New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-22
GY TELEGRAPH TO The ktN-i0ak TRIBUNE
TRIAL or DR. wEBsTER
FOR THE
Murder of Dr.. PaTkman,
BEFORE TIE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
THIRD DAY.

BosToS T5sr-day Mach n. /.
TnIs trial excites TO dag the same intense inter-
e,, as before. The ayenues 20 the Courtroom
were early crowded, as vas the room i.sei, ilnne
diately upon the opening o; tie doors The Pn,
oaer was introduced a few inmates before q aud
appeared much % the previous days, iho0zh
perhaps Ls features wore less o. toe tingo of ssd-
ne,, We rad before obscryed \ number o, the
relatives o. Dr.. Ps-kDsn vere present and spps
rea;y took the mos. lyoy interest IN tle proceed
ings The Jo3z-s took ,aoif seats puuc,1si'y Q. 9.
and TIE eos.ncss u he Day vas e, orc con-.
neIced
d.. Chorlss J. J4rksoo, swor1--Chcsst = = pro
fesaon--olc o. those 70 ao examined The remaias-
wsscGIed Saturday afternoon, Dec. met DR. Gay
and Dr.. Lewis az the Nedcs Colege-rnade the
preliminary arrangements sor the examination.
Dr. Gay and myself undertook the chenica par;
there were Submitted u Us some bones and lie
contents Of Q small assay furnace saw tie re-
mains did no, think they bad oesn used ;or ana.
tomicsl purposes thought the dissection showed
sorae anatomical skill because tic aesh hal been
dssecte3 boldly from the ribs down . toe csrHages
tue clay.ce had been d.sarticuated neatly there
was no hacking about Tic thigh have seen tbs PCS,
mor.eu roqort q Drs Lewis, Gsy anc s,.ne, al5
d. 10, disagree with it. knew Dr. Pagtusn vel
Le was tleu literally - n,1scl.s' .s9t5e-t-a
strong solution Of caust.c potash had been applied
70 the remairs The deposition "a the hands Of lie
Counsel Is loiue--su in my hand writing, except
the title
The deposition 6ss read BY Mr. Benis. Il
related % the action Of Potash the remains an
T. the green Asil found the stUrcafo al DE-
teiiod INFINITELY the purposes Of chemca. exar-iae
ton into which tue doctor entered by direction of
the Police, and IS II the following words.
R<pori from Dr JacL5on 10 Dr.. Wnrio'7 Le9s. H.
Dean sra prescott teiow A. account Of our esa-naa
lion OF tho urusce contents si Of sIuc - 11rd i1 Pa.
laboratory furnace c.nfers delivered 20 o. bg TIE jsrg o.
Cor0rr iGques. =. hs Mossac husei's :e1ce to~s"
IN Boston. Dcceu0sl D. 1913 ih"se e'u i's we.' -''
On aaudss ~ Dr. Wymsn Aa'osF7fil "'i fnys,t Dot
Gsy having boen OBLIGED 20 le-y- ~ lie Day
BOl.s found Ia TIE ci11ers from zoe furnace rc rsr
els; uyLt sfifagz Hba ard hoala ;hen-ses probably
numerous fragments OF skull, bunsn ioot .nai boz
h37 10 10, as II ed b. denta operations Tree 1css
VI snacia mineral tech wcrs sso 'ce'd 10 he eldefs
without the god pisfs "sor! chrf button ss also found
10 Tie eshes, and "os psrai.f cacL'd Numerous 20.
of he ibors osy drawers were Gso found many piece
iass mixed with The sluF- srd pieces ni in'ss
These v1f brc were al cnrct1uy examined A. q
sucu needed chemcs. Uuay we're reqprnty 'sf'1
most atuud1h iu the fIuEce ciudes were ter chest "
std alloy of Tin aud lead IN eary eq1s proportion ne
ng pounded srd washed disclose small piohues =
god sud alloy OF silver aud gold TIE amount OF GOD
upt was small gains, the amount OF silver VA small
amer examination Of Ie human body commute %
you mnoe some chemical eNaninatols Of ne ,i'-.s
which tad been ds-cpred or tie chest and ore eh a.
found they Ind been imbued with solution Of pohsl
Ths / ie.rmrel hy chem a, unalysis nrd.u. pJis.h
ana little salt. here an evident cpu0si3t q ne
- l., bes, Sand toi,. In ,be sn 81 both he hi IA sr1
tkOrax the muscles; a. each end of The dscooitd
., ~ ,be .Ein yhcn mao been sced upon 6y po,a.h was
d
t cpiodng; found no akali ga to Interior oi ne ih
il he -sh Of tie back beneath lr skin oHse'ed a.
ne mi, , taa len side OF he tnofrS hat been sn.er
frs. noticed hist no kin was cOHoded ~ possn o.
quite tender near tho opening va the tAa oppose 'hs
appeared 20 have beer coro1ed bN ihai tSsi &C..
sr1 he srery and ye.a Of tho og ascertain vs. er -
b0iv iai Injected with the fluids used for preserving
Tnc.o gave INTO Inc hsads Of D. Marin Oay fo sao Sc
and bo hes caused an "ysnnnslon 81 one Sl 'A' '
peCes % be made m my '.hoa'oy by Mr. kchar- 5ous
who found 81 zinc OF arsenic substances bseo Pa
the prcserveon Of bodies IN The dssecnns Ioor re
spots On toe wall floor eri furniture, shown ne ~ re
jury ard police Submitted 10 the e1smnNion of Dr.
