Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-07-10

lin operation al the College, and before
went there, but most severely afterwards
| wrote but one of the anonymous letters
produced at the tral-the one mailed at East
Cambridge The little bundles referred to
in the letter detained by the jalor contained
only bottle Of nitric acid, for domestic use.
| had seen it stated in a newspaper that
had purchased quantity of oxalic acid,
which it was presumed was to be used in
removing blood stains. wish the parcel to
be kept untouched, that it may be shown, if
there should be occasion, what it really was
that had purchased. ] have drawn up, in
separate papers, an explanation of the use
intended 10 make of the blood sent for on
Thursday, the 22d, and of the conversation
with Lit,le6eld about the dissec,ing vault.
think that Pe,ee, in his testimony at
the trial, put too strongly my words about
having settled with Dr.. P. Whatever did
say of the kind, was in the hope | enter
tanned that should be able to pacify Dr..
P, and make some arrangements with him,
aud was said in order to quiet Petee, who
was becoming FESTIVE under the solicitations
of DR.. Parkman.
After DR.. Webster had stated mos, of the
facts recorded above on the 23d May, this
question, with all the earnestness, solemni-
ty, and authority Of tone that Dr.. Putnam
was master of, was addressed him:
CDR. Webster, in all probability your days
are numbered; you cannot, you dare not
speak falsely to me now; you must not die
with lie in your mouth SO, prove 10 your
self that your repentance for the sins Of
your past life is sincere-tell me the truth,
then-a confidence to be kept sacred dur
my regard for the happiness of your family
shall seem TO me 10 require, and the inte-
rest of truth and justice to permit. Search
10 the bottom of your hear, for the history
of your motives, and tell me, before God,
did it never occur to you, before the decease
of Dr. Parkman, that his death, if you could
bring it to pass, would be of great advan-
tage TO you, or at'leas, that personal injury
to him nigh, possibly be the result, of your
expected conference with him /? As dy-
ing man, charge you to answer me truly
and exactly, or else be silenl-had you not
such .houghl?''
"No, never" said he, with energy and
feeling, "as live, and as God is my witness,
never! | was no more capable of such
thought than one of my innocent children.
never had the remo,est idea of injuring
Dr.. P. until the moment the blow was struck.
DR.. p. was extremely severe and sharp
the most provoking of men-and am irIi-
table and passionate. A quick handed and
brief violence Of temper has been beseting
sin of my life. ! was an only child-much
indulge d-and have never acquired the
control over my passions that ought TO
have acquired early, and the consequence is
all this"
"But GU notified Dr.. Parkman 10 meet
you at certain hour, and told him You
would pay him, when you knew you had
not the money ?"
"No," he replied. 81 did not tell him ]
would pay him, and there is no evidence
that told him so. Except my own words
spoken after his disappearance, and after
had determined to take the ground that
had paid him, those words were Of the mise
rable tissue of falsehoods to which | was
committed from the moment had began TO
conceal the homicide. never had thought
of injuring Parkman."
This was accompanied by the statemen.
in which Professor Webster attempts TO ex-
plain as to his seeing Liltlefeld, sending
for blood, and of inquiring about gases from
the vault. After reading the statement DR..
Putnam proceeded to argue as 10 its truth
fulness, saying that it was made when the
writ Of error was still pending. Also, that
Professor Webser's estate was worth seve-
raj thousand dollars, and that he was not in
such strait as TO commit such crime de-
liberately.
The previous petition from Professor
Webster, protesting his innocence and pray
ing for absolute pardon, he said, was got
up by his family, who were unwaverlng
in their belief in his innocence, until his con-
fession was communicated TO them about
a week since. lie concluded in asserting
his belief that the confession was true.