The New York herald., 1850-01-28

Wepster started Tor the opposite corner OF the
room, and exclaimed hastily, T" Gentlemen, here
Is another apartment where | keep my dangerous
articles, }" and throwing open door, diverted the
eftoers' attention, and the whole party crossed
ihe room, In the last room nothing was seen but
boxes and Jars, &c, and the officers made crti-
csl examination of the place. DR.. Webster then
threw open the door to entry leading to the dis
secting room, and the officers soon passed out and
| LETT. In this connection | would express my firm
belief that, had the officers at tnat time insisted
| on seeing the interior of the privy, they would
have there behtd the cloIted and mutlaled carcass
| OF DR.. Parkman.
Thus matters renamed for the present. so far
as respected searches made by the police. IL is
well known that Ephra IN Llttefield was the first
TO discover any portion of The remains OF DR..
! Pa!hman. THIS portion of the evidence, as pre-
/ sebied 10 the Coroner's jury, will now review.
| To DR.. Wenster's apartments in the college,
from the time Of the first occupancy of the build
ing, Lilefeld, as janltor, had always had free
access. When DR.. Webster left at night, the
doors were left unlocked and, al DIR. Web.'er's
request, Little field was in the habit of doing GER
tam chores In those apartments, such as filling
water casks, building fires, &C. But-and this is
remarkable fact, bearing hard on the case-trom
| the very afternoon OF DIR. farkman's disappear
ance, the doors of these rooms, whether Or.
Webster was inside or ont, were invariably locked,
by night and hv day. Littlefied OF course, thought
II a singular circumstance; but do not know that
he had my suspicious OF the cause for at least two
days. On Sunday afternoon, the 18th, little
before dark, Liitleteld was standing the corner
OF Fruit street, few rods from The college, con-
versing with friend, when DIR. Webster was seen
coming up The street towards them On arriving
at theePot where they stood, DIR. Webster imme-
dia,ey mentioned the disappearance of DR.. Park
man, said he had only heard OF II that day, and
had come IN from Cambridge purposely to inquire
about II. Some conversation ensusd with
gard TO the matter, and DR.. Webster went on TO
relate THAT Just before the reported disappear
ance, DIR. Paikman had come his rooni-that
he (Websler) had paid Parkman a note of over
Pafk VEL tTan lv nd aa
soon as he received the money, without stopping
10 count 1t, ran up the lecture room, two stairs at
a time, and hastily disappeared. While DR.. Web
ster told this hls eyes were bent on the ground
bis whole frame shock, and his agitation was such
as to be remarked and remembered by both hls
hearers. DR.. Websters conduct on this occasion,
together with the fact OF keeping his doors locked,
excited III the mind of Littlete Id suspiclOn and
curiosity not easily to be satisfied. | understand
that be, that same night, mentioned mis- belief that
webster had killed Parkman,' To his wife !;
that she reproved him for the remark, and said
"Never me nion such an absurd idea again TO any
body" The next afternoon, taking the opportu-
nifty when DR.. Webster was out Of the building
Litefeld, when the tide was low, crept round on
the rIver side Of the building, and, after some ef-
Tort, ciambered into the window of the laboratory
He entered the room, and observed that under
meath the furnace, (about a foot square,) remain
ed the embers of very hot fire; the furnace was
filled with something, the nature OF which he
could not distinguish, and was covered with seve
rsl cTucibes, also containing some unknown mat
ter. He also remarked that two barrels OF pitch
pine kiDdlIngs, hiled only few days before, had
been nearly emptied; the privy was locked and he,
ct course, made 10 entrance. Alter hasty ex-
animation Of the premises, (satished that some
thing my sienous was gong on, he was oath to
suspect what,) he made his exit from the labora-
tory by the ssme way that he entered.
