The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-06
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I.ralu- a. PAet, rRpniued.-l um ciiy
'.uh o. Luuhldpr, nnl saw d. Webster
Uf uF l"u-r, u' quarter hrlurr five, uu the
o. I.lHl ftly-uHOU -UrrrrdIuu lhr 2ll ul Nov.
10 sane ~ r-k whrlher d. pakmnu had
h'fu llGi1 ln cancel % nuUIH-e deed,
shoe, ! iu.d i,,4H-4A-4. HHs itoi discharged.
Ably u, Euudri uXum,uel.-l reside Ia
ilInpl rliCnr ! huew d. George rurkmnu
'r - yrurs, Aud cav hlW on hu afternoon
"f iIG Ma =l.l,hl Green street near tie
T'o.u.r ui Lyuau pl-cui il mont ct Soulhers
'pUurculy siuls, about quarter ~ nyci Il
was very near dirb, rrcolecl luern was
i.-l.!al4 ..!ul!i - ~. -L!ln a. llll lli.e, NAeH
h' purssd luy daughter oUly wGs between
Inn HHi rHr, " WINS FuiHF luwHtd7 Bow
tiu sqaAfc. Na bowed Hs le passed, and
rdirurd ou' recognition, lig Ihe day, be-
,.lusr lhcrc Wua No other duy dat NY diuEl-
trr wont homp with me md ldi,unrllwuiud
sac iart I wac th1puns, and uada some
tpUr,lreg 90 ll,yry'6 stur1, 10 Winter a. ]
vflt through s'ycul Nrori' afterwards. My
,4ughlHf hI "a bundle ot our purciuscG,
-,tucU r..- ratittl huuH, Tie aTliVlrs Veto
iHia COS and o., huulrl. LouSh come
'ljuss Wuiritl Fid ~ 20 iHG ! lnd seen %
,Dics q. liJs us.gg missing on Sunday morn
iHg, aud ny mind NUg called 90 the iacl Of
rru,ug him 0u Monday, ~ ny dHughlri, who
'uqu,rrd Il ] rccOlIccicd o. hpNe seen him
"u Fiiily, WtrU itrHhie 81 once 90 ny mind,
Jhlt6 npiuuf. ul.'ul gy purchases az houo
iWVues1 WIS instructed 90 bring them TO-
morrow Had uut gouo ont on frlny IN,
al . O'clock, Hud u Wos on NY way blch that
! met Dr., rurkmuu,
eRoss rxAHlSgR leiHFa purishionrr Of
Rev Mr Ptrknln, f"ftIl great Interest iu the
disappearance of his brother, The first init.
urlion of his disappearance created much
,uioreu when heard oiat, which increased
hat It wy-uut uulll reminded lay my dnugh.
'er pt rirr ing De. putknrn, TINT rrrolircl-
- ''d,thc circumstance, never expressed my
,IouhI about my impression do not know
the grilucmnn nloug win De- Purtmau, Il
was not De, Webster II Wus HbOut u quar-
t,rto 8 that Inv him.
Mss MANY RuoDLs cXnn,neJ.-I an tie
daughter of the las, witness, aud knew Dr.
PaIkman 10y sight ! says him ou Friday, Odd
November, 1919, iu.GIccu ttcri, opposite
SOuthord,- npUtcc.fy 'shdP, Ny moihcr
yn- Wilh ne, WId Wc were cuWins fog Nj
tioycy's store GO Winter si,a 81 We Fo"td
s-ulunily as Wc passed. bought "a DC hiuu
GsyNs L40i day. Dr. l'wkrur pas el nearest
CIV ~ Tic strc.t-su near lhll ! had io shift
sny bundle To lci hin iast i!rsH b,cn. our
on The "Wednesday bcIorc, lcard irsl of
DR. ia disappearance on Saturday nigil ~
Lexington. ! ucniiuucd s'cng Dr.. Hdtk.
