Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-07-15

cessful movement and concealment of th
body on the one hand or infamy and des
truction on the other. The first thing
did, as soon as I could do anything, was
draw the body into the private room adioin
ing, where took off the clothes, and begal
putting them into the fire, which was burn
ing in the upper labratory. They were al
consumed there that afternoon, with papers
pocket book, and whatever they contained
l did not examine the pockets, nor remov,
anything, except the watch. 1 saw that, o.
the chain Of it, hanging out. l took it
and threw it over the bridge as I went te
Cambridge. My next move was to get tht
body into the sink, which stands in small
private room; by setting tie body partially
erect against the corEer, and by getting W
into the sink myself, succeeded in draw.
ing it up there. 1t was entirely dismem.
bered. 1t was quickly done, as a work Of
terrible and desperate necessity.
The only instrument was the knife found
by the officers, in the tea chest, which
kept for cutting corks. made no use Of
the Turkish knife, as it was called at the
trial. That had long been kept on my
mantlepiece in Cambridge, as curious or.
nament. My daughter frequently cleaned
it; hence the marks of oil and whiting
found on it. had lately brought it into
Boston to get the silver sheath repaired.
While dismembering the body, stream Of
Cochituate water was running through the
sink, carrying off the blood in pipe that
passed down through the lower labratory.
There must have been leak in the pipe,
for the ceiling below was stained immedi-
ately around it. There was fire burning
in the furnace of the lower labratory. Lit.
tlefeld was mistaken in thinking there had
never been fire there. He had probably
never kindled one, but had done it myself
several times. had done it that day for
the purpose of making oxygen gas. The
head and viscera were put into that fur
mace that day, and the fuel heaped on.
did not examine at night to see to what de-
gree they were consumed. Some of the ex-
tremities were put in there, / believe on
that day; the pelvis, and some of the limbs,
perhaps, were all put under the lid of the
lecture room table, in what is called the
well-a deep sinh, lined with lead stream
of Cochituate was turned into it, and kept
running through it all Friday night; the
thorax was put into smaller well, in the
lower labratory, which filled with water,
and threw in quantity of potash, which I
found there. This disposition of the re-
mains was not changed till after the visit
Of the officers on Monday. When the body
had been thus disposed of, I cleared away
all traces Of what had been done. I think
the stick with which the fatal blow had
been struck proved to be a piece of the
stump of large grape vine-say two inch
es in diameter, and two feet long. 1t was
one of the several pieces which I carried in
from Cambridge long before, for the pur-
pose of showing the effect of certain chemic-
al fluids in coloring wood, by being absorb
ed into the pores. The grape vine, being a
very porous wood, was well adapted to this
purpose. Another longer stick had been
used as intended, and exhibited to the stu
dents. This one had not been used. put
It into the fire. I took up the two notes
either from the table or the floor, I think
The table, close by where DR.. Parkman had
Fallen. seized an old metallic pen lying
On the tai BILE; dashed it across the face and
through the signatures, and put them in m
pocket. | do not know why did this ra-
ther than throw them into the fire, for l had
not considered for moment what effect Ell
ther mode of disposing of them would have
On the mortgage, or my Indebtedness to
DIR. T. and the other persons interested land
had not yet given single thought to the
question as to what account could give
Of the object or result of my interview with
Dr.. Parkman. never saw the sledge
hammer spoken Of by Littlefeld; never
knew of its existence, at least have no rec
ollection Of it. I left the college to go home,
as late as 6 o'clock. l collected myself as
well as l could, that might meet m FAM
lily and others with composure. On Satur-
day, l 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
notice in the Transcript" respecting his
disappearance. Twas then deeply impress
ed with the necessity of Immediately taking
some ground as to the character of my in
terview with DR.. Parkman, for l saw that
it must become known that had such
an interview, as I had appointed it first by
an unsealed note on Tuesday, and on Fri
day had myself called at his house in open
day, and ratified the arrangement, and had
there been seen, and had probably been o.
verheard by the man servant, and I knew
not by how many persons DR.. P. might have
been seen entering my rooms, or how ma
ny 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 exercis-
ed me much. but on Sunday my course was
taken. l would go into Boston and be the
first to declare myself the person, as yet
unknown, with whom DR.. ?. had made the
appointment. would take the ground that
had invited him to the College to pay
him money, and that paid it. According.
ly,l fixed upon the sum by taking the small
note and adding interest, which 1t appears
l cast erroneously.
If had thought of this course earlier,