The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-21
TRLaL OF PROF j. ~. WEBSTER
FOR THE MURDER OF DIR. PARKlLAN.

THRILL OF PROF. J. W. WEBSTER
FOR THE MURDER OF DIR. PARKMAN.
K1NGsLEY's TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
The doctor let us in. We told him we were look
ing round for Dir Parkman. lie did not say much of
anything. We were there but very few minutes
We went down to the lower laboratory. | think
the doctor came down after us, but don t recollect
that he said anything | went to Cambridge again
that day. Officers Rice, Clapp and Fuller and I
went to the college again on Tuesday. Searched
every room in Litte6eds apartments, and the clos
ct. Littlefeld came in and cut two or three times
while the search was going on. Made a very thor
ough search Examined pair Of pantaloons-
Thought we could find some papers which belonged
to DR. Parkman, and thus get sons@ciue. Next we
went into the cellar under the building. They went
to DR. Webster's room but were not kept waiting so
long as on the first day Mr.. Capp had some talk
with him, in the way Of excuse for coming to his
room. Clapp said there was going TO be a thorough
search OF the whole nelghborhood, and for the salts
faction of persons whose houses were searched it
was judged best to begin at the college Dr. Web
ster said we could look round We walked through
the lecture room. Mr. Clapp made motion to 90
from the upper laboratory to the adjoining private
room, which very small. DIR Webster said to
Capp, that there were valuable and dangerous arti-
Giles in that room. Mr. Clapp advanced his head to-
wards the door ofthat room, but did not 90 in. We
went then down to the lower laboratory. While in
the upper laboratory drew out some asnes from
the furnace. In the lower laboratory [ looked to
see If there were any ashes, but there was ncne but
found there was great fire in the furnace The
ashes looked as if all sweeped up In the southwest
corner of the room saw lot Of rubbish thrown to-
gether-saw tea chest bedded in tan, with miner
ais on top. We all noticed it, but did not examine
IT. Upon crossing over the room, Clapp pointed to
the door of the prlvy, and asked what it was Lit
tlefeld told what it was, and said Dir Webster had
the key of it. Noticed water on the stairs on the
first and second day, and it did not appear to have
dried any the second before we left the aborato-
ny. DIR Webster remained inside and locked the
door after US, At this time the officers had no sus-
picion of any in the college, and therefore they
did not overhaul or overturn anything. All the off
wanted to be able to say to the people out
side that the college had been searched The search
ing was continued up to Friday night. 1t was not 81
extensive on Thursday as on preceding DAYS
| am not positive about the DAYS when the reward
of $1,000 and $4,000 were offered. They were il
the papers, and bills posted up in Boston, an,
IN the neighboring towns. On Friday afternoon
saw Starllweather at the college went to see MI
Littleield. We had rang the bell, and descende
the steps, and Mr.. Littefield had come out from hi
apartments. | had heard Little6eld had been Dor
rowing tools for breaking through the walls ha
taken pains to ascertain what Ltleied was about a
to breaking through the walls. put my ear to tn
walls and heard such sounds as satisfied me that som
body was below working at the brick work. | say
DIR Webster in jail that night, about 10 O'Clock
had not seen the remains that night. Mr. s. L
Parker was one of the party was with at the lil
and DIR Gay and Starkweather were there 1t wa
in a cell under the Jail office. He was asked if
was not able to get up, and he said he was not
After ne was carried up into the Jail Office be asae
for water, which was harded to him. He took hol
OF the tumbler once, but could not handle it. Ii
threw the water all over himself tried 10 hold tn
water up to his mouth? He bent towards it. bu
could not ger hold of it. He tried to get his mout
on to 1t, and kind Of bit at the tumber DIR Ga
held the tumbler to him once | never saw perso
50 before, and cannot therefore tell what it was II
wanted to send word to his famly. He spoke man
times of his family. He spoke of DIR Parknan
family. lie said he had nothing to explain, am
would go TO the college with US. lie was perspirin
very freely in the Jail CELL and at the same time wa
complaining that his lower extreiAitles were amoS
freezing. went to the college, but in the rear
the party.
They had got to the laboratory by the time go
up They asked him for the key to open his private
room He said Mr. Clapp had taken his key from
him. The door was then broken OPEN We theI
went in. | think asked for the key of the priyy
and DR. Webster said should fad it on shelf or b,
the shelf looked there, buteoaln't fad it, Thei
'either Starkweather or Lttleield found key hang
ing near the shelf, and tried it on the p-vy door /
did not fit. The doctor then sail he d nol know
where it was. The door was then broten open.-
We then descended by the trap door, and had the
parts OF the body brought up-l peIyis right thisF
and leg. They were laid on a board. AS they were
laid out DR. Webster leaned between two of Us. He
made no remark that | carsrecollect He appeared
to be about the same as before. lie stood about
eight or nine feet from the body. We said there
about fifteen minutes after the limbs were brought
up. The doctor was taken or in a carriage, aud /
saw no more Of him that night.
On Saturday afternoon, the next day, was in the
upper laboratory, and officer Fuller called 10 nae to
come down to the lower one, saying that thee had
been some new discovery made ! went down and
found them drawiag out from the corner the tea
chest saw the day before ia the tan, and oyered
with minerals. The chest contained the thorax and
the left thigh, which was pressed into the thorax-
AS the box was turned up, large knife ike very
large acl-lsnifs, dropped There was string around
the bottom Of the leg saw the doctors examining
the remains on Sunday. That Sunday afternoon was
present when the pantaoons and slippers were found
by an officer Offer Heath nal DR. {. L. Jackson