Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-01-04
VOLUME III. NUMBER IS.
THE PARKMAN AFFAIR.
CONCIrDrD.1

itsfIon, but did not then, or at any suhseoua0,
poriod OF the night utter any of the Ianyuage
that mas been attributed to him, nor did he ac-
cuse any body of being an .sinfernal scamn ,,
or Of having betrayed him. The only ex-
CARNATIONS he made use of were somethino
Ike the following: ''Oh! what will become
OF my family My children car never surz
vlve this. Their father charged with sucb a
crime! These exclamations are susely no in
dications of guilt. From the Jail Office, he
was taken to cell. where, in company with
otficer Starkweather, he remained until 9 o.
clock, at which hour he was waited upon bv
the County Attorney and others DR.. Web
steF was now Ia frightful state of nervous
excitement. and SO enfeebled that he cou,d
not walk from his cell TO the Jail office. and
when he had become partially calmed M.
Parker addressed him in most feeling man.
ner' TO the following ef1ect:--'sWe DO not
come mere 10 distress you. 1t is sad duty
tnat deYnives upon me. i come 10 inform Won
OF the dreadful charge preferred against you,
and the reason OF your confinement within
these drearg walls. 1t is the hope of all our
hearts, that You will be enabled 20 explain a.
way these terrible suspicious. We will as
sist you to do this if You will accompany us
now to the Medical College. That you NAV
be enabled to remove all doubts of your inno-
cencc, Is my earnest prayer to Cod At the
conclusion of these words, Dr. Webster ex
to the College; but he was still so feeble from
excitement that it was necessary TO support
him on his way 10 the carriage.
1t VAS about ten o'clock at night when the
party reached Grove street. and DR.. Webster,
supported by two officers, guided the party
HTSt 10 his room up stairs, in which are kept
the bottled acids, De. for experimental pur-
poses. This room had not been entered by
any one except the Doctor, for eight days he.
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immediately in the rear of the lecture room.
Nothing, suspicious was observed here, and
the company went to the laboratory by the
back stairs which led directly from the door
of this ante room. Here were DISPLAYED the
parts Of the body which had been taken from
the vault DR.. Webster looked at them but
made no remark. All this time he was sup
ported by two men, and the excitement which
he manifested before arriving at the College,
was not increased by the display Of the rftan-
gled limbs. The prisoner was again conduc-
ted TO jail, where he was put into an apart
ment Wlth two officers. 4 large number of
policemen were detached to keep watch at the
College during the night and thus Fridays
work ended.
On Saturday the search was resumed. The
Mayor aud the City Marshal arrived at the
Medical College about ten. 4 search was
commenced IN the ante room, which, it will
be borne IN mind, was opened for the first
time on the night previous. Blood stains were
found on the floor. which after close examina-
ton. were traced all the way down stairs to the
laboratory. In some places indications of an
attempt to obiterate the blood were visible.
The steps of the stairs looked as If acid had
been poured upon them. In the laboratory
four men were engaged throughout the day in
examining boxes, &c. and about 2 o'clock,
Mr. O3icer Fuller discovered, in an obscure
corner, tin tea chest, upon a shelf, which
was found 10 contain the trunk of a human
body, and a left thigh, packed in hemlock
bark, and the surface covered with minerals
Professor Webster's department in the Med
ical college, is entirely distinct in itself. 1t
has no communication whatever with the O.
ther departments % the institution, and es-
peclally the dissecting room.
At four o'clock, Coroner Pratt summoned an
inquest, and visited the College After view
ing the parts of the body found, examining the
blood stains upon the floor, &c, the Coroner
adjourned until future day. Tie bones &c.
found IN the furnace, were put under the charge
of Drs. Lewis & Gray, who will subject them
TO a scientific examination. What develop
ments these gentlemen may make, will be dis
closed before the Coroner's Jury. This part
of the investigation will last all this day
The Gentlemen composing the Coronets Ju-
ry are Messrs. Osmyn Brewster, (of the firm
of Crocker & Brewster,) John L. Andrews,
(clerk,) Lewis Jones, (stove deaer0 Pearl
Martin, (caTpet dealer.) Thomas Sieuteux,
(apothecaTy,) and Hiram Merrill, (underta-
kerr
The parts of the body n.issing-the head,
neck, thorax, both arms and hands, left leg
and both feet-are supposed to have been con
sumed In the furnace.
Since the above was written we have Come
in possession of the following fact, which if
not explained, will tend to form an important
link In the chain of circumstances against
Prof. Webster. On Friday morning. Nov 80
between eight and nine O'Clock, the Professor
called at the store of Mr.. Nathaniel Water
man. So and So Corhhill, and gave the demen-
sions OF tin box, which nc desired to have
made Immediately. The box was to have
been finished on Saturday morning, and DR..
Webster was to have called for it. The style
of the box desired, was such as Mr. Water-
man had never before constructed during his
twenty years experience In the tin plate bus
mess, yet no suspicious were excited. Du-
ring Dr. Webster's stay in the store. Mr.. Wa
termaa asked hlm questions concerning DR..
Parknan, as to his appearance when the mon
ey was paid to hin &c. DIR. Webster stated
that Mr.. Parkinan took the money in his hand
and departed from the building immediatelg g.
Other conversation passed between Profe ssor
W ebster and Mr.. Waterman, but nothilp ir-,-
portant, and as it will perhaps be re nd cred en-
tire hereafter, before the Cor9ner's Iury. we
omit 1t here. The tin box ordered, was larr-
er than a tea chest-being eigateen inches
square and thirteen inches deep-made go
that the cover, on which is handle. could be
soldered IN easy manner. The sheets of
tin which folm the sides were turned cyerand
form partly the top of the box, and the cover
Is PLAIN sheet of tin. which covers the open
space and was intended, as the order stated.
TO be soldered upOr. the top, thus making the
box perfectly tight.
The medical gentlemen who have charge
of the remains, were on duty at the institn-
ton yesterday. 10 prepare and fit the discov-
cred parts for examination BY the Coroner's
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