The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-16

there vas something the matter OF DR.
Parkman that he was again insane.
Dr.. Jarvis further stated, to illustrateE
the violence of Webster's passion, that
a letter had been lately received by DIR.
John Homaus from Dr. VIM. Perry, re-
laling an occurrence between Dr. Web
ster and DR.. Homals at Dr. nomans'
room. 1t appears that DR.. Webster andl
DR.. Homans began to play at knocking
off hats; finally they got angry andI
Webster struck at IIomans' head; theyI
then closed, and Webster was thrown.
Webster sprung up, seized large walk
ing stick, aud raised it to strike a blow
lat Homans, when the writer, DR.. Perry
.interfered and arrested the blow. Dr.
Perry Judged that if DR.. Webster had
succeeded in his momentary intention, it
gmigbt have caused instant death. The
] snexl day, though there was sligh, draw
ling down of the eyes. both parties were
mach as usual toward each other.
& DR.. Jarvis also stated somewhat sim.
liar cdse Of the violent momeniary pas
Ssions of Dr. Webster, which occurred
ia London DR.. Webster was at shop
1 shaving when DR. Blatchford in joking
3way remarked-"Dd you ever see bar
sber shave monkey!" DR.. Webster in
ngreat anger seized knife and attempted
ITO stab DR.. Blatchford, but was prevent,
Fed.
q DR.. Flint followed on the question
Ewhether instant death would follow as
consequence of conclusion Of the brain
Eand quoted Taylor's Medical Jurispru
kdence to show that death mag follow
Efroln even a slight blow on the head.
n DR.. Charles n. Winship of Roxbur,
Ssiated the case of Mr.. Goddard. son o
BMr. Nathaniel Goddard, who, while driv
Eing at rapid rate, was thrown from hi
Echaise, and struck upon his head nea
Eihe temple. causing instant death. II
Ehardly gasped after the accident. Hi
Hskull was not fractured.
h The Rev. james Richards related
Hcase Of death where he was the membe
Eof the Coroner's Jury, nine or ten year
4 since. Two men were in a store drink
ling, when on account Of some excitin:
aword uttered by one, the other strucl
Ehim. The first then seized rule clos
Eat hand, l6 inches in length, l Ia inch
les wide, and not IA inch thick, AM
& struck his opponent single blow on tn
side Of the head.
b The man struck turned round, mutter
Hed something, and went towards thc
Edoor. as the byslnnders thought, to &c
Hsome weapon. He went about ten step,
Hfrom the door when he fell dead Iii.
Skull was examined and no fracture
Eiound, but on the other side of the head
Z from the blow, was found a quantity o
HexIravasated blood, and the pressure o
Ethis blood upon the brain caused death
IA physician called said that if the heat
Eal this place had been Immediately tap
Eped, life might have been saved. 1t wa
3 mot three minutes after the blow was Civ
Zen that he was dead.
4 Dr.. Jeifries Wyman said that he ap,
Kpeared at the request Of DR.. Webster,
kiriends to make some statements. II
Eregard TO an opinion of the thickness o.
hDr. Parkman's skull, it must be taker
with some allowance, in consequence o
It's having been subjected to the ac,io.
Eof fire. He though, that DR.. Parkman',
Eskull was little below the average thick.
Eness. lie also stated that the age was
Hmatter for consideration. A person Of
gsixiy years Of age would be more lkel,
Sto have his skull fractured by a given
lshlow than person at the middle period
ga lie.
a Occasionally the skulls Of persons OF
Eadvanced ages become thin. He had
sseen one so thin in certain parts as to be
4 mo thicker than cartel paper, and capa-
4 BILE Of being pushed through with the
Fthumb. lie had however, seen no in,
!. .dicalions Of any such state of things in
1.-THE skull Of DIR. Parkman.
4 He was of opinion that the wound in
A the side was not formed by blow from
y knife from the outside, on account oi
the raggedness Of the wound. 1t might
have been possibly done in The act ofd dis.
tmembermenl, from the inside onlwards.
In answer 10 question Of DR.. Bell, he
frepied 4nat he should think that the
swound could not have been made from
the inside by knife nine inches long.
a DIR. Wyman alluded TO the case of a
Eyoung child who, while going TO school,
Twas killed by blow on the head from a
Switch, dying almost instantly.
a This closed the statements on the part
I of the friends Of DR.. Webster. The
Rev. MIR. Spear remarked that in conse.
quence of the pending writ of error and