The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-10

keys ol turner locks. ieiI there by ihe me
chauics OF janilOr; know nothing about
them, and should never be likely % notice
them among the multitude Of articles, large
and small Of all kinds, collected in my
rooms; The janiIor had furnished me with a
key 10 the disseciing loom, for the admission
Of medical friends visiting the College, but
had never used il. The nitric acid on the
sieirs was not Ised 10 remove spots Of blood,
hut was dropped by accident. When The
officers called sOf me on Friday, the S0Ib,
was in doubt whether ! was under arrest Or
whether more strict senrch of my rooms
was TO be had, the latter ty pothesis being
hardly less appalling lhah the former When
| found that we went over Craigie'S Bridge,
| thought the arrest most probable: when |
found that the carriage was stopping at the
Jail, | was sure Of my fate. Before leaving
the carisge, took dose Of siryehnine fIom
my pocket and swallowed il. had prepar-
ed il in the shape of pill before left my
laboratory on the 23d. ! thought could
not bear to survive detection. thought il
was large dose. The state of my nervous
system probably defeated It's action partial
ly. The effects Of the poison were terrible
beyond description, 1t was ia operation al
The College and before ! went there, bit
most severely aflerWard. | wrote but one
Of the anonymous letters produced at the
Irial-the one mailed at Elst Cambridge.--
The little bundle referred to in the letter
deisined by the jailor, contained only bot
lie Of nitric ncid for domestic use. had
seen il stated IN newspaper that had pur.
chased quantity Of oxallc acid, which il
was presumed was TO be used in removing
blood stains. wish the parcel 10 remain
untouched that ii may be shown, if there
should be OCCASION, what il really was that
had purchased have drawn up in separ.
ate papers an explanation of The use inten.
ded 10 make OF the blood sent for on Thurs
dav, The 22d, and the conversation with Lii.
lle6eld abou, the dissecing vault. think
that Pettee, in his testimony at the trial, pul
too strongly my words about having settled
with Or. P. Whatever did say of the kind
was in the hope that should be able to pa
city DR.. P, and make some arrangement
with him, as was said in order TO quiet Pet,
lee, wao was becoming restive under the 90
| licltalion of Dr. Parkman
| After Dr. W. had stated most Of the facts
recorded above on the 23d of May, this ques-
lion, with all the earneslness, solenniiy and
Authority of tone that DR.. Putnam was mas
ter of, was addressed him:
"Dr. Webster, in all probability your days
ate numbered; you cannot you dare not speak
falsely TO me now; you must not die with a
lie in your muulh-so prove to yourself that
your repentance for the sins of your pas, life
is sincere; tell me the truth hen-a conf.
dence to be KEEP: secret during vour lifetime
and as much longer as my regard for the hap.
piness Of your fImIy shall seem to me to re.
quire, aud The interest of truth and instice
10 permit Search to the bottom Of your heart
tur the history OF your motives, and tell me,
before God did il never occuV to YOU, before
the desease Of fDoctoI Parkman,, In, his death,
II you could bring il TO pass, would be ofgreat
advantage 10 you. or at least that personal
injury TO him might possibly be the result of
your expected conference with him2 As a
dying man charge you to answer me truly
and exactly, or be silent. Had you not such
a thought" "No, nevei2" said he, with en-
ergy and feeling: "as live, md as God is my
witness, neveI! was no more capable Of
such thought than one Of my innocent chill.
dren; never had the remotesl idea Of in.
jnrihg DIR. p. until The blow was struck. DR..
T. was extremely severe and sharp, the most
provoking Of men, and am irritable md pas.
sicnate. A qnick-hand and brief violence
of temper has been a besetting sin of my
life. was IN only child, much INDUCED,
and have never acquired the control over
my passions lhali ought 10 have acquired ear.
ly, and the consequence is al this" "But
you notified Dr. Parkman 10 NEE, YOU at
certain hour, and told him you would paw
him, when yoa had not the means2" "No,"I
he replied, "i did no; tell him would pay
him; and there IS no evidence I to'dI
him 30, except my own words spoken after
his disappearance and after had determined
to take the ground that had paid him
those words were of the miserable tissue
Of fasehocd 10 which | was committed
rom The moment had begun to conceal tie
h 'mclde. never Ind thonght of in
uring DIR. Parkman."
THIS was accompanied by the statement in !
which Professor Webster attempts to explain
IS to his seeing Littlefed, sending for blood
md iuquiring about gases from the vault.
After reading the statement, DR.. Pullman
proceeded 10 argue as 10 its truIhfuIuess, say
ne that il was made when the writ OF error
vas pending-aso, thai Prof. Websier's es.
ate was worth several thousands Of dollars,
md that he was mt in such a strait as to-
:omm, such crime Deliberately.
The previous petition from Pref Webster,
protesting his innocence and praying for alb
'oIuie pardon, he said was gotiue up by his
amily, who we're unwavering in their belief
n his innocence until bis confession was
to them about n week since.
lie concluded in asserting his belief lh1t
be confession WIS true.
Members Of the Council have kept copy
'flhe petition previously presented, and with
lrawn by the advice Of Dr. Putnam, which
will be found below. Il asserts that Lille.
ield, or soma other person, placed tue re.
mains in his room 10 compass his ruin.
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GctIlSe Mlame.
Lieutenant Lynch, CT the United States
Exploring expedition 10 the river Jordan and