The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-14

paid a visit TO the Rev, DIR. Parkman, a
brolhet Of DIR. George Psrkman; and had
long conversation in relation To his sod.
den disappearance. On Friday, the
morning OF the evening ON ~hith he was
ARRESTED, he came over to the city in com
Pany with friend, with whom he con
versed as freely and cheetfuly as he ev.
er did. The night he was placed in pris-
on he was in quite an excited state Of
mind, and rayed somewhat; he however
cooled down in the morning. He was
seen by DR.. Clark, the city physician, on
Saturday afternoon. whom he requested
to see the faculty in relation to The lee.
tqfe on Tuesday. which he should be IN.
able to deliver in consequence pf his ar
rest Yesterday he was quite calm but
says nothing. " f.r' .ai arr...n
Various incidents are given of the ar.
rest and examination by other papers, aud
the following is sumething like correc-
ton OF statement we have before copied:
| On our way to the Jail. according TO
the Post, Clapp said:-"Dr. Webster, it
IS no use Disgusting our purpose any fur.
ther. You are under arrest, on sdspicirn
that you know something about the death
Ut DR.. Parkman, parts of whose body
havs been found under your laboratory.
We shall look no more for The BODY
Upon hearing this accusation. DR.. Web.
ster erstaggered back wards, as if struck TO
the heart, and uttered various exclama.
tons about his family and children, and
also saying-"The villain! am ruined;"
The villain! he has ruined me-" All WIN
were present agree that he did not say
lie was "bettayed." One of the officers
Thinks, from some broken sentences that
he caught, that the prisoner said some.
thing about some one having placed the
limbs %hets they were found, for obtain.
ing the reward, and that The disc6tefy of
them there would involve the prisoners
ruin. rH
The Transcript, of Mohday evening,
says:
DIR. Webster will not be brousht be.
fore The Police Court until the concu.
sion of the Coroner's inquest. On Sat
nrday, a warrant was issued by the Po.
lice Court for his detention TO await the
issue Of the investigation now going on.
He has been ttiucli Galmgt yesterday and
to-day. Yesterday DR.. Clark, city ply
siciah, called to see him. when The pris-
oner inquired as 10 the safety Of the pa.
Pers in his room. He denied on Satur.
day any knowledge of how The remains
found in his vault came there, and re-.
marked that he did not believe that they
were those of DR.. Parkman. ''"
His wife has expressed an anxious wish
to see him, but was dissuaded from going
at present. She, however, this ttiUrhihg,
sent to him bundle of books, with other
articles for his comfort. i'.'h
twill be apparent to those who give
all the circumstances of the case dis
passionate consideration, that the first
stephas not yes been takentowards bring
ing home this supposed murder to Doct.
Webster's hands namely, the identf-
cation of the body. Until this is done,
no one can be tried for murder. But fur
lher, should the body be identified or
rather the mutulated fragments Of the
body-=as that Of DR.. Parkman, still we
should not be too ready to conclude that
Professor Webster must necessarily have
been the murderer '.fEe'7i
We understand that Hon. Franklin
Dexter has been retained as counsel fof
Prof Webster, and that an examination
in Court willbe waived at present.
+ The question was asked Tie e&amidlng
physician if the body was apparently cut
by skilful hand. The answer vas
"No?it was chopped Up by some insttu.
ment as a Ratchet" The Ratchet be-
longing to that part Of the building. it is
said, is not to be found.
The following paragraphs, the first
from the Traveller and the second from
the Bee, would seem to indicate that
Dr. Webster is not of so amiable TEN.
peramentIand disposition as has been rep
resented. -.J.f,i ~ , -.r,s
Some of DR.. Parkman's friends, as
Suming that DR.. Webster killed Dr.. P T.,
suppose that an angry alteration occur
red at the interview on Friday, and that
DR.. Parkman, who occasionally used very
blunt language, said something which so
exasperated DR.. Webster, that the latter
Suddenly dealt him mortal blow with
some implement at hand, and then, to
conceal the rash and fatal deed, resoried
to the means for disposing of the body
which have been described above. 7..'
Professor Webster was born in this
city-Fleet street. we are informed, and
his father was highly respectable apoth-
ecary and druggist at the North part of
the city, and was one of the seleclmen Of
thetown. He is said to be man of We.
ry violent temper--quick, passionate and
impulsive--and from this fact many are
led to suppose that, in athe passion of a
moment, he might have committed the
offence with which hs is charged; aside
from this, his friends spurn the idea or
even the possibility of bis doing such an
act. 49,. ........,
FUNkY.--On the Fourth. the Decla-
ration Of Independence was read in a
certain town in Louisiana. After the
names Of the signers had been repeated,
Freuchman arose, and very Indignantly
asked why Lafayett's name was not there,
and made motion that 1t should be added