Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-02-01
DR.. George Park man.

More mysterious ABairs-ProbabA
ay of another Murder.
The Grand Jury of the county Of
Suffolk commenced yesterday the inves-
tigation of the case Of DR.. John w.
Webster, charged with the murder of
DR.. George Parkman. Forty-two wit
nesses had been summoned to give evil
dence. Among them are the examining
physicians and Chemists, Drs. Winslow
Lewis, Chas. r.. Jackson, DIR. Keep and
others, the officers of the police engaged
in finding the remains of DR.. Parkman,
and Mr.. Littlcfeld, the man who found
them. Among those who will testify are
Mr.. Isaiah and Leonard Fuller, iron
founders in North Grove street, few
rods from the college, who saw DR.. Park
man go into the building at half past
o'clock on the 22d of November last,
and did not see him come out again.
1t is also said that-apcabman will tes-
tify that he, on the night of the alleged
murder, took Dr., Webster from his
house in Cambridge about ten o'clock in
the evening, brought him into the city
and left him at the Medical College,
where he remained all night; and that he
took him back in his cab in the morning,
TO Cambridge.
A new feature has been added to the
case by the knowledge of singular dis
appearance that took place on the night
previous to the murder, in this street.
1t is fact which has thus far been
kept studiously secret by the authorities.
It appears that a young woman about %
years of age, named Catharine Sproule,
left the residence of Mr.. Caleb Howe,
No. 90 south Grove street on the even
ing of the 22d of November last, and
has not been seen or heard of SINCE
She was rather good looking young
woman, of Irish parentage, and resided
in the family of Howe as domestic.
The circumstance of her disappear
ance, at this fatal period, taken in con-
nection with the finding OF the dead body
of an infant near the Medical College,
few days after the murder of DR.. Park
man, buried in the dirt, on what is called
the New Jail Lands) has given rise to
terrible suspicious and created another
mystery, which it is to oe hoped the new
Grand Jury will unravel. There is GER
tainly fearful tale yet to be told conccr-
ming the North Grove street murder, but
since the establishment of secret Coro-
ner's Inauisitions, the public must be
kept in the dark concerning all matters
of this description.
The Providence Mirror contains the
following paragraph. We give it for
whatit is worth, simply cautioning our
readers against placing much reliance
upon the statements:
"Wilhin few days we have learnt
from private source, that since these
old circumstances have SO signally failed
to fasten guilt upon Professor Webster,
new version has been given 10 the af-
fair tending to establish his guilt, if the
testimony can be relied on, but at the
same time involving the witness in a
most rascaly description
The story is, that Litlelield now says
he was called in by Professor Webster,
before suspicion fastened upon him, to
help dispose of the murdered man, and
that he was knowing all the while to
the whole transaction! There may be
no truth in it; but it is the subject of
conversation in Boston and gentlemen in
this city, we are told, have been positive
Iy assured that such is now Litllefeld's
statement. The idea seems TO be, to
make another Coolidge affair of it, with
the difference that the new version impli-
Gates Liulefeid much more seriously
than the new version of the Mathews
murder did the student who was employ
ed by Coolidge on false representation,
to help dispose of The lifeless body
The story has not yet got into the news
papers, and may be unworthy of place
there; but it is believed by some in the
city, and may be true. BOSTON Herald.
PROPERTY IN BosToN.--The assessed
value of real and personal estate in Bos-
ton, in l849, was $l67,72S, 000-in
ls49 Sl74,70s,9 00-gain in one year
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