The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-04-17

and Shaw came to my Office and asked |
what was to be done. | advised them
to advertise in the papers. DR.. Park
man was seen at half past twelve o'clock
on Friday, P. NJ. Nov. 18th, for the last
time. On Monday bill offering $1,000
reward for his recovery appeared. A
day or two after, reward of $1,000 was
offered for watch, without mentioning
whose it was. A description was given
in the notice of DR.. Parkman's watch,
known to have been on his person when
he disappeared. A reward was then Of
fered to the amount of $1,000 for the re-
covery of DR.. P's body. 10000 hand
bills were distributed, every possible
effort was made to unravel the mystery.
lie then alludes to the different rumors
circulated with reference to the disap-
pearance, to the finding Of the body in
the Medical College supposed to be DIR.
P's. He went to the College in compa-
ny with other officers, then gives his tes-
timony as to the appearance Of things in
the College. Officers searched the
building and found no one; he asked the
officers if they had searched the prcmi-
ses, they replied yes, and also went to
the laboratory; Prof Webster was not
there, saw Constable Clapp with some
thing in his hands, found that it was a
slug or cinder Of coal mixed with frag-
ments Of bones. The box containing
the bones here exhibited in court, and
also large knife, were found on the
to1I
The blade of the knife resembled a
bowie knife extremely pointed, well
executed model of the Medical College,
together with a map of plan of ground
floor and buildings, were here introduce
ed with view to facilitate the enquiries
and fix locality of building from the
search made. The model was made by
James Hobby, of this city.
Mr.. Bemis, counsel for the people, ex-
hibited the plan Of the building to the
jury and court.
Calvin q. Moore, was then called.
BosToN, March 81.
I When DR.. Jackson had concluded, the
next witness called was Richard Crosby,
have been employed in DIR. Jackson s
laboratory for years, / have examined
the blood vessels at the request of DR..
Martin Gay, for cholider of zinc and ar
senic acid. was told by DR.. Ainsworth
that there were injecting substances for
. dissecting, but found none, he examin-
} ed only the blood vessels, duplicate
! the experiment on the nitric of copper
, with DR.. jackson, and corroborated his
: results.
The court adjourned to give the At
: tarney General time to remove his eff
fects. He occupied rooms in the Ire
: mont House, near where the fire origi-
mated.
Soon after the court resumed, DR.. n.
Keep was sworn. Has practised dentis-
try nearly thirty years. Has known DR..
Parkman since 1882; acquaintance be-
gan when was a student W it'll DR.. Ran
dali; have been his family dentist ever
since 1885. | had block of teeth
shown me, which recognized as a SET
of teeth had made for DIR. Parkman in
40. The teeth were handed witness. |
This is the same block that was shown
} me.
The witness then went into a detail OF
the mode of preparing teeth.
Boston, March 2l-5P NJ.
The defence opened for Mr.. Webster
yesterday afternoon. A large number
of witnesses were examined, testifyine
to the previous good character of the
, prisoner.
This morning. his two daughters
= named Mary and Catherine, were on the
stand. They testified, that their father
r was at home as usual, on the day of DR.
f Parkman' s disappearance. These young
ladies', one I6 and the other Is, behaved
with great fortitude and prcpriety.
; Boston, March 25.
: Mr.. Littlefeld, the College Janitor,
, finished his testimony on Saturday,
which was very strong in many respects,
against Mr.. Webster. Some other wit
: nesses were sworn, when the Court adj
journed to this morning.
Fatal ARRAY.
LOUISVILLE, March 2S-7 P. NJ.
. A serious ARRAY occurred at Single
toms Landing, Kentucky River, las,
@
Monday, between Thomas S. Conger
F. and son, and Kecne Singleton. Mr..
COnger and son were both shot, sup
posed to be mortal During the excite
ment, Singleton escaped and has not
been arrested. +
Congress.
WASHINGTON, March %
In the Senate, Mr.. Clemens present
ed petition from the citizens of Ala
bama, praying that the blessings of sla-
very may be extended to every State in
the Union.
Mr.. Foote moved that a bill orcani-
zing the Territorial Governments of
California and New Mexico be taken up.
for the purpose of making it special
order for an early day. A most exciting
passage between Mr.. Foote and Mr..
Benton ensued.
Mr.. Benton, as the friend of Califar-