Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-30

| W huce, VI a pohl corresponding
TO that of DR.. Parkman. On the evening af.
ter, were found in DR.. Webster's laboratory,
in tea chest, thorax and left thigh, from
the knee to the hips. Afterward were found
in the furnace of DR.. Webster, bones, guam.
tity of gold, and block of mineral teeth.
None Of the bones found in the furnace were
duplicates OF those found in the tea chest or
vault. The teeth would be .ully identified
by DR.. Keep as a set which he lately made for
DR.. Parkman, and a mould be shown which
exactly corresponded 10 a jaw bone found in
the furnace. The thorax was perforated in
the region Of the heart. There have been
chemical applications of strong alkal 10 the
remains, and the veins had not been injected
with any preservation fluid. This was the
evidence going 10 show that DR.. Parkman had
been murdered.
On the second head, that the prisoner mur-
dered DIR. Parkman, Mt. Clifford wen, into
minute detail of DR.. Websier's pecuniary re.
lations of ls42, when he borrowed money Of
him, and had been in debt and embarrass-
ment ever since, and he would show that Dr.
Webster dishonesty endeavored 10 raise
money OF Robert G. Shaw and others, on pro-
| perty mortgaged TO DR.. Parkman, and that
/ DR.. Parkman regarded him as dishonest
man, and pressed him accordingly 10 recover
his debt; he alleged that 1. would be proved
that DR.. Webster had made conflicting stale
ments, and false ones, in relation 10 money
paid 10 DR.. Parkman, and that al the time Of
the latter's disappearance, all fDr. Webster's
property was bound to him.
MIR. Clifford also dwell, at great length on
DR.. Websters conduct during the time Of
his arrest, and con,ended that a great number
of circumstances would be found irreconcila.
Bile with the supposition Of his innocence.
The court room was, as usual, crowded
from an early hour--long before the opening
of the court. The prisoner was brought into
court little before nine o'clock, and the
anxiety Of the crowd 10 see him seemed, if
possible, on the increase. On taking his seat
in The dock, he conversed freely with several
of his friends, who warmly shook hands with
him, and he appeared 10 be in better spirits
than when leaving the court room on the pres
vious evening.
DR.. N. c. Keep, sworn--Have practised
dentistry nearly thirty years; am neighbof
of DR.. Lewis; have known Dr. George Park.
man since 1922; acquaintance heaap- t-h----i
been hi" fkiaayT Tdbh Tddbhhtsf 81 snce H isss; -I
block of teeth shown That | had made ~
mem as as,iidfi fHi in 1876; the teeth were handed
- the witness; these are the same block
which were shown TO me and recognized:
State how Dr. Parkman's mouth was very
peculiar in one respect in the relation of the
upper TO the lower jaw! 1t was so peculiar
that it made an impression on my mind l
remember the peculiarities with great exacti
ness; the circumstances connected with
these two models were somewhat peculiar;
the first question asked me by DR.. Parkman
when the teeth were about TO be ordered,
was how long will it take to make them, and
the reason why he asked, he said, was that
the Medical College was going 10 be opened
on certain day, when he should wan: new
teeth, and he did not want to order them un.
less he could have them by that day; that
time was rather short, the peculiarites of the
mouth made il a difficult case, requiring
much skill began as soon as possible, paid
large part of my attention TO 1t from day TO
day; saw him frequently while the work
was in progress, and in consequence OF the
, .hortness of the time, and the close attention
10 il, | remember the facts more distinctly
: than in ordinary cases; proceeded to make
{ the ordinary impressions; the first step is ,o
get an exact fac-simile of each jaw, or ar
impression, which is the same thing; il il
done by soft wax retained in metal, applied
b 10 the law when the wax is cold, it is takeT
n out and liquid plaster poured IN, which makes
If an exact copy of the jaw; [ihe witness show
Il ed plastet cas-, of Dir. P,'s lower jaw Their
d were then four natural teeth in this jaw AM
,r three roots or slumps; the natural teeth wer
l. cut off; the next step is 10 make fac simil
s. of zinc or brass from the plaster cast, b
r. means of casting sand the next step 10
J, pour soft metal upon the part of the forme
ry that is used then to get male or femal
n. copy of die and punch; between which III
d, gold plate was TO be fitted by striking; Ii
1T witness showed a trial plate of copper whie
lie was thus struck and applied to DIR. P.
she mouth; this plate is used to decide how lor
wa the gold plate should go the witness al
0s'el showed trial plate for the upper jaw.
'onld The witness then went into minute tee
lhe ical explanation of the mode in which
enter bslained the relation between The upper a
TWO over jaws, so as TO make the upper a
was pwer teeth fit each other, as well as ca
eals 4 to fit the gums he in fact went into
ding, gular lecture on Practical dentistry in g
Fol- el, as well as in this case, which would
lince be understood without the patterns W
Vhich whh he illustrated il; the great irregular
at'er- OF |, left side Of the lower jaw of DIR.
d 'he occaOned much trouble in fitting. The
SEEN per l.ih OF DIR, r-Yere in three ,'so
lends, the loer teeth were alss 'H'ee DOC
wards; but nOspade whole h.sih, whioh - con
had quence the patnI' the lo,.,.-