he Conegn
that the spots had been caused by tobacco spe Ths spots
ie7z9r Webster will be examined b The committee oday
Inc veins and arteries OF both thighs and the left leg have
been carefully dlsseced out and will be subjected to chem
cal analysis today for the purpose Of discovering ifthey have
been injected with arsenic acid chloride OF zine which 5
employed at the college for The preservation OF bodies u by
the students for dissection this viii prove concusivey
ieI dissection or not
The masses Of metal discovered in the furnace ofhe labor
uyi ana winch We're AZ hist supposed be COMMUNICATION
OF the gold and silver of Dr. Parkman watch and COIN We
aa mus ian they are found to consist OF mixture
OF lead anu TN such as would insult from the fusion
OF e Sad lining of teachest. Different pieces Of the meta
ther and rigid analysis for Inc purpose OF dectps anu
Ogr metal IN the composition, il any other metal there b
Matters are IN progress which will demonstrate I'm a Few
Hy whether te body discovered the premises Of Professor
Neus9i ne teaiy tlat OF Dr. Farkman moi hleanW ht
we viii observe, that yesterday the Investigation III he o
f OF We coroner Jury weTe favorable than was pre-
Nlos anticipated and to-day it shall appear thai The ais
covered remains have been injected with Arsenic acid or ohio
rue ol ENG new feature viii ARISEN the case which vii
Piouuee SUI greater surprise than any yet manifested As he
Dui eoPsf cups which were supposed to- have been I'M
ieAls OF IT fa<man coat buttons have turned ont 10 IL
l9ilellls Tor chemical purposes the silver and other metal
wheh Were supposed to be the reduum OF the Doctor
1871 W stel nave proved to- be lead and tin and as thu
u he
ahlned by powerful microscope would nat b surprna
Jug flls OF te corpse should be found 10 nave been IN
!lse wan ana!9mea ilecting matter and thus dtnoy bt
Iaso oty WIN which The public have been entertained ani
shocked Tor the past week.
lae OF these remains by the family most i'm
Pal IN ~ bearing upon the fate OF the accused III he
innocent OF the crime Of muuleT, the conspiracy of which he
MADE lhs YeIm Is one OF the most helish on record