Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-29

mfa Mf hns % nsrr"ATE A,n SET IT At SAra DEcLARf
= AND DEAL WITH THEM ACCORDINGLY
> , VOICE FROM LOUISIANA
tLIST"N, Louisiana, March 10.
!, le above is from gentleman unknown 10 fame il
the last Presidential His views tally with tlo..
ol Gov. Floyd and merit careful atirn,iuul
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TRIAL OF PROFESSOR JOHN ". WEBSTER
i Incidents in the Case Testimony Of LnaeGcid dc
Littcicds testimony iii reference the first visit o IN,
police 10 the Medical College, after Dr. P missing
gwen IN Our report OIL Saturday, and given in detail
oe"w from the Boston papers, attracted particular attention
from the prisoner, who took of it ut the time
lis testimony, in reference to his having broken hol,
through tho wall Welscrs pryy and discovered the I'm
man remains, caused deep mllrnur to ring hrounl
lie Courtroom, and among the crowds that were
present. The anxiety 10 hear his testimony was ncnr
raj, ahd those Who could not gain adutance went ava,
very much Disappointed The principal testimony ON M,
part ol the government il is understood is now nearly in
though some twenty other witnesses will he examined Til,
cross-eXallnlticn o Lililaiici did take much time
towards tie hour o adjournment Friday the Court ant
Jury evidently felt much i,:rd after The long siilings
tie four previous DAYS The prisoner on the contrary iok
ed az well as usual Since the of the nl
ms astonishing powers OF endurance and irmness sal,
TO have never "rsakcn him for After the ad
Iournnent oi HE Court Friday, hc left the dock WALL
ng through the Courtroom with lsht and elastic stem
and retiring 10 his gloomy cell the night Several Of hi
r,nds and relatives have b'cn aasidous in their attention
10 him. ard have daily waited upon him since the tIial com
menccd
The friends and relatives Of the late Dr. parkman nso
daily attend the trial The members of f,c lar ,y. ,uonu,
"iArd t cntire inner space from the commencement u ,e
irial, To the exclusion ot the press and public
The knife, 50 called aud which has been noticed erorr
W., again inspected by the jury. Ii what IA
il!ii.!ly Know "a knife, "Huwic knife Lul III,
Turkish "laiasan" with peculiar handle and sheath vi
silver.
forGTu DAy.--RosruS March 2a--g r. NJ
l.hram ll'ci'ld, recalled On lhuns. sin day. in tn,
afternoon about three clock, began 10 work The wall
under the vault wanted sari,ly y,,l rs H. there hco
nnI- thr
re" without somebody saving 10 that pr T. was in TIM
Medical c"lrg' 'ln he wori be- iou,i there il he -,
found anywhere all the of the building had been search
Cd except that parl al il; that knew had not been rcld
brcase had the key ol it; ~,n down The front scntls
lifted np The dnor, went 10 the back side the wall
W.c oifcc Fuller ANA y-,I had been the Tuesday bpf,
aud began to work; had tirre hammer and lnorticnl
ch!s'l; worked s"inc time 1u two brick
but Il. could mol do more with those tooIs s,,, mn ,yo,i
about + NJ that night went 10 the Thanks. Ball
Shakespeare Division ol tin sons Temperance. Cocl
Iuale Hall; next morning got up about nine O'Clock
a sat al breakfast, III. ". into the kitchen and ;ooh
NJ paper nm. appeared 10 be- reading il
lie SAID Is there any news! said there none
l said that ,c bad been IN Mr. llcncans aIoriecar,
shop, and MI H. had t"h. him that had
bundle put into cat she la.il,rrd h. number ul H.,
cat and the cab found and discovered all cover,
wi!l blood c,rd that there wcfc 80 man. stories about
i Dr. T. that cuu! not tell what believe; Prot ~ rc.
went up stairs ri;nc after t!s overseeing the i:
aneemeni "l basrs which lod employed some .t
Ia bring for DT Warren ugs'lu D E.rlow pr,se!
told Dr. Henry j. G.e,inw t.t ha. commenced tia.ui.
Through the w;i! understood ;u 'sDa!c.a wil.
liz; 'ld Dr. Il. all about Prof W. .cpn. his doors och,t
Inns last was rnic,! out as incompetent. into The
demonstration ani there found Dr. J. y Jackson
alone told him digging through the WALL he go, ~,
anl came towards me he sad "Ii,tIcicld feel rraeu!iy
about This matter and ~ you Though that wall hor.t
you sleep; hc asked what should do If found ai,y
thing t,rc; Told BIN should 90 DIR. Holiness lie sal
don't yon there, but old Dr. Bgclow in Sulnmei
street, and rhon ana tell M; YOU, name o l.y
slate and shall understand IT, did 50.
tiien went 10 Leonard Fuller and asked him lend
crowhar He asked me whit wanted do with IL.
