Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-29

fo+ as he could two or three steps at time. Web
ster anneared agitated and did not look him in the
face while telling him this He looked very pale and
thauphtful Could not get into Webster's room on
Monday to make are Did not know Webster was
in the College until his wife told him that Dr. Sam
mel Parkman had been there to see DR.. Webster.
FIFTH DAY-Littlefeld concluded his testimony
and was cross examined He detailed the finding OF
the body in the tea chest and the privy. How ne
had broken through the vault and so forth There
was nothing new in this part of his testimony The
whole of Littlefeld's evidence was very strong
against professor Webster, while that of Professor
Wyman and Drs. Keep and Noble seems to establish
the fact ofthe body found being that of Dr. Parkman
The opinion to gain ground, that Dr. Webster
did indeed commit the crime with which he stands
charged
| SIXTH DAY.-Miss Buell. connection of Mrs.
Littlefeld, and Mr.. Preston, student, sworn. Mr..
Preston testified to having seen DR. Webster Fri
day, the 23d of November, the day of Parkmans dis
appearance at the College, at half-past six in the
evening. Never saw him so late before. Never be-
fore saw him after bis lecture hour
DR.. Jackson Professor of Anatomy, testified to Lit
tlefeld's having an interview with him and commu-
nicating his suspicious. Told him he was going to
search in the vault under the laboratory.
T. w. Trenholme Policeman, testified to the facts
Of finding the remains in the box in Webster's labo
ratory-and also to the finding of the other parts,
and in general corroborated the testimony of Little
field.
Nathaniel D. Swain, expressman between Cam
bridge and Boston, had been in the habit of carrying
packages for Professor Webster. On the week sue
no of nhorb onoht+ hind Ioc
of cuttings Of grape vines aggots, and also box
about foot and half square, and bag of tan
Subsequently he brought two boxes the largest about
two and half feet high, and one and half wide,
ten inches deep, the other foot and half square
He left them in Littlefeld's cellar. On his second
visit he found there the box and the grape vines
which he had previously left, but not the tan.
There other testimony the sixth day, Mon.
8 day. but of no direct interest
Number 0 Banks n United States.
! In looking the New York Bank Note List OF
the 23d inst, we find list of 7O7 banks quoted as
being in actual operation and issuing currency
while in most of the States especially the West and
South West, the number of banks marked - fraud,
: worthless" 'cosed," or "closing" far exceeds
those in bona fide operation. AS far can Judge
the number of different kinds of currency in the I'm
AOu, NC 1eso Ouo way dLu auOGIer IMAM 1ZUU
The distribution of banks among the different States
seems to be nearly follows:
Maine. "a N. Jersey. Pa Georgia IL Mississippi
e n. Hamp .27 Penn. AZ Alabama. Missouri
Vermont. PA Delaware. 6 louisiana. Florida.
Mass ....1 22 Maryland. % Ohio .....17 Arkansas
R. Island. 81 d. Column. Indiana l Texas. -.
. Conn. A Virginia. 10 Illinois .... Michigan
- NY.Cy % N. Ca. 5 kentucky. 3 Wisconsin
" State 1T S. Ca..... 10 Tennessee.
IS Five hundred and eighteen of these banks are 10
Gated in New York and the States East of and onl,
: one hundred and eighty in States South ant
- West of it, However, in Virginia, this State Ken
s: lucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, and severa
l. other of the Western and Southern States all tn
banks have branches scattered throughout the States
The Florida and Arkansas banks stated to be al
broken worthless Ofcourse it is to be understood
tt that in the above table, have given only the mum
ID berof banks stated to be actually doing business Fo
ID in stance besides those have given existing i
Of Maine, there is list of 80 either broken closed
Id worthless, fraudulent and in of the ohe
States and it is likely that most of these banks hav
IN greater or less amount of bills in circulation.
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