The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-04-06
Trial Of DR., Webster.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED

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Patrick Mctiownu, a servant Of Or parkman,
testified that he could not identify DR. " as the
man who was to meet Dr. p. at halt past two ..
clock on the day he disappeared
Robert G.. Shaw. q brother Flaw of Pr Park
man. said, that when he saw the remains thrr,
WAS something from which he was induced Ia be-.
lieve they belonged 10 Dr. Parkmnn-the hair on
the breast was the same color a. his--,o on the
le-S-und the teeth he believed to be those Of
DR.. f. Cross examined Question-Would YOU
have known the body Of DR.. Parkmun, if You had
not known Parkman TO he missing.
Answer should not
This witness proved that Or. W had sold him
minerals about two years before which had been
mortgaged with other property to Dr. parkman
DR.. Winslow Lewis cross eXlmined-llad been
acquainted with DR. Parkman about 80 years.
quite intimate; it would not spontaneously have
occurred to my mind that it was Or. Parkman. if
| had not known Dr. Parkmau was missin. could
determine the height Of the person within half an
inch to certainty; thcipGrioration under the lei,
nipple was much affected bv some chemical acen-
cy; discovered no marks of knife on the rins.
about two gallons Of blood would he found in
body the size Of Or. Parkman's: about two quarts
of blood or nuid would bee found in a subject Of
this size after death: could not saw how long it
would take to burn UP head; ! think the por
tons Of the body not found. could BE- consumed
in two hours hut cannot state that with any accu
racy; it would depend upon the quantity 81 fuel.
| could not determine the size of that body from
the remains there was more muscular develop.
meut than be should have expected in body like
that IN other respects
DR. James W. Stone, sworn-Cnfirmci the sc
count above referred u; there was more hair
particularly on the back, than one would expect,
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the upper, indicating that the Individual lad been
accustomed to exercise in walking the hair ON
the back was longer than usual in front the hair
was apparently burned on one side on the other
1t was not, appearances indicated between fifty
and sixty years Of ago, saw nothing which Ire
should not expect to find in the body # DR. Park
man, had known him for five Or tx year,; be was
a great walker, tie separation ui tie parts m8lsa
| ted some anatomical skill
DR.. Woodbury. Strong sworn-IIas pract.raI
medicine since 1920. has done much di.secting a.
once had a subject given him by the L. : Mar
shal; after using the subject, TO dispose Of the re
mains, he burnt in large fireplace, with wood.
| It took all night, and yet the body was not all
burned fat, which assisted the fire; but the mus
( eli, could not be put on too fast without putting
J out tn. fire, 1t requires wood fire and good
! deal Of it, he regards the burning Of human ho-
| dy as a difficult operation, knew DR.. Parhman
/ we'll was for some years his physician.
/ He had heard il said that there was rertura.
/ ton made by q knife and he resolved to examine
for himself, this he did, and found corresponding
! to the direction Of the cut, what seemed to he
marks of a very sharp knife indeed TO make such
n cut upon a dead body. because tie flesh would
have lost its elasticity and would yield too much;
when there i, de, the flesh rather hugs the knife,
and permits il iG cut, there was pecu.I.r.,,'y Of
[ the body; it was narrower across the SHOULDERS
than hips, the body was very straight M and
/ down; ! have noticed the same thing IN the body
, of DR.. T.; always take notice of defects in form:
+. Parkman was peculiar, aud therefore noticed
him the more.
u Boston. March %.
Samuel b Fuller. police officer testified about
going TO tie Registers Office to see if the mort.
gage had been cancelled The clerk advised Inc
to call on Dr. W for tie papers. On calling on
DR., W at his house he took up book and turned
over the leaves but dill not find a notice Of it.
He corrobopted Littleield's testimony. testified
to the examining the tca.chgst found 1t filled
with minerals newly labelled lying on top, on re,
moving them he found knife, then the thorax
and one thigh Of human body, the knife and
teachest We're shown him, which he identified. he
said that DR.. VS. manner was excited at their in
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disappearance Of Mr. Parkman hc found the tow.
els under the priyy; he thought the minerals
might have been labeled Xix months In part OF
his first examination he stated that he found the
remains under the pnvy To which there was no
approach except under the wall lie testified to
having found kidney under the range.
DR. JEFFRIEs WYMNN EXAMINED am n pro.
fessor Of anatomy in the University Of Harvard
and have taught it for the last s years. was
called to examine some human remains at the
Medical College Grove street, on the 2nd DAY OF
December Ny attention was more particularly
called to the fragments of some bones found IN a
furnace
The iir.t fragment forms part oS the outer
portion of the forehead That bone carried a
part Of the globular cavity IT the eye, and ais,
the passage Of n nerve, and the sinus,
i The second piece is found under the base Of
the skull, on which lodges the ear, and through
which passes part Of the jugular and carotid artc
rics,
The third is part from behind the ear.
The fourth is u portion through which passc:
several pairs of nerves.
Other fragments Of bones are belonging to the
back Of the head, near the articulation OF the
spine with the skull There was no fracture IL
any Of these.
Another fragment extends forward to the lef
car from the back OF the head, and has grooy,
in II for large vein.
Regarding other parts Of the bone tho local
; tiles could not be specified TO Which they be
longud.
There was portion Of the bone OF the lower
part Of the face, and one Of the face. below til,
eye, which stands out prominently.
Other parts are fragments of tho lower jaw OF
the left side