The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-02
TESTIMONY ron THE DEFENCE.


at Cambridge. acquainted with Prof. Web
stcr for nearly so years. Never heard oil
his being guilty Of any act of violence, OF
cruelty, OF inhumanity. Have seen much Of
him.
Joln G. Poyrey, called.-IIavc known
Prof Webster fourteen or fifteen wears.
never heard him charged with cruelty OF
inhumanity. never heard any imputation
of him as mau of violence. | suppose he
has been esteemed as rather a pelulant man
His passion was calm, and would exhaust it
self in words.
JOHN II. Blake, called reside in Bos
ton Have been acquainted with Prof. Web
st.r twenty-five yeais-at one time very in.
timaiely, when in the laboratory with him
IN Boston five years As a reaccable, hu.
name man, his reputation is very good.
am acquainted with the circle in which he
moves.
Cross eramination.-Th first of my ac-
quaintancc was when | entered his laborato-
ry, twenty-five years ago.
Rdr. James Walker, called. | reside in
Cambridge Have been acquainted with
DIR. Webster ten years, since ! resided in
Cambridge. | knew him before. Have
known him fifteen years in all. Mover heard
ANYTHING aaains, his character as humane
man Never heard acts Of violence imputed
to him.
John 4. FELTON,, called. | reside in Cam
bridge. am painter. Have known Prof
Webster . or ii years. lie has been cor
sdercd quiet, peaceable, amiahle gentle
man. Never heard any acts of inhumani'!
imputed TO him.
Cross eraaia,d. Never heard of any act
of iuhumaniiy Never knew him as n pet
ulcnt man | rcmcmber the time of the
decoration of the Hall. lie took an active
part in it, and was sorry that the decoration:
die not 20 on. Never heard Of his mani
Testing anger, by pulling them down.
Eleven other witnesses, who have known
Dr. Webster for years, and the circle il
which he moves, testified TO the Same facts
in every essential particular.
Court adjourned at the usual hour,
NINTH DAY.
Nathaniel j. Bowdich, Jared Sparks, ant
six Others long acquainted with Prof Web
stcr, testified to his humane, quiet and peace
able character, President SPARKS, on cross
examination, said that, previous to DR.. w
arrest, he had never heard any thing derog
ator, to his character as a kind man.
Charles q. Eaton, called, reside in thi
city; have been acquainted with Proiosso
| Webster for about three years; | have al
ways known him to be man of good char
acter have always known him 10 he a kin'
man my business is sign and ornamental
painter , | have had considerable bushes
with him from time totime | always fount
HIM in either his private or lecture room;
have frequently found his doors bolted oil
the inside have sometimes gone away be
cause conld not gain admitlaEce; | hav,
been there when the janitor could not get il
himself; the last time was there was OF
November 9Th; the janitor then tried twt
OF his doors and could not get in ] suppose
that he was in at those times, because tn
jantor told me so.
Samuel S. Green, called. ! reside in Cam
bridge have resided there forty years
remember the Sunday after the disappear
snce cf DR. Parkmani gave the informa
ton 10 the City Marshal that the tolman ha,
seen him DIR. P.) pass on Sunday evening
the 25th, was at the toll house ; | was Their
when Mr.. LittleGell came there Mr.. Little
Geld said he had charge of the building
WAS sitting back in the toll house | under
stood Liltlefeld to say that he saw DIR. Park
man 90 in and out the College on Friday al
lerno0n of the 23d
Cross examination Mr.. Fifeld was Their
at the time I'd understood as did at the
time, but has since changed his mrd II pc
lice officer was there at the lime; J cant Civ
the language that Litlledeld used Litlledel
said ff the man ] saw was Litllefeld) Di