In the INT antlme, person went TO the City Mar
shal, and testified that about hslt-past o'clock
on Friday, the 23d, be saw DR. Parkman enter the
Medical College, and, wishing 10 see HIM on busl-
ress waited upwards of an hour outside the build
ing, but did not see DR.. p. come out and II is
certain that Dr. L. could not have lett the premises
without being witnessed This contradcts Web
stei's statement, that his business with Parkman
was hastily settled and that DR.. Parkmin left inl-
medIarely. About this time, also. vogue suspi-
clons were thrown out by persons doing business
in the vicinity, that "when DR. Parkman's body
was found, il would be in the Medical College" All
this naturally 10 the ears OF Litileheld, and
only served TO confirm him In the opinion that
his susplcions were correct At any rate, Thurs
day, he went so far as to inform Drs. ii. J Bige-
low and j. B. : Jackson Of the outdoor talk with
regard to the college, and his own suspicious OF
Dr. Webster, telling them that the only place which
had not been searched was the large vault beneath
Webster's laboratory, the only opening TO which
was the small hole in WIS Inyate priyy The
gentlemen were horror struck, aud seemed TO think
seriously Of the remarks made by Lutleheld. The
only way by hich access could be obtained 10 the
vault, except through the priyy, or the floor OF the
laboratory, was by descending through small
scutile, ia part of the basement used TO store
wood, some forty feet distant, and after crawling
that distance, on hands and knees, breaking
/ through bnck.wall five courses thick. Drs. jack
fon and Bpelow Immediately told Lttl,iield 20
" eject an enrance TO the vault, at ell hazards,
end not 10 sleep until he had accomplished his OBJ
ect." That CThursday) evening, Liitleheld crert
under the basement floor, and, with hammer and
cold chsel, commenced operatIons-hls wife, all
/ The while, keeping watch above, TO zee that DR..
Webster did not enter and discover their proceed
/ ines. Llttefeld worked nearly s that night, but
without oDfetiDg his object. The next forenoon
| he was prevented from proceeding further, on ac-
! count Of Or. Webster being Ia the laboratory.
! Drs. Jackson and Bgelow were made acquainted
by LItilefeld OF his proceedings thus far and Dr.
B'Reow, ANXIOUS 10 learn the resut of the affair,
told Liul, field TO break INTO the vault as speedily
as pos sibie and If he found any thirg, come i'm
meciat,ly TO his Bgelow's) house, and inform
him II he was not in, Litltfeld was TO write his
name on tlste IN the entry, and proceed TO DIR.
! Jackfon's. About two o'clock, Friday afternoon,
OUsr one week after Dr. Parkman's disappe araDce)
/ Dr. Webster lett the college, and LItefeld again
set hims. II 10 work at the wall. In hour two
he had made quite large aperture IN the wall, and
ON gtzing through into the vault, there discovered,
only few feet distant, and directly under Web
stefs privy, two distinct portions Of human body
-one, nearly the whole Of a mans night leg and
the other, the pelvis and connecting parts. Little
/ field rnzed but moment and then fled in dismay.
Hury ing TO the house Of DIR. Bigslow, Littlefeld,
with horror depicted on his counie nance, could only
erclaim, ,"ve foupd IT, I've found l'' Il 10 said that
he acted almost like mailman. Bigelow and Lat
tleheld then proces ded 10 the house Of DIR. Jack
sor, and informed him Of the discovery made In
formation YVES conveyed TO Marshal Tukey, and
ne, with few officers, Immediately started Tor
the college. Mr.. Kingsley and few Nhers were
also SEM tor. In abort time the whole party met
in the basement Of the college building. Alter a
relation Of Liitleiield's operations, officer Clapp,
Mr.. Kingsley, .Liitlehed, and others, descended
the scuitle, and made their way TO the breach IN
the wall After viewing well the position Of the
parts OF dead body that laid in the vauk the re-
mains were, removed to the basement, and placed
on board, near 10 the scuttle-way. Coroner
Pratt, District Attorney Parker, James III. Blake,
ESQ and others, had by this time arrived; and a
consultation was held, as to bat course should be
pursued. The Mayor, however, soon made his
appearance, and ADVISED that an entrance to The
on examination of the furnace before alluded TO.
pieces OF bone, parts Of skull, melted gold and
silver, false teeth, coat buttons, &c., found
in II e ash,s. Spots Of blood, partly absorbed by
stme Kind Of scid, were seen on the stairs lead
| ing 10 Websttr's private room above. Not per-
son present doubled that Or. Parkman had been
mnrdcred on those nrefnses. nor could they resIst