The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-27

IhlAL UF fkufENNUk JOhN W. WEBNTkk,
CHARGED WITH rHK
MURDER OF DR.. GEORGE PARKMAN,
MEDICAL COLLEGE, BOSTON,
Friday, November a3, ls49.
Interesting Testimony.
BIZ BAIN's MERCHANTS TELEGRAPH. (oFrIcR NO
% WALL sTREBT,) AND BOUsE's PRINTING rELR-
GRAPH tOFFIcE NO. WALL sTRERr)
SEVENTH DAY.
BosroN, March 20, 1850
The prisoner was brought In nvs minutes before
nips looking like the morning, much brighter than he
did last night Under tho cloud Of dsmning evidences
AID the bowling Of the mob outside God grant that
be may yet be able to himself and our common
humanity from the stigma Of crime too fendish fer
the devil The air IL keen and bracng this morning
little too much 90 for those gentlemen Of the bar
who yesterday thronsed the south steps Of the court
House; they clear now the same or some other
cause, makes . thinnsss inside. Thank heaven, the
jam 10 somewhat diminished
Ralph Smith, sworn.-I am In the liquor business:
my place Of business s In Exchange street. haa deal
ipgs with Professor Webster Letter shown Witness
and be asked II he had ever rso.ivsd it). He
thought he had, though be had not marked it &C.
cordipg to his usual practice; he was owing me;
wished to close the account, and wrote to him to
that efsot, and this the reply the letter was
dated
CAn.Rrper, October s. 1873
bill on recsvirg the fees from our hs s
.: So.. @ so. time T '
Samuel p Fuller sworn Il am . police officer; on
Sunday, went with Mr.. Thompson to the Registrar
Of Deeds ofioe, to SO whether the mortyaxs
was taken mp; the clerk told hs did
not know DR.. p and could not tell whether ths mort
gage taken up; he told me could very easily got
at the record By seeing Dr. w.; the clerk aud myself
went to Dr.. Websters little after dark; called and
asked him for the date OF the mortgage which Dr. r.
had cancelled he vent to book and turned
over the leaves time; he rembed badly he then
came and rat down, and said II strange he could
not find these papers; he thso went sud looked In
trunk; then returned to the book, and after looking
sone time said, My ticket man to the other
day, and said DR.. p. to him and demanded what
money he had for pe aud said was . damned rascal
and scousdrel IL hurt me considerably at the tims
but have settled with Dr. and nothing about it
now" the clerk had further conversation with
DR.. w and told that mortgage WAS not on real
estate, but on personal property; DR. w. then turned
and left The room, and saw Of him that night;
was ons Of the officers who searched DR. w "a
Tuesdsy THE witness here explained the localities
and corroSorated the former Testimony the search
Of DR.. WIS room, being particularly confident that
when the prfvy was msnsonsd DIR. w. directed their
attention from It to another room We searched the
dieotiDs vault aud then went to tho trap door;
vas Of those Who descended there aud examined;
below the building there . wall dividing the privy
and tho rect Of the building from the part into which
We descended; there was no hole In that wall then,
and DO access to that part beyond 1t; LitAisaeid
end then had conversation shsut the prsvy Ani the
mode Of getting access 70 70; have since ps,ssd
through the hole o the WALL and examined the spses
under the iatorstory there to It except
for the tide soaking through the foundstion au the
officer who discovered the remains 10 the tea chest the
minerals had not been handled to my kno~iedge; six
eight Of US had BEEN searching since o'clock A. NJ
on Saturday, the day sftsr the arrest when TO
the tee ehest it covered with minerals dons up n
papers and labelled; the labels had not been long
written; took the minerals Oh By one End laid
them dosp; then ssv tan In the box, and putting my
band down, drew out large knife, which put In my
pocket, and then said thsre must bs ssmething
than minerals In this box; took It up aud
ried It into the middle Of the room; on turning
u over the remains fell out back up; ses.
ing there rss something else under, I TUNED
the rspsins over and . hole la the left breast;
remarked that the tpifs would hole very veil;
the scrsped Oh only with the hsod; su onosr
wss eoits TO get something elss forbid it and told
HIM 10 10, everything be tii the Coroner cane found
= Kidney In the ash-hoe, under the range; some bed
clothes too blsnkets and = comforter found in
the laboratory under the table, they nearly new
without . written pass from the City MARSHAL
or Mayor vss ordered to watch the motions OF Mr..
''ssy 's ns took the !, Dol. ;. ,ss 70: priv,
through, but IL would not 60; the pevis would go
through By turning IL sdg.siss; We tried sxpsri-
msnt to zee II noise could be heard from ths Ia
borAtery, Ia DIT. Hcimss' lecture room; tried II
BY hailoos and other loud noises one OF being
lecture room nothing could be heard from one to the
ether. The tee cbest vas exhibited 20 the witness
and ne denuhsd IT. II vas one Of the tslle.t Kind Of
far as ve could see stoK spd plate we're also ex-
hibitsd ios shst purpose vs could not seel
sest We tried several Of TO whether the notsx
sod psl,is would 90 through; IL vas after the sss.
vas taken up; held the seat and Littl.hsd he'd
of tan, and half . bushsi Of tan In . barrel; ths
thifs .ss shut vhen found IL; Buttmsn ststk-sa-
vhsn the tborsz vss discovered; II ~as saturday. In
the Afternoon fev minutes before four clock ths,
or n,s minutes sfssr the thorsx va, found found H.
~ soen as turned 10 over: the string rouod ths
bosss Of the lover joint Of the tbsh let no one In
at four o'clock; oeer Buttssp he'd stick 10 hi. hand
and vas going 70 scrspe the tan on be said he vas,
ca tii the psIt day except What brushed on With my
hand the thrsx stood In the tee chest the
meek ere up; vent cut 70 tambfidge With one Thomp-
son; bad mot known hin before; have not seen him
sincs tili this trial; remarked to him that Or. Web
stsr acted very singulsrly did not know but that vas
suspsetsa hin y. 70. .Ssr. Jus, sisr dus our ob.o
was 70 asesrtain the date of the mortgage; TUESDAY
vas the hrst tine vas at the Medical College; Dr..
Webster then stated that DR.. Psrhmsn called on
him between half pest one end two; dont remembsr
'syirg. tsfsrs the Coropsr's jury, that Dr. Web
stsr ssid Dr. Psrhman called him on FRIDAY
at half pest one osoch; 10 vas not 90; aud don't re-
member ssyins 20; made msaorandum of the con-
verfsut next dsy at the ofaos; made msnorsndums
81 my tmoe d Dr. Wsbstsrs conversation on sunday
svspf st Can bridge; the next day (Mondsy) ssid
ON the book, DR.. webster vas much ereitsd vhsp we
sssrstsd en- TUESDAY, and inquiry made stout the
privy Mr ClArp stood near IL; the tide aosed In
npder the rrivy In the trench by the vsr, bat not
over the groond ssberay the ground thsrs slsnu To-
vsr6s The wsl the privy 10 over the ansls ~ ths
uspchts; the ground IL not steep In thst part l
fcupd scme towels directly under the prvy the lsbss
On the minerals we're not In fresh iDk they looked
- theush they had been written i've or six months
Mr Eaton vas there vhes the srsDs disoovered
ssmusl rsrhnsn Blahe, sworn II am pephsr "
the late Dr fsfsmsn; tcok an active part m the
etnrch Ter him. devoftDQ whole tine TO tt called