The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-03


times bad done it that day the purpose of max
! ing oxygen gas. The head and viscsrs were put
into that furnace that day, and the fuel hssped
on. l did not examine at night to to what
degree they consumed. Some of the
| tremties were put in there, l believe, on
that day the pei Wis and Of the limbs perhaps
all put under the lid of the lecture table in
what is called the wel-s deep sink, lined with lead
stream of Cochituate turned into IT, kept run
ming through it all Friday night the thorax
put into similar well, in the lower laboratory,
which filled with water, and threw in quantity
| of potash, which 1 found there. This DISPOSE
| tion Of the remains was not changed till after
| the visit Of the officers Monday. When the
body had been thus all disposed Of cleared away
all traces Of what had been done 1 think the stick
with which the fatal blow had been struck proved to
| BIO piece Of the stump Of large grape vine-say
two inches in diameter and two feet long 1t
of several pieces which had carried in from Cam
bridge long before for the purpose of showing the
effect of certain chemical fluids in coloring wood by
being absorbed into the pores The grape vine being
very porous wood, WAS well adapted to ths purpose
Another longer stick had been used intended and
exhibited to the students. This one had not been
used. 1 put it into the are. took up the two notes
either from the table the floor think the table
close by whore Dr. p had fallen. seized an old me-
talo pen lying the table, dashed it the face
and through the signatures and put them in my
pocket. l do not know why did this rather than
put them in the FIRE, for had not considered for a
moment what effect either mode of disposing Of them
would have on the mortgage or my indebtedness to Dr.
p. and 1.-THE other persons interested and had not
yet given single thought to the question to what
account l should give of the object result of my
interview with DR.. Parkman. never saw the sledye
hammer spsken of by Littleheld; never knew Of it's
existence at least have recollection Of 1t. loft
nolia hon LAT al
myself well could, that might meet my family
and others with composure. On Saturday 1 visited
| my at the College but made change
in the disposition Of tho remains and laid plans
to my future course. On Saturday evening, 1 read
the notice in the Transcript" respecting his disap-
pearsnce. was then deeply impressed with the
oessity Of Immediately taking some ground TO the
character OF my interview with Dr. Parknan, for L
saw that it must become known that had had such
an interview, as had appointed 1t first by an I'M
sealed note on Tuesday and on Friday had m solf
called at his house In open day, and ratified the
rangement, and had there been SEEN and had proba-
bly, been overheard by the man servant, and knew
not by how many persons. DR.. 7. might have been
seen entering my rooms, or how many persons no
might have told by the way where he goug-the
interview would in all probability BIO known, and
must be ready to explain It, The question exercised
ne much, but Sunday my taken.
self the person, as yet unknown, with whom DR.. p
had made the appointment L would take the
| ground that / had invited him to the College
to pay him money, and that had paid it, According
ly fixed upon the sum by taking the small note and
adding interest, which 1t appears cast enormously.
II had thought Of this earlier should not
have deposited Pettee's check for go la me Untres
River Bank Saturday, hut should have suppressed
it, going so far to make up the sum which
was to have profcssad to have paid the day be-
FORE and which Petteo knew had by me at the hour
Of interview; IL had not occurred to that should
ever show the notes cancelled in proof Of t. or
should have destroyed the large note and let 1t be in
ferred that II was gone with the missing man. and
! should only have kept the small one which all
that could pretend to have paid. My single thought
was eonceamen and safety; everything else Incl
dental to that in state to consider my Interior
pecunary interest. Money though needed IL much
was account with in that condition OF mind III
lad designed and promedtated the homicide Of DR..
Parkman in order to get the possession Of the notes
and cancel my debt not only should not have dcpos-
tied Pettces check the nextday but should have made
show Of getting and having the money the
ing before. should have drawn my money from the
bank and taken occasion TO mention to the cashier that
l had sum to make up that day fer DR.. Parkman
and the same to IIonohman, when borrowed the $40
] should have remarked that 10 much short OF
sum that was 10 pay Parkmsn. borrored'the money
Of 1Icnchman mere pocket money for the day had
| intended the homicide of Dr. p, should not have
ma DC the appointment with him twice and each time
in open that other persons would almost
certainly know Of It; and should not have invited
| him to my rooms at an hour when the College would
be full o. students and others aud hour when was
most likely TO receive calls from others for that was
the hour, just after the lecture, at which persons
having business with me, In my rooms were al
ways directed to call. looked into my rooms on
Sunday afternoon, but did nothing. After the first
visit OF the ofccrs took the pelys and some Of the
limbs from the upper well. and threw them into the
vault under the TTivy. I took the thorax from the
well below and packe II IN the chest az found
My own impression has been that this no, done
I'll after the second visit Of the officers which was
Tuesday but Kingsley testimony shows thatt must
have been done The pcrforaton Of the thorax
had been made by the knife At the time Of removing
tie Viscera, on Wednesday, put bindings and
made FIRE in the furnace below, having first pokcd
down the ashes. Some Of the limbs, 1 cannot re-
member which how many, were consumed at
that time This the last had TO do with the
remains. The tin box designed to receive the tho
rsx, though had not concluded where should finally
put the box The nth hooks, tied up as srapples
we're TO DO used for drawing up the parts in the
vault whenever should determine how to dispose of
them, and get strains enough had confused double
object In ordering the box, and making the grapples
had before intended to get such things to send 10
Iayal the box TO hold the plants and other articles
which wished TO protect from the salt water am tho
fea air and the hooks TO be used there in obtaining
coriane plants from the II this previously
intended use Of them that suggested and mixed
itscf up with the idea Of the other applica-
ton doubt even now, to which use they
would have been applied; had used the hooks at
the time Of the discovery The tan put into the tea
hes waa AL ZION a Iar a a.
the nboratory for time The bag Of tan brought
In on Monday not used, intended TO be used;
IL belonged to quantity obtained by me long time
ago. for experiments In tanning and was seat in by
the family 20 get IL out Of the way Its being sent
In just al that time was accidental was not aware