The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-25
TRLaL OF PROF. J. w. WEBSTER
FOR THE MURDER OF DR.. fARKM1E
ArrERNooN SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ephraim Littlaiiela. Examination in chief resumed
The oraps vines which hal been left ia the cellar, had
been broken and scattered all about the house by the
chdrea On Thurs lay afternoon, ab1at O'Clock,
went TO work digging hole through the brick wall be-
side Dr. Websters privy vault. attempted to satisfy
mysaf-for | could not 90 dowA town bit some one
would be at me in shape. That the only
apartment which had not been locke into and wished
to see il any remains of Dr. Parkman could be Deposit
ed there felt sure that il they were there they
were not about the College. felt that if there had
beea any foul play with Doctor Parkman in Webstcrs
apartments there other place to deposite his
maius except through the private prvy into this vault
then went DIVA the trap door into the back cellar,
through which Nj. Fuller and myself had been before,
until came to the cross walls beneath DIR. Webser<
apartments, | used Ratchet AMI chsel. | got out
quantity of brick, and found it a very difficult task. ]
qnt it for that day. That night | weat to a Thanks
giving Ball at Cochituate Hail. and returned about four
o'clock on the next morning danced eighteen out of
the twenty dances. My wife called me about eight
O'Clock, wanting me to get up and finish the hole in the
wall. did not get up til! little before nine. While
at breakfast Dr. Webster came into the kitchen Said
he, g Do you hear ANYTHING more about Dr. Parkmaal
He took paper up and looked it over. | told him
had heard about it. He said he had Just come
out of DR.. Henchnans apotheeary Shop and that DIR.
Henchman said there was woman who large
bundle put into caphat she had taken the number of
that cab-that the cab had been found and all
cred with blood. said there many reports that
did not know what to believe. He then went up
stairs In the of the forenoon nbought
some busts for DIR. Warrens museum. They were
placed underneath Dr. Websters lecure-room, | had
no direction from DR.. Bigeow for dggin through the
wall, bit had directions from Dr. Jackson | asked
DIR. I'll. ], Bgeow if he knew the suspicious which
were had of DR.. Webster, and told him | had COM
menced digging through the wall. | also told him all
about DR.. Webster's doors being kept fastened I'M
derstood him to give his assent for to 90 ahead.
then into the Deonstrators room and there saw
DIR. ]. s. P. jackson alone. told him what | had
undertaken, and with that view DR.. jackson said
''Littefeld 90 through that wall before YOU sleep to-
night He asked me what should do if | should
find anything there. / told him | should 90 to DR..
Holmes. lie told me not to go to HIM, but to the old
gentleman, DR.. Bigelow, in Summer street. Said he
g if you find any remains, and write your
my slate, and | shall understand In the afternoon
about o'clock went Mr.. Fuller, Of the Iron Foun-
dry, and asked him for crow-bar. He said he would
let me have one, and asked what | wanted it for
told him. to dig hole though brick WALL for carrying
lead pipe for Cochtuate water through He said-stI
guess you do | said nothing, but took the crowbal
and started locked eyery door in the house after
got in. Dropped the dea i-atch inside the front door
told my wife to watch and to let in without mott
fyng me. told her that if Dir. Webster should come
let him in uati she had into the back part
and given four raps on the trap-door for me. | wen
down under the building and probably had worked hal
hour, when my hands so bistered that | wen
back to the kitchen ald got pair of thick gloves,
H.
progress, and went back to the foundry and got ham
mer and cold chise from two of the Fulers. wen
down to work again, and got along pretty rapidly
did not know how thick the wall was. [ had got OF
two courses and half when heard walking overhea
and four raps OF the hammer. went directly up. NJ
wife said, g Eve made fool of you this time-two gen
temen came here, and thought of them was Dr.
Webster They rang the bell ang asked for you The
were Massrs. Starkweather and Kingsley The,
then there, and Mr. King sley asked me what pac
/ totd
where it was and said he-s'le 60 into it let's %
into his room!" | told him the doors locked
They then went away. | saw Mr.. Trenholm
police officer, and told him what | was doing-and
furthermore that if he would back in twenty min
utes | would let him know the result. | told him i
would not take me more than twenty minutes half al
hour get through. ! was g ing back to work whel
my wife told me that DIR. Webster had gone into hi
apartments. suppose he had gone in while was talk
ing with Trenholm. Dr. Webster came out about quar-
ter to four should think. He came out of the shee
and spoke to me and Mr.. Trenholm. He said an Irish
man had offered twenty dollar bill on the Cambridge
side of the bridge, pay his toll Of one cent He SAID
the marshall had been TO him and asked him he hac
paid that bill to Dr. Parkman, and that he had told Tho
marshall that he could not swear to it. He then went
away and requested my wife to keep watch, while
went to work again on the wall. did then use the
hammer and chsel, bat took the crowbaf and with one
heavy punch forced the bricks through there hayipo
been about and half previously left The ali
though with such draft that had difficulty il
keeping my light however got the light through the
hole and poked in my head, and the first thing i saw
the pelvis Of a --nd then saw two parts Of
human legs. did not step, but went directly back
and told my wife what had Observation-Disclosures hel
lock the cellar dor, put the key in her pocket and
let 60 dowa there uatl should come back from
DIR, Bigelow's whore was thea going. Mywe spoke
to me frst-asking VIII the matter was. went down
to old DR.. Bigelow's, in Sumner street. little cir
to the door, AMI J asked for Dr.. BiaeIow. Mrs
Bigeiow to the door and asked me calling nue. by
name) what the matter. The Doctor was not a,
home. went right down to DR.. Henry BigelowS, in
Chauncey Piece, and told him wat had discovered
He toll me to come along with him t. r u. Shaw Jr'
in Summer-st Going down there and into the study We
found Mr.. Shaw The Marshall came in a few mo-
ments, and Mr.. Shaw went ont with him. The Mar
shall told me togo rgat back to the College, saying he
would soon be there.
wrote 10y name o. i got 70 the coiega be- be-
fore any Of them. There found Mr. Trenholm. He
sud he had been dowa. u a. or fifteen minutes the
Marshal and DR. BigeIow came. Mr. Clapp arrived a
little before the Marshal The hole forced was close
to the foundation WALL and about half way from ground
to ceiling could just stand upright there. The hole
was abou; eighteen b. ten OF twelve inches The
vault, from the ground q dc f,or ab,ve, shoull
think, was about eight Or MAE feet The reniins
found little aside from perpsniiatar to the privy
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