New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16
The Parker Murder.
COrresrouseuce Of The Boston Traveller.
SOUrH BERWICK, NJ, Monday, May y, 1870


SourH BERWICK, Me-, Monday, May -, 1870.
The examination of the Wentworths proceeds
slowly, and the probability is that Il viii occupy
nearly the whole OF the present week. The on y
material testimony given on Saturday was that Of
Thomas d. Quincy Of Boston, sud John : Elliott
Of Manchester MIR. Quincy testified that about
two months previous to the murder, he paid Mr.
Parker S3350-whch was made up OF one bill
OF 81 0O0 two or three OF $500 and several of 500
and $50. He said he had seen $50 bill, which
be supposed was one Of the number. These bills
were all marked with letter p on the back Of
them, with several punctures Of knife through
them. Ii is understood that neither Of these bills
can be found at the present time, although Brown
testifies that the Wentworths had bills of the
denomination OF $50 which they passed, and he
believes he saw in their possession at Saco bull
OF $1,000.
Mr.. Eliot, il appears, was q tenant OF Asa Went
worth. about year and half after the murder
On one occasion several OF the neghbors had play
ed cards in Wentworths part of the house until
late hour of the night to the great annoyance of
Mrs. Wentworth. On her coming TO the door a
second time to induce the company TO disperse, she
uttered q threat To her husband, that If the pro-
ceedings were not stopped she cosld or would tell
"who ii was who came here on the night OF the
Parker murder and looked so pale" When this
testimony was given. Wentworth looked very
much confused-more so than he had at any pre-.
vious time during the examination.
The Court did not come in today till PM. One
of the principal witnesses examined to-day said
that Henry 7. Wentworth pointed out MIR. Parker
to him at Saco on the day previous to the murder,
and on the following night spoke OF Parkers pro-
posing to purchase bowling saloon at Saco, and
of his having money enough to make the purchase;
he believed Wentworth said MIR. Parker showed
him 81, 500. The witness did not atterward see
Wentworth for several days, and until w entwofth
read to him the reward for the murderer.
Brown was az rain called, and corrected some
mistakes he had made in dates, one Of which went
to relieve him from tho suspicion OF being in Man
chester near the time OF the murder. He was
questioned very closely by the Government and by
the Court, upon the impression on his mind in rea
ton to the proposition to him to pass some OF the
Parker money. The answers he gave showed
either great lack of perception. or awant of some
thing OF more Importance. He said he did not
think much about the matter at all
The most important witnesses of the Govern
ment were examined. Tuesday. Ruben j.
Wiley swore as follows;
In the month of September. 1913. saw a bill Of
81 900 in the hands of Henry 7. Wentworth.
went into the barroon, when saw Henry stand
ing up to bis desk in the Office or rather the desk
was behind the door opening into the Office, he
stood at the desk and had his money open before
him; walked up to him, his back being towards
me- and put my hand on his shoulder | saw
among the money $1,000 bill. The bill had
good appearance, vas most new toerably light;
observed figures on the top corners; on each of
them was he figure of l and three 0s. | saw
" Boston on it in block letters. cannot tell what
bank il was upon. / spoke to him, saying, You
are pretty flush, old fellow, today You have got
a pretty good sized one there He replied. he
could pay bis bills, and asked me what he should
give me 10 take it to Boston to broker, and get it
exchanged. L told him | was AFRAID Of it. He pat
put his money in his pocket, and we walked out to
he door together. He told me as he started 10 20
'ut not to say anything Of what had seen.
At the time of the murder was tending bar for
Mr. Wentworth. At that time had not said any
hing 10 any one about seeing this money. At the
ime OF the trial | heard a conversation between
Henry T. Wentworth and Mr.. McQueston, bis
ather-in.law. This conversation in the entry,
,ack OF the stairs IL was in the evening, aml no
me else was with them | was walking through
he entry and hearing some persons talk, stopped
o listen. heard Henry say that the Manchester
leople would try to prove that he was at Manches-
or, but they could at if they tried. He had got it
alked into the people, and he could get twenty 10 |
wear that he was at Ssco He told McQueston /
yben they put him on the stand to be careful aud /
ot let them get anything ont Of him.
] spoke to Asa that night or the next morning,
nd told him that, if Henry did not look out, people
would get hold Of some of his talk, make handle
( it, and use it against him. He replied that Hen.
tongue was never SUI, ana never WOuld nc /,
ntl he was dead without it was cut out OF his
cad
Several other witnesses were introduced, a1cr
'hich, as We learn from the Boston Bee:
Mr.. Morrison said he had now offered all the
whence Of the Government, except such rebutting
sstimony as may be required. 1t was however,
eir intention to show that all of Mr.. ParSers
ockets were searched with bloody hand and
bat one small pocket book, containing 81 G35 was
ot taken, it being at the bottom Of side pocket.
he hand appeared u have been thrust in, bat not
II enough to reach it.
The deteucc have % witnesses.
MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-Hart Allen, Of Nashus,