The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-23
Trial OF PROF. J. ". TVEBSTER
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teeth. he general shape and configuration of the
blocks are the same as those | recoect 10 have
worked upon for DIR Parknan. The inside surface
appeared TO have been ground, and at the moment
SAW 1t, recolleced that the blocks of DIR p IS had
been ground in that way. | have not the slightest
doubt that this is the block that worked upon
for DR. Parknlan.
DIR Jetiries Wyman-I professor of anatomy
III Harvard University. Have been a teacher Of
anatomy years. | am satisfied the spots on the
lower landing, supposed TO have been blood, were
not blood, but tobacco splits. This smy settled con-
cluslon after critical examination of the chips taken
of. discovered nothing positive in the spots high
er up the stairs; but they appeared to be nitrate of
copper, and have been told it was. They were in
the form OF drops or spots of fluid. | have made
experiments to nitrate of copper would destroy
the microscopic discs in blood. / added to some
blood some solution of nitrate of copper The ac-
ton was not immediate, but in the course of few
hours the blood discs visible by the microscope had
disappeared. The chemical test can only be applied
where the blood exists in considerable quantity
cut out certain spots on the pantaloons and lppers
They are here. [Shows the pieces to the Jury.]-
have satisfied myself by the microscope that the
spots cut out were blood There are also some
other spots on the slips probablysN enitian red The
pantaloons Were marked DIR Webster There was
blood on the right leg. There were three spots of
blood examined by me- found the blood by the
best means used for that purpose.
from examining the spots, my impression was
that the blood did not fall from any height had not
fallen three feet, which distance would have given an
elongated spot The blood had not trickled down as
if it had dropped from the hand or any upperpart Of
The body. They were near the bottom of the left
| leg outside. The blood on the slipper was on the
right side The only positive evidence of blood |
have found was on the slipper and pantaloons.
witness describes mnutely the fragments or bone
examined by him. Found no evidence of any frac-
lure winch could pronounce to have been made be-
fore death. The pieces belonging to the lower Jaw
bone can be brought toyether so as to show to the
eye what the whole was. [Shows them to the jury,
put together by the hand They constitute the
man portion OF the right part of the lower Jaw
ihey belonged to advanced age Had lost three
right grinders, and the places occupied by them had
been filled At the end of the third fragment is the
| halt OF a socket In which tooth had lodged The
teeth had disappeared between the conoroid and first
molar or second bisusped; came to the conclusion
that 1t was the latter. The jaw corresponds with
the mould produced by DIR Keep The struc-
iure OF the Jaw-bone does not disagree with the
mould. 1T only does not fill it. find no difference
other thnn that between a iaw-bone without the
gums upon 1t, and such bone covered with gums.
Witness sald he had not found any duplicate bone
or fragment of duplicate And that all the bones
or fragments he had found belonged to those parts of
> body the like OF which were wanting to make the
remains under examination complete BODY There
were indications of fracture off bone of the head
y which fracture made before cacinaton of the
bone; but could not say the fracture was made be
fore death. The fracture was there, and made be
fore the application of fire; but there is nothing from
% which it be inferred that it was fractured beor
death 1t mIgh look as it does, even if it had BEEF
IN IN a half-cacined state and struck with IA hard sub
= | stance.
IL al.
lper Is commonly used in laboratories Twenty-hv
is pounds of blood have been actually obtained from
70 human body or twenty-five pints My own i'm
preston is, that the hole the left side of the bod
! was not made with knife.
a DIR. o. w. Holmes.-I am Parkman professor q
l. anatomy and physiology in the medical school
II Harvard University. The new Medical College wa
n opened on the first of November 1916. saw Dl
Parkman there, and noticed that he had an entirel
II new set of teeth and that they were long teeth
), am dean of the faculty of tn. Medical College,
did look at the remains. Ve.y evidently the separa
ton was made by hand who did know where t
r cut, which IS rather nice matter. only con
firm the general statement that has been made here
/ that there was no boching about the business M
lecture room is over DIR. Webster's The rooms ar
l. very high never was disturbed by noise from hi
IS room. never heard his lectures up in my room-
Ills lectures are over before mine commence. Neve
heard that the professors were ever disturbed b
i each others lectures.
: Cross-examined-Tf the knife should be struck up
e ward between the sixth and seventh ribs 1t woul
reach the heart If struck horizontal, it might no
hit the heart. The point of the heart is about op
, posite that spot The heart is movable organ
would be something unusual ifall the bleeding shout
take place internally. attributed all the discoora
ton saw in the parts to some caustic substance
and not to fire. did not notice that they emitte
much odor.
TO Mr.. Bemis-A mortal blow may be struck O
the head, and not drop of blood flow.
" William B. Eaton-I am police officer ATE
J.. some minerals had been removed the chest was tin
:, ped up half The back of the thorax was upward.
| saw a hole, and remarked 10 Mr. Fuller at the tim
that it was about the size of the knife that came on
.. Of the tea-chest
FOURTH DAY-FRDAy, March %.
Ephraim Luefeld, called and sworn-I am ianto
: OF the Medical College Have been antor seven year
II last October. Have known Dir Webster ever since
l. have been at the College. Had known DIR Georg
"a Parkman twenty years. The week of his disa
pearance, very early on Monday evening, was in Dr
c Webstcrs back 1t not dark out Of doors
the time The Dir had three candles burning. 1t wa
rather dark in the room. DR. Webster stood at the IA
J. bic looking at book. stood at the stove strri1
+ some water with salt in it. He had chemca
IN book in his hand and appeared to be reading. Tn
hrst saw, person entered the back room whom