New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-03

vault think that Pet,es. N his testimony at the
trial put too strongly my worr.s about having set.
tied with DIR. p. Whatever | dr. say oil the aind
was in the hope that should be able topacuy Or r
and make some arrangement with him, sud ssaid
in order to quiet Pettee, who was becoming FESTIVE,
under the solicitation Of Dr. Parkman. Alter Dr..
Webster had stated most Of the facts recorded
above the sd Of May, this question, with all tie
earnestness, solemnity and authority Of tone that
DR.. Putnam was master Of, was addressed him
DIR. Webster, in all probability your days are mum.
bered you cannot you dare not speak falsely 10
me now; you must not die with lie in your
mouth--so prove TO yourself that your repentance
for the sins OF your past life is sincere tell me the
truth then, a confidence 10 be kept secret during
Your lifetime and muc longer as my regard for
the happiness Of your family shall seem TO me 10
require and the interest Of truth and justice TO per-
nit search TO the bottom of your heart for the his
tory of your motives, and tell me, before God, did
it never occur to you, before the decease Of Dr.
ParkmeD, that bis DEATH If you could bring it 10
pass would be OF great advantage TO you, or at
least that personal Injury TO him might possibly be
the resultof your expected conference with him.
AS a d. ing man l charge you 70 answer me truly
and exactly or else be silent Had you not such
thought? "No neverW said he, with energy and
feeling, las live, and as Gods my witness new
err | was no more capable of such thought than
enc of my innocent children | never had the re-
motes, idea of iriuring Dr. p until the moment the
blow was struck Dr. Z. was extremely severe
and sharp the most provoking Of men, and | AN ir
ritable and passionate. A quick handed and brief
violence Of temper has been besettiDg sin Of my
life | was an only child, much INDUCED, and /
have never acquired the control over my passions !
that ought to have acquired early, and the cOnse-
quence is all this" But you notified Dr. Parkman |
to meet you at a certain hour and told him you |
would pay him, when you knew you had not the |
meansl No, he replied, did not tebm would pay |
him, and there is evidence told him SO, except
my own words spoken after his disappearance and |
after had determined to take the ground that |
bad paid him, those words were of the miserable |
tissue of fasehood to which was committed from
the moment | had begun to conceal the homicide. |
| never had thought Of iDjuring DR.. Parkman."
This was accompanied by the statement IN which
Professor Webster attempts TO explain as ~ his |
seeing Lttefeld, sending for blood, and OF inquir
ing about gases from the vault.
After reading the statement Dr. Putnam pro- |
ceeded to argue TO its truthfuloess, saying that
it was made when the writ of error was pending; |
also, that Professor Websters estate was worth |
several thousand dollars, ard that he was not 10 |
such a strait as to commit such crime deliberately
The previous petition from Prof Webster, pro- |
testing his innosence and praying for absolute par
don, he said was got up by bis family, who were |
wayering in their belief in his innosence, until his
confession was communicated to them about |
week since
He concluded in asserting his belief that the |
confession was true. Members Of the Council |
have retained a copy of the petition previously |
presented and Withdrawn by the advice OF DE-. |
Putnsm, which will probably be published. Ii |
asserts his innosence aud it also asserts that Liz
tlefeld or some other person, placed the remains |
in his room to compass his ruin