Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1849-12-19
THE BOSTON TRAGEDY.
A REVIEW oF ALL THE FACTS

A REVIEW aF ALL THE FACTS.
The New Ynrk Sun, which thinks the
press, especially Of Boston, has done grea,
injustice to Prof. Webster, in coming to the
hasty conclusion that he is guilty of the
murder of Dr.. Parkman, contains the fol-
lowing summary and review Of all tire facts
that have SO far been developed:
The strong grounds for suspec,ing Prof
Webster Of the murder of Dr.. Parkman ere,
'he known fact Of the latter calling on the
former at his room in the College, on the
day that he disappeared, for the purpose OF
collecting debt, for sometime due, and a.
bout which some i'll feeling had been pre-
viously manifested both by the creditor and
debtor. The fact tina, Dr.. Parkman was
not seen to leave the College afterwards,
and the subsequent finding of body in a
mangled condition directly under Prof.
Webs,er's own room. Also, the finding Of
part of mans jaw, some buttons, and a
small quantity of gold and silver in the
Professors laboratory. Also, that during
the week after Dr.. Park mans disappearance,
FIRE was KEEP, up late a, night in the labo-
satory. contrary TO the usual practice of
Prof. Webster, and that he had ordered, pre-
vious TO the supposed murder, tin box
three feet long. one foot wide, and eighteen
inches deep. Also, that large quantity OF
taggols. had susPciously disappeared. Also,
certain Explanations attributed to Prof Web
stcr, on his arrest, and the finding of fur
Their portions of body in tea ches. in his
laboratory ; also, several bloody towels, a
clasp knife with bloody blade, some Crap
pies made OF cod hooks with lines attached;
also, pair Of trowsers bearing Prof Web.
ster's name, and spots of blood; also saw
blood marked, pair of slippers, ditto, and
The recognition Of the jaw and teeth found
as Dr.. Parkman's, by dentist who had
previously operated upon them; and, lastly,
the finding among Prof. Webster's papers a
note in favor Of Dr.. Parkman, of S2,4OO
and the note of $3.50, which the Professor
was to redeem on the day of the supposed
murder.
Without explanation, the above grounds
for suspecling Prof. Webster might seem
overwhelming. Let us examine a little
Ii uas several days after Dr.. Parkman's dis
appearance before Professor Webster was
arrested; in the meantime, the college, even
to the Professors rooms, had been searched,
and Prof. Webster assisted in the search OF
his own rooms. He is man naturally
tlmid and nervous, yet no one, up to the
time of his arrest, had observed any change
in his manner. He lec,ured before his class
- the day of the supposed murder, and al
""'" "sis usual calmness and rea-
omess' ne Visned WIN ,.:-Lc-iends. and a.
mong them brother OF Dr.. Park man, u,..--
fully as ever. He was at his home as usual
and excited no suspicious there. All thi:
II seems impossible for him TO have done
with the blood of murder on his soul. Or
the night Of the supposed murder, instead
OF being in his laboratory, as the man, Lit
tlefeld, of the college, stated, keeping Up ;
terrible fire, Prof. Webster was with a part,
of friends of Harvard College, from Z .e
past 10 o'clock, playing whist, cheerful ant
animated, and was accompanied to his home
by Judge Fay. The mysterious faggot:
taken 10 the college turn out to have beer
trimmings from Prof. Webs,er's grape vines
for chemical purposes. The gold and sill
yer prove to be lead, tin, and other mate.
rials in common chemical use, with such
bits of silver as are often found in lead in q
natural state. The buttons prove TO be
pieces of cllemical tools, or apparatus. The
box said to have been ordered before the
murder, was ordered on the day Of Prof
Webster's arrest, and was only Is inches
square and Is inches deep, altogether insult
ficient 10 hold the fragments of body found
As to the recognition Of The jaw and teeth
the best dentists in this city deny the pos.
sibiity Of an Identification Of that kind, en-.
titled TO the character of respectable evil
dence. As TO the notes-no hindrance was
offered TO the search of Professor We5ster's
house, nor did he or his family seek to de-
s,roy or remove any evidence for or agains
him-the small one bore evidence that i
was taken up, as Prof w. said. The large
one drawn in lS47 and due in 1861, secur.
ed by mortgage upon property of Prof
WIS, was taken up in advance of being due
in order to dispose of the property-solt
some time ago-which could not be done
while subject to mortgage. 1t bears also
on its back DR.. Parkman's endorsements fol
receipts in full. 1t was simply paid note
like the other. The blood-spots, so far as
examined by tests, prove to be tobacco spit
tie. As to Professor Webster's room be-
ing locked for week, and only accessible
by breaking locks, or the vault wall, it is
accessible in five different ways; accessible
to every department Of the College, and this
very Lit,efeld, who hammered away two
days to get at Prof. Webs,er's vault, and
who, if we believe his story, neatly tainted
on discovering fragments of body-for he
found them rcad'ly-had keys to every
room in the College, including those OF
Professor Webster, but he never suggested
the using of his keys in this secret search
which was carefully KEEP. from Prof. Web.
ster's knowledge.
Thus far, the evidences for suspicion a.