The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-11
EBENsBURG, THURSDAY, JULY IL, 1856

mixed itself up with the idea of the other
application. doubt, even now, to which
use they would have been applied; | had
not used the hooks al the time Of the dis
covery. The tan pu, into the tea chest
was taken from q barrel of it that had
been in the laboratory for some time The
bag of tan brought in on Monday was not
used, nor intended TO be used; it belonged
to quantity obtained by me a long time
ago, for experiments in tanning, and was
sent IN by the family 10 get IL out of the
way. lis being sent at the time was ac-
cidental. was not aware that had put
the knife in the chest. The stick found
i'll the saucer of ink, was for making coarse
diagrams On cloth. The bunch of filed
keys had leen used long ago by me in
Fruit street, and thrown carelessly by into
a drawer. never examined them, and
do not know whether thew would fit any
of the locks of the College or not If
there were other keys fitting doors with
which had nothing to do, suppose they
must have been ali duplicates, or keys of
former locks left there by the mechanics
or janitor. know nothing about them,
and should never be likely to notice them
amongst the multitude of articles, large
and small, sf all kinds, collected in my
rooms. The janitor had furnished me
with key 70 the dissecting room, for the
admission oi medical friends visiting the
College, htg had never used it. The
nitric acid cn the stairs was not used to
remove spos of blood, but was dropped
by accident When the officers called for
Eri,t t,o Z Il.
whether | vas under arrest, or whether a
more strict search Of my rooms was to be
had; the later hypothesis being hardly
less appalling than the former When |
found thatwe went over Cragies' Bridge,
thought the arrest most probable. When
found that the carriage was stopping at
the jail vas sure of my fate. Before
leaving tIte carriage, | took dose of
strychnlne from my pocket anC swallowed
ii. | had prepared it in the shape of
pill before | left my laboratory on the
23d. thought could not bear to sur
vive deection | thought 1t was large
dose. The state of my nervous system,
probably, defeated its action partially. The
effects of the poison were terrible beyond
description. 1t was in operation at the
College, and before went there, but most
severely afterwards. | wrote but one OF
anonymous letters produced at the trial
the one mailed at East Cambridge. The
little bundle referred TO in the letter de-
taned by the ialor, contained only bot
tie of citric acid, for domestic use. | had
seen II stated III a newspapers, that had
purchased quantity of oxalic acid,
which, il was presumed, was 10 be used
in removing blood stains. | wished the
parcel to be kept untouched, that ii might
be shown. if there should be occasion,
what Ii really was that had purcha sed.
l have drawn up, III separate papers; an
explanation of the use intended 10 make
OF the blood sent for on Thursday, the
22d, and of the conversation with Little
field ABOUT the dissecting vault. think
that Petee, in his testimony at the trial,
put too strongly my words about having
settled with Mr.. p. Whatever did say
of the kind, was in the hope | entertained
that | should be able 10 pacify DIR. p,
and make some arrangement with hun;
and was said in order 10 quiet Pettee,
who was becoming restive under the soli-
citations of DR.. Parkman-
After DIR. Webster had stated most Of
the facts recorded above on the 23d Nav,
this question, with all the earnestness, So
lemnity, and authority of tone that DIR.
Putnam was master of, was addressed TO
him -
''Dr. Webster, in all probability your
days are numbered; you cannot, you dare
not speak falsely TO me now; you must
not die with a lie in your mouth; so, prove
TO yourself that your repentance for tine
sins of your life is sincere-tell me the
truth, then-a confidence 10 be kept sa-
cred during your life time, and as much
longer as my regard for the happiness of
your family shall seem to me to require,
and the interest of truth and justice to per-
nit. Search to the bottom of your heart
for the history of your motives, and tell
me, before God, did ii ever occur to you,
before the decease of DIR. Park man, that
his death, if you could bring il TO pass,
would be of great advantage TO you, or at
least that personal injury TO him might
possibly be The result of your expected
conference with him! As dying man,
charge you 10 answer me truly, and ex-
actly, or else De silent had you not such
a thought"
"No, never" said he, with energy and
feeling, ''as live, and as God is nv wit
ness, never. | was no more capable of
such thought than one of my innocent
children. ! never had the remotest idea
of injnring DR.. p. unit the moment the
blow was struck. DR.. p. was extremely
seyera and Shorn-,bo ,ort nrovot,ior of