Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-18


know why did this rather thar put them in the FIRE,
Tor had not considered for a moment what effect
either mode of dsposing Of them would have on the
mortgage or my indebtedness DIR. Parkman and the
other persons interested, and / bod not yet given
single thought to the Question as what account
should give of the objects or result of my Interview
with DR.. Parkman. | never the seJge hummer
spoken Of by LIiIleeld; knew of lis existence,
at least have recollection Of it.
81 left the college To go hume late six O'Clock
] collected myself as we'll could, that I might
meet my family and others vi composure. On SAT-
urday visited my al the college, but made
change IN the disposition of the remains, and laid
plans To my future course. Oh Saturday evening
read the notice in the = 7iopScrip respecting
disappearance ! was then deeply Impressed with the
necessity ui taking ground TO the character
of my interview with Parknan, for saw that it
must becume known ilat | had such an interview as
bud appointed 1t first by Unsealed note Tues
day-and on Friday lad myself called at his lnuse in
open day. aud ratified the arrangement--snd had
there been seen-and had probably been overheard by
the man servant; knew by how many persons
DIR. Z. might have been seen entering my rooms or
how many persons he might have told by the way
where be going the interview would in NIL prnb
ability be known. and must be ready 10 explain IT.
The question excited much. but on Sunday my
course was taken. | would go into Boston. and be
the first to declare myself the person as vet unknown
with whom DIR. F. had made the appointment. |
would take the ground that had invited him TO the
college, TO pay him money. and that / had paid
accordingly fixed upon the sum by taking the small
note and adding interest," which il appears cast
roneOusy. II had thought of this course earlier,
should not have deposited Petees for $50 in the
Charles River Bank Saturday. but should have
suppressed it going so far to make up The
which was to have prnfe>sed 10 have paid the day
before, and which Pettee knew | had by me at the
hour of interview.
1t had not occurred to me that should ever show
the notes cancelled in proof of it, should have
destroyed the large note. and let it be inferred that it
gone with the missing man, aud should only have
kept the small one, which was all that | could
pretend to have paid. My single thought was con-
ceament and safety-everytbng else incidental
to that. was in no state TO consider my Interior
pecunIary interest. Money, though needed il much.
of account with in that condition of
mind. If had designed aud premeditaied the hom-
cde of Dr. Parkman in order TO get possession of the
notes and cancel my debt only should have de-
posted Petees check the next day. but should have
made show of getting and having the money the
morning befire; | should have drawn my money
from the Bank and taken occasion TO mention to The
cashier that had to make up on that day for
DR.. Parkman, and The same to Heuchman when | bor-
rowed The ten dollars should have remarked that
was so much short of large sum that to pay
Parkman: borrowed the money of Henchman
mere pocket money for the day. If | had intended
the homicide of DR.. Parkman, | shond not have made
open a manner that other persons would almost
tainy know NJ; should not have invited him to my
rooms on an hour when the college would be full of
students and Others and hour when was most likely
to receive calls from others, for that was the hour
just after the lecture which, persons having bust
ness with ne. or IN my ro0ms were always directed
to call; looked into my rooms on Sunday afternoon
but did nothing; after the first visit of the officers.
took the peiyls and some of the limbs from the upper
well and threw them into the vault under the prlyy
took the horax from the well below. md packed il
in the tea chest as found my own impression has
been that this done till after the second visit
OF the officers. which was on Tuesday; but Kingley
testimony shows that il must have been done sooner
the perforaiOn of the thOrax had been made by the
the knife. al the time of removing the vlscera on
/: Wednesday; put on kindlings and made fire in
the furnace below, having first poked down the ashes
some of the limbs, cannot remember which how
many. were consumed at thar time this the last
had to do with the remains; the tin box was de-
signed TO receive the horax, though had not
cluded where should finally put the box The fish
hooks tied up grappIes be used for drawing
up the parts in the vaults whenever | should deter
mine 10 dispose of them and get strains enough;
bad confused double object in ordering the box and
making the grapples; had before intended To get
such things to send to Fayal the box to hold the
plants aud other articles which l wished to protect
from the salt and the air. and The hooks to
be used there in obtaining Corraind plants from the
sea. 1t was this previously intended of them
that suggested aud mixed itself up with the idea of
the other application doubt to which use
they would have been applied; | had not used the
hnoks at the time of the discovery.
''Ihe tan put into the tea chest was taken from
barrel of il that had been in the laboratory for
time; the bag OF tan brought in Monday not
used nor intended TO be used it belonged to guam
rty obtained by me long time ago for experiments
IN tanning, and was sent 10 by the family to get it
of the way Its being sent in Just at that time was
accidental was not aware that had put the knife
10 the chest. The stick found in the saucer of ink
was for making diagrams on cloth The bunch
of filed keys had been used long ago by in Fruit
street, and thrown careessy into dtawer; never
examined them. and do not know whether they would
fit any of the locks of the college If there
were other keys fitting doors with which had nothing
to do. suppose they have been all duplicates
keys of former locks left there by the mechanics
janlior ] know nothing about them, and should new
er be likely TO notice them among the multitude Of
articles large and small of all kinds collected in my
rooms The janItor had furnished me with key to
the dissecng for the admission of medical
friends visiting the college, but had used it.
Tue nitric acid The stairs not used to remove
spots Of blood, but dropped by accident. When
the officers called for Friday, the 30th. I
IN doubt whether was under arrest, whether a
more strict search of my rooms was to be had-the
latter hypothesis being hardly less appalling than the
former When found that we went over Crages'
3 Bridge. thought the arrest most probable; when
found that the carriage stopping the Jail
4 sure Of my fate. Before leaving the carriage took
dose Of strychnine from my pocket and swallowed
4 1t. had prepared IL in the shape of pill before
lefl my laboratory on the tweniy-third. thought
could not bear detection. thought il was
large dose-ihe state of my system, proba-
bly, defeated lis action partinlly-the effects of the
z poison were terrible beyond description; in
operation at the college, aud before went there bu
q most severely afterwards wrote but one of the