The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-22


my hands before going into hands for dissection
have at all times most perfect record of all dissec
ted and undissected bodies III the establishment On
seeing the remains ola body found at the College on
the 3Oth of November last, Examined my hooks
and was satisfied that it had never been semitic me
Tor dissection. When | receive BODY. | inject
the arteries with fluid to prevent decomposition
examined me arteries OF the parts found, and ascer-
tanned that there had never been any such injection
In them DIR Webster has not necessarily anv con-
necon, officially, with the anatomical Department.
saw no indication Of the parts being dissected for
anatomical purposes. | should very much doubt
That this body was cut up by skilful anatomst but
II may have been by who had merely seen
body dlssected 1t is not to be sure an easy matter
to separate the joints ofthe collar and sernum bones
as had been done in this case; but this was the only
way 1t could be done, except by breaking the Joints
Dr Z. L, jackson. Am chemist by profession
was called to the examination of the remains found
at the Medical College Took observation of the re-
mains. Did not think they had been used for ana
tomlcal purposes They had not been dissected
The manner of opening the body indicated some
knowledge OF anatomy. Heard the testimony of
Drs Lewis and Stone, and agree with their testimo-
ny. Inc desh showed indications of having been
subjected to a strong solution of phosphate Of not
ash. tooth was found with hole in it, having
the appearance of having been filled by a dentist
block OF mineral teeth-a piece of gold plata
pearl bulton-peces of lead. The ashes Welded
goblues of gold and some silver in all 80 grains If
gold. gums -
Potash soens and dssolves human flesh praduoI-
iy, and when heat is applied very rapidly. If cut
up IN small pieces might be done very rapidlv.-.
should think would take about 20 lbs of potash to
nave dissolved DIR P.'s Ssss~~ Potash is the best
thing TO dissolve body, because it can be used in
common vessels. Nitric acid would be the newt
best, but would require vessels of porcelain or glass
ne door OF nitric acid Is very noxous injurious to
health Discovered several bottles containing s or
lbs each of nitric acid in the laboratory.
On the side of the stairs leading down into the Ia
boraory were drops of green liquid, and dark stains
on the staircase. Found the fluid to be nitrate of
copper: These spots were very abundant all down
the staircase from top to bottom
was present when the pantaloons wore f,,pd
containing spots supposed TO be blood. Sinners
were also found having appearance of blood Pieces
Oh punch copper found in the ash pit had nitrate of
copper on them. They are such as are used NV
chemists Tor making nitrate of "copper" large
quantity OF these were found in a drawer above =
nose found IN the ashes were very thin, showing
that nitrate OF copper had been made from them.
Mr. Clifford presented to DR. Jackson the mineral
teeth that were taken from the furnace and asked if
he found on them any gold similar to that taken from
the furnace He examined it and said he was salts
he'd ii was gold.
The gold taken from the furnace. the weight Of
which have given, is worth 1904. The teeth and
bones found IN the furnace were of the color which
would be produced by the burning of gold The
ashes OF the furnace indicated the application of
very intense heat The sheath knife found on DR.
Webster premises at the Medical College in Ma
son street, had whiting and oil on it, still fresh as if
used IN cleansing 1t. think more gold might have
have been obtained from the fine ashes
CrOsS-eYamined If had not I,,,o,,.r a.. n T,
was missing, should not have had any reason to
suppose 1t was his body The action of the notash
was on one side and the ends of the thorax The
back also, was covered with potash The thiob
was affected with potash and was sofened ne IF
from potash and heat. About the wound in the
heart, the flesh was considerably corroded, such as
woulu De produced by the application of potash
Nitrate OF acid produced the same brown stains on
piece OF Norway pine that was found on the stairs
Richard Crossley sworn Am in DIR Jackson,s
laboratory. Have made experiments to see if the
blood vessels had been injected with the substances
used to prevent decomposition.
: Dr. Nathan c. Keep. Am surgeon dentist
Have been IN practice thirty years. DIR Park
man as early as 1925 employed me, and Ihaye been
MS dentist ever since. Have had shown me nv DIR
WmslOw Lewis block of mineral teetb M,
were shown to me the Monday after ThankspiyinG
recognized them as teeth that made for Dr. Pr
man in 1916 u
Llhey were shown him, and he said thew were
: the same. "eie
Dr Parknans mouth was very peculiar d;fforn,,
IN shape from other peoples Jaws; that the imnres9
sion lett upon my mind was very distinct. The no
cuiartes OF the mouth made il difficult case re-
curing as much skill as could be used. The fret
step was to take fac smile impression of each law
The doctor exhibited the original plaster c.St w.
DR. Parkman's lowerjaw, taken from life
There were four mineral teeth, and three roots or
s'umps oiteeih The next step after taking the Mas
ter cast, was to make fac smile of the master
the metal is of zinc BRASS The next stem was 80
take some thin sheet metal and press it between the
two, get the exact pattern OF the gum Here i .'
pattern Exhibiting III of the first plate stuck between
those Dies and tried in the mouth of DIR Par,mnn 10
see IT 1t would fit. found this copper plate to Fl
Ihs was actually tried over DIR Parkman,s i,w
ms plate shows which were teeth and which wero
roots Having got thus far the next step that tool,
made gold plate like the copper one. The cold
plate was then tried in the Doctors month Th;s
process finished, proceeded to make the artificial
teeth. 0 "'''ii'ai
This case of DIR. Parkman, the upper teeth worn
IN three blocks The lower teeth were also in three
blocks, but not made whole like the other. in conso
quence of the natural teeth which remained
these three blocks were all fastened TO one ood
plate, that could be taken ont and mt IN n, o