Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-04


to bol lie was in his dressing room, read
ing paper. lie was at home on Thanks
giving day Thursday all day, as far as
know.
lie spent the morning in The garden -
lie was also al home on Fri the 3Oth OF
Nov. lie was al home al dinner and all
the evening until abou, 10 o'clock. have
a sister married at Fayal. We keep up a
a constant intercourse, and | keep journal
of events to inform my sister of in cores
pondence. My father often sends things to
Fayal, sIch rs plants, &c They are sent
ia air IT, ht boxes. lie has flowers often
sent to him from Fayal. Don, remember
wnelLcr my mother was preparing anything
10 send to faya a, that time.
Cross-eNanina ion Of this witness de-
clncd.
Harriet p. Webster.-i am daughter
of Prof Webster. On Friday the 23d OF
November. | saw father bete cen 8 l2 and
o'clock He w2s at home until 8 o'clock,
went with US to the party, and | did not sec
him again until IL 2 or | a. NJ. lie
opened the door Tor US. saw him about
half an hour after we returned. lie went
up atars the same time | did. | saw ia
her about o'clock on Saturday. lie was
at home to dine. lie spent the afternoon
at home until about dark, when he went
out Tor about half an hour. When he came
back he brought book W tn him--a new
book. lie spent the evening at home
Miss Hodges was there part Of the evening.
Father read aloud to us in the beginning
of the evening, after which We played
whist | rccolcct he was up until about
10 o'clock, when | re ired. | saw him
about breakfast time on Sunday. lie went
To church. lie was al home until dinner
time, when he left and came to Boston TO
Sc, DR.. Francis Parkman, in relation to his
brother.
heard this spoken of in Tie morning,
/ aud that it was his intention to go into the
( city in the morning. | recolcct seeing him
( in tic everiag, before vent to bed, hut |
cannot state The hour. think | retired
about 10 oco L. think | left him up
! recollcct OF first seeing him on Monday,
at dinucr iime. don't recolect of seeing
i'm ia The afternoon. lie was at home in
the evening. Judge Fay was there and we
( p'ay,d Whist. retired carly. On Tues
/ day | saw him al dinner time. don't rec
ollecl ol seeing Him again until tea tine
/ lie read a, nd Il part Of The time and we
/ llaycd whist part of the time.
b1cakfas'ed with father on Wednes-
day morning. | saw HIM again about | |
/ A. NJ. He spent the rest Of the forenoon
in the garden. lie spent the afternoon at
home, until about 6 o'clock, when ke left
with sisters to come to Boston. did not
sit mp fr him. He passed the day at home
on Thursday in the garden spcn, the eve
ming with US, and read part Of tie eve
ming. The family were all at home. We
had music and reading. On Friday he
dned at home, and saw him 4 ain about
) o'c ock. He took tea at home | think |
breakfastcd with him on that day. Certain
articles cane out TO the house from the
laboratory in Boston after fathers arrest.
Came out on New Years day. There was
Il cap among them, pair of overhalls, o"e
or Two coats and pante.loons.
Ann ii ncgan.- live in DIR. Webs
'crs family. | went there The l6,h of No
vember, on a Friday. Tn. DR.. usually
breakfasted from l-2 to S o'c'ock. had
been there two weeks when he was arrest
ed. lie usually dined a, 2 o'clock. at
tended preparing dinner. On Wednesday
(. lie came out earlier than usual from Bos
ION. lie came into the kitchen at l2 O'Clock
| thought, seeing hir that it was 2 O'Clock
| He then went out into the garden TO work
taking OF the key of the ladders, which
were locked up. lie got his breakfast a
missed him from the breakfast table Tit
morning after his arrest
II Catharine p. Webster-l am a daunh
ter of Dr. Webster ! saw my father OF
n Friday Nov 23I, between ID and p
n NJ. | saw him again at IL l-2 or a
night. | saw father soon after breakfast o
| Wednesday. lie came home between Il
aud . o'clock and went into the garden.
We passed the evening at Mr.. Cunning
| hams. Father come home with rs. W
walked from Mr.. Cunningham 5 to the toll
house. While We were waiting at the toll
house, | remember seeing notice Offering
a reAard for DR.. Parkman. My si,te
\ pointed II out to father, and he rca4 it to US
l. vas rather high up. We then wen
out in thc | clock omnibus.
n sunday preceding, in the morning, say
father with his shoes in his hand, prepaI
! ing fuI town, and my mother asked him t
wait until the afternoon. lie was going {
=, see DR.. Francis Parkman in relation 10 tn
4. disappearance ofhis brother. lie did wait
+ Went 10 church, and to walk with him al
ter church. lie left the house 70 cone
+ town in the afternoon heard his voice