The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-25


ed when this was, Mr. Clifford remarked-''the time
VIII sn Mr. iukey got the revolverl The noise which
then heard, and supposed by some TO be made by
DIR Webster, overheard, occasioned by my chill
! dren. was at the college when DR. Webster was
brought there that night The bell rang aud on going
TO the door saw number of gentlemen and carriage
Mr. Spur came and told me they had DR. Webster there
that he very faint, and they wanted to oct him
into the college as they could. ] unlocked the
front door, and DR. Webster supported by two men,
Webster said, ''Mr Littlcfed, they have taken me
away from my ;lmily-they have arrested me-taken
me away without giving me chance to say good bye
to my family. They all came in and passed INTO the
lecture room, the door of which l had unlocked Web
ster appeared much agatcd The officers wanted the
hey to open the door to the back room. told them
that DIR Webster alone kept the key Webster said they
Eal taken hun away iii such hurry that he had not
chance to take his key. Either Mr. Sagkweather or
ar irenhom went with me around to the door at the
tout OF the laboratory stairs, which we found open DIR
w. having left 1t open for the first time We passed
up stairs and forced the door open and let the others in
Ihey thea wanted the door of the small room of DIR
Webster opened. told them that ! never had access
TO that,-and that DR. Webster alone had the key. DIR
w. made the that he did about the other
key, saying he had left it at home-The door then was
forced. linen the key to the privy was asked for
That, told them, | never had in my possession. DIR
Webster said the key hung upon nail in the laborato-
fy went down with officer; we found kew
brought 1t up and tried it, but it would not fit | SO
told DIR Webster. Said he, let me look at it. On
looking, he said that the key to his clothes press
but that the key there somewhere. We could not
nd 1t, and the door wasbroken open Before the door
OF the small private room broken open, looked
about for the Ratchet, which usually hung by ring by
the stove; bat | could not find it. | asked the Dr.
where 1t was; and he said down in the laboratory in
the sink. went down and found it in the sink onthe
laboratory floor 1t was shinglng Ratchet. There
was another Ratchet found in draw in the small back
ROOM 1t was wraptin paper and one Of the officers
was undong it, DIR w. said-'' hat is new one, and
| never used."-We all went down into the abora
tory, when DR. Webster asked for water. | cot some
IN tumber and handed it him. He took it into his
hand, but trembied so that he could not drink. When
he got it near his mouth he would snap at it. like
dog One of the officers put it to his mouth, but he
could not drink. Some one asked me where 'that fur
mace was. went out to the furnace and commenced
taking the mineral stone off, and then took off the COW
ers took out some of the contents, among which APP
peared to be pieces of bone. think another person
took out some. Some one, ! think Mr. Pratt, said
s'don't disturb them--let them be- MIR Pratt MIR
Trenholm, and myself then went down the trap-door,
and passed up the remains, which were put upon a
board and carried into the laboratory and thence into
the front cellar Doctor Webster was led in there and
stood within six feet of them. heard S. d. Parker
ask Doctor Gay ii they the remains OF human
BODY. Inc Doctor said they DIR Webster ap-
peared much agitated, very bad, and saw tear.
drop from his cheeks. The parties then went ot-M1
Adams, Mr. Rice, Mr. Trenholm, and Mr. Fuller,
think, being left there for the night. That season
had received six tickets from Dr. Webster and sold
three otthem at 15 apiece. 1.-THE slippers found in the
laboratory were here produced the Witness who said
/ they were DR. Webster's-he had seen them in the
room-saw them when the officers took them and tes-
tlhed that they were the that handed to DR.
/ lyman. The saw also was produced to him, and he
said he ii before it was found by the police
The Jack-kne which was found in the tea chest with
the thofax, was shown to witness, who said he had
seen It before; saw it in the hands of Dr. Webster on
the Aonday before the disappearance of DIR Parkman
Inc Doctor held 1t out to me and said-SsSee what d
fine knife Pve gotI bought it on purpose to cut corks
with took it in my hand, and observed that it was
just the thng-a capital knife. The Doctors usua
working dress was pair ofbue cotton overas and an
If old coat. saw him have on the overas on the frs
day the officers came there. do not know that tbs
Df mad Key to any other doors than his own excep
to the dIssectng ROOM When the lock to the latter
was changed, he would always have key made thai
It would ht IT. | know that bunch of skeleton KEYS
were found in drawer in his private on the Sat
It urday succeeding his arrest. know the fact that some
towels were found in the prvy vault, consisting of
roller and two crash towels. On the crash towels wa
: the mark CIV" had never seen them before. The
roller had been IN his room some three four years.
y on the Friday OF DIR Parkmans disappearance, it wa
in the room, and wiped my hands en- it. never saw
any towel there but it. | present when towe
We're found IN the prvy vault but say whether
1t was on Saturday Sunday. | never knew the DI
to have any parts Of human body in his office for anat
, |
ger bone and muscle. have been in the lecture room
sometimes when he ecturing, and seen him fire of
pistols by means OF galyanic battery, and also seer
HIM send Inflated vessels around the ROOM and bvprick
ing them cause loud report These are all the noise
ever heard there, all that could hear when out
the room The towels here produced to the wit
ness, who recognized the roller, which, when found
was much torn, but when he last used it was whole
The other towels he recognized as those found ia the
: vault By the ofiicers.]
Half past 6 O'Clock, the direct examination of Nj
Littleheld was closed.
FIFTH DAY, Saturday, March 90
Ephram Littiefeld Cross Examined-On Monday
the 18th of November when the interview took place
between Dr. Parllman and DIR. Webster, it was no
dark out of doors. DR.. Parkman appeared to be a lit
tie rlled--somewlat excited.
The sledge was left by masons who did some worl
Tor Dr. Webster the year before. never searched fo
the sledge until after Dr. Webster was arrested There
is another sedge there weighing two or three pounds
f with one round face presume it belongs to Dr. Web
ster
didno get to sleep while on the settee in Dr. Ware
room. On Friday afternoon | think heard some on,
walking in the laboratory. stood at the door Ieadns
from the store-room into the laboratory. heard tho
water running. can't say what particular object hat
for listening called to mind my listening at the time
land We recolected it since. | say the noise
might have come from the dissecting room as well as
the laboratory. When Dir. Webster came down, about
l-2 he must have tried all Dir. Webstcr's
doors three times that afternoon The doors have M