The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-29
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Miss Mary Ann Webster-I am a daughter Of DR.
Webster Since his arrest, have endeavored to call
e hnihd the places he in and his conduct during
the week. The prisoner was much affected at the an
pearance Of his daughter on the sand1 On Friday.
the Gay Jr Farkman disappeared, my father was home
DIT tea lie was at home until O'clock and went to "A
he'Shpor 5 house with us again him at II LIZ
CLOCK. Heett my sister and myself at the gate.-
Mother went away with father; he did not 90 in
father went to his room about O'Clock. Idont know
where father was that night, of my own knowledge
saw father a little after p NJ, on Saturday He
dncd at home. Aier dinner | did not see hun until
towards evening. Father was at home in the evening
lie read aloud to us and played whist part of the
/ time Father was at home and up when went to bed
Sunday morning don't recoect of seeing nv father
until saw him at church-the chapel. After church
he went TO take walk. We dined sooner than usual
on Sunday, as father going town to see DIR Park
mems brother
cannot call to mind of seeing father on Sunday eve
nlng alter ne returned from the CITY, Father dned at
home ON Monday, at PIP NJ. / cannot recollect wheth-
er father was at home Monday afternoon or not At
L. Nj. l saw him again. He was at home in the even
ing The early part of the evening, Judge Fay came
in. went to bed with the rest of the iamiIy-about
| 10 p. NJ Father was in at the time
| On Tuesday father was at home to dine He was
mere aitlle alter dinner-at tea and in the evening
until between 10 and IL. We PLAYED whist among the
lamily. Father was at home to dinner on "Wednesday
recoect of seeing him about IL O'Clock "Wednesday
forenoon lie went out to the garden to trim the grape
vine, where he was until dinner time
About III l.2 2. NJ, Thanksgiving Day father was
at home. saw him in the evening until about 10
when retired recollect of first seeing him on Fri
day at dinner. He at home part of the afternoon
about halt an hour after dinner and then again until
sunset lie was at home part of the evening have
sister abroad, IN Fayal keep journal, from which
write letters TO Faya and it is from this Journal that
have refreshed my memory about these factss NV
luther frequently sends things to Fayal sends plants in
AR tight boxes know that he intended to send some
plants to Fayal this winter
Harriet P Webster, daughter of Prof Webster call
ed Her testimony does not vary materially from that
| OF the preceding.
| Ann Finnegan, called live in DR. Webster's fami
~ had been there two weeks when he was arrested
| On "Wednesday he came out earlier than usual from
Boston, lie came into the kitchen at II O'Clock He
went out into the garden to work. taking off the kew Of
the ladders, which were locked up. He got his break
last at home every day while was there
Catherine F. Webster, daughter of DR. Webster.
corroborated the statements Of her sisters
| The daughters of Pref Webster bore themselves
with becoming fortitude in the painful scene The ut
most silence prevailed during the delivery of their test
mony' and the greatest sympathy felt for them by
all PRESENT.
| DIR Winslow Lewis, recalled. have been acquain-
ted with Prot. Webster for about 80 years | never
| supposed him to be man of violence never could
get into his room in the Mason street College without
knocking at the door noticed the cut in the ribs of
the remains very carefully The cut was ANYTHING but
a clean cut; it had ragged opening There was
bloodess appearance about the lower limbs as if soaked
III water lhere would be less likely to be clean cut
after death.
d. George r. Gay, recalled. The cut was ragged.
My impression that it was done with a cane The
limbs looked as If they had been wet great deal
Dr. Oliver W. Holmes, recalled. The quantity Of
blood IN human body during life has been tested in two
ways One examiner says onefth of the weight of the
SUBJECT, about twentyseyen twenty pounds the
other says between one-quartcr and oneffth of the
weIght-ln an adult male hirty-our and half pounds
This would be about seventeen quarts | have broken
bones to ascertain what would be their appearance az
ter calcination
Cross-ExaInination. l could not say whether home
was fractured during life. ] gave my own opinion, if
you please, Of my opinion.
Prof E. ~ Horsford, / am instructor in the ITn;.
versity at Cambridge. have nitrate of conner in nv
laboratory 1t Is used for a variety of purposes In
organic analysis, it is used to ascertain the Constituents
OF organic bodies. have made experiments to ascer
tain with what facilities bone can be conspmedvitb
potash, and nitric acid, each by itself-with hook
joint, the flesh being mostly removed. The parts were
tested separately with commercial nitric acid In four
urs and twenty minutes the bone had disappeared.
except some very small pieces. In five hours and TWEEN
ty minutes every vestge Of bone was gone have dis
solved human muscle in a very short time-haye nat
I'D any experiment with human bone. found COM
mon salt in Prof. Webser's laboratory There are So
III ions Of copper still in the laboratory have occasion
to use blood not inrequently | never make any ex-
Cross-eXamned. | should think that rather moro
tn The weight Of flesh and BONE of acid would be re-
qired to dissolve the bones and flesh In the exner;
ments made no noxious gas escape No offensive
odor would escape romthe body, but from the decom
position of the acid. did discover in the hbora
tory any vessel sufficient contain $50 pounds of nitric
acid. took 2 pounds and ounces of flesh and A
pounds oil bone for my experiments.
Ke-examned. 1t is not impossible to DESTROY flesh
IN an iron vessel The identity Of flesh would be quick
ly lost. l''NN-
Cross-examined. should not think that nitric ac
I'd wouic act on mineral teeth.
y w L Moris-I have practsed dentistry for about
i years. / am acquainted with DIR Keep's method
oil manufacturing teeth see no particular mark IN
identity these teeth Qhe teeth taken from the furnace
see marks OF grinding the teeth after they are carved
see nothing peculiar in the absorption of the lower
jaw OF DR. Parkman, Gas Judging from the cast. sec
no particular absorption of the alveoIar powers.
don't think that the teeth MS they are now. fit the
block with any degree Of exactness. have block.
refuse block, of my own which fits the right side If
the cast OF the lower jaw Of DIR Parkman 1t fits it as
far as i goes, as perfectly as could make il.
| Ia large number Of moulds were brought into the
Court when the witness fitted the block of teeth 10
the natural lower jaw bone, and found it to fit very
well. The witness also exhibited several models of q
lower jaw which project much the cases occurripo in