Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-07-15
Confession of DR.. Webster.
Continued.

! The grape vine being very porous wood, was
well adapted to this purpose. Another longer
tick had been used as intended, and exhibited to
the students. This une used. put il into the
fire. took up the two notes either troIi the
table or the floor, think the table, close by where
Dr. p had fallen. seized an old metallic pen
lying on the table, dashed it acr1ss the face and
through the signatures, aud put then, ia my
pocket. | do not know why did this rather than
put them in the fire, for had not considered for
moment v hat effect either mode of disposne
of them would have upon the mortgage or
nv Indebtedness to DIR. P and the other per--
suns interested. and had not yet given single
though 10 the question as to what account should
give of the object or tie result of my interview
with DR.. Parkman. never saw the sledge ham
tner spoken of by Littlefield never knew Of its
existence, at least lave no recollection of it,
left The college to 90 home as late as O'Clock -
collected myself as we'll as could, that Imight
meet my family and others with composure. On
Saturday visited my rooms at the College, but
made io change as to the removal of the remains
and laid no plans as to my future coaIse.
On Saturday evening. read the notice in the
"Iranscrpt." respecting his dlsappaa rance.
was then deeply impressed with the necessity of
Immediately taking some ground as to the inter-
view with DR.. Parkman, for | saw that it lnust
had appointed it first by unscaed note on Tues
day, and ON Friday had myself called at his house
in open day, and ratified the arrangement, aud
had there been seen, and had probably been over
heard bv the man servant, aud knew not by
how many persons. Dr.. F. might have been
seen entering my rooms, or how many persons he
might have told by the way where he was go
ing--the interview would in all probability be
known, and must be ready to explain it. The
question exercised me much, but on Sunday my
course was taken. would 90 into Boston and
be the first to declare myself the person. as yet
unknown with whom DR.. P. had made the APP
pointment. would take the ground that | had
invited him to the College to pay him money, and
that~l had paid it. Accordingly, I fixed upon
the sum by taking the small note and adding inte-
rest, which it appears had cast enormously. If
had thought Of this course earlier, should have
deposited Pettees check for 500 in the Charles
River Bank OH Saturday, but should have sup
pressed it, as going SO far to make up the
which was to have protessed to have paid the
day before, and which Petlee knew had by me
at the hour OF interview; il had not occurred 20
me that should have to show the notes cancelled
in proof of it, or should have destroyed the large
note, and let it be inferred that il was gone with
the missing man. and should only have kept
the small one, VIII ich was all that could pretend
~ nave pau. WY SiliSl6 tiiGuSlt Was COUcedl-
ment and safety every thing else was incidental
to that. was in no state to consider my Interior
pecuniary interest. Money, though needed it
So much, was of no account with me in that con
dition of mind.
I'll had designed and pTemadtated the homicide
of Dr. PaTknan in order to gel possession of the
notes and cancel my debt, | not only should not
have deposited Pellee's check the next day, but
should have made sumo show OF getting and hav-
ing the money the morning beture should have
drawn my money from the bank and taken
sion to mention to the cashier that had sum To
tomake up on thatd day for Dr. Parknan. s. the same
10 Henchman, when borrowed the $40 should
have remarked that was SO much sort of a SUN
that | was to pay Parkman. ! borrowed the
money of Henchlnan as mere pocket money for
the day. If ] had intended The homicide Of DR..
p should not have made the appointment with
him twice, and each time in So open a manner
that other persons would almost certainly know
of it; s, should not have invited him 10 NY roons
a, an hour when the College would be full of stu
dents and others, and an hour when was most
likely to receive calls from others, for that was
the hour just alter the lecture, at which persons
having business with me or in my rooms, were al
ways directed to call.
looked into my room on Sunday afternoon
After the first visit Of the officers, took the pei
Wis ana some VI us rom upper WE'LL
and threw them into the vault and privy took
the tholax from the well below, and packed in the
tea chest, as found. My own impression has been,
that this was not done Till after the second visit Of
the officers, which was on Tuesday, but King
ley's testimony shows that it must have been
done sooner. The peroratlon Of the thoraX
had been made by the knife. At the time of re-
moving the viscera, on Wednesday, put on the
kndling and made fire in the furnace below,
having first poked down the ashes. Some of the
limbs | cannot remember which or how many,
were consumed al that Time. This was the last
had to do with the remains. The Tin box was
designed to receive the lhorax though had not
concluded where should finally put the box
The fish hooks. tried up as grappies to be used
for drawing up the parts in the vault, whenever
| should determine how TO dispose of them, and
get strains enough. ! had confused double OBJ
jec in ordering the bog. and making tho grappes.
had, before, intended 10 get such things to send
to Faya the box to hold the plants and other ar
tieles which wished to protect from the salt wa
ter and SEA air, and the hooks to be used there in
obtaining cofalne plants from the STA. 1t was
this previously intended use Of them that suggest
ed and mixed itself up with the idea Of the other
application. doubt, even now, to which use
they would have been applied; had not used the
hooks at the time of the discovery The tan put
that had been in the laboratory for some time.
The bag Of tan brought in ON Monday was not
used, nor intended to be be used it belonged to
quantity obtained by me a long time ago. for expe
rments in tanning, aud was sent in by family
to get it out of the way. 1t being sent in just al
the time was accidental. was not aware that |
had put the knife in the chest. The stick found
in the saucer OF ink vas for making coarse dia-
grams ON cloth. Ihe bunch of filed keys had
been used long ago by me in Fruit street, and
thrown carelessly in a drawer. | never exaniin-
ed them, and do not know whether they would
fl, any Of the locks Of the College or not. If
there were other keys fitting doors with which |
had nothing to do. suppose they must have been
all duplicates, or keys Of former locks left there
by the mechanics or janitor. know nothing a.
bout them, and should never be likely to notice
them amongst the multitude Of articles, large and
small. of all kinds, collected in my rooms
The janitor had furnished NE with key to the
dlsseclng room, for the admission of medical
friends VISITING the colleue bnt had never used