Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-04-09

that he could solder il himself. The ac-
counts of the uses 10 which he intended 10
apply it were contradictory,
DIR. Webster, as evidence will exhibit,
has uttered excamaiions. tending to show
tha, in spite of his precautions to keep
concealed, mute nature has spoken oUt in
his actions aud language, that e&clnna-
nations has escaped his lips when he in
tended to keep them closed.
On Thursday, they determined to search
the prvy vault The officers went down
in 10 the basement, and found no access 10
it except through the prvy, Of which DIR.
w. had the key. AS early Us Sunday
evening Lit.lefield suspected Webster, aud
during the whole of The following Week he
scied in accordance with that suspicion.
On Thursday, he determined 10 break
through the wall of the vault going down
into the basement lie found il more diff
fcult than he expected. On Friday morn
ing, he told this 10 Drs. Jackson and Big
low; and with their appropriation, on
Friday he went 10 work, and SCI his wife
to watch for DR.. Webster, but with no De.
sire to preven, the other Professors enter
ing.
DR.. w. made declarations inconsistent
with each other; he charged Mr.. Lttleheld
with conspiracy; and almost in the same
breath svered that these we're not Or.
Parkman's remains.
On Tuesday afternoon, after the disap-
pearence of Dr.. Parkman, Webster asked
Liltlefeld elf he was a Freemason. In
Z the evidence TO be a1duced, Lilteield's
reply will be seen, He then asked if he
had got his Thanksgiving dinner, and on
the latter replying NO" he gave him an
order for a turkey-the first time he had
ever made present 10 him. On the trou.
ser> Of DR.. Webster which were found,
there were stains OF blood The towels,
also, which were found in the vauAt, along
with the remains, were marked with the
initial letters of DR.. Webster.
There was also found in Webtser's room
large number of skelton keys that have
been filed down and made 70 fiji tie doors
of laboratory. He was asked where they
came from, and answered he found them
in the street and picked them up, thinking
they might be Of some use. There had
also been found upon him writings which
appeared 10 have been written upon two
parts Of the same half sheet Of paper. rep
resenting two different accounts of the in
terview which he alleges took place be-
tween him and DR.. Parkman on the day
when the latter disappeared
While in the cell at Leveret,-St, Jail he
wrote note 10 be sent 10 a member Of his
family. but shich ia conformity to rule
Of the PRISON, was opened aud read by tie
officer. This proved TO be dire, ton to
/ keep certain packet OF papers safe -
/ These, however, were obtained by the of
fcers of justice, and found to comprise two
notes given to DR.. Psrkman in 1919, in
WebsIer's handwriting
II can be shown BY evidence from indi.
/ viduas experienced ia handwriting, that
/ letters were wIilten by DIR. Webster du.
ring the first week after Dr Par!man )
disappearance, for the purpose OF turning
away suspicious from himself. These let
ters are to be produced in Court
OF all this mass of evidence no eXplana-
/ ton has ever been given BY the prisoner.
/ lie was carried to the Medical College Oh
the night of his arrest, that he might have
/ opportunity Of explaining the appearance
there, but nothing of the kind was done -
He waived his examination at the Police
/ Court, and chose to await for his trial
without offering any explanation.
The evidence Of the prosecution occu-
/ pies about week, and closed on Wednes.
day last.
The defence was opened by Mr. Soher.
/ Jr. lie dwelt upon The fallacious charac-
/ ter of circumstaniial evidence, and the in
ability Of Government to prove the counts
in the Indictment beyond reasonable
/ doubt. lie alluded that crcumstanta
evidence, however strong. from certain
cases, collected legal records-dwelt upon
the uniform good character of his ellen,
during quarter Of a century, and should
adduce proof of the same as rebuiiing the
suppositon of his guilt of the crime impu-
ted 10 him.
He contended that if single link Of
/ that chain Of circumstantial evidence.
should be stricken out the jury would be
| able to prove that Parkman left the college
! if he was seen to enter it, an the 23d. The
defence would also prove that the prisoner
was regularly at the house at 10 o'clock
with his family the time following the dis
appearance Of DR.. Parkman.
He said they could no more account for
the remains in tho College than the gov
ernment could, nor did ,hey believe they
were tho remains Of DR.. u. They ex-
pected to show that their a, ,,pearance was
not unusual, and that many similar cou-
/ formations existed. When he Ind con.
I ..l,loJ N copsidorakla nur,kos ,c I;obl, a,
respectable citizens, and neghbors at
Cambridge we're called 10 testify to an nc
quaintance with the prisoner, Of from ten
TO twenty five years. and all bore teStimo-
ny to his good character, and doomed him
q kind and humane man.
BosToN, March 80.
Mr.. Clifford, counsel for the Common