Uuan Oh Tie Fridut luml mott Hud tr5thrr
on ilu Tuesday following Il WIS near dlrl,
Ihcn 49, saw him Tho gentleman who
wNs along with DE-, +. was rluut man md
not sp tall az hc WAS. ] have seen DR.. Pink.
D ~ an very often AID Know biW Vel hy sigli.
PEoFEssoR4,DwARp VI. lloRsFoRD FAN.
MED nnI an instructor IN the Inv mud
Scnnlls achunl- - EauiLTlIg gel J ..T,, 49,
tiVCrrd unu Of tie chemical CouIso Ataiic
Medical College since pinl. WIS arrest |
gave Instructions IN 1871, md hive been
tOudNing n since. Nitrate Of copper IL ~
my laboratory, and ] have seen IT in others,
il IL usr,Ptor preparing the OXIDE Of copper
and in DrrnnlC analysis Of tue lclus iiuiCuls of
giant, aud animals. have made expert,
,ncuts on the consumption oiiiouc. with nj.
uric acid md potash. mRde one on tie
large bone the hack Jom,--most, OF HE
-LllllzGiiA EIlnG E-eLl l-.Le AlLL.
Two experiments made; AID ~ Tho course of
1 hours md 30 minutes one was di-solyCd.-
The one 10y nitric acid required > hours, ard
% mnulcs. ! haze made lp special cAprr
imcnls bat those | hoyo mentioned. Sohr-
lious al copper are used ia several r,.prcls
SIS laboratories. ! loyc no practical knoMl.'
edge ct the operation ol nitrate cupprf Ou
blood. Asto gusC Ecacrallug in UuUto ulcal
vaults, | know They do, aud ll.t tlpy urc iu
a condition 10 be- examined. When was ia
Or NclStcr's laboratory AFTER lta ntrrs;, /
saEt out SOME ria'4tirg hnd En oil i,iatti,.i
Where wcre-2 pains OF pants, cue or Two
cout-, 4 pair oi o,erills, and n Uarcci ufhools
and a small cap. They were seat out To h,-
house. | examined tho otCra,ls cursurilv, bat
.d not nJ,ltc thai there was any peculiar
appearance nhout ;hcm | knew ProC w.
Syns under arrest. ] saw them since and cN.
amned them carefully. There was no blood
.lR them that esu.l sas,
Cnoss rzANrSrp.-l found them in the
>.nA ltrtt --lt-'+tttt TIE, rl-t,+r-tsfp,-
I think the policemen hnd had them for n
pillow. T0uUt UtrrtC rCtf m ttU-TtCV, TTur--
h,ls a ghlon--1r Is lbs; hat | an, not posi-
tive oc The weight. cannot shy how strong
d IL wax >Tha comparative weigh, OF nitric
acid would necessarily require 10 DO rather
moro for the consumption of human flesh
and bone than tho weight of tho animal mat.
tcrs ['rhr operation Of decomposition was
ytGEctibe1i. ami TIE CritcTs which ciTcumsJdn-
res heat S;c.l exercised over the process, -
Nitrate of copper might be split about the
floor. II did not attract my attention, as II
frrti huuu ETtttc5i on th1 floor OF my lnbornto-
~. II would after a while stain the floor. &c
pure it would act promptly. 4 took two
ounces more than = lbs. of flesh, md four lbs.
or;hc bone, for experiments. The quantity
of acid cannot properly state, rs ! was gov.
crned in The experiment 10y the shape of the
vessel in which il was mnde.
BY DEFENcF.-lt is not Impossible to de.
stroy flesh in nm iron vessel. a very short
time would suffice to destroy tho identity of
flesh submitted tn-nitric acid. have known
DR.. Webster for , years, and always eonsid-
cred him humane and peaceful man.
By GovERNMENT.--l should not think
that nitric ucid would act nj all on mineral
teeth.
E,p,u oxnu,npI Il reside