Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-07-15

risge took a dose of slrychnine from my pocket
and swallowed it. had prepared it in the shape
of a pill before left my laboratory on the 23d.
| thought could not bear to survive detection.
! thought it was large dose. The state of my
nervous system, probably defeated the action par
TALLY. The effects Of the poison was terrible
beyond description. 1t was in operation at the
College, and before went there, but most severe
y afterwards. | wrote but one Of the anonymous
letters produced at the trial-the one mailed at
Cambridge The little bundles referred 10 in
the letter detained by the lallor contained only
bottle OF nitric acid, for domestic Use. had seen
ii stated in newspaper that had purchased
quantity Of oXaiic acid, which it was presumed
was to be used in removing blood stains. | wish
the PARCELS to be kept untouched, that it may be
shown, if there should be coca sion, what it really
WAS that had purchased. have drawn up in
separate papers, an explanation of the use Of the
blood sent for on Thursday, the 22nd, and Of the
conversation with Litlletied about the dlssecting
vault.
think that Pettee in his testimony at The trial.
put too strongly my words about ,having settled
with DR.. p, Whatever did say of the kind,
was in the hope | entertained that | should be
able TO pacity DR.. 2. and make some arrangement
with him, and was said in order to quiet Pettee,
who was bscoini!ig Tealive under the solicitations
Of DR.. Parknan.
OF
recorded above on the $50 of May, this question
with all the rntsiness, soemnlty aud authority
of tone that Dr. Putnam was master of. was al.
dressed 10 him
DIR. Webster in all probability your days are
numbered you cannot you dare not speak false
~ 10 lie now you must not die with lie in your
mouth So, prove yourself that your repentance
ior the Sins OF your past life is sincere-tell me
the truth, then--a cpnfdence to be kept sacred
during your Lifetime, and as much longer as nv
regard tor the happiness of your family shall seem
to ME to require, and the interest of truth and JUS
tIce to permit. Search 10 the bottom of your
heart for the history Of your motives, and tell me
before God, did ii never occur to you, befoae the
decease OF DR.. Parkman, that his DEATH if you
could bring 1t to pass, would be of great advant-
age to you, or at least that personal injury to him
might possibly be the result Of your expected con-
ielence With him? AS dying man, charge
you to answer Inc truly and exactly, OR else be
slent--had you not such thought 2"
mo, never" said he with energy and feeling
:" as live, and as God is my witness, never! [
was no more capable Of such thought than ono
Of my innocent children. never had the remot-
est idea of injuring DR., P. until the moment the
blow was struck. DR.. P. was extremely severe
and sharp-tlie most provoking Of men --and |
am irritable and passionate. quick handed
and brief violence Of temper has been a besetting
sin of my life. Twas an only chd--much iu-
dulged-and | have never acquired the control
over my passion that | ought to have acquired
early, and the consequence is all this
''Butyo notified DIR. Parkman to meet You at
d certain hour, and told him YOU would pay him,
when You knew you had not the money %
No. lie replied. 81 did hot tell him would
pay him; and there is no evidence that told him
50. Except my own words spoken after his dis
appearance, and after had determined to take
the ground that had paid him, those words Were
the miserable tissue of falsehood, to which was
committed from the moment began to concea!
The homicide. never had a thought of injuIing
Parkman.o
This was accompanied by the statement in
which Professor Webster attempts to explain as
to his seeing Litefe]d, sending for blood, and Of
nquiring about gasses from the vault, After
reading the statement DR.. Putnam proceeded to
argue TO lis trulhuness, saying that it was
made when the writ OF error was sill pending
Also that Professor Webster's estate was worth
several thousand dollars, and that he was not in
such strait as to comnlt such crime deliberately
The previous petition from Professor Webster,
protesting his innocence and praying for absolute
pardon, he said was got up by his family, who
were unwaverlng in their belief in his innocence,
until his Confession was communicated to them a.
bout week since. He concluded in asserting
his belief that the confession was true.