The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-11

at least have no recollection oft. left
! the College TO go home. as late as six o.
| clock. collected myself as we'll as
could. tina, might meet my family and
others with composure. On Saturday,
visited my rooms at the College, but made
no change in the disposition of the remains
and laid no plans for my future course.
On Saturday evening, read the notice in
th 'Iranscript," respecting his disappear
ance. was then deeply impressed with
the necessity OF Immediately taking some
ground as TO the character Of my interview
with DIR. Parkman, for | saw that it must
become known that had such an inter-
view, as | had appointed it first by an un-
sealed note on Tuesday, and on Friday
had myself called al his house in open
day. and ratified the arrangement, and had
there heen seen, and had been probably
overheard by the man servant, and l knew
not by how many persons. DIR Z. might
have been seen entering my rooms, or how
many peasons might he have told by the
way where he was going-the interview
would in all probability be known, and [
must be ready TO explain It.
The question exercised me much, but
on Sunday my course was taken. wo'd
90 into Boston and be the first TO declare
myself the person, as yet unknown, with
whom DR.. Parkman had made the APP
pontmen,. | would take the ground that
had invited him to- the College to pay
him money. and that | had paid ii. Ac-
cordingly, fixed upon The sum by taking
the small noe and adding interest, which
it appears | cast erroneousiy. If | had
thought of This course earlier. | should not
have deposited Peitee's check for $50 i'll
the Charles River Bank on Saturday, but
should have suppressed 1t, as going SO far
to make up the sum which | was to have
prolessed to have paid the day before,
and which Peltee knew | had by me at
the hour Of interview; ii had not occurred
10 me that should ever show the notes
cancelled in proof of it, or | should have
destroyed the large note, and let it oe in
lerred that ii was gone with the missing
man. and should only have kept the
small one. which was all that | could pre-
tend 10 have paid. My single thought
was conceament and safety; everything
else was incidental to that. | was in no
state to consider my ulterior pecuniary
, interest. Money, though needed ii so
4, coudilion of mind. If had designed and
premeditaied the homicide of DR.. Park
man. in order to get the possession of the
notes and cancel my debt, | not only
should not have deposited Pettee's check
! the next day, but should have made some
show of getting and having the money the
morning before | should have drawn my
money from the bank and taken occasion
TO mention to the cashier that had a sum
TO make up on that day for DR.. Parkman,
and the same 10 Henchman, when | bOr-
rowed the $40. | should have remarked
that | was SO much short of d sum that
was 10 pay Parkman. borrowed the
money of Henchman as mere pocket
money for The day. If | had intended The
homicide of DR.. p, should not have
made the appointment with him twice,
and on each time III so open manner
that other persons would almost certainly
know of it; and should not have invited
him TO nv room at an hour when | was
mos, likely TO receive calls from others;
for that was the hour. just after the lee
ture, at which time persons having busi-
ness with me, or in nv room, were al
ways directed TO call. looked into nv
ing. After the first visit of the officers,
took the pelvis and some of the limbs
fr,,nn the lower well. and threw them into
vault under the privy. | took the thorax
from the well below, and packed it in the
tea chest, as found. NV own impression
has been, that this was no, done till after
the second visit OF the officers, which was
on Tuesday; but Kingsley's testimony
shows that II must have been done sooner.
! The perforation of the thorax had been
made by she knife. AT the time of remo-
wing The viscera, on Wednesday, put on
kindlngs, and made fire in the furnace
below, having first poked down the ashes.
Some of the limbs, | cannot remember
which, Or how many were con sumed in
that time. This was the last | had TO do
with the remains. The lin box was de-
signed TO receive the thorax, though | had
not concluded where should finally put
the box The fish hooks, tied up as Crap
pels, were 10 be used for drawing up the
parts in The vault, whenever should de-
teImine how to dispose of them, and get
strains enough. had confused double
object in ordering the box, and making
the grapples. l had, before, intended to
get such things to send to Fayal; the box
TO hold the plants, and other articles,
which wished TO protect from the salt
water and the sea air, and The hooks to
be used.there in obtaining coral-line plants
from the sea. II was this Dreyiously in