Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-30

J, Jones, TO one OF the ante-rooms of the court
house, 10 consult with Judge Merrick, senior
counsel for the defence. He entered at ten
minutes past nine o'clock, and was shortly
after followed by the court. The names of
the jury were next called, and the proceed
ings commenced
Ephraim Littlefeld, sworn-I am the jani-
tor Of the Medical College, superintend the
building, make fires, sweep, &C.; have been
janitor seven years, three winters at Masoa
street College, and four at the new Coltge
have known Dr. Webster seven yeas; have
known DR.. Parkman over twenty years; was
present at an interview on Monday evening,
November 10, between Doctors Webster and
Parkman; was ip DR.. WIS back private
room assisting him, towards evening Dr..
w. had three candles burning; DR.. w. was
looking at chemical book, and appeared TO
be reading; | stood at the stove stirring some
water, in which something was TO be dissol-
we'd there was salt in the water heard no
footsep, but saw DR. Parkman enter,he room
from the lecture room DR.. Webster looked
round surprised to see him enter without be-
ing heard he said tDr. Webster, are you
ready for me to-night!" speaking loud and
quick Dr. Webster answered "No, am not
ready to night, doctor;' DR.. Parkman said
something else, do not remember what; he
either refused to sell DR.. Webster something,
or refused 10 mortgage something. DR.. Park
man took out papers from his pocket, and DR..
Webster said ~ was aware ii was so;" DR..
P. said at is so, and you know it," DR.. w.
told him, will see you tomorrow DIR. p.
stood near the threshold of the door, raised
his hand and said something must be done
Tomorrow ; he went out, and it was the last
time ever saw him in the building; when |
was standing in front of the college about
one and a half O'Clock, next day (Tuesday)
DR.. Webster came and asked me if could
get any one TO carry note TO DR.. Parkman,
and added that if could not get any one |
could trust, that must carry it myself; |
got boy named John Maxwell TO carry il up;
he was gone about thirty minutes, and said
he gave it into DR.. P.'s hands at his house
| had an interview with DR.. w. about noon
the same day; DR.. P. was there in the even
ing; | am very positive it was on that same
DR.. w. asked if the vault had ever been fixed
where he used to put the remains of subjects
from the dissecting room and from the de-
monsrators of anatomy room, meaning the
vault in the entry he add that there had
been something said about having it repair
ed, or a new one built; told him it was
built right under his coal bin, which was be-
tween the laboratory and the dissecting room;
in the bin we put about eight tons Of coal
| told him the weight of this coal sprung the
wall, so as to make it leak, and caused an of.
fensive odor 10 be sent to all parts of the
| building he asked me how it was fixed
told him the vault had all been covered VI
with dirt, and there had been no smell sine,
he asked me how | got down under the bui!-
ing TO cover it up, or how any one could ct
down | told him we took up the brick 'or
of The dissecting room entry, and then 'ok
up the board floor about six feet long he
asked me if that was all the way 10 get own
under the building; told him il was the
way to & get tJRaa Raadf9i6 dfim III how tbe ' or RirUnl
asked me if we could get a liobt 10 ,ba,
vault, and told him no he asloJirI was
sure of it; told him | Wa, ""'
i few days before to get light in'dsS "osI , "
he Il he wanted to get some gaput oil The
vault IA tried 10 get light tlhd some
thing which Anlsworth had los, ma the foul
air put it out Dr. A. had let dSn an Afri-
can skull 10 macerate it in thenult, and the
rope had rotted off; atteuied to put a
light down, and it went out pr. w. told me
he wanted TO get some gas, ) try an expert
ment told him then wov be good time,
as it was high tide, andh he water would
press the gas in, | asked i'm how he was
going to get the gas intohy vessel; he said
| he had an apparatus lhaJe could do it with: |
he told me when he we to get the gas he
would let me know, aythat is the last time
| ever heard Of it | % not recollect any
other interview With, Webster before the
day of the dsappegnce OF DR.. Parkman
but now do recollf message to the hos
pital; he said he vnted me 10 get him some
blood for his nextty's lecture he said he
wanted as much pint; took a glass lar
off from his shelholding nearly quart, and
asked if that wld do to get it in; he said
yes, get it full you can, over at the hospi-
tai just befotwo O'Clock | carried the lar
TO the front elg, and put it on the top of the
case where put up notices. went 10 DIR.
Holmes's leire before it was finished; at
DR.. Holmes lecture room saw the student,
Jno. B. Haaway, who attends the apothe-
cary shopI the hospital told him there
was a gs jar in which DR.. w. wished to 4,
get piIof blood he replied, think we
shall btd some one tomorrow morning,
and | n save the blood; Friday morning =
went the apothecary shop at the hospital, "a
and \ student said they had no blood, as 7
the Sad bled nobody told DR.. Webster Y
abol half past II o'clock on Friday that we ~
COZ get no blood he said he was sorry, as 4
hFanied to use it in his lecture; that is all :
Ihow about the blood; have no recollec- :,