The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-04-03

ca s..1ssos--s-'ouitstuy aftefnoon ffle weni
EA9ut and returned, saying that he had seer
sdur. webster, and believed as~nuch as thai
I3he was standing there that DR.. Webster
|3mnrdered; Dr. Parkman. / said, eFor ,mer.
easfy sake, what mikes you think so a..
g. Never mention that thing again, or think Of
|Sit, Il would make trouble for yo,I.n Idon,,
Aknow that noticed before that there had
|abeen anything nnusualnthe way. DR.. Web.
lister kept his room, but after he mentincd
Ait, Sunday evening, remembered how hc
Eslkept tho laboratory door locked, which
|anevcr new before. When the lectures bo.
S9gan, first week in November, DR.. Webster
|aasked me il could not use wafer from his
81 Laboratory, for his water was not good ON
|gaccount Of the pipe; he did not like To- lcoyo
eait running, because it spattered his floor;
Il used water from there after that: Friday
|jatternoon, the little girl going for water,
ydran back aud said tho door was locked:
|Ssaid that cannot be, for that door is ALWAYS
sdopcn. found it fastened in the morninu
.3when wanted 10 get water; l could gel
Eawater from our cellar, but as DR.. Webster
tahad requested Inc 10 get water from the
q laboratory, thought l would; it was lock.
|3cd most oil the time the next week. Mon.
s9day morning, DR.. Samuel Parkman came
|sand asked to SEQ DR.. Webstor, and where
The should find him; I told him would show
a hini the door, but did not know as he could
35get IN; went to our cellar door and it open.
53eu, and he went up soon after that. went
ato the door for water and i, was fastened -
ihc same day, soon after, the exprcss
3orought IN bundle of grape vines, box,
s3and bag, and laid them down: he did so
L.,
s3room by key hanging there, if,he Doctor
Jwas out don't know Whether tho kew wns
athere that day or not. On Thursday, ask.
3ed Mr.. Littlelield to nut the crane vinrs
3and the box, which were in my way, into
3Prof Wcbstcr's room. He tried Tho dncr
dand said he could no, getin
Il Question. Did you see Mr.. l.. max.
SIng any attempts to get into DR.. Web
astcr's room prc:ious 10 "Wednesday, IO5.
Elected to- Tho Court decided tina, the
SGucstion must be TO some fact bcarinp on
sthc case.
9 Questlon-Did you soc Mr.. l,it,lcHeld
on wednesday lying on the floor and look
ling under DR.. WIS door,
Il Witness--I saw him OH tho floor: 7 saw
5hIm looking at the keyholc; do no, know!
Athat my husband built any fire that week
Monday, wednesday, and Friday: saw DR..
w. pass through tic lower entry on We'd.
sInnrning; he came quite early, rs carly rs!
1cight O'Clock; he passed through tho ontryl
ION Wednesday to pass up the from, stairs.
ION Friday morning DR.. w. came into the
kttchen ana took up paper he asked Mr.
Liltictleld if he had heard anything about
DIR. Parkman: he said woman baG secn III
large bundle put into cab, and the cabl
4 ahad been found afterwards all blood. know
That Mr Littlcfcld sent Mrs. Harlow for ons
axe on Thursday, and went 10 borrow somnj
i fools OF Mr. Fuller, but saw only the axe
"nich Mrs: Harlow brought; Mr.. Li,tlefeldI
4 said that Dr. Webster knew more Of The
atfair than he pretended to; that was aftcrl
jDr; Webster was gone. IC5jected to bys
ooh'er.l On Friday, about o'clock, hcf
went TO work on the wall; when he hadI
pceh al work about half an hour thought
saw, Dr. W. coming; had a hammer, ands
was 10 strike four times ifI saw DR.. WI
coming; when | saw Messrs. TrcnholuiE
ana Starkweaier coming, thought ones
sol Them was DR.. w, and gave the alarm:s
lwnen MIR. L'ltielicld came up ,sas talkinpf
l"iih The officers; DIR. w. afterwards camel
] m went through the entry, and took upE
tiie grape vines; he Went into the leetureE
room and Came down 70 the laboratory and /
ne used to before Dfss Appearance;s
i did not see DR.. w. go ont;sit was when (
MIR. Littlefeld was talking wIt1f,tthe thtaea. police
sotficers; when DR.. w. was gone Mr.. Little
held went dawn and was gone about ten
Smnntcs; never heierc saw him look as;
Che did when he came back; ne said-
4 Prisoners counsel objected y
n Clitf;,rd GoI tho anna, r,nco ,pd ov,l, (
s.nation Of littcticld on that occasion wcrei
4 facts. The government had shown that the
/ remains were DR.. P.'s, and that they must
have been there with the knowledge of
i DR.. w. or I.i,lefcId The appearance oil
& Litt!cticld and his words were natcria! facts!
4 TO judge whether he had known the re-
i mains were there. The court ruled ,ha,s
4 the manner and appearance only was TO bel
4 asked.
Il 3Witncss-Whcn he CO. @ was ycry|
4 much affected, so muc. he he burst!
4 INTO tears; he did no. 20 way; hc|
3could moi; he then locked ..,: door and'
event TO DR.. Bigclow; Mr.. Trenholm came
s,'n, and went down and stayed about FIVE
gmlnutes' He said it was no mis,ak c !
q Witness was checked from giving what
she said. saw no bed clothes brough, therc
2oy d" S-NpiESS HIdli, WAS ABOUT tIlr quill
iId!ng with my children while the officers
S3wcrc there; | went after water in the la !
ahoratory, while they were there.
n Cross communicative went into the la !
q dhoratory because the trapdoor was in the
Esceliar, and they had gone down to get the
q slrcnains; don't know when it was cor )
Erected the mistake about the turkey; think
n i, was before the coroner's jury. do not
A know what he said before the coroner,s
Iajury.
g John Maxwell, boy-I.ivcs IN Fru,
Il astreet Place; knew DR.. Lit,Iciicld; knew
q DIR. Parkman; took note up to DR.. =. from
q Mr. L,ttieiicld and lcf, it in his house; it
. SIwas The fore part of the week that DIR. i.
d was missing; delivered the note into the
Il, Dr.'s own hands.
q John Hathaway sworn--Am engaged at
Il, The Massachusetts Hospital; keep the med
a cine as the apot!lccary; Mr.. Lltticiicld ap.
81 piled to me Tor gone blood the Thursday
n tciorc ThanksgI for DR.. W.: ! fixed the
Sday because there was but one lecture
q more that week; attended all the lectures
IS The Court here adjourned until Monday
Eat 9 o, clock.