Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-02
TRIAL OF DIR. WEBSTER.

The following evidence was given on behalf of the
prisoner on Thursday afternoon the ninth day Of the
! trial. and closed the testimony for the defence:
DR.. E. Stone-l examined the hole in the thorax il
Twas not clean cut; we finished our examination on
aSunday it is as easy to make clean cut in dead
2hutnan body as it is for butcher to make clean cut in
Svea or beef.
Cross examination of this witness declined.
EortieM WitneSs-Phena G. Hatch-Live in Vine
sstreet have known Dr. Parkman ID years; Friday
1.-THE 23d November, l949, Dr. P. in Cambridge
street. between Blossom and North Pleasant street, he
Swas going toward Court street it was IL or 10 min
ate of the day from the fact that the day before he
s22d) my husband started for Vermont and the same
might my sister came from Maine; looked at theI
o'clock when came home to see how long had been|
gone; had been up the fremont road above Dover
sslreet.
Cross cramined-Didnt notice whether DR.. Park
man turned round or not after he passed me; men
stioned having met Dr. T. to my sister said tor the
ssake of making her smile have "Chin, meaning
DIR. Parkman, who had long chin. Twas on the Bos
som street side.
Fortu-frst aoitness-Joseph Hatch-I reside at No
lis Vine street, left this city Thursday, the 22d day
Iof November and went to Vermont and returned the
I'D of December the witness last on the stand IS myl
Iwte.
VIM. r. Thompson-I reside in Cambridge on Sun
Eday night the 18th OF November was called to go upI
Ito Prof WIS house | clerk OF the registry OF deeds
went up there about o'clock went into the Protes
|sors study he there, and asked him if he could
tell at what time the mortgage was given; ne looked
Into bundle of papers that lying the table, andI
shortly remarked that strange he could not hnd
1.-THE paper he sought he remarked soon aterward that
The could give the information in another way, andI
laerward he then looked in what appeared to be jour
|nal OF his daily transactions.
He then gave the date OF mortgage, and imme-
|datey corrected himself and said, buI suppose that isl
mot the you want, he said that this mortgage was
lone personal property and not on real estate them
|sad would call the city clerk, and see if Dr. hadI
|been there to discharge the mortgage; Professor w
|sad something about Dr. P.s having been goingI
Gyer the bridge on the att ae1nooa OF Friday and r.
mortgage had been cancelled; | remarked, as wasE
leaving the house, would see Mr.. Page, and find oull
iii there had been any mistake in cancelling the mort
|gage /; noticed nothing peculiar in his behavior.
To the Court took down the information in notes
las the Professor gave it TO me- he gave the minutes
from the large mortgage first; have been acquainted
with DR.. George Parkman Tor five years past; haveg
been accustomed to see him very often; l saw him oDs
Friday, the 23d of November last in Causeway street
lin this city, ten minutes quarter past two ocock6
P. M, going up toward Leverett street; there al
mners shop side of the street and apothe +
cary's shop the other side, at the place where met
him. Here map OF the city was produced by theS
Attorney General and exhibited to Witness who point
led out the location of the streets]
was coming down from Leverett street, and golngf
to Portland street toward Charlestown bridge; was
the left hand side Of the street, and he was headngH
up toward Leveret street, fix the date OF thls dayk
from the fact that paid for the coat now wear on that
day and had also examined the title of estate att
the registry for gentleman on that day. and was gong
at that time to leave at his place OF business In ndiaE
street; he was not in that afternoon, and came ove
again on Thanksgiving day, week aerWard; tixS
the hour from the fact that when started from Cam
bridge it wanted or minutes OF O'Clock by myE
watch; the clock the courthouse said o'clock thek
first place had to call at the corner OF Elm andE
Hanover Streets and when got there looked at my
watch and it was 25 minutes past o'clock: | wakeds
into Boston; am called quick walker went downs
Portland to Elm and Hanover streets, after had SEEM
M bO fbnf Forly frNo,
and drab pantaoons. 1
He had his hands folded behind him, and was walk 1
ing; he appeared excited; my attention was first calledk
to the fact on Sunday next succeeding his dsappearE
anee; | mentioned it to Mr.. Blake, city marshal
Crosse rannined-Am not near-sghted; sometimesE
wear slightly colored glasses, because my eyes areE
weak; copy deeds at the registry; copyngs
may weaken my eyes, but does impair my eye-sght
do not know the name OF the first which leads to
the right, coming down Causeway from Seventh streets
by the map Iconclude that it is Memmac street, which,
turns off to the right; remember broad space near
the junction OF Merrmac and Causeway Streets and all
planning mill side OF the space.
| went down Merrlmac into Portland and thence to-
Elm street; have used magnityng glass in order ton
read very fine writing never told Mr. Andrews thatN
could write so hne In the mesmec state never used
The term mesmerc sate never wrote any writing son
fine in any state that | could not read in my naturales
state, nordid ever say so; did say that had wren@
writing 80 fine in biological state that other peopeM
could not read it; don't know whether can arther
in biological state than in my natural state; mentionedS
meeting Dr. P 10 Mr.. Blake on the next Sunday; and
he Mr. Bakel seemed to think tavoraby OF it; hadS
some farther conversation with Prof W. on Sunday at
his house, then asked him how Dr. P. appeared when
he paid him the money. Webster replied that he was
excited and angry. Il
Prof Webster also said Dr. P had called on his agent,
Mr. Pettes to get the money collected by him Pettes)
for the sale of tickets that he had told Pettes that
Prot. W was I'D whep;' Prof w also told ]
me- that Dr. P. had used insulting expressions to him
every time he met him. the statement made by me to
Nh Andrews, in writing was made in hurry, and .
told Mr. Andrews at the time could not swear to it. v
Samuel A. WENTWORTH dine in Vine street; am
provision dealer in Lynde street; have known Dr. P
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