The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-09-14

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x,.l,a vras.,,,.,,s ;,yol,;nr latts 10 Dr parkman
sh,t ~. p.os.-,r y,.,s ,s,,hle m DISCHARGE and
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,S,,lai A., rr,ay,. =, lie s,al Jesd-,bat tn. mur
der a',rcsre,i ~ bc nre,nedtn,cJ since DIR. Park.
man hsa haeu eynresslv invited by rrof Web
10 ,o,, a, HE lahor,;orv IN Ros,cn nj the hour
- IA .au of,ar "a Lich ha v,ssn.ver spen alive
,, th.f after dsuatchnr- his unfortunate cred
,tar anil victim m, professor' hal proceeded 10
,,;sr,cmhcr b;s l;Fplcss csrrase burihr the head.
ffre4 Sc and li,lin.- tosc pa-tons less easily
,leniit;eJ with tl,e m,.n, Of burning. or more
thoroughlv conrcsiinr Them "a o,nor;u,,ity should
be nresented On the strength Of these creum.
STANCES rs revealed in pars b, Littletield nnitor
nf tho Colleoe anil in mar. sestabli.,,ed bv n pri-
vate examination az Prof Wobsters chemical
laboratory. tho Professor vns arrested ut his
housc in Comhrid.,e on, tho evening of that ,ay
taken 10 tho nil in Boston and thence to the scene
LOT the murder endeavo-ing las he has since con-
fcssed) to poison himself or The way with strych
nine, bat failing through taking an overdose, and
through the operation of the intense mental ex-
element and agony inseparable from hi, situa-
ton. He waived an exarnina,ion. was fully COM
mitted for trial, in due tiine indicted anl az or a
proper interval arrairned for and convicted OF
murder after most l.borious. p,otracted. and i'm
martial trial in which the array of circ,ilustanlal
testimony against hun was r,ore skilituty pres
cnted and mere overwhelming than We remember
10 have read IN any former case whatever The
defense was judiciols and would have been strong
had the case admitted fit. Bat the defendant
counsel, after making desperate attempt to
shakc the testimony OF l,ttlcteli, were compel
led TO pass IN significant silence the blasting tesii-
meny as to Webst'rs pecrniary non,a5ility to
pay The note that he pretended to have paid to
DE- farknmn ana az to his Possession not only
OF the note he pretended to have phid but MO
another anu larger note 81 IKE Character. lheir
only resource was the teetiinony Of three lines
ses that they had seen Dr. Prkman IN tie street
hter the nom n which ne was proved to nave
entered froL WEBSTER apartments IRON which
lie was never seen TO emerge AMI VIII n tho pro-
secu'ion maintained mat re mad never iett alive
lhey made the most oi TINS bt', wat could 1t
avail against the mountain Ut adverse testimony.
including the disappearance OF Or, Parkman-
me simultaneous inmufeinent oil trot Wooster
N his locked rooms at seasonabie and nscasona-
ole nonrs--hls purchase oil h'f,h'ok' DC procure
ment oi graPee cuttings. anu a large aud close TN
oox-the hldihg ON MS premises OF the unmist e
kaoie remains OF single human being which
were recognized and identified by his dentist and
mcasurahiy by others as those OF Dr. Parkmaa
Inc tr'ai closed with the convection oil Prof web
sler ana us sentence 10 death by hanglng,-asen
fence when wIi lls day DC executed unless an.
ue'pated oy 'he suicide oil tue culpnt.
Ana mere let us tender TO the People OF Boston
ana It's vicinity testimonial OF our hearty aomi'
ration o' 'noir conunc' 'nr"ughou' 'he period IN
'erveu'"s between 'rol custer arrest anu con
vlcnon' ihey lei, very strong conviction oil ms
gul'-ior win n 'i,ey hlu a9uhuah' reason,-ahd
'hey were iully ue'er,''h'sa 'na' ~, socia' ana
ptoessiohai en,'hence s,iouiu nor shieiu MN from
Punishinehl-'na. ne si'ou', De treated exactly
nAc any poor Immigrant OF uespseu ontcas, VINO
shouid De eNPoseu 10 similar s'ispci"s' II m
nocrn'' no man wished nun 10 sumo, ont II gull
" thcy we're hrmty resolved t'iat ne should iare
no better 'an ne h,"', acIect ana irlenhic,, crea
lure on earth. ihey nave peen widely anu harsh
assailcd Tor ihelf course ana the spun, evnced