The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-04-03
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS

at the opening of tho court yes,cr1o,
\ amorning, the room was filed win tho usn
aai III concourse OF spectators, anxious to|
ahear the cross examination of AR J;,,,o
aheld' which was conducted principally by|
4 MIR. Sohicr.
u LITTLErIrLD'S CRoss- ss-ExaM1yAr,oI RI
d"ent INTO the laboratory OH "Wednesday
3h'ght' because l was afraid the buildnr|
s"as on fire; when got in, there did moi
AL ar 10 oe any fire IN the furnace; in 90!
~, ESs r'aars, felt the heat with my handi
a"m Z" WAL as high as my head. The dis.
~, 1oe'il was on the same level With
'"lory: tho furnace was hot, an,i
~ ~ IN crucibles and minerals: |!
ah'uno' ioHch anything, because DR.. W. ha,ls
S.oid me not to touch anything left on, ytl,eS
3tahle unless he left it to be washed: hes
ahad a table where he left things to bos
washed. thought it suspcous; inspec-
TED The pr'Vy, but had no key to il; did nots
Try whether my key would fit it: made mol
aattenpt 70 get kev:. Wednesday .n;oht nj
sgent to q CStilion toiG wiiaf iflfdI
aseeH as to ''e water In the hogsheads toi
amy wife, right of; had communicated it ,o|
snobody but my, wife and DR.. Hannelord;;
aslc next told il to was Thomson, who'
4 worked for inc; it was when coming home
sfrom party on Wednesday night; looked!
S'nto the hogshcad, thinking DR.. p;
might have been put IN there; don't know
awhcther thought of looking in the fur
anacc. Thursday, ! told Mrs. Harlem, who
awcnt to get some tools for me- Friday, |,
Sto!d Drs. Bidgelow, Jackson, and Officer;
sTrenholm after came up from workiny
4 upon the wall on Friday; came home We'd
b nesday night at ten or half past Sunday
aatternoon, went to the toll house on Crairc's
4 Bridge; convcrsed with the tollman about
.sthc story that DIR. Park,nan had been seen
Ago'ng over to Cambridge; did not tell any
sabory then that ! saw Dr. parkman come in
anr 20 ont OF the college; did not then saw
ssthat saw DIR. Webster pay Park.nan mo-
tsney; did not say s., in presence of Mr.
a Green; did not know person hy that name
Eathcn.
d Direct examination rcsumcd-Anothcr
ahand-blll shown witness, and he was asked
a who he saw on Monday. lie said he never
asaw the placari a, all; have never made any
Aria'm for the reward. I have said that ]
Il ahave never had any, and never should, and
tanevcr have had any intention of getting the
arcward had the minutes down of hav-
.SIng received the turkey on Wednesday;
s5ny wife told me when told her what |
Eahad said to the coroner's jury, "Yon have
d made mistake, it was on Tuesday YOU got
n Inc turkey ! went TO Fosters and found
81 rom his book that 1t was SO; went to the
Acoroner and had the mistake corrected;
Gwent to the coroner once TO correct the
s. Hamstake; and once TO sign the deposition:
~ first noticed the cuts or hacks IN the sink
Eswcrc the Ratchet was found on the Satnr-
ESday after the arrest Of DR.. Webster; canno,
81 say when they were made.
81 Bya Iurynan--Did YOU go over the Eas,
~ Cambridge bridge before or after you saw
Fl DR.. Webster on Sunday night,
81 Witncss--it was after.
III lsy .Iuryn,an-Dd you ever know ice
& IN The sink
81 Witness No; the water runs on,
81 through The bottom; the window looks int,
Esthc coal bn; there was found in DR.. Web.
EJsicr's laboratory key Of the upper from,
Es sd"or, and OF the lower front door.
~ CroSS-cXaminailOn IcsumCd---I was cX.
Examining when | found the hacks in tn.
&. .sInk; DR.. Webster had ice IN every winter
(which break up for him in The sink;
Esdon't know but that the hacks might have
q hcen done that way; the other professor.
@might have had keys; DR.. Channiny order
Ned Inc once to get several keys made io
IA going up into The laboratory; don't know
Eawhcihcr they were disturbed among tht
Hprofcssors.
"a Andrew A. Fostcr--I am a provisio.
Eadealer in Court street; remember supply
Ming turkey 10 Mf. !iltlcfeld on Tucsda,
IA Nov %, at the order of Dr. Webster; /
Hwas about O'Clock in tho afternoon: iii,
H not keep the order; ], was destroyed; ther,
Hwas another order bro nght by him for swce
HpotatGes which WAS sanl TO Cambridge b,
Wthe eXpfcss, this is a transcript of my book
Hmadc by me.
H Cross examined MIR. Littlofield came
s TO me To ascertain from my books tho date
Eand told him; do not remember that h,
Hhad made another statement before the cor
Moners jury.
FL Caroline M. LittleGeld--I am the wife o
@the Janitor of the colleges knnw DR.. Park
Egman by sight; think it was Saturday,
saam not sure that it was not I'll Sunday
Sathat heard of DR.. Parkman's disappear
Eanco.
3D. Cliford.--Did you on Sunday night eau