The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-01
VOLUME II.-NUMBER "a.

d.. Wsbster meant to get reward. Alter nv
suspieionswsre excited on Sunday night reu4ern-
/ oerrd eyery thing saw, but did not then vgyif. +
aovn any thing i stated in my direct erau1iusr
ton all that excited my suspicious m IA M,
Whsn net Dr Webster in Fruit street in front of
ps.,' Iss conegs' susPeet that he had murdered Dr.
farkman had never suspected him before
did not before know that DR. Paritnan had bse, IN s
| the college. He told me shat Parksnan had heers
there, and that he had paid him -four hnndred and
elghtythree dollars and sixty-seven cssts e sod
/ me. also that Parkman grabbed up the sea.@, NJ
run off fast as he could going uyp two stsrs a =
time have seen the knife with tie sheath 5o,1nd
IN the tea-ehest; have Webster have " n liz
private room. He showed me the other knife Non
Day before DR.. Parkman's disappearance did not
.ssl me me ne was going to prune grape vines. Had
NO particular knock signal to get into Dr.. Web
sters room when some one came to see him thst
l thought he wanted to see Iswould knock sF
ms door II it was locked or boIted It was ssIdora
locked never knocked when l simply wished To-
statement to the Coroner.
Direct examination resumed Another bandbilI
was shown witness, and he was asked who he saw,
on Monday; he never the letter at All have
never made any claim for the reward; have said I
have never had any and never should /: / never had
any intention Of getting the reward had he
minutes down of having received the turkey on
"Wednesday; my wife told me, when had told her
what had said 70 the eoroner's jury you have
made mistake, it was on Tuesday you got the
turkey went to Fosters and found from hia
books that il was 50 went to the coroner md
had the mistake corrected I went 10 the coroner
once to correct the mistake, and once to siou ne
deposition !; first noticed the cuts or hacks n tb
SINK when the hatche. was found on Saturday,
the arrest was made.
BY Juryman.-Did you go over to the East
Cambridge bri ige before or after you saw Dr..
Webster on Sunday night e = T.
l. Witness.-lt was after.
BY aJuryman.-Did you ever know ice being in
the sink? t - -
Witness.-No; the water runs out through tb.,
bottom the window looks into the coal bin there
were found in DR.. Webster's laboratory kew Of
the upper front door and of the lower front door
Cross-examination resumed.-I was examining
when found the hacks in the sink DR.. Webster
( had ice IN every winter which break up for him
IN the sink; don't know but the hacks might
haVe been made that way; the other Professors
might have had keys; DIR. Chaning ordered me
once to get several keys made for going up into
the laboratory don't know whether they were dis
tributed among the Professors.
Andrew A. Foster, sworn-I am provision
dealer IN Court street; remember supplying a
turkey to Mr.. LittIefeld ON Tuesday New 2o AZ
the order OF DR.. Webster it was about O'Clock
IN the afternoon, , did not keep the osder it was
destroyed; there another order brought bv him
Tor sweet potatoes, which was sent to Cambridge
BY the Express; this is a Transcript Of rsz BOOK
| the court and iuryd
Cross-examined-Mr Little6eld came to nj.
to ascertain from my books the date, and I told
him; do not remember that he there stated that
ne had made another statement before the coroners
| jury
Caroline M. Littlefeh, sworn--T an he wife
of the janitor OF the college; knew DR. PARK
man by sight think it was on Saturday, I an
not sure that 1t was not till Sunday that heard of
DE- Parkman's disappearance
Mr, CtIft1Kd-Iltd Won Surnffa x,irkf ,,sso..
your husband against stating his slspcions9
Answer-On Friday afternoon be went out and
returned, saying that he had seen DR.. Webster and
believed as much that he was standing there
that DR.. Webster murdered Dr. Parkman. saii
toF mercy sake, what makes you think 80 E--never
menuon that thing again, think OF in for If the
Professor should get hold of il il would make tros,-
ble Tor you. j don't know THAT nntsrSd fzfs.vz
that there had been anything unsal i The s.v
Dr. Webster kept his room, but after he mentio1ed
| II, on Sunday evening, remembered how he had
| Kept the lower laboratory locked, which never
saw before When the lectures began. in the firzt
week in November, DIR. Webster asked me n i
could not use water from his laboratory. for his
wafer was not good, on account Of the pine He
did not like to leave trimming becanse il spatered
| his floor
Questionable you see LittIeield on Wsdnesdav
lying on the floor and looking under DR.. Websters
door? - s,s-7 -
Answer-I also saw him on the floor !; / saw him
look at the key-hoie. Idonot know thar nv husband
built any fire that week, either on Monday We'd
nesday, or Friday. saw DR.. Webster pass through
The lower entry on Wednesday morning. he came
quite early, as early eight O'Clock. He pasRed
through the entry Wednesday up the front stairs.
II was late on Friday morning when knew that
Littlefield sent Mrs. Harlow for an axe on Thurs
day, and went TO borrow some tools from Mr.. Full
Ter I; but saw only the axe which Mrs Harlow
brought. On Friday he y5snt to work on the wall
about three o'clock; Mfien he had been at work
half an iSear thought saw DR.. Webster coming.
had the hammer, and was u strike four times If
saw Webster coming. When saw Mr.. Trenholm
and StaFkweather coming | thought il was he and
gave the alarm.
When Littlefeld came up was talking with tbe
officers. DR.. Webster came in and went through
the entry; he took up grape vines, went into lie
lecture room, and came down into the laboratory
and unlocked the door, leaving it unlocked as he
used TO before Parkman's disappearance. L did
not see DR.. Webster go out. Ii was when Little
field was talking with the police officers. When
Or. Webster was gone Little6eld went down again
to work at the wall, and was gone should think
not more than ten minutes, when he came IN:
never saw him look so before when he came m
he was very much affected, 80 much 90 that he
burst out crying he did not go right awav h,
could not He then locked the door and went To
Mr.. Bigelow. Mr.. Trenholm came in and went
down and staid about Eve minutes he said it was
no mistake.
John Maxwell, boy, sworn--I live in Fruit
street place know Littlefeld ; knew Parkman.
took up noIe to Dr. Parkman from Mr. Littletield.
and LEFT il at his tParkman'sl house. 1t was the
forepart of the week that the doctor was missing,
i delivered the note into his own hands.
John Hathaway sworn-I am engaged at the
Massachusetts, hospital; keep the medicines as
apothecarY. Lttlefeld applied 60 me for some
blood on Thursday, the 29d of Novelaber. ItDld
him that had meme, bnt that expected some Of
the patients would be bled the next day.
The court then adjourned until Monday morning.