Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-26
rnIgrY-EiRsr ao.GEEss-lsr SESSION:
SATURDAY. hAkS q =
SENATE,

the ,h 'ook The door ana spoke length support
r. W. Ecy of the administration. He said he presumed
~ expcctcd that Gen. Tailor would lnske removals
~ ,hera we're many ncompeea, persons Killing oices !"
ia.ront parrs OF country. Congress also exccled H.
s WINS evnced by their action in making i!ie Necessary
ronriations for diplomatic appointments tie lhsesl"a"
iii tho pcdgrs made by Gen Jackson in relation ID
from Office and undertook show that every one had oee'
violated. , ox,nine5
the pledges made by that gentleman in relation TO me
the annexation of Texas and the Oregon question oncs
Mr. polk had not only violated alhis pledges on .h'
- I'm, ,ha, he Ind in the mos, signal manner ial:ieu e
declaration made in his inaugural ADDRESS uas ~ v
10 "be the President of the nation ana no' y,
" sh rnder,ook 10 show that Mr. Folks administrator
had proved be the most proscIipuye one statement of
tory of the Governments; exhibited az Innarv 1885,
the clerks in Office in 1S45 and on the Isl VI or
IA sa,ed ,ha, after all the removals made by Ten layio
The Democrats yet held majority OF the oinces;
When he concluded his remarks, the Senate auJou'
The House of Representatives did no, sit to-day
rp,. os PROFESSOR JOHN W. WEBSTER, 10 :,
C,arsea ,ria The Murder Of Or. George Parhman on z'
November lS49.
Photographed for the Baltimore Sun , \,
ForarH DAY.-BosToS, March ~ +. VI =
The excitement in the city to-day in relation 10 me ai
DR. Webster has been greatly on the ncease of a
,nony of Mr. Li,tleheld the ano: OF me Cohese,
more decided and important character man %a se and
anticipated it would be- and has caused much sufn'e anu
speculation as the probable result e -, ;,r,
The court at nine O'Clock, ana siof a. ~ ~;
being in their the witnesses were called Inc hs WI"
ness Mr.. Lttened ; os tho Medical
Ephram Littlefeld sworn.-l am Janitof OF Tue eu..a
coleoe superntend the buildings have been anito seven
wears: known Webster seven years known RAJ hl'ah w
~ years was present interview on onoa sVehihe
Soyysmbsr 10 between Webster and Parlnan; was IN
Websters back private assisting him. towards evening
Webster had three candles burning was ooklh9 al ene
Gals and appeared TO be reading stood at the stove sur
inc soe water in which something 10 be dissolved
there was salt in the water heard foostep but saw
parkmsn enter the room from the lecture room; Heoser
Looked round as if surprised him enter without being
heard He said 'Dr Webster, are you READY Tor me 10
night }" speaking loud and quick Dr. Webster answeieu
NO am not ready tonight. ParKman SAID sonie,hiDs
else do not remember what either refused 10 sell Webster
something refused 10 mortgage something Faiaa
took papers from his POCKET ond Meos'e n tno
Webster said g" will you tomorrow parSman s"oa
near the Threshold of the door, raised his nao anu
.sometne must done tomorrow lie went OUT uho y
was the time saw him In the puiioihe iio'i
was standing in front of the college, about hapas one
ocock on the next day. rnesday) Webster came ana ask
I'd ma if could carry Parkman and added that ii
could not get any la could trust must carry II up
myself I eot boy named John Maxwell 10 take il up
He wa. about half hour and said he into Park
mans hands, nj his house had an Interview WIN Meo
stcr about noon day Parknan was there, Cion
dsv) before Parkma there in the evenings a very po
sitye il was that same day. Webster asked me me Nau
had been fixed he put the remains OF tue SUI
ects from the dssectng oom and from demonstrators "i
snaIomv room meaning vault in I'D eny he added that
there had been something said about having repaired or
new one tult told him il was buiit right unecr ms coa
hin which WINS his laboratory and clssecnhg rool
in bin where put about eight tons OF coa tou nm me
weight of this coal had sprung the WALL so as 10 mike II leak
and cause offensive odor 10 be sent 10 a parts Oh e
building he asked me- how tscc told him the vault
had been covered with dirt and there was 60 smell since
he asked me how got down unde! the building to eo'er II
IN or how one could get down: told him he took up the
brick floor and dssecns entry and then took up The
board floor about feet long, he asked me is that the only
way 10 get down under the building told nan u was UNI
dor his laboratory or and told him how the
walls rum he asked if he could get light into that VAIL
and told him no. he asked me was sure OF II oid
him was for had needed few days before TO get light
TO oct into vault he said he wanted 10 get some gas ou
of Inc vault; had tried get light into the vault 10 md
something which Dr. Ainsworth had lost and foul air put
ont Dr. 4 had lie, down an African skull 10 macerate il
in the vault and rope had roed of; attempted to put
light down. il went out; WEBSTER tod me I've Waited
get some gas experiment. told nm men IL wouo
be a good time il high tide and The water wol!a
press the gas up asked him how he going 10 get gae
into any vesse said he had apparatus that could do III
said he would lie, know when he wanted 10 get gas out
that the last time ever heard oft tlecoiect any
other interview with Webster before the day OF DR. Park
mans disappearance bu now recolect message 10 he
hospital; said ne wanted get him blood for hi.
