Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-02

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1basn blasted for moment? The defence has brohsn hs
3proofs 10 four propositions, which shall consider
3ihey have, brought witnesses 10 prove ms cnaia, h
3hoye M disnoson to deny that he had reputation nov
iwe founded in character il will be for yo uh'', nv g.
aencc to saw Second That it was go n'.sIa, auab,
him y, he lacked mn i'm his To this they nave ooun,
II single witness The third proposition IS, mat ms oM
aconduc and his whereabouts during the "sgh di c =,
appearance dsproves his guilt fouf, ho, DR. George
1,einpts TO answer this whole case BY proving a Mndi
hartman was seen after the time when he entered Inc
Ica College on Friday Nov. 23d This Is @
|al The counsel for this deendam. ~ hvcandbye and
aye yau udre of them Gentlemen, the principal business
Inf our laws * to protect human life II case mas ever a
~ -, , H. s,enarh and value of our laws, ths Is one.
| b,ya y.r oen heard il is the common complaint ua
lhe law is strong enough 10 hold the weak ou 1o ~ Pun
Fish or restrain The strong patc SIN win sod II nfeAs
|he strongest arm of law; clohe win rags anu you a.
; !, nth straw Look at the mpossibility OF a false
|,ccnsaon AGAINST such man us TINS why, me very az.
,uenl of the defence Is, that man OF ms stunning @
I'm, nosshlv commit such crime. The suspicion even
oud moi arise against such man without stronger
# nooS ,ban would convict another man. Iii said tha'
Ibis evidence is all ccumsanla NO eve saw no
They wonld retire every eye, when they propose ~
strike ,beir cruc blow They do commonly retire from eve
Inv eve bu, The ilSeeng One. shall frst examine '
Of circumstaniia evidence, and then proceed
o examine the points of law and the evidence in the case
The toney General here read the remarks ci Chlei Jus
ce Gibson OF Pennsy vana in The case o. le o"o or
wealth vs. Harmon As the rules of law rest on le DOC
brine of The common law laid down by this court III m
n yerke and subsequently, acted in the case OF
In Coodc agree with the learned counsel on the oihei
Side in his definition of "mpied malice" If there was
blow by Dr. George Parkman, provoklns aioie' W -
Webster then the malice fails and is mansaushfe bu
|f it were only provoking WORDS II Is "o' So -
Mrs Rhodes testified that she Dr. Parknan at guar,
ter to O'clock From the almanac which take H. coud no
HE introduced in evidence will appear mat al iou c9cS
I'm, dov il VA. rather late for distinct vision Mrs
Rhodes said she bowed and the Doctor bowed 10 her -
my thing uncommon for gentleman 10 return uom "
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ard to this testimony is that Mrs Rhodes though pash
ner of Rev Francis Paknan said not WORD o what sh'
bad seen, ill her daughter came back ron IeSon ~
Tuesday Another pregnant fact is that Dr. parkan was
waking with gentleman Where is that gentleman Why
lao voice from hin If Dr. Parkman running about un
her alteration of mind this gentleman could nave taken care
Thin Mrs Creenolghs testimony very consderate
md conscen ous. wish all the rest had been as CAREFUL
She states that she is confident and positive at re
|was DR. Parkman she
IThe learned Attorney General into very entertain
linz and instructive discussion of the subject Of proving per
ona Identity and related many anecdotes ol singular ms
lakes in recognising Individually But ms rarKah ao
is admitted does not shake the Where was Dr.
Webster that day He there in his Laboratory dinner
less and alone the whole afternoon Tic might nave murder
ID Dr. parkrnan before o'clock, or he might again have
ntced him there and murdered him after four o'clock !
come 10 the testimony of the identity OF these remains II
the circumstances which prove the Identity are sish he
re plany If they are in each, weak thread together
hey are strong cable II is in the order OF Providence
that there could be such striking resemblance as We
have brought here without producing az perfect
s if we had brought the entire mortal remains o Dr. PARK
nan before YOU | approach this subject reverentiay
refer you the long abors of that conscientious man. Dr.
Keep, produce set OF teeth for Dr. T. TO wear ii, lh
openup OF that College, founded by his munifcence That
Ibis VERY teeth should remain 10 reveal the murder OIL
that founder Of the college, and 10 vindicate The law regard
las the finger of Almighty God That from the smoulderne
remains in the ashes Of the furnace the pieces should be
|shed out from which, that true son OF science Dr. Wy
|man should reconstruct the very Jaw which bears me I'M
misakeabe peculiarly of Dr. Parknan is wonderful pro
Evidence Looking the in the cupflts DOCK i-
self evoice Of science have been disposed In Sickness
lof heart 10 ask
"Star.eyed science has then wandered there,
To bring us only darkness and despair
science has INDICATED what this false OF science has
Released Scientific have appeared here who throwing
away all feelings OF class, have given themselves TO the
Search OF truth Let the results strike where they may
they have restored the body SO as 10 show where each mn
e particle of bone fits and show that these were parts
the same body and in no part dssimar 10 Dr
land bearing some most striking resemblances.
