Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-12-19
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WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 10, 1s4e

Disappearance of DR.. Parkman.
Intense excitement has prevailed in Boston
and its vicinity, for some days, in regard to the
/ disappearance of DR.. Parkman, one of the veal
thiest citizens Of Boston. A correspondent Of
the Washington Republic says: ,
|, His property is estimated at about half a mil
lion. He was in the habit Of Carrying large sums
of money about his person. The doctor was a
large owner of real estate, and had numerous
poor tenants, from whom he made his collec.
tons himself. He was punctilious in his buisi-
ness habits, but bestowed much charity in an
u~nostentatious way. d.
DR.. Parkman disappeared on the 23d ultimo,
and, for several days, nothing could be heard of
him, although every effort, without regard to
expense, was made to ascertain what had be-
come Of him. A reward of $4,000 was offered
for his discovery, if alive, or for the conviction
of his murderers; and reward of $1,000 was
offered for the discovery Of his dead body.
Charles river was dragged, the woods and by
places in the neighborhood thoroughly ranlsack-
ed, handbills distributed through every town
and village in New England, and every imagina-
BILE means resorted to for the purpose of OBJ
tanning some clue to his fate, but, for several
days, all was in vain. Thursdays mail, how
ever, brought some accounts which partly solve
the mystery. The story is told in the follow
ing dispatches, the first of which we copy from
the New York Tribune, and the second from
the Baltimore American:
Boston, Saturday, December LA great
sensation has been caused in this city by the
arrest of DR.. John Webster, Professor Of
Chemistry, in the Massachusetts, Medical Col
lege. Parts of a body, supposed to be that Of
Dr.. Parkman, have been found in Professor
Webster's room, under the closet floor. The
remains O bones, mineral teeth, gold filling, &c.,
were found in the CRATE Of his room. it is ru-
mored, also, that Parkman's watch has been
found. Webster has been locked in his room
much during the past few days. The last time
Parkman was seen, he was going into the Med
ical College. Webster owed Parkman money,
and showed his (Parkman's) receipt for it, da-
ted on the afternoon ON which Parkman was
seen. He cannot tell what kind Of money he
paid. No one admits having seen Parkman af-
ter he entered the college, except Webster,
who says he saw him in Cambridge street. It
required four men to hold Webster when he
was arrested. The authorities are preparing to
check any demonstration that may be made to
night. The military are under orders, so that
they may be called ON att moments warning,
should it become necessary. s.zsas
BosTos, DECEMBER 2.-Itis reported that DR..
Parkman's remains were found in DR.. Web
ster private room, and that they were mostly
burned. Near a furnace belonging to the ac-
cused was found a jaw bone, some remnants of
clothing, and a lot of gold. Webster has been
lodged in Jail. His friends appear confident Of
his Innocence, but the evidence, so far adduced,
is thought sufficient to hold him to trial, provi-
ded the remains found on his premises can be
identified as those of DR.. Parknan. ff' ss