The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-30

tenl note 10 ljr, H. nl fful, WIS request
j The day before DIP, called a. above slated
Prof w, asked me shout the vault where W
throw the onul from lhe disSecling room
wanted 90 know " 10 had been 6Ned, ~ a light
Gauld be got INTO IL, aud n there wHs more
rhan one way 10 pet inl0 ", SC, Said be-
wanted gus lfom the vault for experiments
On fhmndHy, the day before d. P'H dlaHp-
peaThnce, Prof w, asked ne 10 procure a
pinl Of blood for experiments lried, bat did
not get w. On Friday, the day Oi tho dianp-
pearhnce, swept Dr. Wa apartments and
saw a slsdRe hammer there, which hns not
since been seen, About q quarter beiofo z
o'clock lie same day ! saw Dr. farkman
coming towards The College along NORTH
GrOso H., bot did not see him enter then
went into another room near The front door
sHd laid dawn on the a0iu Heard nobody
60 iu or out 81 tie front door or Prot W's
door. Locked the outside door about quar-
tor pnsl = Went 10 Prof VS. doors twice
dat afternoon aud found them locked both
2 ttmrs Ahuut ~ O'Clock IN rho evening
Prof w. came out of his rooms and went a.
way Did not see him again that night A.
30 O'Clock Ia tho evening tried Prof Wa
doOrs again and found Them locked holted
the difscciing room door, but found il opeu
~ the morning My object Ia lrying his
doors Whs 10 pat ihings 90 rights. On Shlur-
y
doors again aud found ihcm locked. Soon
aher Prof W. came with Hmhll bundle un-
der his arm Told noe 90 make fire. "a the
siONc IN his private room. Started 20 60
down tho laboratory EiuiTH when he stopped
me aud told nie TO 90 lhe other wDy. saw
Prof W. again about II o'clock A. NJ, aH be-
was entering the building, Had bundle
under his arm done up ~ u ncwsphper.-
Wen a. his doors several times during The
day but always found them locked. Thought
heard some one walking IN iho laboratory,
lint riiri not rrr Prot W uFBin TINT day
Did not tco him in the College Oh Sunday
the doors were fast. About sunset saw Prof
W. on North Grove a. A. soon nv be- 90
inc hr eufnc eP Sed said, "Mr LiueGrd. did
you see DIR. Parkmnn tho latter part Of last
week. Told him saw him on Friday
near where we were then standing, about
| 10 o'clock T.. NJ, and ihst lao was going
towards the College. lie said Il WINS tie We
~ Time paid him Sis;i and odd ccnts. Said
~ -7-ITr = - IiirGry ~ ~, =, ~ ~ -
turc room counter, and Tint DR.. T.. caught It
up and went OF with IL very FIST, ing that
lao would 60 TO Cambridge md discharge
the mortgage. Prof W, said this il the first
knew that DIR. 4. WINS missing. ! snw II IN
the Transcript and came over to see about 1t.
Said ho vas the unknown mnn who was 10
meet d. r., alluding TO nn account IN tie
Transcript, iic ihcu wcpt away. tic mp.
reared confused, aud held his head down,
contrary TO his usual custom lie looked
pnle- could not get into his room Monday
morning. Went uU afterwards and found
him IN conversation with Dr. Samuel Park.
mnn about DR.. George Pnrkmnn. Mr. Park
mnn Blake also called TO see him. About
II l-2 o'clock wen, to his laboratory door
aud found II lockrd-ihe same door that
ltsI T.s.ta
Kingsley aud officer Starkwcn,hcr.rallcd Ia
look around the College. De. Holmes told
me To- show them al round. Found Profess /
SCR WIS door locked, whichhc opened short. |
IS and admitted us, when told him orr bus 7
mess. Showed them over the building mud
they went OF Heard Prof w. during Inc |
afternoon; tried his door hut could not get In. |
Don't know whit time he len. Tuesday
morning ~ or 10 o'clock hrng the day
of Prot vs. lecture, tried all h- doors to
build his fires, but could get no further hah |
his lecture room. Found Prof W. there, IN
a phit of uYcrhls aud kind of smoking cap, |
busy preparing for his lecture Shortly NJ. /
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Mr &. saying that they were going To search |
every foot uf land in the neirhhorhoud.- |
Wanted To search TIC College first to satisfy !
the people. Found Prof WIS door boiled |
on the inside, buphe opened il soon. Exam.
med his apartments. MIR Clnpp looked into !
the privy through glass window, aud asked |
what place it was. told him, Prof w. |
standing 10y Thought lac tried to withdraw /!
the attention of the officers from the place
They searched my room. About 4 =. NJ. |
Prof w. came into the building again, aud
sooh after rang his bell and went up. Gave |
mo an order for turkey for Thanksgiving !
dinner. Said he was in the habit of giving |
away two or three each year. Never gave |
me anything before. Prof w. came out n
bout ~ l-2 T, VI mud | walked With him I
through Bridge ST. Asked him il. he wanted
any more fires that week as lac had no more
lectures tn give. lie said no. Asked me II !
was n Precursor. Told him yes, rarity !
So Wednesday morning he came TO the /.
College early. Heard him moving lhirgs in
his laboratory. Tried TO DISCOVER 10y listen |
ing what he was dong. Tired 10 cut a hole 7
through the door with my knife, but thought
he heard me ard desstcd then laid down !
on the floor and looked araS6r the door I
Heard conl bod moving against tho bricks /
in the direction Of the priyy. Saw him have
the coal hod in his hand,nnd heard him NOV
ing things about. At3 PM. discovered that |
the walls near tho furnace in Prof WIS lab !
oratory were much heated. Never knew n
fire in that furnace before. Thought the
building might lnko fire, and got into the
laboratory through tho window. There was
but little fire in the furnace, but il was all
covered over with minerals A hogshend
which was full Of whter on Frday,ygs yearly
empty twg-,hiFds of barrel of pitch pine
kndlings were also gone. Saw spots on the
stairs and on his private room floor, never
seen before. Tasted them and they tusled
like acid. Got out as got in, by the win
dow. Did not see Prof w. again that day
nor on Thanksgiving day.
Wpnf In work nm fbp wall bpnpnth the