The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-23


do hi work up, wash his glasses and his res the
evening, about half past five. called out Of my
stairs that lead from the front entry il was DR. Web
ster; be had csndestick in his hand aud q candle
burning; never did use lamp; he blew il out In my
the she'd nothing more Of him that night; after
Dr.. Webster went, fixed myself and vent to party
got home about ten or few minutes sfter party
at Grants the fret door the laboratory door the
nearest my room foundt fast then started to 20 to
the disseotiDg room door; unlocked the disseoting
used to Ssso m nine or ten
out; bolted the outside door Of the dssectnR room
and went to bsd never knew Dr. websters door to be
licked before on lecture day; might since have been
In the college; Saturday there were but two lee
lures; had but two fires to make; made Ore in the
Of e. or msd.
fire; when I did 60 found It unbolted and ajsr;
thought bad fastened some student In the night be.
door, except Mr. Leigh, the librarian, who had been
there three years. knew of any other person get
ting aeoess to the building after 1t locked up at
night l unlocked the lecture room door, (ths one
Webster out Of the night before) and went In
J. went through the lecture room but could not get
Inc room ma 'H!O % sns lower
which never had the key of he had the lock put on
to ock hs laboratory whom out of In the
DR.. Webster came with bundle under his arm; oams
through the east she'd met him In the entry be told
me to make him FIRE; made fire In the in the
laboratory; after doing it, turned and went OUT don't
recoect of being In his laboratory lecture room
again that day; saw Dr. Webster again before eleven
with bundle under his arm, done up In news paper
paid him fifteen dollars In gold for Ridssway's
ticket he had paid me sightytwo dollars, for
Psttss oid no more work for Dr. webster that hat
day Saturday is my sweeping day. heard him
.sas s Ss sssr him
thst dsy; heard walking In the laboratory; heard 1t
in the morning could not tell what doing; heard
the water running in DR.. Websters sink; It was not
in the habit Of running did not see Dr. Webster eli
day Sunday; Sunday night In North Grove
street. facing Front street. talking with Mr. Colburn
aissppearapce of DR. Parkman had heard Of that dis
appearance ON Saturday afternoon; Kingsley told me
Of II; Will. talking saw DI. Webster coming into
there wss one Of Professors coming: when Dr.
Webster e.. me- hs cam: right up to me- the rst word
Psrknsn during the latter part of last wsek' told
him did; he asked me when saw him | said, last
Friday, about half past one o'clock he said, Where
did you him 7" said About this spot" he asked
me which way he was going said be was coming
right towards the college; told him standing in
the ,ont S entry looking out :t the front deo, he Dr
the ground, and raid, I" That is the very time that
paid him four hundred and eighty three dollars and
sixty cents" remember he put the cents on; told
him did not Dr. r. come In or 60 out Of the COL
lege, for ] went directly into DR.. Wares lecture
room; laid down a settee; he said he counted the
ssid, Dr. Psrkman grabbed the money from his table
without counting 1t. and ran Is fast as he could 60
two or three steps at time he said Dr. Parkmsn told
him be would go with him to Cambridge and discharge
. mortgage, and DR.. Webster said, Il supposed he
did but have not been to the Register Of Deeds
that he had known Of it he had read It in
the Transcript; he was there said to have been
engaged to meet an unknown gentleman he had come
man; be said he had been to DR. Francis Parkman;
he then vent away; when Dr. Webster spoke to me- he
used before that time to look me in the face with his
head up he did not then but looked down and seemed
confused and agitatea never him look so before;
saw his face thought he looked pale; ! cannot say
which way he went; think 1t towards Cambridge;
On Monday could not get into his room to make up
the fire. the nrst knev Of his being In the College my
wife told me- she told me Dr.. Samuel Parkman had
In seeing all the doors kept looked went up the
ss, M sce " ns, ss-rs saa
old ~ George rarknap overheard abost
some money; DR.. farkman raid the old DR.. very
samuel r.rImsn 90 away the front door bell rang and
went TO the door and found there Mr. Parkman Blake
be asked me II Dr. Webster was In told him he was;
that might carry II to DR.. Webster he gave It, put
my key In the lecture room, but IL boted; went
down and came up the other way to Dr. Webster; he
hestated some, and then said let him in;" unbolted
the door; do not know how long Mr. Blake there;
went again TO the laboratory door nearly ct twelve
IL locked don't know whether the door bell rang or
not; went to the door and found Kingsley, and they
sad they could trace Dr. Psrkman here but 70 the
Medical College, and they had come TO look; tol1
hem | would show them all the rooms that could
ret into myself: met Dr. Holmes on the stairs; he
Asksd they wanted to haul all their subjects out Of
heir chests; they said mo- they merely wanted to
u he bad slowed himself away In the attic; he told
me 20 show them ell around; went to DR.. Websters
times With loud rsps; Mr. Webster dd not CON. .. rst
tpaly he came unbolted the dser and stuck his hand
'uti told him what the officers had for; did not
room snd vent down into the laboratory do not reco
sot hearing DR.. Webster say anything; don't remem-
Der whseher he went do~n In the laboratory With u.s.