now gentlemen of the Jury, come to consider the hypo-
theses set up for the defence shall ask you FIRST to con
slider whether any of Them in itself, is such as the law
requires excluded by the facts in the shall then
sk vou consider whether they do not conflict with each
other What these hypothesis Dr. Webster had
Dcen compelled order avoid suspclon 10 admit that he
did meet Dr. Pakman The time speciy and ne claims.
which our evidence conadcts, that he paid him money
Thus they admit all beyond they deny and rush into
hypothesis They say he might have committed suicide ne
night have been robbed other thing might have
been done We not here 10 consider possibilities; we
might suppose that DR.. Holmes killed Dr. Parkman in the
lecture room any other eXiravagant supposon but
wc want hypothesis which has something TO support H.
The case first upon the supposliion that h
was murdered outside and brought into the College for de-
,rcton or perhaps get the reward but IL - an absurd
supposon because the full strength of the word they
SAY this for the dissecng being opcn but
his must have a a he s wn5
r that Dr. Parkman had gone roaming about for sometime,
land that he brought in there murdered after Islander be-
IAN 10 breathe that Dr. Webster was the guilty man
How could DR.. Webster remain in such community as
his With all the sympahies Of the University in his favor
as innocence could be established by confirming such ny
pothesis think that open door had something TO do with
1.-The remains but il in connection with Dr. Webster
whose whereabouts accounted for till O'Clock,
Though his daughter usually breakfased with him.
Ii has appeared with what facility Dr. Webster fiitteo
back and forth between Cambridge and the Medical College
agree with the counsel in his definition and exposition o.
he law; but was painfully impressed with the fact and
have no doubt that when were looking for cxpa-
nation got from the learned counsel in his opening two
hours and FIVE minutes the doctrines of the law while he
had only minutes devoted 10 the fact ms defence taxes
EXCEPTION perhaps ought not To exception but OBJ
ecs the fourth of this indictment because 1t does
'not set FORTH the manner and means of the killing
But if this sound, we have been wasting time these
DAYS in trying this III II were so think the Iour'
would have required them 10 bring something more satiSc
Inv for it. If such the law how could murderer be
hcd in any where he sufficiently scientific 10 con-
|ceal the weapons and instruments of death.
If the law were so-Dr W. might have killed DR.. Park
nan dissolved him in acid till not particle remained out o.
ud state and then four brother physicians might have
sed in found the clothes OF Dr. Parkman and heard HIN
Iav have murdered Dr. George Parknan, and yet he con
lnot have been punished lie would have walked abroad a.
rec as of YOU ii such be the Law.
They pretend for the Defence doubt that Dr. George
sPakInan has been murdered is dead His estate,
been administered upon and others have succeeded tt
Ibis responsibilities Gad they pretend doubt whee
3he may be alive, running about in some unknown
place
They bring the testimony of Dr. W. p G. Morton L
shake the testimony of DIR. Keep, who positively
land gives his fortified by the opinions of three 9th
Der professional gentlemen in the same line.
They bring witnesses prove their abb OF DR. Park
sman they might haze brought fifteen well, and the only
reason they did not that it would have required DR.
5Pakman be in many places the same time ltwouc
have required in short 10 be ubiquitous They therefore
selected 1--WE Mrs Hatch swears she saw DR. Paknan al
II time which is all inconsistent with the indictment
come then first the testimony of Mr. Thompson, the b
ogcal witness may call him. tic depends for the
1,iuc upon clock which have shown 10 be no guide but
will admit if you please that he did see person whe
hooked like Dr. Parkman; he did not meet him. he saw nm
cross the Doubtless he may have supposed that h
saw Dr. Parkan but this readily explained by supposine
sthal he saw person resembling DR.. Parkman. Mr.
Wentworth that he DIR. Parkman in Court ST. he
WAS walking with Mr. j. H. Russell whom we have brought
lon the stand This the only time that he walked Will
MIR RUSSELL and Mr. Russell swears that when walking witt
Mr. Wentworth they Dr. Parkman but he docs not re
iucmber The time; he is il Friday submit
THAT the witness stands mpcached Why die he keep this
Knowledge TO himself while the search was going on!
Mr. Celands testimony like Mrs Rhodes has this pecu
arity he has facts 10 remembers hrst what time II,
ae on Rev. John Wells and the fact that after he came from
him he saw Dr. Parkman he had not spoken 10 Dr. Parkar
|or three wears; he did pass next to him. submit he
uht have mistaken having the general appearance
nr tho which he struck