Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-12

nm "a ranu,es were to be used for drawing up the
parts in the vault whenever should oeter"lns now
to dispose of them, and get strains enough 1au
confused double object in ordering the Do1' anu ma
king the grapples had, 6e1ole' Inv ~ hold tIe
such things to send to Fayal; the Dox TO holu tne
plants and other articles which wished 70 Prosec'
from the salt water and air, ana the " pe
used there in obtaining corrame piants 4L Sa,e
sea- 1t was this previously intended use y! ~ 10
suggested and mixed itself up with the ldea OF tne
other application doubt even now. to Wnlcn US. use
they would have been applied; nad no' Vs. st ~
hooks at the time of the discovery The tan put ih'o
the tea chest taken from barrel OF IL '''' io
been in the laboratory for some time.
| Tho bao of tan brought in on Monday was not
used nor intended to be used II belonged TO guam
tity obtained by me long time ago. Tor Us
in tanning and sent in by the fanny TO get IL
out of the way. Its being sent IN at that ZINE was
accidental was not aware that had puS .ne
in the chest The stick found in the saucer OF INK
was for making coarse diagrams on cloth ne puncn
of filed KEYS had been used long ago by me IN Fruit
street. and thrown carelessly by into drawer;
never examined them, and do not knew WneIher tney
would fit any of the locks of the College or not II
there we're other keys fitting doors with which had
nothing to do supposed they must have been all
duplicates keys of former locks left there b the
mechanics or ianitor / know nothing about them:
and should never be likely to notice them amongst
the multitude of articles large and small of all kinds
collected in my rooms. The janitor had furnished
me with key to the dissecting room, tor the adms-
sion of medical friends visiting the College, but had
never used it.
The nitric acid on the stairs not used to re-
move spots of blood, but was dropped by accident
When the officers called for Friday, the 9Oth,
was in doubt whether was n"dn" orrns+ or ~heth-
er more strict search of my rooms was to be had'
the latter hypothesis being hardly less appalling than
the former. When found that we went over Cfagles
Bridge, I thought the arrest most probable. When
| found that the carriage was stopping at the JAIL
was sure of my fate. Before leaving the carriage
ah,oo 0EnfQ
lowed it. had prepared it in the shape OF pill be-
fore left my laboratory on the 23d. thought |
could not bear to survive detection. thoughtful was
large dose. The state of my nervous system, pro-
baby defeated the action partially. The efects OF
the poison terrible beyond description. 1t was
in operation at the College, and before went there
but most severely afterwards. I wrote but one OF
the anonymous letters produced at the rialthe one
mailed at East Cambridge. The little bundles re-
ferred to in the letter detained by the alor contain
ed only bottle of nitric acid, for domestic use.
had seen it stated in newspaper that had pureha-
sed quantity of oxac acid, which it was presumed
to be used in removing blood stains. wish the
parcel to be kept untouched that it may be shown,
if there should be OCCASION what it really that
had purchased. have drawn up, in separate pa
pers, explanation of the use intended to make OF
the blood sent for Thursday, the 3d. and of the
conversation with Littlefeld about the dissecEng
vault.
think that Pettee, in his testimony at the trial,
put too strongly my words about having settled with
DR.. P. Whatever did say of the kind in the
hope entertained that should be able to pacfy DR..
F., and make some arrangement with him, and was
said in order to quiet Pettee who becoming res
tive under the solicitations of DR.. Parkman.
After DIR. Webster had stated most of the facts
corded above the 23d May, this question: with all
the earnestness soemnty and authority of tone that
DR.. Putnam was master of, addressed him:
"Dr. Webster, in all probability your days are
numbered you cannot you dare not speak falsely to
me now; you must not die with lie in your mouth
So prove to yourself that your repentance for the
sins of your past life is sncere--tell the truth
then-a confidence to be kept sacred during your
lifetime, and much longer as my regard for the
happiness of your family shall seem to me to require
and the interest of truth and justice to permit
Search to the bottom of your heart for the history
your motives and tell me, before Cod did it never
occur to YOU before the decease of DR. Parkman that
his DEATH if you could bring it to pass, would be OF
great advantage to you at least that personal in
jury to him might possibly be the result of your
pected conference with him AS dying man,
charge you to me truly and exactly, or else
be silent-had you not such thought"
"No never" said he, with energy and feeling al
l live, and as God is my witness, never! was NJ
more capable of such a thought than one of my in
nocent children never had the remotest idea of in
juring Dr. P. until the moment the blow was struck
DIR. P. extremely severe and sharp-the mos
provoking of men-and am irritable and passionate
A quick-handed and brief violence of temper ha
been a besetting sin ofmy life was an only chile
much indul ged-and have never acquired the con
troll over my passions that ought to have acquired
early, AMI the consequence is all this''
g But you notified DIR. Parkman to meet you at
certain hour, and told him you would pay him. whel
you knew you had not the money 2"
u No. he replied. (" I did not tell him I woul
pay him, and there is evidence that told him so
Except my own words spoken after his disappearance
and after had determind to take the ground that
had paid him. those words of the miserable tbs
sue of falsehoods to which committed from tn
moment had began to conceal the homicide. neve
had thought of in uring Parkman."
= This was accompanied by the statement in whic
, ing Lttlefeld, sending for blood, and of inqurin
about gases from the vault After reading the state
ment DIR. Putnam proceeded to argue as to it's truth
fulness saying that it made when the writ of
ror still pending Also, that Professor Webster
estate worth several thousand dollars and tina
S he not in such strait as to commit such Grim
4 deliberately.
S The previous petition from Professor Webster
protesting his innocence and praying for absolut
pardon, he said was got up by his family, who we1
r unwavering in their belief in his innocence, unit
his confession was communicated to them about
d week since. He concluded in asserting his belle
4 that the confession was true
g The Angels Wing.
; SAMUEL LOVER.
l. There is German superstition that when sudden
lence takes place in company, angel at that
makes circuit them and the person who brea
tho supposed nave been touched by the wings
the seraph For the purpose of poetry, thought
preferable to many in illustrating this very beautif