The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-01

trace II lem found III tue ashes Is 1t unreasona-
be to suppose THAI Parknan was carried to that
room, naked body.
| now come to the testimony of Mr. LittIefeld. /
regret that am oblig ID to speak of it, 1t is pur-
pose of mine to chrse one person with crime to
relieve another. contend that his testimony is in-
consistent with the government testimony; but do
not lmpute III the slightest degree, crime to him. He
scorroborated III respects by other witnesses.
must call your attention to the internal charac-
ter OF this evidence. Let us take point from
Sunday night, when he had his conversation with
Or Webster DIR Webster told Mr.. Littlefeld that
Dr Parkman came to his lecture room at half past
one. Then says MIR Littleeld, he felt sure that Dr.
Webster had murdered DIR Parkman. Yes, gentle
men, it was this sight conversation that convinced
MIR. Lift efeld that DIR Webster was murderer :
That he went to his wife and communicated bis sus-
picions to her.
Now, gentlemen, observe whether his conduct
agrees with the superstition that he suppressed this
overwhelming conviction In accordance with his
wifes suggestion.
On Monday morning he goes into the room where
that murderer was! He was three times in that
room alone, with opportunities for examination
Would not his eye naturally have fell upon every
object which might have confirmed his suspicions?-
Yet he makes no observations whatever The police
came there to make search with the power of the
law. But did he the attention of the police to
those quarters which he was intimately acquainted
with?
On Tuesday, the police came again. In Little
fields presence Mr. Capp tells DR. Webster that he
had no suspicious about the College. Yet while
these horrible suspicious were preyng upon his mind
he did not even suggest to the police a thorough
search. He had seen the spots on the floor on Mon
day and Tuesday, but did not call the attention of
the police to them. think these things should lead
US to suspect This evidence
Then, Mr.. Littlefeld on Tuesday, takes from the
red right had of the bloody murderer the present of that
Thanksgiving turkey, and passes down the walk with
him in friendly converse Gentlemen, can these ac-
counts be consistently explained a.
The next day, he says he felt upon his face the heat
from the small assay furnace through the wall and that
he thought the building fire. He entered the
room and found that the fire was quite down. lie made
no effort to go to the privy though he knew DIR Web
ster had diverted the attention of the police from it.
On Thursday he goes to the vault to search for the
remains OF DR. Par kman, yet, when he had partially
completed his abors, he desisted and went to party
that night and danced Is of 20 times though the
horrible suspicious of murder were upon his mind
when Starkweather proposed that the prvy should
be seached, he put him off, at the very time when he
had nearly completed the perforaton of the WALL and
when he could have had disnteresed witness to what
was to be found in the vault.
DIR Webster chemist, and he could have dis
solved those remains eiectuay in short time and do
you suppose he would have accomplished his work in
such bnngllng manner? Gentlemen, it must have been
an unknown person who entered those rooms and ac-
comphshed that work which the Government are en-
deavoring to fasten DR. Webster.
But, Gentlemen, follow DIR Webster to his home
10 the houses OF his neghbors. Here we find him. self
possessed and social as usual. Could human nerves
have sustained such load of guilt so that the wife Of
his bosom would not have observed cloud upon his
brow Would it have escaped the eyes of his fond
chdren-of his social neighborsl Ifso, gentlemen, he
must have been more than less than man
On Friday the officers came for him to assist in
searching the College Without suspicion he talks
about DIR changes from one subject to anoth-
er with perfect ease. They the ail-they enter
and when within tie inner room, then says DIR Web
ster what does this 20 He is charged with the
murder of DIR Parkman and told that he was under ar
rest Tor that crime He told that he could not see
his friends His gave way, and he SINK under
the horrors OF his situation His faculties disordered
his mind shattered no onder that he sunk back in de-
spair. His few muttered words we're ia zen down by
the vigilant policemen.
lie goes to the college, willingly, far as his shat
tered mind could consent. He assents to the search
HIS rooms were broken open; and he was the most
calm at the very moment when the pryy was broken
open, the place where these remains had been conceal
ed.
Gentlemen, the remains were shown in his presence.
lie returned to the jail, broken man. and his words
were no more to be regarded than those of maniac
From that moment to the present not one word has
escaped him not compatible with his innocence. On
the night of his arrest after he had somwhat recovered
from the shock of the accusation he said that Little
held was the only person who had his rooms
and It there was any thing wrong he ought be abeto
explain It. And the next morning he expressed the
opinion that they not the remains of DR. Parkman
but how they there he did not know. So he saws
now. He does not know.
Mr. Merrick closed his exceedingly able argument
with some eloquent and impressive general remarks,
but our limits will allow US to give sketch of them
He occupied in all about six hours and half
ELEVENTH DAY.
Saturday, March 80.
The Attorney General, Hon. j. H. Clifford, com
msnced the closing argument for the prosecution.
In a cause of as much magnitude as the present the
Attorney General said, he expected, and doubtless the
Jury expected, that every thing that could be advanced
would be advanced, TO show the innocence Of the de-
PENDANT at the bar The Attorney General had express
ed the hope sincere hope that the prisoner would be
able to show the innocence Of the crime which is charp
ed to him. But in this hope he must say and say t.
too, with regret he had been disappointed Every IA
cility had been afforded him to prepare his defence
Nothing had been withheld by ihe government Ii in
sbecamc the prisoner his COUNSEL to complain of the
: prosecution in the case.
The FIRST proposition Of the defence is as to the
character Of the prisoner That he did bear an ont
side character was never denied by the government
how well grounded that character was, the event Of
the trial must determine. The second proposition Of
the defence is, that DR. Webster's being locked up in
his rooms was not an unusual thing by any MEANS
This was oaly shown by one single witness, and had
signally failed. The third proposition was the at