The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17

it myself several times, l had done it that day
tor the purpose of making oxygen gas; the head
! and viscera were put into that furnace that dav.
and fuel heaped on; did not examine at night to
see to what degree they were consumed; some
OF the extremities were put in there, believe,
on that day. The pelvis and some of the limbs,
perhaps, were all put under the lid of the lee
ture-room table, in what is called the well, a
deep sink line with lead; stream of Cochituate
was turned into it, and kept running through it
all Friday night; the thorax was put into SINH
lar we'll i'll the lower laboratory, which filled
with water, and threw in quantity of potash
which | found there. This disposition of the
remains was not changed till after the visit of
the officers on Monday. When the body had
been thus all disposed of, cleared awav all ira
ces of what had been DONE
| think the stick with which the fatal blow
had been struck proved to be piece of the
stump OF large grape vine-say two inches in
diameter, and two feet long. It was one of
several pieces which had carried in from CAM
bridge long before for the purpose of showing
the effect of certain chemical fluids in colored
wood, by being absorbed into the pores-the
grapevine being very porous wood was well
adapted to this purpose Another long stick
had been used intended and exhibited 10 the
students; this one had not been used-I put it
into the fire.
took up the two notes either from the table
or the floor, think the table, close by where
DR.. I. had fallen: | seized an old metallic pen
lying on the table, dashed it across the face and
through the signatures, and put them in my
pocket l do not know why did this rather than
put them in the fire, for had not considered
tor a moment what effect either mode of dispos-
ing OF them would have on the mortgage, or my
indebtedness to Mr.. P. and the other persons
| linta sf..I l,l
thought to the question as to what account
should give of the objects or result of my inter-
view with DR.. Parklnan; never saw the sledge
hammer spoken Of by Lttlefield-never knew
of its exlsence-at least have no recollections
! OF IT. LETT the College to 90 home as late as
SIX o'clock; collected myself as we'll as could;
that might meet my family and others with
composure
On Saturday visited my rooms at the Col
lege, but made no change in the disposition of
| the remains, and laid no plans as to my future
course; on Saturday evening read the notice in
the Transcript respecting the disappearance; |
was then deeply impressed with the necessity of
Immediately taking some ground as to the char
ucter Of my interview with parkman, for | saw
that it must become known that had such an
interview, as had appointed it first by an un-
sealed note on Tuesday, and on Friday had my.
sell called at his house IN open day and ratified
the arrangement, and had there been seen, and
had probably been overheard by the manserv ant,
and knew not by how many persons DR.. P.
mig ght have been seen entering my room, or how
many persons he mig ght have told by the way
where he was going; the interview would in all
probability be known and mi chit be ready to
explain it.
The question exercised me much, but on Sun
day my course was taken. would 90 into Bos-
ton and be the first to declare myself the person
as yet unknown with whom Dr.. P had made
the appointment; would take the ground that
had invited him to the College to pay him mo-
ney, and that had paid it accordingly. l fixed
upon the sum by taking the small note and ad-
ding interest, which, it appears, | cast errone-
ousy
+ Ii had thought ofthis course earlier, | should
not have deposited Pettee's check for 500 in the
Charles River Bank on Saturday, but should
have suppressed it as going so far as to make up
| the sum which professed to have paid the day
before, and which Pettee knew had by me at
the hour otinterview; it had not occurred to me
that | should ever show the notes cancelled in
proof of it., or | should have destroyed the large
note and let it be inferred that it was gone with
the missing man, and should only have kept
the small one, which was all that could pre-
tend to have paid. My single thought was con-
cealment and satetv-everythlng else was Incl
dental to that. | was in no state to consider my
ulterlor pecunary interest. Money, though
needed it so much was of no account with me
in that condition of mind III had designed anc
premeditated the homicide of Dr. Parkman in or
der to get the possession of the notes and cancel
my debt, not only should not have deposited
Pettee S check the next day, but should have
made some show of getting and having the mo-
ney the morning before. | should have drawn
my money from the bank and taken occasion to
mention it to the cashier that had sum to
make up on that day for DR.. P, and the same tc
Henelmen when borrowed the $40. | should
have remarked that was SO much short of a
large sum that was to pay Parkman, l. borrow,
ed the money OF Henelman as mere pocket mo-
ney for the day. If had intended the homi-
eide of DR.. P. | should not have made the ap-
polntment with him twice, and each time in so
open manner that other persons would almost
certainly know oft, and | should not have invi-
ted E,m to my rooms at an hour when the college
would be full of students and others, and an hour
when | was most likely to receive calls from 9TH
ers, for that was the hour just after the lecture,
at which persons having business with me or in
my rooms, were always directed to call.
looked into my rooms sunday afternoon,
but did nothing After the first visit of the off.
GERS, took the pelvis and some of the limbs
from the upper well, and threw them into the
vault under the privy-I took the thorax from
the we'll below and packed it in the tea chest as
tound-my own impression has been that this
was not done until af,er the second visit of the
officers, which was on Tuesday; but Kingsley
testimony shows that it must have been done
sooner The pertoraton of the thorax had beer
made by the knife. At the time Of removing
the viscera on Wednesday, put on kindling
and made a fire in the furnace below, having
first poked down the ashes. Some of the limbs
cannot rember which or how many, were con
sumed at that time. This was the last had tc
do with the remains The tin box was design
ed to receive the thorax, though had not con
cluded where should finally put the box. Th.
fish hooks tied up as grapples were to be uset
for drawing up the parts III the vault, wheneve
l should determine how to dispose Of them, an,
yet strange enough, had confused double oh
ject in ordering the box, and making the grap
pies, had before intended to get such things /
send to Fayal; the box to hold the plants an
) other articles whichl wished to protect fron
. the salt water and the sea air, and the hooks i
be used there in obtaining corzaline plants from
the sea. 1t was this previously intended use .
them, that suggested, and mixed itself up wit
the idea Of the other application. ] doubt eve
now. to which use they would have been appl