The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-29

FRoF. WEBSTER S -IRIAL.-Ihe following ac-
count of the second days proceedings on Professor
Webster's trial for the murder of DR.. Parkman was
telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun:
BosToN, March D-9P.N.
The excitement that has prevailed throughout
the city to-day to obtain information OF the progress
Of the trial OF Prof Webster and Of the character of
the testimony introduced, has been intense and Of
course various unfounded rumors have been in cir
culation, The rush for admittance exceeded any
thing before witnessed in the city, and not more
than one in ten Of those who presented themselves
obtained entrance to the court house, which
crowded throughout the day to suffocation. The
witnesses, to the number of about one hundred and
twenty occupy the Supreme Court room, and are
not admitted until they called upon to testify,
that one shall not know what testimony the other
has given.
Dr. Francis Parkmau, brother to deceased, is in
attendance, and seemed much affected as the bones
found in the furnace were produced.
The jury, by direction Of the Court, this morn
ing examined the Medical College in connection
with the counsel for the Commonwealth and the
prisoner, who were forbidden to enter into any
gument, but were permitted thoroughly to show
and explain the localities. They returned to the
court at 10 o'clock. s.. .
Marshal TukeY was sworn. Meantime the
| counsel for the Commonwealth produced and exhi-
bited full plans Of the various floors Of the Medical
! College and wooden model Of the whole building
| Mr.. Tukey testified to being informed OF DR..
Parkman's dsappe rance, and detailed the move
ments Of the police. After the search through the
College already detailed, witness issued warrant
| for the arrest Of Prof. Webster.
Several witnesses testified to seeing DR.. Parkman
OF. the day Of his dlssppearance, but nothing new
eliriied
| Elias Fuller, Albert Fuller and Leonard Fuller,
| prOpretors of the West Boston Iron Foundry, Op
posite the Medical College, were sworn, and testi-
fed TO seeing Pakman enter the college at the hour
specified by the former witnesses, or within few
minutes Of that time. Two of them lent 10 Little
field the tools with which be dug through the wall,
on Friday, November 80.
Mr.. Albert Fuller testified that DR.. Webster rame
| into their room to sign a cheek for Mr.. Cummings
a blacksmith, on Tuesday afer the disappearance
| of DR. Pafkman .'
Mr.. Paul Holland, grOcer-Saw DR.. Parkman on
November %, in his store, between and O'Clock
| in the afternoon.
Mr.. Jabez Pratt, Coroner-Called on Dr. Web.
ster at Leverett street JAIL with Dr. Clay and others
he had a,warant for DR.. Webster, who he found
apparently in great distress he was agiiated and
trembled all over. e1claiming at the same time
| what will become my poor family" DR.. Web
aier accompanied them to the college, where they
broke open various back-roorns and the privy
bones and pieces Of metal were found in the fur
mace Of DR.. Webster's lower laboratory, upon the
discovery of which he was verv much agitated.
| DR.. Woodbury. Strong next sworn.--Hs
/ knew DIR, Parkman well: was his physician for
1 some years; saw him November % went ia
the college the next day, and again on Tuesday
when he saw the parts OF a body lying on board
the body had been opened, would b.
likely to do it who had not seen pest nortsBs ex
/ aminations; he had heard it said that there was
perforation made bya knife, aud he resolved to ex
anime for himself; this he did, and found, cores
Pending to the direction Of the cut, what seemed
the mark Of a very sharp knife indeed, to max,
such cut upon a dead body, because the hesi
would have lost its elasticity and would yield to-
much. When there is life the flesh rather hug
the knife and permits it cut. There was pecu
liarity of the body. Il was narrower across tn,
shoulders than across the hips. The body wa
very straight up and down, have noticed thu
same thing in the body OF DR.. Parkman. | Away
take notice of defects in forms, and Judge Of tn
general FORM when clothed though not SO easy a
The naked form. DR.. Parkman was peculiar, an
therefore, noticed him the more.
DR.. Frederick Ainsworth was next sworn.-H
is demonstration OF anatomy in the Medical Col
: lege. All subjects must come through his hand
He keeps a record Of all anatomical material.
His attention was called to these records at IN
time of finding these remains. / discovered tina
all the subjects and materials ought to have wer
all accounted for. ] have examined the remain,
and come to the conclusion, from the remain
themselves, that they had never been sent to me
to The college for dissection. All subjects sent 70
that purpose are injected with fuid, in order t
keep them in state Of preservation, for which pur
pose solution of arsencal acid, or chloride OF zinc
; with saturated solution OF alum and salIpetre
used. DR.. Webster had no connection with III
} anatomical department. My impression is, ths
; cal knowledge. The person, however, who did il
might have seen a body dissected, hut douh
whether he ever used the knife himself. After th
conclusion of this Testimony. the court adjourned