Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-09

", i hoS 10 do with the remains. The TIN box was de-
oa -, receive the thotax, though nae not cohciua.u
slneu i G,,lv mi, the box. The fish hooks. tied mp
=. ronls were IN used for drawing up ihe paris III e
yoult whenever should drcrmn" now 10 dis9oSe VI leh
npouoh had confused double object IN order
nv; - 49, ard making TIE grapp!es had before intended
Ia get such things send TO tava me DON le pants
and other articles which wished 10 prosc rom me SAT-
md sen mir and the hooks 10 be used tere IN OBTAIN
in co,nc raa,s the 1t was this previously in
tended se of them that suggested and mixed itse up with
the idea of the other application. COUP, even now 10
which use they would have been applied hnd not used the
hooks nj the time of the discovery The tan put into the
chest was taken from barrel OF il that had been in the
laboratory for some time. .
The ba Of tan brought in Monday used in
tended to be used il belonged 10 quantity obtained by me
long time ago. for experiments in tanning and was by
The family 10 gel il of the way It's being sent IN Just
Al thai lime was accidental not aware that had
pu, the knife in The chest The stick found in the saucer Of
ink was for making diagroms on CLOTH lhe ounch
of filed KEYS had used long By me IN Fruit street.
and cnrelcssl, by into drawer never examined
them and do not know whether they would III any Of me
locks the College II there were DINER KEYS hitting
doors with which had nothing IN do, supposed ihey must
have been all duplicates KEYS of former locks lett there
by the mechanics lanitor know nohin9 ABOUT men,
and should never be likely notice them amongst the mn
ttude OF articles large and small of all kinds collected in
my rooms The anor had furnished me win Key TO the
dssectnp ROOM for the admission of medical friends visit
ing the college but had never used
The nitric acid the stairs not used 10 remove spots
Of blood but was dropped BY accident Nhen the oihcers
called for Friday the 3Oth was IN dono' whether
was under arrest whether more strict search OF my
rooms wa To be had hypothesis being hardy less
appnlnr Than the former When found that we went over
Cragies Bridge though the arrest most probable "hen
found that the carriage was stopping al Inc JAIL was SURE
of my fate Before leaving the carriage took dose OF
strychnine from nv pocket and swaowedr had prepa-
red in The shape pill before left my laboratory on the
23J thought | could not bear survive detection. !
thought il large dose The state o my nervous sys
tenn probably defeated the action partially he ELECTS Of
the poison terrible beyond description II was ope-
ration the College and before went mere out most Sc
verey afterwards but one OF the anonymous let
rers produced the iathe mailed East Cambridge
The little bundles referred in the letter detained oy the
aor contained only bottle OF nitric ACID lot domestic use
had seen II stated in newspaper that hnd purchased
ouunty oxac acid which, il was presumed was 10 DC
used in removing blood stains wish the parcel 10 De Kept
untouched, tha, il may be shown II mere snoIi ue oeu
son what il really tina, had purchased nave drawn
up in separate papers explanation of the use intended
10 make Of the blood sent Tor on Thursday the I-nn ana
Of the conversation with Littecd about Inc dissecns
vault. -, $50
think that Pct,cc in hls testimony at the ai pu Toe
strongly nv words about having settled with Dr. r. Mhat
ever did saw of the kind in the hope entertained una
should be able pncy Dr. p and make some
with him. and said In order quiet Petee VINO was De
coming FESTIVE under the solicitations OF Dr. ParRman
After Dr. Webster had stated most OF the acts RECORDED
ohnve on the 23d Nav this question: with all the earnestness
socmnitv and authority OF that Dr. Putnam was mas
Ter Of addressed 10 him:
Won cannot YOU speak falsely 10 me now you mus
not die with lie in your MOUTH 30, prove 10 youse ina
your repentance for the sins o your past lie
me the ruth thena confidence 10 be Kept sacred curing
your lifetime and much longer az my regard Tor Tue nap
pness OF your family shall Ia me 10 require ana tht
interest Of truth and justice 10 permit search 10 inc oo
tm of your heart the history OF your motives ana lei
me before God did il occur 10 yon before me aeceast
Of Dr. parkan that his DEATH You could bring 10 pass
would be Of great advantage 10 YOU OF al eas 'a'
injury 10 him might possibly be the result your expec'ee
| conference with him A dying man, charge you u
answer me truly and exactly or else be sen-had you no
such thought !" ,u
no never" said he with energy and feeling, "as live
and a. God is nv witness never was no more capable
such thought than one Of my innocent children never
had the emotest idea Of inuring Dr. p until the moment
The blow was struck DR.. P. was extremely severe and
sharp-,hc most provoking of men-and am Irritable ano
PASSIONATE \ quckhnndcd and brief violence OF temPe
"a been heseiiing sin of my life was an only child
nn,b indun.d-and have acquired the control over
my passnns that ought 10 have acquired early, ana the
consequence Is all TINS. 49,;
hour and told him you would pay him, when Won knew YOU
had not the money! No.. , 1919 -.
No u he repIied II did not tell him would pay him
and there n no evidence that told him So EXCEPT my own
words spoken after disappearance and after had deter
mined 10 take the ground that had paid him. those wnd
were OF the miserable tissue OF iasrhoods 10 "hch was
committed from the moment had began to conceal the no.
micide never had though, Of inJuring Parkman
This was accompanied by the statement In which procs
COR Webster attempts explain to his seeing Llitlehed
sending for blood and Of nqurng about gases from ihr
vault After reading the statement Dr. Putnam proceeded
10 argue as 10 its uhuness saying that was m4de whcn
the writ Of ernr still pending. Also that Professor
Wehs,ea estac was worth several thousand dollars aud
,hnr he was not in such strait as 10 commit such crime
deliberately. ,v,.- .,,s,i,
his innocence and PRAYING for absolute PARDON no SAID was
GOT no b. his family who were unwaverng In lie'F ose
n his Innocence until his confession communicated TO
hem about week since He concluded in asserting his be-
LEI that the confession vas m1de.
wEBsTERS PETITION FOR PARDON.
The following copy OF the petition OF Professor Web
ster convicted OF the murder of Dr. Parknan to the Cover
nor and Council which he withdrew previous to the state
ment above made:
To His Erceencv George w. Briggs and 10 the Honorable
Council Of the State of Massachusetts,
Having been convicted before the Supreme judicial Cour'
,r ,ho on-ier NJ parkman would respectfully