The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-23

Sudents; 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 DE. P. had fallen; seized old metallic pen lying on the table, Iashed 1t across the face and through lhe sig
 natures, and put them in my pocket; do not kuow why did this rather than put them ih the fire, for had not considered for mOneat what effect either mode of dspcsing of them would have on the nort- gage, or my indebtedness to Dr. F. and the other persons interested. aud had not yet given single Thought 10 the question 10 what account should give of the objects result of my interview with Dr. Parkmau; never saw the sledge hammer spo. ken of by Lhtle6eid never knew el its existence at least have recollection of of it; left the College to 20 home late as six o'clock; collec ted myself as well as could, that might meet my family and others with composure. On Saturday visited my rooms at the College, but made no change in the disposition of the remAos. and laid pians as 10 my future course ;sou Saturday eve ming read the notice in the Transcrip respecting the disappearance l then deeply impressed with the necessity of immediately takiug some ground as to Inc character of my interview with Parkman, for 1 saw that it must become known tha; had had snch interview, as l had appointed it first by an unsealej note Tuesday, and Fri day had myself called al his houss in open day and ratified the arrangement, and had there been seen, and had probably been overheard by the servant and knew not by how many persons Dr, T. how many persons he might have told by the way where he was going; the interview would. in all probability, be knowR, and must be ready 10 ex- anime it. The question eXerc sed me much, but on Sunday my course was takei l would go into Boston and be the first 10 decsre myself the person as yet unk nown with whom Dr. Parkmau had made the appointments; 1 would taas the ground that l had invited him to the College 10 pay him money, and that had paid it accord ngIy. l fixed upon the sum by taking the small ntte and adding inter est, which, it appsars, cast eroneously. If had thought of this purse earlier should not have de- posted Pettee's check for S9l the Charleston River Bank Saturday, bu, saoud have suppres. sed it going so far to make rp the sum which was to have professed 10 have paid the day before and which Pctee knew had by me al The hour of interview IL had not occurredto me that should ever show the notes cancelled in proof of it, or l should have destroyed the large aud let it be inferred that it gone with te missing man, and should only have kept the sma one which was ali that l could pretend tc have paid. My single thought was conceaInfent and ,afsty avery thing else was incidental to that l vas in no state 10 consider my ulterior pecuniary interest--money though nseded il so much, il was of no account with me in that condition of nfnd.,. If l had de- signed and prcmediated the homcid of Dr. Park in orasr to get possession ofthe uotes and can eel my debt not only shonld lot have deposited Pettees check the next day, but should have made show Of getting and having the money inc morning before. l should have drawn my money frsm the Bank and taken occasion 10 mention 10 the Cashier that had a {: make up that day for Dr. F., and the same to !enchmaa wheu l borrowed the Si0. l should have remarked that much short of large sun that was to pay Parkman. l borrowed the noisy of HsuchInau as mere pocket money for the day.
 If l had intended the homeids of Dr P. should not have made the appointment with him twice, and each time in opeo Il manner, that other per
 at t.nH HTng than the College would be full of students aud other. and an hour when was nest likely 10 receive calls from others; for that was the hour just alter lhe lecture at which persons haying business with me or in my rooms, were always directed 10 call looked into my rooms Sunday afternoon, but did nothing. After the first visit of the officers l took the peivis and some of the mbs from the up- per well and threw them into the vault under the privV. took the thor,X from the weli below and packed it in the tca-chcst us fouBd My own i'm prcssou has been that this was moi done tili ailer the second visit oi the officers, which was on laes- day; kingsey's testimony shows that Il must Lave been done sooner. The perlorstoa of the throax had been made by the knife at The lin'e ot rcinov- ing the viscera. On "Wednesday put on kInGhngs and made ire in the furnace below, having hrst poked down the ashes. Some oi the limbs can not remember which or how nany-werocohsumeG at that time This is the last had 10 do with the remains The tin box designed to receive the ,horax though l had not conciu Jed where l siIoud finally put the box. The fish hooks tied up IS grap- pies, were 10 be used for drawing up the parts m the vault whenever l should determine how 10 dis pose of them and get strings enough. had con fused double object in ordering the box and making the grappies 1 had before intended 10 get such strings 10 send 10 Eaya-lhe box to hold the plants and other articles which l wished to protect Iron the salt water and the air. and the hooks To oe used there in obtaining Caraliine plants from the sea IL was this previously ntended use oi them that suggested and mixed itself up with the Idea o the other application. l doubt eVeu now to which use they would have been appliei; had not used the hooks q; the lime of the discovery. Inc tan put iuto the teachest was taken from barrel oi u thut had been in the laboratory fer some time; the bag of tan, brought in oa Monday. was not nsed' nor intended to be used; il beionged 10 quahtty obtained by me a long time ago for experiments m tanning, and sent in by the family 10 get It out oi the way Is being sent in just at that tme was accidental. l not aware that had put ule knife iu the chest; the stick found in the saucer O ink wus for making coarse diagrams on o'o'h' Inc bunch of filed keys had been used long ago by ma
 n Front street anu thrown carelessly inin drawer
 1 mover examined them, and do not know whetber they would Ii, any of the locks of ihe College or mol: if there wers other keys hitiRg doors with which had nothing to Go. l suppose they must have been all duplicates, or keys Of former !ocks' left there by the mechanics or JantoFi know hoth- ing about them, aud should nevsr bs likely 10 no-
 
 small of all kinds collected in my rooms; the laniIor had furnished me with key 10 the disseciing room. for the admission of medical friends visiting the College but had never used II. The nitrle acd on the stairs was not used to remove spots of blood
 but was dropped by accident When the oihcers called for me on Friday, the 90lh, was in doubt whether was under arres, or whether a more strict sea-ch Of my rooms was 10 be had ths latter n.y. pothess bring hardly less appalling than the former W heu found that we went over Ctaigie Bridge thought the arres, most probable; when ienhd that the csrTisge stopping al the Jail' was sure of my fate. Before ieaving the carriage
 took dose of strychnins from my pocket and -"ai. lowed il. l had prepared il in the shape of pill before left my laboratory on the 23d. thought could not bear 10 safVive detection. thought Il
 large dose. The state "f my nervous sy stem
 probably defeated its action partially The effects of the poison weEa terrible beyond description II
 was in operaiiea al the College and before went
 there. bat most severely aftsrward, wrote bul
 one of the anonymous letters produced 4. the trial l ,t,. iaA sal (,apa1fisiue he little