The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-06
CONFESSION
Oi Professor John W, Webster


loo tho Governor and Coune, Of Marsaohu,
leur. with the request by the author Of a
rummumtion Of sentence Il WA tecciyod by
ut a0rrlho preceding page was made up.
GA Tuesday, the 10Th of November, 1 sent
j! motto to Df farkmau, which, u appears. Wla
rlrrd by the boy MAXWELL I handed 10 o.
lu'chcld unsealed. Il was O. hsk Dr Park,
MN local NJ my rooms on ffd4Y, the Odd.
4nrrmy lecture. Tie had become Of late very
Hpoflunalu for he pay lie had threatened
.r with % suit, 10 put hu officer in my house,
md 10 drive me from my ProicsHorship ~ !
nd not pay him. Tho purpuu Of my .otr
was simply a. ask conference. Ibid not tell
him IN u what ! could do or what had totly
u'r'''ft tttr'-ruytrrut wished So gain, Tor
,hosc few days, a release from his solicitations,
go which washable every dlv, on ucrurtuua
and ~ manner very dishgfccuulc aud ALARM.
Iug 10 niV, and also 90 avert, for 30 long 90
time NJ least, the fnlllmrnt of recent thrruis
IT severe measures, did not expect o. b. a
llc 20 pay him when Friday should arrive.
Ny purpose was, Hhc should Aoccdo o. tho
proposed interview, 90 state a. him MY cmbar.
easements and utter inability a. pay bim at
present ca apologize for those things "a my
conduct which had 90 Udud him, io throw nav.
rrllupon hia mercy, 90 beg Tor further timr
anl indulgence ioT the sake Of my family, IT,
not iot 10y own ana Go make us good pr"m-
fs- 90 him ns could have any hone of krrping.
v
NEXT Woanrsday,) butt found that 90 Thttu-
dly hc had boon abroad ~ pursuit uf ne, tho
without finding me. I feared That ho had for.
gotten the appointment, or else did rot moan
.tHwlii iurit feared hc would come iu upon
ur at my lecture hour, OF while ! was urrp1r.
Iug my experiments Tor a. Therefore I called
50 bio house on that morning Fnday) artwrrn
-1ud9, 10 rcmind him ut my wish g. see him
Of the college ut IA, my lcetufc closing at
d,d not stop 60 'alh with h,m then, for rs-
Irc'cd the conversation would be- a long one,
sod ! Ind my lecture tu prepare Tor. II
Nls necessary for me 90 save my time, and
also 90 keep my mind free from other exciting
matters. Or ilfkmnu agreed 10 call on me ns
proposed We c1mri accordingly, between
f+--'-rr'r-TTI tiTu frrturr
room door was engaged i'm fcAllvinr some
s,usars from my lecture room table into the
fuom IN tho rear, called the upper laboratory.
lie came rapidly down the steps, and follow.
ed inc Into the laborslofy he immediately
addressed me, with great energy, "Are Won
frldy for mo, sfs Have YOU rot The mono w"
1rplicd, "No, DR. rnrkmun," and was then
bgginning to state my condition and mako my
npt~al 60 him. lie would not listen Go inc hut
Interrupted me with much yrhemcnce. lie
''l."d nae "scouudrcl, and "liar," and went
900 h'png upon me the most bitter iaunts
HnI "pptohrlous ,pitlStg. While hc was talk
iug Dee drow.a haHduTof pnpcrs from Ii4 port.
. ~ and toxk from among them tny two notes
md ilsoNn old letter from Dr. ilosack, writ.
'.n many years ago, aud cauvrntuatinr him
DE p on hia success IN grttlnr mo nppoint.
cd professor Of chemistry ~ ou see, ,'lr said, 4.
81 got you into your office. and nov / will
Fut you out Of it lie put back into his
pocket all tho papers except the letter aud the
notes. cannot toll how long tho torrrutog
threats end inVecityra continued and cam
now recall tnwrmury hut small p0rtlor Of
what he sad NJ first kept iutcrposing,try.
ing 10 Rac'fy him, fo that might obtain the
.iJcct ~ " 1ich had sought the interview.
Bnt could not stop him, and saag NV own.
upper wsaup lf,rrotovcr hipg C,l
a'hng but the sting uf his words wascx.
Iied O. the highest degree Of passion: and
Nhtlc be was speaking and g"sttculatng IN
the most violent aud mcndcing manner thrust
---F The letter aud hta hstiHio i"y face, in ny
-iltr ! seized u,haiu4sE- iI..np 49, laH..Dsl
Il was a stick Of Woodland dealt him an
instantaneous blow, with an HE force tbnt
la'-lon could give It, did not know, nor
lIlnI nor cure where | should hit him; nor
tow hard, nor what the effect would be. Ii ,
son the side ofthe bead, and thcr6 was
nothing 10 break The furce-Ot-thr blow lie /,
itii Instantly upon the pavement. There was
"p second blow. He did not move. stnop.
'i down over him, aud hc seemed 20 tie Iic- .
il,s. Blood flowed fNm his month and /
A'I sponge aud wipefit away ! got some
-anmonIn and applied 1t To his nose but with.
out eHcct. Perhaps | spent ten minutes ia
bUcmpis 10 resusciinte him; hut found TINT
ne WAS absolutely dead Ia my horror aud
2onsicmninn. ! ran inslinciiNelX 10 iLc doors
,Audbnllcd them-iho donrsf OF the lecture
room and Of the laboratory below. And
then whit WINS to do ?
- II never occurred to me 10 70 out and de-
clare what had hcen done. md uhtrn assist
"h'e. saw nothing hut ti1r alternative ufn
sdrcessiul removal aud courenlmcnt -uC the
hulyl on the ono hand 44..l- rrr1rt
Sfuction on The other. The first thinr did.
as soon M ] could do anything was to drag
NE body into tho private ROOM ndjoning.--
There took of the clothes, and began nut. h
! uHg then, into the fire which WINS burning i'm
the upper laboratory. They were all con
eitiird there tina; attnrppprIrE with FHPat=
i'eNet-i,outt or wfiutevcr else they rnuy have
contained. did not examine The pockets,
'rHmovc anything except tho watch. | saw
,"al or the chnn oft, hanging out, aud |
l'ok II and threw it over the brdge,us went
10 Cambridge
wy next move was to get the body into the ,
INK which stands in tho sIlnli private room. +,
ny Sciilng the bosly partially erect against ,
Wr corner, and getting up into the sink my ,
,'H' succeeded IN drawing It up. There il /
was entirely dismemhercd. II was quickly /,
'nnc as n work of terrible and desperate rc. ,
e'sSny. The only instrument used was the 1,
NM" found by the officers in The iea.che.t /,
which kept for cutting cofks made no |,
use Of the Turkish knife ms il was called nj y
NE trial. That had long been kept on NV u
parlor mantle piece ia Cambridge us;u uuri
urrrururrt. TuuEtTrrrz fTeU1rfT7rty :,
cleaned Thence The marks of oil aud Whit. :
,ug iound on II. had latety brought il into >,
boston to get the silver sheath repaired. n
| W hiIp Diane bprinu the ht,dv "