The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-07-18

] made the appointment with him twice, and each
time in SO open manner that other persons
would almost certainly know Of it, and should
not have invited him TO nv rooms at hour
when the College would be full Of students and
others, and at an hour when was most likely to
| receive calls from others; FOR that was the hour
Just afterth lecture, at which persons having
business with me or in my rooms, were always
| directed to call. Hook ed into my rooms on Sun
| day afternoon but did nothing.
After the first visit of the officers / took the
| pelys and some ofthe limbs from the upper wei!
and threw them into the vault under the privy.-
| took the thorax from the well below and pack
| ed il in the tea-chest as found. My own impress
ion has been tha, this not done till after the
| second visit Of the officers, which was on Tues
| day; but Kngeley's testimony shows thasit must
| have been done sooner. The perforation of the
thorax had been made by the knife at the time
of removing the viscera. On Wednesday l put
| on kindIings and made fire in the furnace be-
low, having first poked down the oshes. Some
| Of the lmbs-I cannot remember which or how
many-were consumed Of that time. This Is
| the last had to do with the remains. Tic tin
box was designed to receive the thorax, though
had not concluded where should finally pu. the
box.-The fish-hooks, tied up as grapples, were
to be used for drawing up the parts in the vault
whenever should determine how TO dispose of
them and get string enough | had confused
double object in ordering the box and making
the grapples.
had before intended 10 get such things to send to
Fayal-the box to hold the plants and other articles
which wished to protect froa salt water and tie sea
air and hooks to be used there in obtaining Coral
line plants from the 1t this previously in
tended of them that suggested and mixed itself
with the idea of the other application doubt
no W to which use they would have been applied;
had used the hooks at the time of the discovery
The tan put into the tea chest was taken from bar
rel OF il that had been in the laboratory for times
the bag oftan brought in on Monday, was not used,
intended to be used it belonged to quantity OBJ
l1,or Frr nrfs tan
ming, and sent in by the family to get it ont of the
way. Its being sent in just at that time was acciden-
tai. I was not that had put the knife in the
chest; the stick found in the saucer of ink for
marking diagrams cloth: the bunch of filed
thrown careessiy into a drawer: never examined
them, AID do not know whether they would fit any of
the locks of the College or not, II there were other
KEYS fittirg doors with which had nothing to do,
suppose they have been all duplicates, keys of
locks, left there by the mechanics anitor-
know nothing aboat them and should never be like
" to notice them among the of articles, large
SMALL OF all kinds, collected in my rooms; the JAM
itor had furnished with key to the dissecting
room. for the admission Of friends visiting the College,
hut had used it. The nitric acid on the stairs
was not used to remove spots OF blood, but was drop
When the officers called for me on Friday, the s0h,
was in doubt whether was under arrest or whether
strict search OF rooms was to be had, the
latter hypothesis being hardly less appalling than the
former. When | found that we went over Craigie's
Bridge. / thought the arrest most probable-when
found that the carriage stopping at the Jail, was
OF my fate Before leaving the carriage, took
had prepared il the shape Of p before left my
laboratory on the 23a though, conld not bear TO
| survive detection. Thought il was large dose. The
state of my probably defeated its action
partially The effects of the poison were terrible be-
yond description. Il was N OPERATION a. the loliege
wrote but of the anony mons letters produced at
the triathe mailed at East Cambridge. The lit
tie bundle referred in the letter by the jail
or, contained only bottle OF nitric acid for domestic
use. had seen it stated in newspaper that had
purchased quantity OF oxac acid, which it pre-
kumed was to be used in removing blood-stains.
wish the parcel to be kept untouched that it may be
shown, there should be occasion, what really was
that had purchased.
have drawn up in separate papers an explanation
the intended to make OF the blood sent for OF
Thursday. the 22d and OF the Conversation with Lit
efed about the dssectng vault. think that Pettee,
in his testimony at the trial put too strongly my words
about having settled with DR.. P. Whatever did say
OF the kind in the hope that should be able to pa.
city DR.. p. and make some arrangement with him, and
said in order TO quiet Pettee, no was becoming
restive under the solicitation Of DR.. Parkman.
After DIR. w. had stated most of the facts recorded
earnestness solemnity authority of that Dr.
Putnam master OF, was addressed him: .sDr Web
ster in all probability your Gays are numbered; you
cannot, you dare not speak falsely to me now; you
must not die with lie in your mouth-so prove to
yourself that your repentance for the sins OF past
life is sncere tell me the truth then-a confidence to
be kept secret during your lifetime and as much long
my regard for the happiness of family shall
to require, and the interest of truth and
justice to permit. Search to the bottom OF heart
for the history of motives, and tell me- before
God did never occur YOU, before the decease of
DR.. Parkman that his death, if you could bring it to
would be OF great TO you, or at least
that personal injury to him might possibly be the re-
suit of your expected conference with him. As dy.
ing man charge you TO answer me truly and exactly,
else be silent. Had not such thought9' s.No,
neyer" said he, with energy and feeling; "as live,
and God is my witness, neverl Twas NO more ca
pable of such thought than Of my innocent chill
drenI never had the remotest idea OF pr. r.
until the mc ment the blow was struck Dr. p was ex-
remely and sharp, the most provoking Of men,
anna br9 xinna az sna has SIN
of my life. was an only child, much indulged, and
have never acquired the control over my passions
that ought to have acquired early. and the conse-
quence is all this ssBut You notified DR.. Parkman
to meet You at certain hour, and told him you would
pay him, when you knew you had not the means9"
ssNo" he replied, 81 did not tell him would pay
hm-and there is no evidence told him 30, except
my words spoken after his disappearance and az
ter had to take the ground that had paid
hm-those words OF the miserable tissue OF
faisehood to which was committed from the moment
had begun to conceal the homiclde. never mad
thought of injurng DIR. Parkman."
This was accompanied by the statement in which
teeld sending for blood, and Of inquring about gas
es from the vault.
After reading the statement, Dr. Putnam proceeded
to argue to its truthulness saying that it was made
when the writ Of error was pendng-also, that froi.
Webstes estate was worth several Thousands OF doi
lars, and that he not such strait rs 70 commit
such a crime deliberately.
The previous petition from Prof. Webster, protest
ing his innocence and praying for absolute pardon, ne
said got up by his family, who were wavering IN
their belief in his innocence until his confession was
| communicated to them about week since.
He concluded in asserting his beliei tha' the
sion was true. -
Members of the Council have retained copy of the
petition previously presented, and withdrawn by the
advice Of Dr. Putnam which will probably be publish
ed. asserts his innocence, and also asserts tnat
or some other person, placed the remains
in his room to compass his ruin.
A WHOLE FAMILY DRowNED.-I esterday,
brother and sister, aged 81 and 10, were recover
ed from the wreck. They proved to be two, OF
family Of nine, wholeft the province OF oraine
and a residence on the Moselle for home among
strangers, and found instead grave: upon one
If the bodies was found the Mayors Certificate
that they were good citizens, leaving tor Ameri-
ca. No, one was savcd.-Ciereiand Nd'ndedter.