Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-07-12

room table, IN whai Is called lhe wen, deeP
sink, lined with lead "a stream of Cohituate
was turned into il, and kept running through
il all Friday night. The thorax was put into
/ q similar well, in the lower laboratory, which
filled with water, and threw in a quantity of
/ potash, which | found there. This disposition
/ of the remains was not changed till after the
visit of the officers on Monday; when the body
| had been thus all disposed Of, cleared away
all traces of what had been done. think the
| stick, with which the fatal blow had been
/ struck, proved 10 be piece OF ldrSe grape
/ vine-say two inches III diameter ana TWO
| feet lonG-it was OF several pieces
which had carried in from Cambridge long
before, for the purpose of showing the effect of
certain chemical fluids in colorng wood by
being absorbed into the poIes; the grape vine
being very porous wood was we'll adapted to
this purpose; another longer stick had been
used as intended, and exhibited to the students;
this one had not been used-I put it Into the
fire. took up the two notes, either from the
table or the floor--I think the table, close by
where DR.. p. had fallen. | seized an old
metallic pen lying on the table, dashed it
across the face and through the signatures,
and put them III my pocket. do not know
why did this rather than put them in the fire,
for had not considered for moment what
effect either mode of disposing of them would
H''C Oh lAc liAJl SdSty VI my LhoebttuItSc W
Dr.. L. and the other persons interested. And
had not yet given L single thought TO the
question to what account | should give as
to the objects or result Of my interview with
DR.. Parkman. | never saw the sledge ham,
mer spoken. Of by Littlefield; never knew Of
its exlstence-at least, have no recollection
OF IT, left the college to go home as late as
six O'Clock. | collected myself as well as |
could, that might meet my family and others
with compOsure. On Saturday visited my
room at the college, but made no change in
the disposition of the remains, and laid no
plans as to my future course. On Saturday
evening | read the notice in the transcript"
respecting the disappearance. ! was then
deeply impressed with the necessity Of taking
some ground as 70 the character of my inter
view with DIR. Parkman. for | saw that it must
become known that | had had such an inter
view, as had appointed it first by an unsealed
note on Tuesday, and on Friday had myself
called at his house IN open day and ratified the
arrangement, and had then been seen, and had
probably been overheard by the man servant;
and knew not by how many persons DR.. p,
might have been seen entering my rooms, or
how many persons lie might have told by the
way where he was going. The interview
would in all probability be known, and must
be ready to explain it. The question exercised
me much, but on Sunday my course was Ia
ken. ! would 90 into Boston and be the first
to declare myself the person, as yet unknown,
With whom Dr.. PaTkman had made the ap-
polntment; ! would take the ground that had
invited him 20 the college to pay him money,
and that paid it accordingly; fixed upon the
sum by taking the small note and adding IN
terest, which, it appears, cast enormously.
II had thought Of this course earlier | should
not have deposited Pettee's cheek for $50 in
the Charles River Bank Oh Saturday, but
should have suppressed it as going so far 10
make up the sum which was 10 have pTofessed
10 have paid the day before, and which PeItee
knew ! had by me at the hour OF interview, il
had not occurred 70 me that should ever show
the notes cancelled IN proof Of 1t, or ! should
have destroyed the large note and let It be in
ferred that it was gone with the missing man,
and | should only have kept the small one,
which was all that ! could pretend 10 have
paid. My single thought was concealment
and safc:y-eyerything else was Incidental 10
that. | was IN no state 70 consider my ultel
nor pecuHIsry interest. Money, though .
needed it so much, was Of no account with me
In that condition Of mind. II | had designed
and PrenedItated the homicide Of DR.. Parktnan
! IN order TO get the possession Of the notes and
3 SS''~'A NY ACONs ilDk Obi SAJLAu llcA itih =
! deposited pettee's check the next day, but
( should have made some show Of getting and
/ having the money The morning before
should have drawn my money from the bank
and taken occasion to mention to the cashier
that bad sum TO make up that day TO DR.. p,
and the same TO HeHelmen when | borrowed
the $40. should have remarked that was
+ so much short OF a large sum that | was to
/ pay Parkman. borrowed the money Of Hen
eifnan as mere pocket money for the day. II
I l had intended the homicide Of DR.. p. | should
/ not have made the appointment with hun
! twice, and each time IN so open a manner that
+ other persons would almost certainly know OF
II; and should not have invited him to my
rooms at an hour when the college would be
full Of students and others, and an hour when
j was most likely to receive calls from others;
for that the hour, just after the lecture, at
which persons having business with me- OF III
my rooms, were always directed TO call.
Hooked into my rooms on Sunday afternoon
but did nothing. After the first visit oI the
officers. took the peIvis and some Of the
limbs from the upper well, and threw them
into the vault under the pIivy; took the tho
rax from the well below and packed IT IN the
tea chest, as found; my own impression has
been that this was not done until after the
second visit Of the officers, which was on
Tuesday; but Kingsley's testimony shows
that it must have been done sooner. The
perforation Of the thorax had been made by the
/ knife, At the time Of removing the vlscera
on Wednesday, put on kindlings and made
a fire in the furnace below, having first poked
/ down the ashes. Some Of the limbs, cannot
remember which or how many, were consumed
/ at that time This was the last had to dc
with the remains. The tin box was designed
to receive the thorax, though had not conclu-
dcd where | should finally put the box. The
fsh-hooks tied up in grappes were to be used
for drawing up the parts in the vault, when
ever ! should determine how to dispose OF
them, and yet strange enough. had confused
double object in ordering the box, and making
the prapples | had before intended 10 get