The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-07-13

same time was glad to have the opportunity of rche.
wing ms mud Of the dreadful secret
/ wlil add here. that | did not make INV demand
:" IN webster at the suggestion ui any lcra or 9th
er incndot Ils, nor dld any person know Of mt IN
''hll9n 10 ma kc 1t. Auducilhcr Dr. " sslatcIncnt
/ nor me tact thai he had made any, was comnunica-
',d 10y me 10 any person until more than two wcck;
''llet It had been received by ne. Since that titna
no steps have been t'ken 10y me- without The con
cIrrencr otDr Webster and OF his recognized legal
adviser.
| Two or three days after | received Dr. Wcby,rr's
statement, advised the withdrawal Temporary al
least, and hoped linn) of his iirsl petition to Inc
executive, and 1t was Withdrawn.
DIR. WEBSTEWS STATEMENT, As RE-
fOKIED TO THE COMMITTEE OF
THE COUNCIL BY c. FuTNAN
On Tuesday, the 20h ,f November, | sent the
mo'e TO Dr. Porkmun, which, itapprars was carried
10y ur boy Maxwell h0nlcdit TO LittlelrLl un-
sealed, ltwas to ask Dr. Pallman to call nj INV
rooms on Friday, the 23I, after my lecture I!c
had become OF late very nnporunatc for his pay
ne mad threatened me with a suit, 10 nut an oiijrrr
INTO my house, and to drive me from inv profess or
ship II ld,d not pay him. The purpor OF my note
was SIMPLY to ask the conference | did no, tell
nm IN the note what ! could do, or what had 10
| say about the payment. wished To gain for those
ie" day5,a release from his solicitations, 70 which
was liable every day, on occasions and in n manner
avert for so Iona ti,no ~, Ina., f u,u .'s 10
cent threats of seyer, ,nros,, III NV, ~ "
tobe nhe to pay him when Friday should arrive
NY purpose was, he hould aCcrde 70 the promo
and ner inability TO nav him NJ ur's,nt 49, a,.
ciz4 for those ihinos in ,,, ,.Itl H. nv
ded him, TO throw mye,lc uno,, b;s ,,r,, -, L
Tor further time md Indulgence for the snkc Of INV
| ilnHy, II not for my own, and to make n GOOD
PROMISES 10 MN as could have any hope Of hoc-
/ did not henr from, him, cr ,l,, ig,. ,. ,,.,,,
"wednesday hui found ,b,, on TErr5I.,,. ho
been lhroad IN nur.ui, nl ,,,. ,l,,nl ,,.;,L,,
me | feared th,i IN, L,J t,,,,,,, i.
mcnt. or else did NOT moan I'm ,,oi, Er itI
he would come IN upon me pt nv ipr,rre Lnn, or
while Iwasprrporino INV ,,uc,i,,Irn,sinr;t III
fore called M hi. hons ON tLrt ,,,n,,,,r, Ia,,
between and9 O'Clock IN r,mrrJ Inn, ~ mn.
10 see him at th collr , ,,,, ,,,,
closing at one d,JIot .,on 10 tol v'i,', b; ,e,,
for cXpectedtba conversation ,,,',,,
and had nv lecture 10 prcnore for l. ,,,ns
=ary for me 10 savr INV fime onI p,.n +" le",, ,,,
mind free from other exciting matters. DR.. park-
man agreed to call on me as lp5oposed
lie came, accordingly, between haltpnst one and
two. lie came in at the lecture room door was
engaged IN removing some GLASSES from my lecture
room table into the room in the rear, called tie upper
laboratory. He came rapidly down the steps and
followed me INTO The laboratory. lie Immediately
't"uI'S'' nc Win great energy. Are Won ready
tormc, sir Have YOU got the muncy" Ircplicd.
NO, Dr. PaIknan,' and WIS then beginning TO
state my condition. and make my appeal to him. .-
llcwuuId not listen tome, but inlrwuu'cd me vilL
much ychcmrncc. He called me "scomdrc" and
"uar,' and went on hrapug upon me the most bitter
tauutS ana oplrobrous cphels While he wastalk-
ing, he drew handful OF papers from his pockcl.
and took from among them my two notes. and also
an old letter from d. tlosSack, written nauvycars
ago, and conpatulatng him DIR T. on his success
in getting me appointed Professor of chemistry 49,
"Y on see he sad, II got YOU into your Office, and
now ! will get youout OF it," tie put bac! into his
pocket al the papers Except the lcttcrand the notes
cannottcIl how longthe torrent of threats aad in.
vecilVcs continucd,and can now rccaltomcmory
but -luallporou Of what ne sad Az first kent
mleposlng trying 10 pacy him, $50 lhlj lm.hto OBJ
tam the object tor which had sought the interview.
But could not stop him, and soon my wntcnrcr
was up. forgot everything. felt nothing but
the stmgoi his words. WIS excited to the highest
degree ui passion; and while he was spcaI,ing and
gcaiiculntmg IN the most violent ndmcuucmg man
nrr, thru,ung the letter and his fist in my face in
my fury seized whatever thing was handiest. 1t
was STICK ot woot-and dealt him an n-tantane-
Gus blow, with all tic force that passion could riyc
H. did not know, nor think, nor care, where |
should Mt him, nor how hard, nor what the effect
would be. ltwas on the side of his head ,ani there
was nothing Ia break the force Of the blow. He
tell instantly upon the pavement There was no sc-
cond blow. lie did not move. stopped down o.
erhlm, and he seemed To bc lilrIess Blood flowed
from ms mouth, and | got spU,iwr and \yiupI II