The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-30
Interesting Facts Relative TO the Psrkman
Murder.

Interesting Facts Relative 70 the Psrkman
Murder.
yYx FRIENDLY FEELING BETWEEN THE FAMILIES OF
THE LATE DIR. PARKMAN AND DIR. WEBSTER.
From the Boston Mail, Dec. Is
The dreadful murder Of Dr. Parkmsn continues to
length and breadth Of the country sud In absence
Of that reliable evidence ELECTED from the inquest Of
the coroner every species Of rumor in connection With
the deed Of blood, has been set adost. Though the
public will have to suspend their opinion till the svi
dsncs held by the coroners jury is revealed, We are
still not required to withhold facts that may come
to our kno Wedge every incident having the remotss
connection with tragedy being of interest aud impor
tsnce.
Dr. Webster Is inssrcsrated in the same cell where
was imprisoned for 80 many months Captain Pedro
GILBERT Of the brig Mexicsn who died upon the seat
fold with the rest Of his condemned Grew. A gentle
who visited him few days ago, says that the cell
is not more comfortable than those occupied by ether
prisoners, with the exception OF the bed clothing,
which has been furnished by his family He does not
partake Of the prison fare, but Is allowed the same
privilege OF other prisoners to buy such extra food as
No lit to His health very little impaired by
conhneme and his and dem eauor seem
TO denote that Of man being marty red to angular
and untoward circumstances rather than that of a
conscience stricken criminal seeking some legal alacy
for escape nom merited punishment our iniormsnt
states that DR. W. s and has bee engaged during
his imprisonment In writing a defence, In which he
states all his business dealings with Dr. Parknsn up
to the time OF the alleged murder In this statement
he does not attempt the circuns tsuces
connected with the discovery OF the body but takes
the broad ground Of a conspiracy to fix upon him the
odium of deed for the purpose Of obtsinng the
ward offered believing that cha remnants of body
found was the body Of DIR. Pafkmap, but another
bcsy ing.niousv plse.d where IL was foupa nv other
hand. such learn will be one Of the moi nts taksn
by his counsel in the defence
We also informed that the families of DR.. Park
man and DR.. Webster have ever been on the most
friendly terms, receiving aud changing visits constant
ceased and DIR. w there be doubt and that the
only OF serious difficulty between the parties,
want cf prudence and forrthoueht In DR. w
Since this dreadful Occurrences Mrs Parkmau has
several times written letters 10 Mira .b
ster az bridge in which without in the least de-
gree uludng 10 the murder she offers the hand of fe.
iowbip and Chr.stan sympathy to her sister in mis-
NIL Rings ba. ott.ysS 70 ths afatsa -' i' NN'' "
Another singular fact is, that the murder when COM
Hu.teu, II cohnt,eu at All iouse nave oeen oone az
mid dag on that fatal Friday In public building con-
nusiy thIvpsed with students ana at the very hour
mept and vet no outerv was heard nor th least su
pcion Of foul murder breathsd connecting that build
ing with IT, till week after when reward after reward
ha been offered ON the contrary rumors were rife
every day and even every hour fixing Dr. Parkmau,
either alive or de- ad in various sections Of New Eng
land It is further stated from the most reliable source
that during that Friday evening DR. Webster was at
card party In Old Cambridge enjoying himself until
very late hour and then returned home with his fami-
y guilty what must ha We been the remorse of con-
sces ce and susrines OF that evening sitting in the
"circe of friends with the blood OF that man w.
ing upon his soul and his manged remains then con-
c.aled In his own room Could any one but an inc
mate have sthed the words of the spirit
or waited away the epectral form of guilt, fresh
from the sepulchre of the dead whose unceas-
ing finger ever pointed at his heart and whispered in
der,rr TO the mind sense, the conviction of guilt
Is hundred fold more acute than to the uneducated
then what philosophy could have caused his heart
t. diesembls when the whole world was struck with
terror ut the lone contemp ation of the dark aud
ing deco? 1t would be The criminal
Of the preeeDt shows nothing half rsvoltiug