The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-07-13

.hr hoiniciiv. 1 never had thought OF inlurn;
Or j.
DIR Putnam also put in some statements. Pre-
pared subsequently to the 23d Of May, explanin:
why he inquired of Lttlef.ld about the defect i,
the dissesting room vault. from which offensiv,
smells escaped his having grape vines in his Ia
t'ra'ory ior experimental purposes; his requcs,
ing i.itleteld TO procure him blood for SINH
lar purposes; the manaer in which he found The
Keys, and his means of access TO the ssecting
ro,sn Without them; and his letter to his family
which he said referred to a package of eiIrir acid
aud no, 10 paper, d.
REV Nh puTNAM'S CONCLUDING AID.
DRESS
Two questions alisc with rr.rrd to Or. Webster
statement First, Is II 10 be- n-li-ved second i
sewyed, should II lead to a mitigation OF The sen.
irn.e pronounced hy the Court
l. After all that has passed. nolhing can be claim
ct by d. Webster on the gIuund OF his personal
yerarity. llisioe.c word cannot now he taken Ion
ANYTHING he may say M cuuueSion with this case
And yrl there ale sliuus and think sufficient rcn-
s'ls Tor believing his statement TO be- true | vii
indicate 20 the Colamittec some o those " hich have
weight IN my own mind, with the hope that they
may be- able to ilid the sane force in them
have already calici the attention Of the commit
ito the circumstances under which the statements
wtrc made by fTui Webster tip sort u appeal TO
~hicl they were Tc>pOn-,-thc relation ia which
h. and Myself stood 10 each other a, the lime the
rutun IA which he Stood Ia the Executive first
prtitiua having gone H. anI he Placing hs whole re-
Lance on TINT aud the documents with whiri, he
Thought that II could ~ fortified, md having had
yrt,uo idea ot obtaining or seeking a communion
o. HI sentence trust tl,ata u' consideration will
lr gwen 10 these circumstances, gong In show
that Dr. Webster did no, make up his story with any
view tn the usc that now ulaic Of IT,
:. HIS statement tiiongh sudden ami unexpected
~ demanded and promptly gwen, so a. to preclude
The lden OF prepared story, contains no contradjc
nous, T. perfectly consistent wiiE ilsi and with all
thu known facts Of the case
8, While the statement denies reconciliation of
the homicide, IT explains satisfactorily those cIrrnm-
stances winch were brought forward al the trial a.
tending 10 show generalization; such as the sending
Tor me hood-ihe conversation about the gas OF the
tl~'eciiug vault
Under tbs hcadl ought 70 refer n pettces tcs,-
nony IrltCe saws that " chs;er told HIM he would
have no moTc trouble with DR.. Parkman. for HI. BAD
yfiiLed mHh ham. suppose that prt,ee rerullcc'ed
,ilt words righ;,y winch DR. Webster thinks h,.
does NOT, then the words were not literally true
tut they were luS as near The truth II prdrirrd ON
the expectation that he should silence hi, clam by
murder In either case, they were predicaied on
rs wei as the other, they produce nothing either
Nav
Ii We adop; DR. Nebstcrs declaration that the
homicide was uuprcneditated some circumstances
are accounted tor which, upon the opposite hypoih
c,S, are very sitaugt, not absolutely ncxp.irablr
Inc tact tiini lie made the appointment with Dr.
faikman IN 50 opcna manner in building so much
fequened, and at IN hour unfav Orable To secrc
cy, the fact, also, that DR.. Webster made no show ol
las intention and ability to pay Dr. Parkman. Al
sagacious man would have dropped hint about il,
incidentally to one ur two persons and foolish one
would nave oYe'done y and made grcn parade Of
what he intended 10 do as tp pnyinr the money
which he meant to say afterwards he had paid and
10 AVOID paying which was the very object of The
proposed murder These facts seem to me NJ casi |
rs difficult to get over on the theory of premedltn
uou, ~ lhc conversation about the disseCtug yault
ana ne blood on the opposite theory. They are!
