The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-13


hnd hnl hnying lnd, ~ Yet, no idea of OBJ
lRining az seeking cunimnlniion OF lii SIN
teucc, ! lfust ihntn hiil consideration viii
he given ~ these circumstances, 1g, gong 10
show lhni d. Mohslef did uot make up bic
story With any ylaw 10 lle uso lhnl II now
made Of IT,
.. Ills Fmtemenls, though sudlen aud un-
cNpocledly drmHHdeh aud promptly gVsu.
Al III pfecludn the idea OF prepared Eto-
~, couiuluH 40 coulradicliuus, r. perfectly
consistent with ilsrll, aud wilhall the known
lncts nf ihe chse.
3. Wilde ihe attainment denies pfemediiA-
Lon of The homlrido, ~ fAplnius ralsinctorl-
Is thurr cifcuiua-tucca which were brought
forward NJ the 1fial, ~ londing to show pre-
urdtaroui such ~ lhe rrudnig for ll,e blu"d
--ihc conversation about ihe rus Of tlin dis-
rrriiug VulIL
t'mtcr Ilu- iioud ought 10 refer 10 Peiirr's
testimony. Porcc says that Webster told
hriu ho would hnye no rmnrr trouble wi'i
Dr. iUrkUUu. tor hc hint sriiird irtM him
Suppuso thnt prilcr r,rullcclrd tlio words
riahll. which De Webster thinks hc does
uoi--thru tuc wufds were not literally uur;
bul ihey were Just ~ urlr mo ruth il pre-
dcatcd on the expectation Tint lac should
mnko lcruis will Pufkuon, ~ II prodcatrd
On the rNroclhtlon thnI hc should silence hi-
NlNlNi IN llilfuiIs W tIlNNl AuNf lllfN NNNN
prcdicnicd on contingency Aud, ~ they
IN ono expectation Just HH well nA The other,
tlley produce uoihlug oither way.
II wr adopt Dr.. Wohslcr's declaration
lhni the homicide was unprcucdimicd,-o some
circumstances are accounted ln,which,upuu
titu Opposite hypothesis. are Nery strange. u
not absolutely lu'Nplicuhlc. lha luct thui
he made ho appointment MN De Pwhuau
Ia 80 open manner, iu huil,liug 20 much
tfcqurntrd, aud at nu hour sn uulpNutHhlc in
secfcsy; he iUct. Hl.o, ihpi Dr Webster made
~, ult"S i-lis inleUs,oH aHd ability IL pay
Dr. Pilkmnn. a shEHciuus man would hut e.
rrrrTrr-r-ti tni u1ut n, urt'iy'trtriiiy
ur Two prfsuus and n foolish one would
have uNrrduuu it, Hnd nindp great. purndr
~ " hat To- intended tn do a. to paying the
money, Wlrli lee meant 10 say afterwards hr
bad poid, and 10 avoid p1y ing which wns tho
very Object OF the proposed murder, These
facts seem TO no, al lansi, ~ difficult 10 got
utrr on ilia theory Of prenicdilhliun, AZ the
c0uNersUiion Rhout the dissrrting vault aud
the blood on lho Opposite theory. They aro
more difficult
Tho declaration Of Dr. Webster TINT he
did not invite DR.. Pnrkmnn 10 the college, is
supported hy The fact that hc evidently made
no YrvrparHl1ou laF dsAlinsiug of the hody.--
lie IN chemist. lie had nu extensive inbo.
ratory. aud complris apparatus. tie wns
-isiag pAl cfIn'ntHpl lectures al iltc time. and
uighl, therefore, have COLLECTED ANY quHutl.
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ntnl'd 10y sninr wen Known VlnIul'- 40 'h'
character nl Dr' F"tNm'n' ~Fffsfr la ~"
rrwitdugs6uo wi'i' tu,d'rIl 'i,H' ''' t''E-''''-'
.'d ihc usiiHiahlt. tf'fi7 WiIrh hiT iririnl-
cluim tur huu. but u i7 u"l"uohS iI"l he
wa very cNnrihf hnn Nlh ''e"r' tn h'N
du'S--ihht Pee could Tee very r'N"'' al "H''s
and generous Mt Other llin"s-lhot the si"',
ptcuulaiN lunfuh0'N W"ch h' Il"'"s'"
h,ws'ltWoS demanded 10y Wm ct Nose To
'Nhoui 1t was less cpuNcnlrui' or VINO were
less scrupnlous IN principle about l'-iHaI
hr hnd sort nl ih"un Tor m'NlhE ms "cn'-
-or, dnInN tIthl, hud Mi'u hn ""'M OF "'-
hcNcd tUrm in ANY wh! ia'-r or dishonest
thal hc "as extremely acrimonious nnd nn
spoirug, aud ihnt Ice was master ol u terrible
vocabulary of n'cc'ive. Prtlre'T 'e'nn""i
TiIuwS that u" was i''-' ~ 'iiH' r'H't OF ''''"
~ l5sslI w, nv, - ,=s5
n'"R "''''N upon l''"s''' "'''''''' " ~
should h''' ", "P,'r,mn',N.
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n'nd,', appears ',",, ",e 'S,'''''''N s'''n w
tl" n''l py ms "''e l'''- "nu "'''''''''N''l''
hon2h he II inl'd' iIn," .h1 P''.''"',
unn, get lhhl NE lN ''I lhh', ''-p' wv,
"suturiIuur, utr-lutrA1y.' I~rr testimony ol