next days he said he wanted much as pnt
took glass Jar OFT from his SHELF holding nearly quart and
asked ii that would do he said YES; get il full If yoU
can over at the hospital Just before two O'Clock
red the front entry and put on the top OF me case
where put IN notices; Holmes lecture before Ii
was finished At Holmes lecture room saw student John
Hathaway who attends the apoihecary shop in the hos
pital and told him there glass jar IN which Webster
wished pint of blood; he replied II think shall bleed
some one tomorrow, and will save the blood" Friday
morning the apothecary shop at the hospital and
the students sac they had blood they had oed nobody
told Webster about half past eleven friday we coud get
no blood said he sorry he wanted III his lee
,ure has all know about the blood Have no recolec
tons OF having interview that morning with sscr
will mention that the morning OF Friday NOV sd al
Ter made his fire and swept the and went 10 set The
broom behind the door leading his laboratory saw the
sene-hamn,e behind The door: il usually The ahorl
tory the handle about feet long, white oak wod
weigh about six or seven pounds; never saw u IN !s
back ROOM any except his laboratory before; The
hammer about large half orange rounded on
both sides; carried down stairs into the laboratory and
set up against the box in centre OF the aboratoy have
never any thing OF 1t since though hunted The
building ul Do not remember any ihins patlcu
lar till quarter of TWO when had eaten dinner, was
standing in the front entry looking out al the front door
thought, before coroners inquest, II was about hall
past one, but refeclng remembered that that day had
examined the ticket Dr. Holmes door, which would
make quarter OF an hour later Dr. Farsman ap
preaching the College in North Grove street. abreast OF
Fruit street, walking very FAST returned and entered Dr.
Wares lecture and lay the settee (neaesi door,
waiting for Dr. Holmes lecture to nish 10 help TO iasen
door and clear away his THINGS did not hear any one en-
Ter Dr. We lecture room the front door open till after
the lecure that day DR. Wares lecture door was co
Aed By springs after putting away Dr. Holmes things,
down and locked the front door about fifteen minutes
past O'clock DR. Holmes went OUT ne is generally the
last 20 of the buildings then went down stairs 10
prepare the for day; always coal Of az
fernoon; / cleaned the tina, warmed tho
mca and medical lecture rooms they both in The
cellar close under the front steps he cleuned out the
IN the back private room OF the medical ecture room The
anatomical is up stairs; chemical and MEDICAL rooms
below; the former the west the latter in the ets wing
Then went down Dr. Webs,e;s laboratory door clear
I'D his room tho door ha, leads ny cellar under The stairs
leading from Dr.. Webs,crs small room 10 his laboratory
found boiled the nsde then went TO the lett door
that led his laboratory and found that ids put IN my
kew found could get in and that il vas boed; heard
him in there waking heard the water running up stairs
and tried door that led from the lecture room 10 the front
entry. ,.,e,,
Here the took brief recess after which L,lshea
resumed-Leit Prof Webster. Here is evidently a
lapse in the testimony Saw Messrs. Clapp knsey Full
Ter and Rel in by the she'd Capp said he wished 10
speak with me- said he going TO search every foot OF
land this neshoorood and wished TO search the college
20 that people around might object 10 having thcr
houses searched told him would show him ell parts OF the
college 10 which he'd access. We then saw Dr. jacob
Bigeiow the entry; ali into my paor and talked
Dr. Bselow said show them everything Some one said lei
us begin with Dr. Wobs,ers That is what call the
laboratory. While talking in North Grove street with Mr.
Calhoun on Sunday saw Dr. Webster coming into Front
street from Bridge remarked that there was OF our
Professors coming; when DR.. Webster came right
up to me- The first words he said TO was, r L!itle-
field, did you Dr. Pakman In the latter part OF last
week." told him did; tie asked me when saw MN;
said last Friday about half past O'Clock; no said where
did you hia said about This spot He then asked me
which way lie going; said he was coming right TO-
wards The college; TOLD him standing in lron OF The
entry looking OF Ihe front door Dr. W. had his cane
in his hand and struck Gown upon the ground and said
tina, the very time that paid him four hundred and eighty
three dollars and sixty cents.
remember he put the cents or; told him did not see
DR. Parkman come in go ou OF the college, ior went c
rec,y Dr. Wares Lecture Room and laid dcvsn on
seee He said he counted the money down 10 Pa:slan in
Room He said Dr. park.uln grabbed the