The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-23

ster was brought in at precisely o'clock, a. m
he wore composed and some what melancholy appear
ance. but IN other respects much a. usual fMs
lew moments after Chief Justice Shaw took his seat
on the bench accompanied BY Assistant Justices Wilder
dewey and MeleaIie Some time was occupied in calling
The small gallery was densey crowded with spectators
but other parts OF the courtroom were not crowded,
spectators having been admitted by tickets The gentle
men Of the bar present in full force To prevent
crowd the sheriff had taken the pecauton TO barrcade
the Corridors and station officers a the outside aoos
defence. Hon Piiny Msrrick and Z. D. Sobnsr. . =
the psons ten d wSo% were SCI ssSs By he
having formed opinion in the case Tor entertaining
such opinions capital punishment to forbid convic
Robert syam uy was Tsomas Barry John
Davenport. Daniel 4. Fuller, John Borrowscale, Albert
Day. Benjamin H. Green, James Crosby. Joseph Eustis
Arnold Hayward, Frederick A. Henderson. Stephen A
Mr. Green stated to the court that he held decided on-
ion adverse TO capital punishment but not such would
esen! nun rom hndlng according 70 truth The court
About II O'Clock, the indictment was read, and Mr.
deliberate and solemn mannsr connnr ~ himself sps q
clear and succinct statement OF facts in possession of the
government A
LIST. That DR.. Geo. Parkman murdered; asse
I'd. That DIR. John W. Webster committed the deed.
Dr. Parkman, said Mr.. Clifford. would be proved to
have been alive on Friday, the 23d OF November, and
was last seen TO enter the Medical College, ten minutes
before two o'clock the afternoon Of that day. He
daughter whom Ne was tending, and On whom he was
closely attendant For her comfort be had purchased
some ettucedifcu at that season to obtainwhich he
home to her He entered the Medical College, and was
not again seen. The utmost search was made by his
friends, aided BY the entire police and large rewards but
no person had ever been found who had and con-
versed with him since that time 5T
On Sunday, for the first time, DT Parkman,s friends
in company with him on Friday between and O'Clock.
On the 18th Of November found in prvy vault in
the Medical College, the pelvs and right thigh, the
On the evening after were found in DR. Websters labor
atory in tea chest, thoax and left thigh from the
knee to the hips Afterwards were found, in the furnace
mineral teeth None Of the bones found IN the furnace
were duplicates Of those found in tea chest vault The
teeth sad b y Sy D Keep Set Which
shown which exactly corresFonded to jawbone found
in the funace The t6orax perforated the region Of
the heart There have been chemical applications OF
strong akali to the remains. and the veins had not
been injected with any preservatve fluid This was fhe
evidence going to show that Dr. Parkman had been muir
dered 3A8
The first witness examined on the part Of the prosecu-
ton was Charles M. Kingsley. He had been Dr. Park
from May o. bs ans y sad sG case q his
every day on bushes; had never failed to find him
home at the dinner hour, when be called. for fifteen
years; Dr. Parkman said by his family to have left
home at 10 O'Clock on Friday; witness commenced
searching for him Saturday at o'clock, and traced
him through Bromfeld, Washington. Dromshre, Court.
Green Vine, and Blossom streets, to Grove and the
Medical College, where he entered at O'Clock, M
little before, having left some butter al grocery which
be was 10 take his return large number OF the police
force assisted in the search advertisements issued
offering reward Saturday or Sunday heard that Dr.
PaIkman had been seen in East Cambridge; searched
there returned about 10 o'clock searched all the rooms
in the Medical College sgag
He stated what had taken place 10 their search in the
college; the difficulty Of their getting in He found in the
looking if the ashes had been swept mp; the
corner. with rubbish, old eaches filled with tan,
and minerals placed on top Of i think clapP point
was Lttefeld answered that was Websters private
prvy and he had the key; Webster else im-
This witness went on TO detail the subsequent nalng q
the remains in the puvy and teaches but could not
swear positively that they were Dr. Parkman's he was
ing arrested and told of the at the jail and also
being shown the remains at the Medical College. He
thought DR.. w. would die. and never saw any one
Robert G. Shaw, sworn-This witness is brother-in-
law 10 DIR. Parkman. Question by Clifford When you
believe S ns 10 b.
Yes. The hair the breast the same color rs his;
the legs and the teeth he believed 10 be those Of
have known the body be Dr. Parkmans. if you had NOT
This witness proved that Dr. W. had sold him mineral.
other property. to DR.. Parkman
I'VE condenss the above from the sketch Of the first
day, IN the New York Sun.
SECOND DAY.
Skefcaed for the Baltimore Sun
The Jury, by direction of the court this morning ex-
amined the Medical College, in connexion with counsel
for the Commonwealth and the prisoner who for
hidden TO into any argument. but permitted
thoroughly TO show and explain the localities They
turned 10 the court al 10 O'Clock.
Marshall Tukey was sworn. He testified TO being in
formed OF DR. Parkmans disappearance and detailed the
movements OF the police After the search through the
college, already detailed witness issued warrant for the
arrest OF DR.. Webster.
Several witnesses testified 10 seeing Dr. Parkman
the day OF his disappearance, but nothing elected
Elias Fuller, Albert Fuller and Leonard Fuller, pro-
prielors of the West Boston iron foundry, opposite The
Medical College, and testified TO seeing Park
man enter the college the hour specified by the former
witnesses, or within few minutes OF that time Two
OF them lent to Lttlehed the tools with which he dug
through the wall, on Friday November 30ih.
Mr. Jabez Pratt, a coroner, called DIR. Webster az
Levefett street Jail, with Dr. Gay, and Others he had
warrant for Dr. Webster, whom he found, apparently in
great distress; he agitaed and rembed all over
claiming, at the time, "What will become OF my
poor family Dr. Webster accompanied them to the
college, where they broke open various back rooms and
the pfivy; bones and pieces OF metal were found IN The
furnace OF Dr. Websters lower laboratory upon the dis
covery OF which, he was very much agitaied.
DR. Woodbury. Strong was next sworn. lie knew Dr.
Parkmap well was his physician for some years; saw
him on November 23d went to the college the next day,
and again on Tuesday when he saw the parts OF body
living on board the body had been opened, no one
would be likely TO do il who had not postmortem
examinations he had heard il said that there was per-
$500. h,. kn,f HAIRS IN