Il
pipe through The hole fer He then replied II CUES
y0u d." then the house and lockt, all llG out
side and c!i the keys ., inside, one
even roicss" Webster. could gct in; let down The latch
tie front door; ien todd my wife keep watch il
anybody came, !o was going work al ie sail; told her
alc saw Prot w conc to ai;c ioar raps with hammer
tl, kitchen floor, that could hear il s, lei him
lin; bn il the oilcr Professors CANT, lei them but
Ia disturb me- ttn o pair n pIIvos and went la
= III, wall; ild n' makc much progress and nai, cam
~ and went Ia FuIers and asked for cisc h.
gave Just sn"h as wanted went back o work
AID got along Tor short ilne vciy fast hnt presently lca
four ras above; ti ~? and my wife said II saw tvs
gentlemen pass and thought ot them Or. Wcbsfe.
but they were only Mr. Kingsley and officer Sarkweather
they caIe Ia the door ard inquired for you went out
and Alr. Kingsley asked what private place there was i'll
the College that had nnr been searched told him. and he
said "let 20 into his (Websters room" replied, those
l.oms all locked up aud could get into them
They then went away do not know which way saw OF
cer lenhone standing IN the street. and told him that III
half an hour twenty minutes would give him The result
my abors and lcn went into The house. and my wiie
said you've Just saved bacon coming up fvf DR.. Web
strr IChcctcd u bv defence,
incompetent
didn't 20 wor; ,:1n immediately didn't Proi,s
IN, but saw him come OUT hc came out oi the shed
and spoke Ia me and Mr. Trenhonc said said that Irish
man on the nllor side o Cambridge offered $50 bill pay
his toll of cent he said they had kept the bill and III.
City Marshal had asked him if he had offered that bll ht
ulc lrishnan) had replied that e could 10 IT,
Webster then went oil: returned 10 my work at the wall
and using the bar got hole clear through in tive min
ueS.
TO the Court II had got small hole punched through
before mp: when my wiic Knocked there such
strong draft that like have lost my light but shaded il
with my hand and pu, ny head and light through at the
same time and the draft stopped; The first thing saw was
The pcvis Of man, and the two parts o lea the watti
running down from the sink and knc" that was no
place for those parts 10 be-; went upstairs an3 "ld M
wife 20 fur Dr. Egeow and 10 isien the cellar Tint
NJ one could 20 down; my wife spoke 10 me first when
came up
Question by Attorney.-What your own condition
/ when you came up cut Of the cellar
Objected to by the deenccbut was sustained by The
Bench.
Answer--I was very much affected; locked The cellar
door and went down 10 DR.. Bigeows; the gentkmans gin
came the door, asked Tor Dr. III nc was mol n, home and
II Mrs Eicow came the door; told her must find DR.
Higeow; she asked 'Nhat was tie matter with mc!' calling
me- by name; then down TO Young DR. Bigelow.
Chauncery Place and told him what had discovered;
then went together 10 r. q. Saws Jr; the City Marsha
shortly i'm and told him what had ound he told nn
10 right down 10 the College and he wond follow OF
drccllv went 10 the college, and arrived there tn,
rest oi hcm found Mr. Trenome my house; he cTon
olme) told that he had been down 10 he cellar; The city
marshal in about minutes afterwards did no he
the arSlalS le-nony was near TIE
corncr The WALL could stand up straight The wall
the ground santcd from the hole Of the privy down 10 th'
sea wall
Il Here the plan Of the building shown TO the jury an'
the nature Of the ground plan was illustratcd.l
/; have examined the foundation of the walls next The pHy
and do think any sod substance could have tioate'
into the vault; there s cement piled up all round; me td
flows into the priyy every day. the vault where the oila IRON
the dsscctng room il thrown, tight until about twt
since aud for that space of time the tide flowed III an'
OUT but there is not sufficient space for anything SOLID
float ont; in the vault with Mr.. Trcnhoinc when VI
heard the steps overead have since found out that tn
noise made by my wife and children running from l
cellar ovecad Marshal Turkey up to get hia revolver
We then up the laboratory, and found The bones
the furnace officer 1rcnhoe left in charge Of The Col
loge until after the Of Prof W.. some time afterwards
n officer Spur came up my door and said they had Prot
there and that he very faint opened The door an
let them in; Prof W. came in between wo mon, who scene
support him eniircly Webster said 10 iefstd me
nave arrested ME and taken ne away from my family WIN
out allowing say good bye; he was much asitaed
and sweat mnci thought he remblsd some; we went
the lecture room and the laboratory; the door
were locked and asked Prof w for the keys he sad the
had taken him away suddenly that he didn't have time
.e his KEYS; the officers broke down the door; got int
the hover laboratory through the cellar door the way al