Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-27

multitude OF pieces, especially II they had been worn
find portions OF the natural jaw along with the fused
teeth WI Lester Noble my assistant at the time is
student at Baltimore College but is here now
Cross eramined--All the specimens Of teeth have
before me were presented to at one time by DR..
Lewis The spiral springs when taken from the mouth
open up and the distance at which they were found
apart might show whether they were put on with the
head or Otherwise. If lound close together the former
is very probable. cannot say when occurred to my
mind that had ground the teeth of DR. Parkman. Int
think it associated itself Immediately on seeing the
specimens before me. Perhaps my first impression was
| on seeing them, that Dr.. Parkmau was no more [
thought OF the 1act OF my having had to grind the inside
| OF the lower jaw, when first the teeth | went
and looked out the moulds immediately and found them
| i'll my cellar. Such blocks may be occasionally used
twice had made portions of sets of teeth for Dr.
Parkman they were III small pieces. | made some for
HIM when he VENT Europe. first heard ofhs dsap-
pearance on the night the advertisement appeared in the
evening papers Dr. P. had no separate single teeth
but wore them all in the upper and lower plates
| Direct COMMUNICATIVE REMAINING roots and
| teeth IN the under jaw, when made the mould for DR.
Parkman's teeth were, seen, reversed in the mould
| before the court. One was small double tooth
There are two roots OF natural teeth found mong the
the remains. One adhered to the mineral teeth but
was accidentally broken off when they were before the
Grand Jury.-The two blocks that were detached
were IN one mass and were parts of the upper and
lower Jaw, which showed that the Stag which connected
them had enveloped them when in a close position
Inc front teeth were more consumed by the fire, which
think, is presumpve of the fact that thew were first
posed to the heat.
2lst-Dr. Lester Noble.-I used to assist DR.. Keen
and was IN his office, in 1896 and remained there until
July last. am now studying in Baltimore College,
rccoect working on set OF teeth for Dr. Parkman
IN autumn, 1876. The hand writing on the model on
the table is mine ltis"Dr. Parkman, October, 1916
lrenember to have written it. Some mineral teeth were
shown me by the City Marshal, and those on the table
are the same. was called to the Attorney Generals
room and the box brought under SEAL which was bro.
ken by Marshal Tukey. | examined them, and the
box was delivered to for safekeepng and have so
kept them to this day, The general shape and cong-
.G OF the block struck me at once as being
the same on which had been at work for Dr. Parkman
IN 1916; saw hole we generally make between the
bcuspld, and the first moar tooth. | noticed also
surface that appeared to have been ground and at the
moment saw it | recollected that the teeth OF Dr.
HaIkrnan had been SO ground in my presence by Dr.
Keep The place grounds not down to the gold plate
but margin is lett that it would have been difficult to
take oil without removing the plate from the block
This was after they had been worn some time-an ul-
tlmate aleration-and after the meeting at the o,ening
OF the College.
see every reason to believe that these remains are
part OF the set OF teeth and none to the contrary
haze not the slightest doubt that this is The same
Obliged to be very prompt to the appointment of Dr.
faIkman IN having the teeth done-tor he would be
punctual to his appoinments--as to fitting them
and finishing them The latter was intended before
the opening OF the Medical College, where Governor
Everett made the address, and was present and heard
II, An accident that happened in baking the teeth
caused delay and we were obliged to work the greater
part OF the night before finished them so as to be in
time Tor Dr. Parkman to 60 to the College sat there
lnVlew OF Dr. Parkman to see how well he could use
Them have no data to fix the day of the opening CO.
remony at the College. He did not say much when
compmented by Governor Everett on his benevolence
in II, relation to the College.
he adIOurnad ar > half