Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-30


of the teeth being displaced than without
them.
The teeth were fastened TO the plate by
platina pins and not gold ones; mentions
that merely as fact that he remembered
Witness showed the model Of the upper sur
faces of the teeth, showing their length.
Owing to an accident which happened 10
one of the teeth it was necessary 10 have
another made, which made it necessary for
the witness and his assistant TO work all
night; before the Medical College opened
we finished the teeth in season, and had just
80 minutes to spare.
[sEcoYD DESPATCH
Examination of DR.. N. G. Keep resumed
When the teeth wero in the mouth he had
lust thirty minutes to get TO the Medical COL
lege; we only cut of the natural teeth in the
model 10 make il easier to get 1t out of the
sand. When | next saw the Dr. he remarked
thet he did not seem TO have room enough
for his tongue. To obviate that difficulty,
ground off the lower jaw so as TO give more
room for his tongue; the teeth being on the
plate it was difficult TO do this, and necessary
to grind on very small wheel; this grinding
removed the pink color which was employed
TO represent the gums and the enamel; the
beauty of it was defaced the shape left by
the grinding was peculiar, because OF It's be-
ing ground on very small wheel. saw
DR.. P. occasionally till such slight alterations
as were needed were made the last time
| saw him in relation TO his teeth was about
two weeks previous 10 his disappearance; he
called late in the evening, having broken
spring; this was about 10 O'Clock at night I;
it so happened that being unwell had re-
tired for the night; the person who went 10
the door, seeing it was Dr. Parkman, asked
him in, and came up and told me; sent
word tina, would attend to him, and dressed
as soon as could | came down and told
him that could help him-took the teeth,
both upper and lower-examined them all
over, and put in new spring; he stayed
about half an hour; had no more proes-
sional interviews with him. The day before
his disappearance he called and inquired
about a servant who had lived with me !;
went to Long Meadow to spend Thanks
giving, and returned the next Monday; had
heard of the disappearance before going
On my return, DR.. Lewis presented TO me
these portions of mineral, saying he was re-
quested TO bring them TO me for examination
On looking at them, recognized them to be
the same teeth that | had made for DR.. Park
man. That portion which composed the left
side of the lower jaw was The most perfect,
recognized the slope of the outline on the
same that had labored Witness was much
affected here. Several other portions were
much mutilated by exposure TO fire. On
comparing the left lower block with the mo-
del from which these teeth were made, the
resemblance was so striking, (much affected
here also, and clear, that | could show where
they belonged. The upper jaw blocks are
divided into many pieces; the lower block
is almost entire the front below is identified;
and the block which remains too much in
lured 10 De iocniIned, must belong 10 the re-
rnu,"- zen tolna. ,by tue o0"'''l ''YoA >
NsSfes, besides another p0fane one piece whlen
a 4'cinders, which may not have been 4 r'i .i'e
of the block. The pa,ina pins which al al
here 10 the teeth, were soldered TO the plate
did not go quite to the plate. (The wines:
exhibited TO the jury the correspondence oi
the left lower block TO the mould which he
held in his handy
DR.. Keep in his testimony said that he
knew the teeth without comparing them
with the mould He stated the order of the
natural teeth that remained in Parkmans
head, and it agreed with the root of natu.
raj tooth that was found adherng TO the block
OF mineral teeth the front teeth are most
injured somewhat melted by intense heat
BosToN, March 2s.
The jury were called over in the usual
form al o'clock, when each one answered
to his name. They appeared much more
faligued than on the previous days of the tri-
al, and their appearance strongly indicates it,
There is marked difference of appearance
between them and the prisoner, who looks in
fine health, and bears the trying ordeal to
which he is subjected with astonishing nerve
Ephraim Littlefeld was the first witness
called TO the stand. The public curiosity TO
see him and hear his testimony was intense.
On his taking the stand every eye in court
was directed towards him, and pin could
be heard had it dropped in court during the
time he was being sworn by the Clerk. This
sudden silence, however, was soon broken in
upon by the usual buzzing and whispering
in the court room.
Littlefeld being the janitor of the Medical
College, and principal witness on the trial
his evidence was looked upon as deeply i'm
portant. In person he is TALL and wore a
blue fTock coat, and blue silk scarf about the !
neck, with standing shirt collar. The fea-
lures of the lace were sharp, and his demea-
nor on the stand was extremely confident,
laying great stress upon his answer, and fire.
quenlly tnrning 10 the bench, the Jurors and
counsel, to explain the position of The differ
ent localities of the college to which he re-
ferred.
In referring 10 his having met Prof. W. on