S W, W sinners sgbmt,ed to our iasgec,on ana
b., r~-uls VIII probably be reported 70 foe Wy 'H' g'''
lie iesss to which tsye sivsd are, hat porioas OF
humsu eiui skeleton were found 10 ~, el1drrs era
coA.s submitted % nay etsnIinsuun ibh "A enc
I'D lSd ,et tbrsn into The fre that the gold found rSy
have teen derived nom Tie sci Of mineral eeih i9nno n
lie FIRE; ,tGt the silver WIS 10 smH eusHlues my ll
ss and pars OF the torsX and 5cdy YOU eAanacd had
to,n tubpced 90 ihe seton q poi,h AM ao r,'em co
II ID
persevercd m These are al ,l- conclusions We are IA
thorizsd 10 draw from tie premises herein set iorl ara
ttcn TIE examinations sOtnl.eo !" me 'n''AlcA u'ie''
mrrl Il ycur committee
Respectfully submitted By your ote4sers s1' ,so>
Dr.. Cka,lcs z. Jacksoss tsstimo = rcsa~et-
took tho blood vessels had delivered to DR..
Cav they were in the same identical p'pers
IN which gave them 20 Mr. Richard Cosby q
sMlfu chemist who works in my laboratory he had
nude previous examination | gave tie papers
t. Inn to complete his researches he repeated
their results the effect OF q strong solution q
potash ia 10 dissolve the flesh after while I IS
done quicker With How oog would it take 10 c''-
pose It body In pOesAi Il would depend eQon ''''-
s.aaces fAe body were up INTO small pieces "v1d
be done quicker Il wosd 10 by boiling. lie Masking s's,
much potash would Il take dissolve snchS BODY ~
uprohsbly woull have weighed one hundred ard o. y
pounds Sad about ha. hat amount of potash "osd @ W
ou,red 10 Dissolve lees could destroy hs loeA"N "'
largest vessel ssU Ia ,he laboratory was ~ so""' wa
eo9psr bottom s.mlsr TO those used for wsshie ''
acid ,youd he lie naHl bee, substance to dissolve toi
no,,be best becsuss Il would REQUIRE vessels that Won
robe acted upon b. the acid potsh cOnd be usea inlea
copper or Tin would require OF nitric seia "'o"' nc
wstght otthe body - Dissolve thoroughly bones ana SO
he nitrous gcs given cd would Dc ranSGs 70 hes'h' '
great quantity. Il Immediately heated won.t give az
luie II boiled would come ct shuuien4y "lshi or
esslv sent al an open chimney Jaw lew bottles o rc
Scn-pcrhsps quarts; -" M vessels iSa enou-A '
Dissolve suy considerable ScSa;y OF eesh oy ni'e se'
thc,r were ast sGns the stairs leAdns down to '7
Low, or laboratory and the side wa 'he'o "S' svcp'a
seemed to have spAt'erc1 ikerc by being
smiled GA hs stare, WAS moe abundant orToe'e "e
,,s,f, where To ss.rs The dGtkes; ard 'o"st
bottom II he sairs; ha3 examined an proved
10 be n.uoic .; copper Gai Is denSaesceA' '".'
hna ai,Scts ulcsiago and remains h&id Tor .'E
uue: Il n.ish, have seea hii eoi4 TO- seN"A days Il
s continue auil cr several days amer we o0k some 81 -
Wts,vcul Do be effect ofarS,e cieoPpe upon ne ''"'
I,a .trcue ss,fi-,v.t delivered ,hs; TNt OF ~ e.
animation 70 Dr. ZEE ss ynisn s,ore prnef io N'''
s,suc observation ssN paloors ans skipper. with b'od
N ,hcu len Dr. wymaa eNs.aae esm Blood ec'-s "a
orgsn.sra he Microscope : Ae cny proper 'e''
81 st. he Microscope IL essenusl iasF-rnea' VIA
VII el Wech las progress OF chemical scIl2 eA '
sceVis, nigh 1esIcy sus quantity OF eo0c oc'err &c
tad cheovered What q The microscope - iaiSlo =
Tlego wsr foead IN he furnace several snS pieces ~
copgrr such s. puneaoc Oh, In Masking sranes ard
sch Al essuisfs commonly use for uNk,ng n.as.e
81 conner Tse nitrate all S1herug % 0eua
ev hsa Seea scksaea ~ tst sd were thinner Akn to
s,,, I'm cna ~ the h.ch ~