The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-02


/ er part of the colege-basefnent garret, and
Under tile floor Then we went and accom-
plished what supposed was the main objec.
searched all the houses in the neighbor-
, hood.
On Friday, Soth Nov about 6 o'clock,
was summoned to the College, where l met
MIR. Trenholm, Or. Bigelow and others. /
Was the first that put light in where the
remains were.
l was soon directed by the Marshal to 60
5 to Cambridge. l took a coach, took MIR.
Starkw weather and Oliver II. Spur with mei
and went to the house of DR., Webster. We
stopped the coach within five or six rods bo-
fore we got to his house. left the officers
} there, and met the Doctor on the front steps,
showing gentleman out of his house. The
gate was open, and passed in. / spoke to
the Doctor before he got into the house, and
told him we we're about TO search the college
over that evening, and wished him to be
present lie went into the front entry, and
from there into the library, and put on his
boots, his hat and coat. When he got out,
he said, e should Ike to 90 back for my
keys" l told him it was not necessary, as
we had keys enough to unlock the college,
and he said, Very WELL"
l walked with him from the house 10 the
carriage. We got into the carriage and l
tried 10 have free conversation with him.
We came over Cralgie's bridge. Had some
conversation abou, the railroad-also, with
regard to the efforts that had been made to
find the body OF DR.. Parkman. told him
what distances we had sent to trace out the
reports Of his having been seen. He said
there was a lady over there, pointing to-
wards the sport" who knows something a.
bout it-'suppose we ride over and see her."
| told him l thought we had better postpone
} it to another time. DR.. W. said he had
| called on DR.. Parkman about 9 o'clock on
= the morning of the 23d, requesting the Doc
c tor TO call on him between the hours of one
and two. lie also stated that he paid him
S4S3, and that DR.. P. was to cancel the mort
+. gage.
inquired of Prof Webster if DIR. Park;
man had done so. ] think his answer wssj
he did not know. | then asked him in case
! DR.. Parkman was not found, and it was not
cane elled, whether he would be the loser.
He answered that he would not. When VIC
arrived near the bridge, told him that
soundings had been had about these waters.
all above and below the bridge-that a hat
=. had been found near the navy yard, sup
9 posed to be DR.. Parkman's. We drove on
- till we got to Brighton street, and the Doc
c tor observed We were going the wrong way.
C l told him l thought perhaps the driver might
p be green. We arrived at The Jail, and got
IF out and went to the Jail door to see if there
we're any spectators there. then requested
!. the gentlemen to get out, and we wa ked in
d TO the Jail office.
g. The doctor got out and walked in without
e making any remark whatever After VIC
v. got in:o the Office opened the door to the
rear office, and said, Gentlemen, suppose
s. we walk ill here y and they all walked in
i without saying a word. Prof w. now turn
l. cd round TO me and sad "What does all
this mean?" Said |, " DR.. W., you recol-
!. lect told you at the bridge that suundings
,s had been had above and below the bridge
we have been sounding in and about the col
of lege-we have done looking for the body OF
,r DR.. 2. We shall not look for his body any
\. more. And you are now in custody on the
3 charge of the murder of DR.. p"
> He uttered half sentence that l did not
=, understand, and then said, d" wish you would
ID send word to my family" I recommended
- to him to have it postponed till morning.
i told him thought it would be a sad night TO
ss them, if they knew it, lie seemed inclined
- to speak to me word or two on the nature
of the crime, and ! said to him, " think it
would be better for you not to say anything
" on the subject"
~ took into my possession that came from
y. his person, a gold watch, wallet and s2,40
:" in money, and certain papers, an omnibus
'c ticket case, and five keys. One of the keys
"' appeared to be key of his house. and that
s'' | have given up. One of these keys was
marked "privy.'
q" Went for the County Attorney, but did
not find him. Wen. to the college and found
DIR. w. ihere. first saw the party in tho
laboratory standing by the sink. They were
waiting for the key to unlock the privy. Mr..
m, Litllefeld came with some two dozen keys,
ne and found none that would fit. Wei got sew
TO eral articles TO pry open The door, and in do
eal ing so, the lock came off. Sunday, about 2
Ise o'clock, found this key, marked "prity.'
I AT the college, Friday evening, the DR..
i'm was in great tremor. He did not seem to
he know what was going on. His appearance
" was more like delirium tIemens than anything
ov. else / could think of. On the 1st Dec
it searched Dr. VS. premises. No result Of
Dr.. two different examinations, of any impor.
nat tancc, except finding the papers already
re. mentioned.]
he Cr0ss-erdmination.- wete othet
nd private papers in the pocket book when
at was in the upper laboratory l looked into
var the private room; do not recolect whether
me there was a fire in the furnace in the lower
he laboratory when was there or not all that
're Prof Webster said in the carriage l related
eat in my direct examination DR.. Webster ex-