Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-04-09
TRIAL or DIR. WEBSTER.

The following remarks on the part Of
the prosecution, by the prosecuting Atlor-
ney, Mr.. Clifford, were established BY evil
dence, on which the jury gave a verdict
convictng DR.. Webster of the crime Of
which he stood indicted.
"On the part of the Government in this
prosecution there will be offered the fol-
lowing facts; That DR.. George Parkman
was alive and well on the Odd day of No
vember last; he was engaged in his ordin-
ary business on that day, till 10 or fifteen
minutes before l o'clock when he was
seen alive for the last time. lie did not
return to his home at dinner time. Sus-
picons Of an accident arose in his family,
as he was very punctual, as 10 hours, both
in his business and domestic affairs. 1t
will be shown by the evidence that he had
an invalid daughter, for whom he pur-
chased quantity of lettuce al q grocer's
shop near the Medical College. This he
left at some store, along with some articles
Of grocery, which he bought at the same
time. Beyond this, nothing was heard
from him on Friday. The alarm Of his
family increased when he did not appear
on Saturday. Search was made for him
aud some rumors prevailed of his having
been seen in various parts of the city on
Fridayafter noon, but these all proved
false.
On Sunday, for the Grst lime, DR.. Park.
mans family learned from DR.. Webster
that Dr. Parkman was at the Medical Col
lege on Friday The police were put up
on search, but DR.. ParkmaA hos never
been seen from that day to the present.
1t is a reasonable conclusion therefore that
he is dead.
On Monday and Tuesday the Medical
College was searched, but as there was no
suspicious Of DR.. Webster, either on the
part of DR.. P's family, the search was
merely formal one and incomplete. On
Friday the 30lh Of November, portions Of
the body of DR.. Parkman were found it,
DR.. Webster's privy, at the Medical Col
lege, along with some towels, marked
with the initials Of DR.. Webster's name
On Friday and Saturday further search
brought TO light quantity of bones and
mineral teeth, fused together among the
Stag and cinders, also quantity Of melted
gold-all in the furnace of DR.. Webster's
laboratory. On Saturday a Tea chest was
found in the corner OF a laboratory, con-
tanning portions OF human body, namely
the thorax aud the left thigh; these were
packed in tan, which were covered at the
top with layer Of minerals. There was
also found a hunting knife, Of peculiar
shape, with quantity of twihe and bone.
These remains wore submitted to the
examination Of medical men, and all were
found 10 correspond with the size and bod
ily peculiarites Of DR.. Parkman. The
evidence Of tho identity was clearly
seen in the size and form of the limbs
which correspond with the stature and pc
cular shape Of DR.. Parkman. There
were no duplicate bones; all belonging 10
the snmo body. 1t appeared moreover
that the bones in some instances had been
fractured before they were submitted to
the fire. The mineral teeth all belonged
TO a block, and they were identified as the
teeth which dentist Of this city had made
for DR.. Parkman. The mold in which
the teeth wero cast is now in existence,
and that mould corresponds to the shape
Of the jaw bone found in the furnace.
The ihorax found in the tea chest was
perforated by a wound which appeared to
have passed between the ribs and entered
the heart There had evidently been
chemical applications Of strong alkal made
10 this portion Of tho remains. !, could