Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-04
rHE TIMES NEWPORT R. TIURSD MORNING, APRIL 1850

el 10 find Mr. Wi!dcs, and on the way call
ed ON several other persons, and IN gong .
No Washington street, saw Dr. I. al
little d stance ahead, walking as thought
with a laLoring man, an the rehec'o"
s,rack me at tie time that Dr. l. shou'u
be alking at that hour OF the day WIN
laboring man came up with him and dis
co~crcd ,ha, he passed laborins man IN
stead of being walking with h'Ia.
Cross-eramincd-IIave mentioned tlIis
10 my partner, and to Mr.. Knapp, clerk os
the Police Court. lie MIR. ~ told me
he had been seen at later hour than that
on Friday, and thought no more a out
il saw the u, tees of lhe hlnl'y oi Dr.
p, but as Ihad been told that DIR. T. had
been seen after the time Isaw him, i dId
not think the information possessei Oh
the subject to be of any importance or
should have communicated II before to The
family of DR.. p.
Mr.. Cleland was rcca led just as he was
leaving the stand and produced the letters
by the date Of which he fixed the Time OF
meeting Dr. L.
Lucius X. Pagc-Am city clerk of Cam
bridge on Sunday, after the disappear
ance of DR.. p, Prof. W. came to my
house to see if DR.. p. Lad discharged the
mortgage on his, W.'sl personal proper
ty Prof Webster went away 1 was
away at the time, but after came back,
looked at the mortgage and found that II
had no, been discharged. Cross-eXamlna-
,ion of this witness declined.
Abby ID. Rhodes, sworn.-I live in MIN
( OF street; have been acquainted with Or. L.
% wears attend DR.. Francis Parkman's
church Isaw DR.. George Parkman the
last time on Friday, the 23d OF NV. last,
at quarter before 5 O'Clock, on the corn
er of Green srIee; ard Lyman place; 1
passed by very near him, and we bowed
to each ether as we passed {; my daughter
was with me when ! met him DR.. F. had
a man with him al the time (; fix the date
from the fact that my daughter went home
with me on that day, which she seldom
did we went out shopping and made some
purchases at Hoveys store ISoueht III
wards of mouseinc de lane at 20 cents
ward I have since gone TO the store and
4 asccr aimed bv their books that IL was Fri
/ day, Nov. 23d was so sure OF this that
have mentioned il t, DR.. Francis Park
man.
NY attention was called To the fac, by
seeing ia a paper, on Sunday, an account
of The disappearance of DIR. p; my daugh-
ter went out of town en- the next Saturday;
didn't return i'll the following Tuesday !;
when she returned, she mentioned The
fact to me of IN 'eiing DR.. p. in Green
street have the memorandum d the
purchase % the goods on Friday, tie ed
of Nov, at home, and will bring it into
| Col
Cross-ermniaed-T fact Of meeting
| DR.. i. on Friday afternoon was cal ed to
| my m nd by my daughter; have fel, great,
| interest in the matter of the disappearance
| Of Er. p; never expressed any doub's on
the subjec; of meeting DIR. p. on Friday,
| the 23d November 10 any one (; the man
whom saw with DR. =. on that afternoon
was somewhat taller than Prof. W., and
| 1
twice TO see Dr. Francis Palkman on the
ou jcc, of DIR. T.. disappearance.
Miss Mary Ri, ,des, sworn.-I have
known Dr. =. by sigh, ten years saw hin
last ON the 23G Of Nov. 1910, at about
quarter before o'clock in the afternoon il
Green street, near Lyman place =; there Aa
a man with DR.. p Il, the time ; he (Dr
/ y bowed to my mother as he passed
had been shop ing iha, afternoon, and ha'
purchased some goods at Mr.. llovey,
store in Winter street the side walk was
very narrow where we met went II
Lexington The next day
H Cross eramined-I heard Of the disap
pearancc of DR.. p. on Saturday, while a
Lexington gentleman read the notice
from paper Isupposcd ,ha, the notice
in III. paper stated that DIR. p. disappeared
on Saturday ; on my return to Boston
mentioned the fact Of meeting DR.. p. il
Green street, on Friday, to my mother an,
brother am certain that Imet DR.. p. OF
Friday aitarnoon.and not another day of tha
week the man who was with DR.. p. a
that time was a stout man, but not so tai
as DR.. p.
Il Sarah Greenough, sworn.-l was no
personally acquainted with DIR, p, bn
knew him by sight saw him last on Fri
day afternoon between lelknap and Sou,
Russell streets in Cambridge street, at abou
10 minutes before three o'clock 1 fix tn
time of seeing DR.. p. from the fact tha
had an engagement at 3 o'clock on tha
afternoon was 10 go to my son S II
Temple street at ,ha, time, and fearing
should be late, took out my watch an
saw that it was ten minutes to ); Isa,
Dr. =. jus, AT ,ha, moment.
Cross eramined-Dr. p. was on the 9th