The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-26

/ two steps at time in going down stairs. and
said he would see to the bond being cancel.
led. There was discrepancy between Dr.
| WIS statements. however, concerning the
amount of the money: this also would be
seen to have Il reference to the amounts re-
ccivcd and paid away; and the papers also
showed that the whole was a fable and a
fiction that he represented concerning mon
ey matters. Then there were variety of
facts for further consideration. The Thurs
day after the disappearance of DIR. Parkmap
vas Thanksgiving and although there were
no lectures in the College. Dr. Webster was
there that he wanted no fire, but yet had
such Il one as never was known to DO used
before.
The search was commenced in the College
on the Monday after Dr. Parkman went a.
way and again on the Tuesday by the Off
GERS, in company with Mr. Kingsley, DR..
| Parkman's agent, and the conduct of DIR.
! Webster on that day would be shown to be
suspicious There was fire that DAY in the
| furnace, and DR.. w. seemed very anxious
/ to withdraw observation from the privy
! The tca.chcst was seen on Tuesday. by Mr..
Kingsley. On Monday, the express man,
| by order Of DIR. W., brought certain faggots
and boxes from Cambridge. On that day.
and Wednesday after, the KEY Of DIR. W's
rooms could not be found. All the week.
/ Dr. w seemed very anxious to make it APP
pear that Dr. Parkman was seen last going
over Cambridge Bridge. lie even went so
! far as to urge lady to say so against her con
viction and this, repeatedly. lie went, al
so, on Friday, TO n tin worker in Boston, to
have tin box made and stated that, thro
certain mesmeric influences, it was found
that the body OF Dr. Parkman had been car
ried away in cab. The tin box was Or
dcred to be made so that he could solder it
| himself; and as to the USES he stated this
/ box TO be put to, evidence of contradiction
would be furnished. MIR. Clifford spoke of
the CALCULATIONS DR.. Webster made in the
prison (of the nature of confession) at the
time of his arrest. and said these would be
testified TO in every particular.
lie then went on to state the nature Of the
/ testimony which could be brought forward
regarding the finding Of the body in the
yault,-in all essential particulars as hereto
fore narrated, in the public papers
When his apartments in the College were
opened, DIR. Webster was requested TO be
present TO explain anything that might tran
/ spisc, or be seen. His department and re
marks on that occasion were singular. There
were found pair ofpanis with spots Of blood;
and pair Of slippers, as well as some tow
els, marked with blood were found in the
vault, whence nothing could proceed seward
only as it percolafed through the walls 1t
was certain that these articles, as well as the
/ body, must have been put down the privv,
the KEY of which was found in his pocket
| 4 large bunch of false keys were found in
Prof W.'s desk, which could open every
door in the College. lie said he had found
them. On his person was found a paper,o
which was noted Two different versions of the
/ interview had between him and DIR. Park
man on Friday. On the Monday following
| his arrest he was brought into the Police
| Office, and there, under advice of counsel
he waived Examination thereby declaring
cause for investigation. On his commitment
( to his cell, he wrote a note, which was ex-
amined, according to the usages of the Jail;
il contained an injunction to a member of
| his family to keep secret certain papers which
the Government got, and they turned out to
| lie two notes to DR.. Parkman, and another
papcr which required an explanation that
! the Government could not give. 1t would
also be shown by the opinion Of an expert,
that certain letters had been written by the
prisoner, to divert public suspicion from the
| Medical College.
| Upon all this mass of circumstances moth
/ ing has been said at all in the way of explain
alton. Dr. Webster had done what he had
/ right 10 do, and remained without asking
( the government to furnish him with the eyi-
dence against him. 1t was to be hoped that
/ he would give an explanation that would
satisfy the minds of the jury, and Of the
whole civilized world; no one would rejoice
more than he (AIr Clillord) that his inno-
ccnce should appear rs clear as MONDAY ;
I but if unable so to do, the evidence that
could be produced was calculated TO bear
with great weight upon the fact Of his guilt.
Mr. CliTord's address occupied two hours
and quarter. The government then pro
ceeded to call on the evidence for the prose-
cu,on. Our limits will only allow to give
the substance of The testimony of some Of
the principal Witnesses.
Charles w. Kingsley, called and sworn
Has been DR.. Parkman's agent from May OF
June, 1885, had the care Of his real estate
was in the habit of meeting him at least ev-
cry day on business had never failed to find
him at home at the dinner-hour when he
called for fifteen years Or. Parkman was
said by his family to have left home at Il
o'clock on Friday; witness commenced
searching for him on Saturday at O'Clock
and traced lin through Bromfeld, Wash
ington, Deyonshire, Court, Green, Vine, and
Blossom ss to Grove and the Medical Col
lege, where he entered at o'clock, z. NJ. Of
a little before, having lief: some butter at {
grocery which he was to take on his retuin
4 large number of the Police force assisted
ia the search advertisements were first is
sued Offering a reward on Saturday or Sun
day heard that DIR. Parkman hal been seer
r it, East Cambridge searched there return
cd about 0 o'clock searched all the room
in the Medical College.
Court adjourned till l2 o'clock.
, AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Cour. rc-assembled at l2 O'Clock
5 CHARTS NJ Kingsley.-This witness pro
c ceeded to give an account of what took plac
I in their first search of the Medical College
they knocked at DIR. Wcbster's door; and h
y and Starkweather finding no admiuancC
5 were going down stairs toward the cellar
h when Littlelield said pr. Webster must Ger
4 tainly be there, and shook the door in abou
two minutes Webster came and opened tn
door; saw nothing in particular unusual /
the appearance Of DIR. w. he took little nc
g tee Of US we looked carelessly around an
Il went out.
After this we pursued the search at Eai
Z Cambridge; returned in the afternoon, an
II with officers Clapp, Rice and Fuller searche
the Medical College again; first searehe
r. Littlefelds room in beds and closets for p;
pers or any clue, but found nothing' the
" searched the cellar but found nothing
d, knocked at Websters room AMI were at