m IL, sh
III over tbs rest Of the building and they went away;
Iecollect Of nothing that day the subjeot
iu., Day morning could not get in TO make the ores
uther than the lecture sbout half psst scock
the lecture room door and found Dr Webster
IN sort Of smoking cap; asked him n should make
bi. lecture Tor that day would not stand much heat
told my vile Prisoners counsel objected 10 his
aging what he told his vifs.l
Attorney. General Clinord-state what you did when
Witness continued i told my wife guessed DIR.
Webster bad got bis room open vent up into
pr. wsos,srs back room he va, reading pa
kept, near the Howard Athepaum; 4 asked him N he
- provisics dealer; he said he vas; said I knew
turkey ,sid no. had thought II going out TO Thanks,
irving he sid"ske that order and get you mice tur
Key am In the habit Of giving away three every
Tor ms;" thanked him, and told him should be hap
py 70 DO anything for him could; he then gave me
order 70 Foster 70 send him % Cambridge some
pieh out such . turksy ~ liked; came home. aud
'tsysd there from about three tan half past six;
y vas the nrst time he gave me snythipgj
ne idea OF his giving cents worth was remarkable;
s eoine cut n the Suffolk Lodge Of odd Fellows, and
met Dr. webster In the entry; he had candle wheh
be bev out end set II upon the ssttee he vent out
nth ne; ssked him n he should want any fires In
bis room that GEEK, there lectures he said
No nr Littiedeid, shall not need any hrss" he
ssted me " vn going down town; ! told bin vas
sons to The lodge he said you freemsson srs
Feu not w We parted and he vent towards the bridge
md ] up Csmbridgs street; on Wednesday morning
Professor webster came TO the College early he
vent into his laboratory, and I heard him moving
hinss ound there; vent 70 the door and tried to lis
ep, but the catch over the key hole down; whom
tood listening sav my wife looking at me, vent into
he Kitchens was picking hole through the partition
hen ny vife saw me; cracked OF small piece and
bought webster heard me I went into the Kitchen.
,ttsrvsrds lsid down my face and looked ur der
be door; Thought heard the moving Of q coal hod
the nocr from near the prvy; could zee him s
ign s hs knees going towards the furnace where the
,opss were found; charcoal, canneli aud bark we're
'ept near the privy stairs n bip hard coal ra kept
'esr the furnace could Of him; laid there
bout i've minutes; vent out With my wife aboat nine
.cioct did not get back tiu one O'Clock sbout
bres o'clock ] passed through the dissectng roomj
q pssine up stairs 70 the Demonstrstors room
hrtt felt beet In the wall frem Dr. wsbsters
sborstry; the staircase brought 10 contact With
he vail put my hand upon II, and 10 va. 90
'ot could not hold my hand n long; kpev II pro-