Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-09
BosToN. July 9, 1850,

BosToN, July 2, 1850.
Al the meeting of the Council this
informing, the case of Prof. Webster was
referred to the committee.
Before the committee al 10 o'clock, ap.
peared the Rev. Dr.. Putnam. the spiritual
adviser Of the condemned, with a petition
ioi communication Of punishment, rogeth-
tr with confession thai lie killed DR..
Parkman.
The reverend gentleman Prefaced the
statement BY f'w remarks relative TO
the manner in which the confession was
made 10 kim lie stated HAT he had
no previous acquaiutance>hip with Prof
Webster before being called To act in The
capacity Of his spiritual adviser. IL the
first few weeks IF II 8 visits he sought no
acknowledgement of the prisoner. Al
length, on the ODD of May, he visited him
in his cell, and demanded OF han. for his
own well.being, that he should tell the
truth in regard to the mailer, and he ac-
cedcd 10 the request, by makiog state.
ment which was now submitted for The
consideration al The Council.
Il was III substance as follows:
THE CONFESSION.
On Friday, 20lh November, | sent the
note to DR.. Parknan. which 1t appears,
was carried by the hoy Maxwell. hand
ed il 10 LuletieId uusealed. Il was TO
ask Dr.. Parkman To call at my rooms. IN
Friday, the 23d, after my lecture. He
had become, of late, very imp"rluna'e Tor
his pay. lie had threatened me with a
suit; to put an officer in my house, and
10 drive me from my Prolessorshlp, II |
did not pay him. The purporI Of my
note was simply to ask the conference.
| did not tell Tim, in it. what could do,
or wha, had to say about The payment.
| wished to gain, for those few days, re-
Iea>e from his solicitations, to which |
was liable every day, on occasions, and
in mannervery dIsagreeable andalarmlng.
and also to avert for SO long time, al
least, the GuIhlmenl Uf rec 1T threats OF Sc
we're measures. did not expect TO be
able to pay him when Friday should ar.
rive. My purpose was. if lie should ac-
cede to the proposed interview, 10 stale to
him MY embarrassments and utter lnaolIl-
" 10 pay HIM al presenI-to apologize
ior those things in my conduct which had
offended hiln-lo throw myself upon his
mercy-to beg for further time and lndnl
gence, for The sake of my family, if not tor
Imvseh, and To make as good promises t.
| him as could have any hope OF keeping.
did not hear from him on that day nor
the next. wednesday, but | found ON
Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit OF
me without finding me. | imagined he
had forgotten the appointment, or else dld
notmea to wait for it. feared he would
come in upon me at my lecture hour, or
while was preparing my experiments
for il; therefore called at his house ON
that morning, (Friday) between eight and
nine o'clock, TO remind him of my wish
to see him at the College at halt-past one
my lecture closing AT /, did not stop
10 talk with him. for expected the con-
yersation would be i long one, and | had
nv lecture 10 prepare for, for II was nee,
cssary for me 10 have my time, and, also.
to keep nv mind free from other exciting
matters. DR.. Parkman agreed TO call on
me as proposed. He came, according
Ilv, between half-pas one and two o'clock,
entering at the lecture room door. | was
engaged in removing some glasses from
my lecture room table INTO the room III
the rear, called the upper laboratory. He
came rapidly down hestePs, and followed
me INTO the laboratory. He Immediately
addressed me with great energy-"Arc
ven rrady for me, sir Have YOU got the
money!" ,
Irrplied, "No, Dr.. Parkman," and !
was then beginning TO Stale my c"nd1;'"n'
and my appeal 10 him, but he would no
listen to me, aud interrupted me with much
yehemance. lie called me scoundreI
sud liar, and went on heaping on me the
most buer taunts and opprobrious epl,
rhels. While he was speaking, ne DIRE"
handful Of papers from his pocket, and
took from among them my two notes, and
also an old letter from DIR. Hn'sack,
written many years ago. c0hgFaN'a'i"e
linn on his success in getting me appoint
ed Professor Of Chimlsny. ~ on see'
he said, Il got YOU into your office and
now | will &c. you out Of IT," lie put
back INTO his pocket all the papers exeep'
line letter and the notes. lcannot tell no"
long the loren, Of threats and lnVecilves
,.or1;nr.l opd canno, recall 10 memory
Ibu, small portion Of what ne SAID ; al
arst kept interPosing' trying 10 P"c,iy
him, so that Il ght obtain he ohec' to
which sought the interview, but roni"
not step him, and soon my own temper
was up; forgot every thing. and Tell
nothing bu, the sting Of his words,
Twas excited TO the highest degree OF
passion, and while he was speaking and
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