The declaration Of Dr. Webster thathc did no, IN
v'e DE- iarknan TO The College, for the d-Ih,rale|
purpose OF destroying his he IL supported by the
tact that he evidently made 40 preparation for disuo
sung OF The body. Hel a chemist He had an rx-
icnsiyr laboratory and complete appa,alus. lci
was giving experimental lectures nj IN, t,nr ondi
might, therefore, have collected any quantity of
chemical substance 5, without su, p.cion lie knewi
tna' l!leIe was slmple process by which the bodyt
illghl DC entirely dissolved IN 4 few hours Tberes
need not nave been any trace Of 1t left on Saturday
morning. II Is not credible that he should have!
b'rh ihtJl'hlng Tue homicide from Tuesday lo fr-t
dhv aud yet made no such provision fret Nosuch,
Foylsich was made. lie had to dispose of the body
n le most clumsy and dangerous way and lcaycs
much ul /. und-posei OF. lie appears to have been'
ilhcu Dy surprise npjt pared
The statement ct Dr. Webster is corrobora,eJ by'
s9lar Nr!-hnown qualities ~ the character of DR.
idIhhlW There l. no ground, and none wish rol
dfbf uutl ne possessed TIC lnestluuhr 'rns wf IA,
LIS ilcnds claim Tor him. But II Is notorious ,hai ne
was very eAactIng man with regard TO hs dues
maj Ar could De very severe at times as well ns ppn
"iou, atu,hcr uHIcs--that the sirici pycuualy nunr
tnaHY winch h. lf3titcd himself was demanded Il
b'u OF those 10 Wdinlt was less convenient or ISL
were less scrupu.ous IN principle about lt-tb.t heI
dad sot, Of MANN for making his debtors do ia
nghi, aud when he knew or bclie, "a them 10 be- nj
any way i!sc or dishonest that L. was extremely!
acrimonious anu unSpanng, and thai lie was mastcri
"l terrible vocabulary Of lnyccii,e pct,r-'s te.
um"ny shows dat he was Just in the state of mlndl
To Punr ont ms shgrpcs aud most cxasIcrntpr word
upon Webster whenever he should have nm onnor,n.
nily.
Wllh regard to Dr. Webster. OH the OTHER hnpI
appears !on the testimony gwen at the trial. by
MS nti9h1ol7 ana associates that-thouph he IL mi
'Iu, 'nhlu, anu pfartable nan.-yct ihui he is "jT-
rnble,' "hs'y, and "somotmcs passionate II
zee Testimony OF brown, Hedge, and others i
iarkmaA was he kind OF man, 20 iaras wordscouJ
go'o provoke blow, and Webster though unlikely
'o,ollinit hom.'ljt was Of a temperament 90 do
" bl sudden blow, III The quick heat of mission
n,I'I ny such provocauon Il he SHOULD do II an all
~ W easter assertion that the homicide was t,n
psrinrdilned, IS tayored BY the isuticirncy ol the
alleged motive namely, 10 get possession Of The
no"s without paying thrm. il is not prubaha he
loFe!inni that Deliberate aud atrocicus murder
would be cynmIiled tor sum OF Sisa. by n man
VINO, though embarrassed 1T the time, enioyed an
annual income OF over 5000, besides an irregular
cut considerable income from chemical ANALYSIS.
who, moreover, had liberal aud wealthy friends who
M the last emergency would not lei HIM be- mined tor
su'il sum- ana whose property, which then stuud
pcdged Tor about $500, was worth many times that
amount
Dr. webster properly which in November last
stool pledged 10 Dr. Parkmun aud others Interested
IN the notes, "r $500, consisted of chemical anna
Iaius und materials at the College, which had cost
nm SlOuO; scientific library of 1860 volumes. n
musical b.ary, believed 10y linn 20 be the mos, com
Pleie and costly m this country; and his plate and
household furniture. Here is property to large
hlnohnt-mony thousand dollars He could have
soil part OF II, though al 4 sacrifice ind so have
paid n that was then due to Dr. Parkman. or h.
ihsh nave ootaineda second mortgage on security
80 ample, especially us the new loan woulI ro IA
diminish the Old one. Why, then, did he not do
,on,c suci thlng, rather than be SO pursued by DR.
farkinan! cannot tell. Some men, we know.
40 lons submit TO pccunlary embnrrassmcnts and
'rNnilols' and seem not 10 know any help Tor il.
whcn byn little energy and financial sagaci,y ,hey
might put an end to them. II is evident that DR..
Webster MANAGED his n,ctni,ry .D.;., III.