Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-28

SON" Prof. Webster went away.
When Prof Webster talks with me, he always looks
in the face but this time he held his head down, and
seemed good deal agtated. never saw MN LOOK so
before, and took particular notice OF It, Ills lace
looked pale After the interview, can't say where
Prof. Webster went. think he went up North Grove
street towards Cambridge street He did not go tothe
Medical College Monday could not get into the
Professors rooms The first knew OF his coming to
the College on Monday, my wife told me that Dr. sam
ue Parkman had gone to see Prof WEBSTER aS Ss
how he cot in as the doors were all kept Locked. one
said she found the door that leads rom the ~
the cellar unlastened or open-I don't recoec which
| went up into the back room and saw frol webster
and Dr. Parkman talking together IN the lecture I1oil
don't know whether there was any tre or not lhey
| were talking OF Dr. George Parkman. l then went
down stairs heard some conversation about money,
and Prof Webster speak OF Dr. George Parkman pelng
| yery angry did not remain there more than halt a
| minute / went down stairs and soon heard the door
| bell ring went the door and found person there
with spectacles OIL didn't then know him. ascer
for Prof Webster asked his name to carry to PROT
Webster-put my key into Prof. Websters lecture room
door, but found it unlocked and bolted on the inside
| | told Mr. Blake would go round. went round and
told Prof Webster that Mr.. Blake wanted to see him.
He hesitaed, aud then said, let him in. Iwent in, I'M
bolted the lecture door and let Mr. Blake in He
remained some time. What they talked about don't
| know.
This was about half past ten. AT haf-past eleven
went through to my cellar to go to the Professors room
to do any work he might want done. found the door
fastened About II, as | was standing on the front
door steps, saw Mr. Kingsley and two police officers,
who beckoned to me. went down, and they told me
they could trace Dr. Parkman where but to the
| Medical College, and wanted to make some search.
| told them would show them where could At this
| time saw DR.. Holmes, and beckoned to him. Holmes
asked it they wanted to look over the subIectsi NIL
Kingsley said no--they only wanted to look in the at
tic to if he (Dr. Pakman had not hid himself away
| DR.. Holmes told me to show them round MI Kings
ley spoke of looking in Professor Websters room;
went to his lectureroom door FIRST and found bolted
the inside, and then gave three loud raps. Soon
Professor Webster came, and put his head out, and
/ 4o1 hat ad I 9q he
made any all. We passed into his back room
in the Of bis lecture room, and down into his lower
laboratory. Mr.. Kingsley and officer Starkweather
looked round, and then unboed the door into my eel
| lar and we out. / can't say the Professor fol-
owedus down stairs, | don't recolect that day =, |
showed them all over the building and then they went OFT
don't recolect whether they went into the Professors
private room that day or not. don't recollectoi gong
into his apartment again that day. tried the door in
the afternoon, and couldn't get in heard him In that
day. don't know what time he left town ! reco-
ect nothing else that day. On Tuesday couldn't get
| into his rooms further than the lecture room.
and WENT nth in and found Prof.. Webster there he had
cap bis head, and over-pans on he was buslly en-
gagged apparently preparing for lecture at IL o'clock.
passed round his table, and fire in his stove in his
ack-room; he went towards his Darkroom; asked him
ifhe wanted fire in the furnace; he said, no. that his
experiments would stand much heat then lett his
room the way entered short time after, was stand
ing in the she'd and saw officers Rice Capp Fuller,
and Mr.. Kingsley coming; Clapp said they going
search every foot of land around the College for Dr.
search college
first and then the people around wouldn't have any OBJ
jections to having their houses searched told him
would search every place where had access; we
were leaving the shed old Dr. Bigelow met u.s. and we
went to my parlor and DR.. Bigelow and Mr. Capp talk
ed the matter; then DR.. Bigelow told me to show
them all round the building; started officer
said, let 60 to Prot. Websters apartment; tried the
laboratory door from my cellar and found astened
| | told them they must 20 the other way.
We then went TO Prof Websters lecture room door,
tried my key found fastened on the inside and then
| onpp M mi | lnudo
Prot. Webster came to the door and told him what
the officers wanted We all passed through down into
o place bac po W. Gp pa MhG s d
where keep my valuable and dangerous articles. /
never have access to this ROOM: We all passed down
think it was Mr. Capp who Went to the prvy door,
which has large glass at the top The lower part ofhe
glass is painted whitewashed Mr. Capp said, what
feet oft said, ''that is DR.. W. bsters private prvy,
no one has access there but himself" DR.. Webster
drew attention away from that door and and unas
tened the laboratory door opposite and passed out
One ofthe officers wished to examine the vault of the
| dssecting l told him l had charge of
that else had to it, and nothing but
what had put in myself and that it was fastened with
| astou lock.
The opening of the vault is about two feet square
The vault is twelve feet square unlocked the vault
and they lowered glass lantern into it. They seemed
be satisfied that there was nothing there, but what
belonged there. They searched the whole building
into the cellar and through the trap.door that led
1
their lantern-Clapp, Rice, Fuller and myself went
| down under the building. They did not go very far
except Mr.. Fuller who crawled across with to the
back side OF the building Nothing was found there. l
pointed out to Mr. Fuller the vault ofthe prvy, and to
his inquiry, told him could not get into it without
making hole in the wall or taking up the floor They
sters again till about o'clock was in the front
cellar and Dr. Webster came to the College. heard
him unlock his lecture room door. came out between
the front and back cellar and heard Professor Webster
down stairs and unbot the door of the laboratory
stairs. Then went to my ktchen-at this moment
| DR.. Webster's bell rang said to my wie-l guess
into the laboratory and found him with newspaper in
his hand. He asked me i'll knew MIR, Foster, who kept
the Howard Athen@um. asked lift was the pro-
vision dealer He said it then told him knew
| hin-he asked me il | had bought my Thanksgiving
| turkey-Itold him Ihad some thoughts OF going out
Thanksgiving day and did not know that should want
| one. He then gave order on Mr.. Foster and
tod me get good one as he wasin the habit OF CIV
ing away Que or two, and perhaps he should want me
to do some odd Jobs.
l thanked him. and told him should be glad to do
any thing for him. He then gave order to have
some potatoes sent out to him /; carried the
orders down. and picked out turkey | came home
said around till halt-past six, should think Prof.
| Webster never gave cents worth before. In the
evening was coming out of my kitchen to go to the
Odd Fellows Lodge; it was about haf-past six AS
the back stairs: it was Prot. Webster. He had can
die in his hand and he blew it out and put it the
setee We walked along together; | asked him
ABOUT the anu Ho sdIu he uOl want any
fires at all this week. Just before got to Cambridge
street, he said Mr. Littlefed, are you going down
town." SaysI, Yes, am going down 10 the lodge"
Said he. "You are Free Mason. are you not q
replied, Yes, part of one" We then parted That
afternoon, when returned from Mr.. Fosters, found
the lecture room door bolted. Wednesday morning,
| Prof Webster early; l him when he
came in He went up the back stairs into the front
entry Pretty heard him moving things round
in his laboratory. went the door OF his laboratory,
which leads to the front door, try hear and look
through the key-hole. The catch was down. When
here saw my wife looking at me, and then went to the
kitchen After trying TO look through the key hole,
tried to cut hole in the joining of the boards, and
made some noise, which thought Prof Webster
heard it at this time that saw my wife.
went back to the store and laid my head |
down to the sill of the door, and heard coal hod
thought, move along on the bricks to the furnace