The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-21

not spontaneously have occurred to my mind that It
we. D., fs%.n had not ssSSs Of Il. person with
An half an neh to certainty the perisraaohh .,i
the left nipple Wa. much sdeotsd q 10 ON ,hs r;S
About two gallons Of blood would be found In body Of
the size of DR. Psrkman,s about Two IA. o. o,Seo
death could not cay long would take to burn up
head think the portions Of the body not found could
any accuracy; It would depend upon the quantity Of
fuel could determine the sze OF that body from the
remains; there more muscular DEVELOPMENT than
he should have expected In body like that In other
respects . 49, -
by peroration In that thorax he would have bled
internally than externally q body ceases to
bleed very soon after death except from the veins.
DIR. James w. Stone, eworn.-Conhrmed the account
above referred to there hair particularly
the back than would expect; the lower extremties
better developed than the upper indicating that
ing the hair on the back was longer than usual In
front the hair was apparently burned en- one side on
the other II not appearances indicated between
fifty and sixty years OF age nothing which he should
not expect to find In the body OF DR. Parkmrn had
the separation OF the parts indcsted anatomical
skill there is difficulty in removing the breast bone
in separating IL from the collar bone have kno sn
physicians to give IL up, and break the bone
there was no appearance of its having been subject
Ordinary fiuid It would have been dca to detect it,
except by analysis, after time; II glue had b.en
injected as is usual would have been known there
was no glue In IL; examined the perforation did not
think IL indicated the stab Of knife mark Of
Knife on the ribs
DIR. George II. Gay, sworn Concurs in the report
which he signed the separation Of the sternum from
clarrigs" lie not easy; they do not saw in the
dssectiDg TO separate head IL is not easy to repa
rate the head by pcision it is somewhat difficult to
separate the thigh from the pelvis; it does not
appear in this case to have been done should do it
gree of anatomical skill, though very skilfully
executed the hole In the breast, indicated that 1t
pose Of seeing what 1t done with had the impress
sion at the time that 1t done with stick; only ex
amined II to mark its appearance.
DR.. Woodbury. Strong worn.-Has practised medicine
since 1870; totally nsndble for minutes
has done much dssecting once had pirate given him
by the United States Marshal; It was warm weather
alter using the subject, to dispose Of the remains
he burnt IL in large ire place with wood 1t
SSrnes. il had anu much ,ss Which Ios assisted the
fire; but the muscle could not be put teo fast
without putting out the fire; it requires wood fire.
and good deal Of 1t; be regards the burning of hu-
an body a. difficult operations; knew DR.. parkman
ven was for rome years his physician; saw him on
the Junction Of Bslknsp and Beacon Streets went to
Ibe Medical College On Saturday, aud sgsn on Tues
day; cav the parts OF body lying on board the
booy had been opened n one wonid be likely to
do II. who had not feen post norton examinations
ton made by a knife, and he resolved to ex-
anime for himself; this he did, and found
be- the mark OF sharp knife indeed to make such
cut upon dead body, because the hesh would have
Loaf Its elasticity, and would yield too much; whom
there - life the fesh rather hugs the knife aud
mite IL to cut; there pecusrity Of the body it
the shoulders than the hips
TIE body WIS very streight up and down; have
bced the same thing IN the b ,dy Of Dr. Parkman;
al~sys take notice of defects in form and judge
of the general form. though not easy the naked
form: Or IsTkman was peculiar, and therefore no.
ticed him the more.
DIR. Frederick Ain,worth swSrp-Is Demonstration Of
Anatomy IN the Medical College; all subjects must
come through his hands; keeps record OF all ana
tonieal materials. Attention called to this
ecid at the tine OF finding these rcmsins; found
had all The subject and materials ought TO have
alt WtIe accounted for; examined the remains and
csme to the conclusion, from the remains them
selves that they had never been sent to me to
the college for dissection all subjects sent for dis
section injected with nuid TO preserve them
decomposition; | use a solution OF ersenous acid
ehiords of zinc, with saturated solution Of alum aud
sslt pstTe Dr. " Webster has connection with the
RuStcEcsl department MY impression that the
p-rfcn who cut up these remains had anatomical
kposlsGge; the person who did IL might have seen
body cut up but should doubt whether he ever took
kftis In bis hand to do II.
this stage OF the proceedings the Court adjourned