The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-06
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by Mr lukCb are ~ the Handwriting ~ Dr'.
NebsisF, DHs 0f llIgHl, Mr Could, was
shown the marks Ia pencil ou tho 3 100 note
written tWire ncrohs by tho words "pnid.'
Those, he said, nre in Prof W0bsierH lihnd
wrIiug. The pencil marks On tie back ara
hlso llie same, The Ggurpand tla date are
peculiarly so, Tie Cunningham monoran-
dun in ito "lpa" and llis "e'n' ih written ni
llo snmo hand. The endorsement on tio
top i'lho outside ul lha HalHe nccounI n nl-
no similar. Tie crosses over the ihct oi tho
note shown mo have not beeu made wiIl a
pen. ---a ==sr-----
(fbo following is copy Of tho letter re-
ceiyod 10y Mr. Turkey, aud dated "Dee. lOIh,
lsiO"-uarked NO. 2E-
"Dr. rurkmun was took on Bonfd ship
hcreulnin and Ihia is all ] dare TO Say a. !
shall l.o kollod.
Est Cambridge one Of
the men
tOn Tho second pggo
give me his Watch but was ifnid to- keep u
and lhrowd II IN the water right side tie road
/ 90 the long brige To Boston"
| CRoss HxkMrEp.--I have seen Hll these
letters before today. Tho "Civis" letter, !
think, IL not greatly disguised. II s written
IN round hand. ! cannot say that u u all
disguised; or that It was intended DC show u
To me) to be- all written in disguised hand.
] I NNNt hlNltN lllNA llltlf NflN AlllNN lNN'NN
/ that were diasiminr 60 those used In the
| hand writing of Dr. Webster. ! cannot, on
oath say that they were all the same, Gcner-
ally should say taking them hs n whole 'l'"I
! they were the 7yn,c.
! G9nd.-GEoRGE G. SMTH FXAMiNEp,-l
am un cngravcr, and have had occasion -
examine hand writing occasionally. ! know
Prof Webster, aud have examined his hand
writing, especially that attached 10 the diplo'
mas oftho Medical College, which have Gu
! gruvrd, -l,"ulA generally recognize his
/ signature IL sHW IT, Az mn cngra'cf tNvu
been led 20 notice hand writing specially,
through the necessity imposed 10y Prolc' sion.
al duty.
lTho "Cvis" ottcr was handed TO Nj
/ Smith, Ms also those sent to Mr. Tukcy, nnd
I the Cunningham mcmnrpnruur lhr letter
read last night was the only one lac had not
I previously seen
/ The "Ciyis" letter, in my judgment, II, !
am compelled IL say in DR. WcbHcr's hand
writing. ! am sorry ia say, that feel quite
confident Off.
/ In this letter I SEQ certain pcculinriics Of,
| Professor Mrhslcr'H handwriting, This was
] tho "Dau9 lullcrO On the whole, my ouiu-
] inn ia, tlial-lt Ai@, Luil could rni -eAlirrsa
/ nny great degree Of confidence onuiis point.
/ The cuyclope outsidc, and The signature, aud
/ the crasurG IN the inside, nrc in tho sninc
hand. The crnsurc is done qs iliI Ind been
~ --illc Ilas.iHtf ai, = +laHGr -nirF ilie place
when tic part Was Wrt, aud ulto aiicrNsttLs.
/ Il was not done with pom, nj any rate. As
60 Tire cambridge Frttrr, can only EXPRESS
mysolf regarding it as Ihnyc done in refer.
I encc 10 Tie last ono. There nrc pcculiaritlcs
I about /, simlnr To The other
/ The lcucrs referred 20 in tie foregoing cy-
/ idoucc were ihcn read to The court. The fol-
! lowing is the "Cvis" letter.
Bosros Nos'r 81, 10.
Sir Tnkey,
| | i;rvt' hcrn considerably interested in the
recent 6iiur of DR., rarknun, nud think
I Cun rrruuttn,.4td- -iuoalsl, the alapil",,-oi
which might results bringing 20 Eight some
of the mysteries connected with the dlsnp-
peHrance ofthc niurc mentioned gentleman,
| lu the first place, with ~ gard to the s"Hrch-
| ing of houses. &C., woull rec6mmcnd that
particular attention bo paid 10 ilr appear
nucc of cellar floors do they prcscnt the np-
pearanea- of having -heen reccully- dug into
and covered Up again; or unght not the part
J ,,f tee cellar where he MAS hnried have been
covered 10y the piling Of wood' Secondly
/ have The out-hOuscs aud UCccssdfics UCCU
carefully examined, have they been rnkcd SUIT
iicicntly
! Probably his body wns cut up aud i'iaccd
! in stout bag, containing heavy weights, md
/ thrown of one ofthc bridgcs-pcrhnps Graf
giu's. And would recommend the firing
Of cannon from some of these bridges, and
from yrrtv,tt ,,rs t,f tt. l'aFleF sI. sirGr III
order to cause the parts Of the body To rise
tu the surface %, the water. This, think.
will be the last resort, and it should be done
eilcctualy.
And recommend that the cellars ofIhc
! hn,,.... a., U,.f TftinR,1
Yours respectfully,
"CWlS."
MIR Bcmis then read n third document,
which ran ms follows;
NOVEMBER och, 1910.
TTrnncis Tukey,--Dcar Sir-You will find
DIR. Purkuinn murdered on Brooklne heights.
Yours truly, Nj
Captain of the Dart
63d.-FisHER A. BoswELI~-l am phy-
sicAn in Grafton, Worcester County. !
knew DR.. Parkman. 4 had occasion to go To
the Medical College, nj Grove street, on 23d
of November, To see II student ! went there
sometime nearer Ihan half past o'clock
on that day. Invent from Cambridge street
up Blossom,to Fruit street and College court.
went up the east stair to the front door.
took hold of the knob of the door aud open
ed il aud went in-judging that the lecture
was not ont. Not wishing to-. disturb Lhc
lecture, ! went down the other star towards
the dissecting room door. nm positive ule
time was after hnlfpast ono O'Clock. Az !
passed the foot of the sinirs round the cornct
met; Dr. Purkmmn. | saw him walking up
the siairs very fast. I mean the Snlnc stairs
had come ,iown. He was near the top of
the steps when got down I'd the bottom.
THE DE FE n c Il.
Mr. SSticr, one of prisoners co,inscl, made
i. Ia, a., 4 FI'ittex