Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-03-26

corresponding TO the direction OF the cnt
, what seemed the mark Of a very SHARP
!, knife indeed 10 make such cut upon
dead body, because the flesh would have
lost lis elasticity and would yield toe
much. When there is life the flesh rath
Ter hugs the knife and. permits il 10 cut
There WAS peculiarly Of The body. L
was narrower across jhp shoulders than
across the hips. The tody Was very
straight up and down. lhavc noticed the
same thing in the body of Dr.. Parkman.
| always take notice OF defects i'll forms,
and Cen judge Of the general form, when
clothed, though not so easy as the naked
form, Doctor Pakman's was peculiar and
therefore / noticed him the more.
DR.. Frederick Ainsworth was next
sworn. lie is demonstrators of anatomy
in the Medical College. All subjects
must come through his hands. lie keeps
record of all anatomical materials. His
attention was called to these records al
ne time Of finding these remains. dis
C vered that all the subjects and materials
oaght TO have, were all accounted for.
hare examined the remains, and come
! - the conclusion, from the remains them
Sc. :cs, that thoy had never been sent to
me, Or to the college for dissection. All
subjects sent for that purpose are injected
with fiIid in order TO keep them in state
of prese. vsion, for which purpose a solu-
ZION of arsenicA acid, or chloride Of zine,
with saturated solution OF alum and salt,
petre, Is used.
Dr. Webster had no connection with
he anatomical department. Ny inn
preston is, tina. the person who cut these
remains had no anatomical knowledge.
| The person. however, who did it, might
have seen body dssecled. but doub'
whether he ever used the knife himself.
After the conclusion of this testimony the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
On Friday, Ephraim Lttle6eld, the
janlor or doorkeeper of the Medical Col
Iege, gave in his testimony. 1t was to
the effect that on the Monday evening
previous to the fatal Friday DR.. George
Parkman stepped abruptly into Professor
Wcbster's apartments, and conversed IN
broken sentences & in menaclng manner
about some money due him by Webster,
which Webster replied to by saying he
would see him tomorrow. The next day
note from Webster was conveyed 10
p man. At The interview on the Mon
day, Webster entered into conversation
with Lllletield for the purpose of obtain
ing all the particulars concerning the vault
below the college, where the remains from
the dissecting room were accustomed to
be deposited. Webs,er's alleged reason
for this was that he wanted some of the
confined gas there for experiments. He
also sought to procure pint Of blood, tor
experiments as he said ), fore his class.
but the blood was accidentally not iurn-
ished him.
On the morning of the fatal Friday, Lit
tlcfeld saw the College Sledge hammer
behind Webs,er's room-door, and removed
il to its usual place in the laboratory, but
has never seen it since. AT ! past one
was standing at the front door and saw
DR.. Parkman approaching the College.
After this Litlefeld was employed in his
duties about lie College. and Subsequent
" went to clean up Professor Webster's
laboratory. Found access closed, the
door bolted, and Professor Webster walk
INC within; access from another quarter
also closed. He described cOny ersatlon
some days after between himself and Prot.
Webster iathc street, when Webster ques-
TONED him a III his last seeing DR.. Park
man, when Webster said he mad paid him
S4S3 g.. B fore this Webster had al
ways looked Litrleheld full in tn face,
now he looked down and seemed confused
and agi,ated. Littlefcld's evidence is
looked upon as positive against Webster
On Saturday last Liulefeld's testimony
was continued, the prisoner Webster ia
king notes of it from time TO time. He
lesnied To having opened the foundation
wall of the privy attached to the PROBES,
sor's laboratory; whilst employed in thus
he made known to DR.. Bigelow and DIR.
Jackson what he was doing, who urged
him to persevere. In the privy he found
the pelvis of man, and two parts of
leg. ard sent his vile Immediately to in
form DR.. Bigelow. ...fier this he himself
went to DIR. Bigelow's and saw several
other persons, including the City Mar
shall, all of whom accompanied him to
the College. lie described DIR. Webster
as being much agitated after his arrest anu
remarking "what will become OF my poor
family" Professor Webster has some
times got him to procure small pieces OF
flesh TO experiment with.
Tn the Wednesday night subsequent
to the Odd Nov, Littlefeld went into the
laboratory because he thought the build
inc was on fire. The fire in the furnace
had gone apparently out. 1t was cover
I 4 tLN.n,, III