The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-11

took up the two notes either from the
table or the floor, think the table, close by
where DR.. P. had fallen seized an old
metallic pen lying on the table, dashed it a.
cross the face and through the signatures,
and put them in my pocket; do not know
why dio this rather than put them in the
fiIe, for had not considered for a moment
what effect either mode of dispoi ing OF them
would have on the mortgage, or my indebt-
edness 10 DR.. P. and the other persons inter-
ested, and had OF yet given single
thought 10 the question as to what account |
should give of the objects or result of my in
terview with Dr. Parkman; never saw the
sledge hammer spoken of my Litldfeld-
never knew of Its existence--at least have
no recollection of it; left the College TO go
home as late as six o'clock collected my
self as well as could, that might meet
my family and others with composure. On
Saturday / visited my rooms at the College,
but made no change in the disposition of the
remains, and laid no plans as to my future
course; on Saturday evening read the no
tice in the Transcript respecting the dsap-
pearance; was then deeply impressed with
the necessity of Immediately taking some
ground as to the character of my interview
with Parkman, for saw that it must be-
come known that had such an interview,
as | had appointed it first by an unsealed
note on Tuesday, and on Friday | had my.
self called at his house in open day and ra-
tilted the arrangement, and had there been
seen, and had probably been overheard by
the man-servant, and knew not by how
many persons DR. P. might have been seen
entering my room, or how many persons he
might have told by the way where he was
going; the interview would in all probability
be known, and must be ready to explain
it.
The question exercised me much, but on
Sunday my course was taken. | would 60
into Boston to and be the first to declare my.
self the person as yet unknown with whom
DR.. p. had made the appointment would
take the ground that had invited him TO
the College to pay him money, and that l
had paid it accordingly. | fixed upon the
sum bu taking The small note and adding in.
terest, which, it appears, cast enormously.
II had thought of this course earlier
should OF have deposited Pettee's check for
800 in the Charles River Bank on Saturday,
but should have suppressed it as going so far
make up the sum which Twas 10 have pro-
fessed 10 have pain the day before, and
which Pe;tee knew had by me at the hour
OF interview. 1t had not occurred 10 me that
should over show the notes cancelled in
proof of it, or should have destroyed The
large note and let it be inferred that it was
gone with the missing man, and | should
only have kept the small one, whic h was all
that could pretend TO have paid. My sin
gle thought was concealment and safety
Everything else was incidental TO that.
was in no state to consider my uherior Pc
cunary nterest-money though needed
il so much it was of no account with me in
that condition of mood If had designed
and premediated the homicide Of Dr. Park
man in order 10 get the possession of the
notes and cancel my debt. Irot only should
not have deposited Pettees check the next
day, but should have made some show Of
getting and having the money the morning
before. I.should have drawn my money
from the Bank and taken occasion 10 men,
tion 10 the Cashier that had sum to make
up on that day for DR.. P. and the same to
Hanchman when | borrowed the So
should have remarked that was SO much
short of large fum that w s to pay Park
man. 4 borrowed the money from Hench-
man as mere pocket money for the day. Il
had intended the homicide of DR.. p.
should not have made the appointment with
him twice, and each time in so open man.
ner that other persons would almost certainly
know of it, and should not have invited
him TO my rooms at an hour when the Col.
lege would be full of students and others,
and an hour when | was most likely TO re-.
ceive calls from others; for that was the
hour just after the lecture, al which persons
ho'hi5 poSihcoo Win hio Vi my iooiiio, Ncte
| always directed to call | looked into my
rooms on Sunday afternoon, but did nothing
After the first visit of the officers | took the
pelvis and some of the limbs from the up
per well and threw them into the vault un
der the privy. / took the .horax from the
well below and packed it in the tea chest as
found. My own impression has been that
this was not done till after the second vis
of the officers, which was on Tuesday; bu
Kingsleys testimony shows that it must have
been doae sooner. The perforation OF the
thorax had been made by the knife at the
time of removing the viscera.
On Wednesday, put on kindlings and
made a fire in the furnace below, having
first poked down the ashes. Some of the
limbs-I cannot remember which or how
many-were consumed at that time This
is the last had 10 do with the remains. The
tin box was designed 10 receive the thorax,
though had not concluded where should
finally put the box. The fish hooks, tied up
as grapples, were to be used in drawing up
the parts in the vault, whenever should de.
termine howto dispose of them, and get
strains enough. had confused double
object in ordering the box and making the
grapples. ! had before intended 10 get such