The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-08
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From Me Boston .1hds ef Nor. ..
TnE MysrERous DuArrEAEASoE or DN.
GroE0r PA1ENAN. AsrouNpINo DryrLor-
NESTS. AANKsT.oT rEoTrssoR ions W.
WEBSTER, CHANGED wIru REIS0 rHE MIA
prREK.
On Saturday morning last our city was
thrown Into most intense Excitement. hy the
ann ouuccment that pouiouH Of q badly cup.
posed 10 he that of d. George Pntknnu, hnd
been found underneath the lHhorgory ofProC
John w. Webster, Ia tho Medical College nt
the foot Of North Grove street, aud thai Mr.
Webster had been arrested the evening pre-
Vious NJ his residence ~ Cambridge und
confined IN LeSerette street Jail for the Muir
der Of nr. Parkniun. THE sensation 10y this
announcement, We never before saw equal.
led iu' our community, aud II formed tie top.
ic Of conversation in every part of the city,
among all classes. ~ kGids Of rumors were
set nflont, aud stories without the least foun-
datiop told. We have been NJ some trouble
TO gather all the utnioVipl facts ofihis horri-
bly suspicious affair which We give going
I back OF the interview between DR.. Pnrkmhu
aud Prof WebsIer, on Friday tie &ld ult. at
the Medical College.
H. the early part or the month Of Novem.
bor Dr.. George Purknhn called ~ Professor
! Wcbrier's lecture room, 10 Tie Medical Col.
] lege IN North Grove street while the Pro-
icSsor was engaged IN delivering lecture
! before the suidrniE and he wBiied until the
lecture was over aud the students had oil
len. he then nsked Professor Webster for
! the money due him. aud after some CONVEX
sntion, IN which both parties were excited,
! Professor Webster desired him 10 whit until
the Odd of Nov, nv all the tickets for the lee.
lures, Engaged hy the students, had not been
| paid for, hut would IN nll probability be 10y
TINT time. DIR. ParkmNn, II u stated len the
room n good deal excited On Thursday NJ.
ieruoon, Nov. 23d, DR.. Parkman called Ut
| tho residence of Professor Webster in Cam
! bridge, who being absent. he left word with
his wife TINT he wished 10 have her husband
call at his lDr. Parknnn'r) house the next
morning. On Friday morning, Nov. I'D,
the day after. about nine O'clock, Professor
Webster called at Dr. ParkmHn's house Ia
Walnut street, mud the DR.. being out, lac left
word Tor him MAT hc would pay hlm, " he
would call at his room nj the College soou
nrter / O'Clock. Df. Pafknah, Professor
Webster states. called nj the Medical College
pboul hnlf.pnst o'clock, aud was paid 10y
him (Webster) S4s3,64, which amount was
| To take up Two notes aud cancel n mortgage.
! DR. Parkmnn gave up the notes hut had not
! the mortgage with him. lie, however, said
/ that he would 90 and cancel ~. Tins trans-
action, DR., Webster sNys, took place nj the
counter IN Ills lecture room, and That DIR.
I PnTkni6n ten The room through the door near
the main entrance to the building.
Since half past ! o'clock on Friday,
the 3d. tho time he WINS seen Ivy number
of people To enter tho college, nothing of n
/ reliable nnture has come TO light ms 10 his
Whereabouts lie was seen To enter the Col
! lege, hut no one hus been found who saw
| him como ont Of il, sud this inci produced
the impression IN the minds of Il number
more strongly in that OF Mr. Kingsley, DR..
Parkmans ngeGt--ihnt he never did come
out oft. On Saturday allowing the Friday
the DR.. mysteriously Disappeared, tile rela.
tons laid the facts before the City Marshal,
with directions to spare expense 10 aseer-
tain ifpossible what hnd become Of him, nj
TINT time NOT having the reinotesi ilen that
he had been tOully dealt with. The city
was thoroughly searched by the police hand
bills issued describing his person aud offer.
ing rewards for him, but TO no avail. The
only information Obtained. other tlnn TINT
he WINS NJ the Medical College at hNli,past
o'clock on Friday, which any confidence
could he placed in WINS lhni he WINS seen by
The Toll gnllrerer OF Crngieh Bridge 10 pas
over said bridge that afternoon, AZ O'Clock
This Information, however, WAS not deemed
wholly satisfactory, as II was possible thai
the toittgaiherer might I've mistaken Ms 10 the
day, and on Thursday morning n reward Of
$1,000 was offered for DR.. Purkm6n's body
tears having been entertained TINT he. hnt
been murdered.
! During this time as carly Inst week n,