The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-22
TRLdL OF PROF. j. w WEBSTER
For THE MURDER OLE DIR. PARKlLAN


Jabez Pratt.-Exaniination resumed.-Down to-
wards the bottom of the furnace found piece of
arlhcia jaw, about inca long, with mineral teeth
attached. recovered il from about two-thigds way
IRON the top of the ashes the bottom of the fur
mace. The heap was about one foot higb,
Dr. Nlnslow Lewis, Jr., sworn-l one of
number OF physicians called to the Medical College
on Saturday after DR. Webster's arrest On arriving
there found Drs Martin Gay and Charles I. Juck-
son, and DR. Wynan, 1t was about 3 O'Clock, p.
NJ After | got there called Drs George Il.
Gay and James w. Stone DIR Wyman took charge
OF the bones and certain articles supposed to have
blood On them. DR. Martin Gay, }. w. Stone and
myself, were authorized 10 examine and report, on
the five portions of the body found, to the Coroner
DR. Jackson took charge of the ashes and cnders to
make chemical analysis.
The report of the Committee, consisting of Drs
Lewis, Martin Gay, and JAS w. Stone was here
read to the Cour--from which appeared that thew
had found fracture Of the fifth right rib-a ragged
opening Just below the left nipple, reaching within
the breast to the cavity Of the heart-the heart was
wanting-none of the bowels were found within six
inches OF the recum. After placing all the parts to-
sether, the committee TO the decision that the
deceased body was five feet ten and one-haf inches
In height, ana that 1t that Of a person advanced
in years.
Cross-examned. | have been acquainted with
DIR Parlllnan, and had been intimate with him. |
could not say that the idea would have arisen in nv
mind that the body was that Of DIR Parklnan, had |
not heard the rumor That part of the chest in which
there was wound seemed to have been affected bv
some chemical agency; it was easily torn could
not swear that there had been stab The hole
penetrated TO the region of the heart. should think
that about two gallons of blood could have been
drawn from live person corresponding in size with
the parts we there examined The lower limbs and
muscles OF this body were remarkably well develop
ed, considering the senderness of the chest
by the Government.-As general thing a person
stabbed in the region of the heart would bleed more
internally than eXternalIy-that is, it would bleed
more into the cavity of the heart The flow of blood
IN the arteries ceases very shortly after death
though 1t may flow from the veins twenty-four hours
after death. could not tell how long it would take
to burn human head, for never burnt one myself.
Dr James w. Stone, sworn. | now fully concur
In the report which | signed, and which has here
been read l observed some peculiartes about the
body There was an unusal quantity of hair upon
the back, and 1t was quite long and grey. The mus
Giles of the lower parts of the body were developed
to greater extent than one would naturally suppose
Ihe halr upon one side of the back that is back of
one OF the shoulders was scorched. 1t is difficult
matter to separate the colar-bone from the BREAST
bone-but 1t had been, in This case, done as surg
geons usually do, although somewhat rregularly.
have surgeons break these bones in attemntino
their separation
Cross eXamlnation.|I made careful examination
OF the wound which penetrated between the ribs 1t
dld not appear to be cut.
| DIR George II. Gay ,swon.-I was one of the COM
mlttee who drew up the report for the coroners Jury
now concur IN that report. My opinion is that the
parts had been separated by some person well ac-
| quanted with anatomy. The head had the annear
ance of being sawed from the body
DR. Woodbridge Strong, sworn-I have had since
lS2o considerable experience dissecting dead bod
les-have dissected great many. Once some years
since, received dead pirate from the IT,. S. Mar
shall OF this District, and took It to nv dissectinq
room. 1t was not the body of large man, but il
was very ieshy; and wanting to get rid of the flesh
and having no other appliances at hand | built n
large hre OF dry wood IN very large od-fashioned
fire place, and commenced one afternoon TO burn if
threw on pieces of flesh, and piled on wood alter
nately keeping up quite large fire during the night
hoping to consume all the flesh before daylight Day
came, but the flesh was far from being altogether
consumed. found that the dryer and quicker the
wood burnt, the faster got along with my work A
coal fire, in a furnace, think would be a poor Dre
| paratlon Tor such purpose; indeed know from my
own experience that dry wood is better Pitch pine
lIndlmgs would certainly be very convenient--any-
lhlng that Will keep afre | have thrown humps OF
flesh INTO stove wherein coal was burning and ha We
found that when put much in it would smother
the fire, and put it out, so that would have to ral
out ana build up anew. | knew DIR George Park
man. Had known him for several years On FRI
day, the 23d OF November, saw him in Beacon St.
lie was coming from the west and going to the east
end, and when near the opening to Beiknap street,
turned down upon the Common.
Onthe Tuesday following the finding of the remains
was at the medical College. q had been there the
day before) went there simply to satisfy my own
mind. saw parts of body lying upon board up-
on the floor. think that no one who had not been
In the habit of seeing body dissected could have
separated the parts there found thus separated.
observed the hole through the skin in the left breast
and saw that the skin had been dissected away from
the hole, which penetrated within the breast | ask
ed medical gentleman present if they had found out
| by examination, whether the wound mad been made
wltha knife. was told there was no appearance a
the mark of knife. had curiosity to satisfy N.Y.
sell by personal examination, and on making that
examination, found distinct mark of the elem cut
OF knife, which had to appearance been thrust in
! When the flesh was tense. At this time the flesh
was IN such state that was almost impossible TO
make clean cut with knife. | found peculiar
contrast between the width of the shoulders and that
oil the hips. The chest was very narrow, and the
trunk about all the way of width The trunk
was extraordinarily long. also discovered consid
cradle HAIR upon the back The shane Of tbe bod,,