The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-22
rae Case Of Prsfssser Wsbsser.
The Philadelphia papers Of Saturday contain the fol-
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The Philadelphia papers Of Saturday contain the fol-
lowing despatch 4r 4a
Bosros, January 10.
man. from Europe in the steamship Canada. He
was ON tour OF the continent for the benefit Of his hea
but for when was first supposed that his father
was no longer living
The Boston Herald, OF the nth instant has the follow
ing important statements
at viii be remembered that during the sxeitement at
endantupon the arrest q Professor Webster ana me sao
in Cambridge, !. was stated that w9 notes N Dr. raia.
notes was 00 and II is sad bore It's back en-
dorsemens sufficient cover It's lace The other was a
for 7 which the professor alleged TO have paid the
doctor and took the ITSELF instead OF written receipt
in acknowledgment that the obligation was cancelled
When the discovery of these notes was FIRST made pubc
was thought by that they formed another link IN the
fearful chain Of evidence which the professor
but upon calm consideration this supposon was repodl-
aed by many and the whole transaction finally resulted In
the conviction that these notes. instead of tending further TO
crmnate professor would naturally serve to exonerae
him, measure, from the charge OF having committed
the deed II he did ALL from pecuniay considerations
We have just learned from source which we place inn
pct credence, that all the circumstances attending the dis
covery oil these have YET been made public and
that their history involves the whole dreadful af.
h.n dssRs Visited q mystery Ky d
Webster for the purpose OF examining bis papers, certain
o % sess ssss
familiar with Dr. Parkman's handwriting; yetnot word
Thew sSs as
the conclusion that Professor Webster had any papers
the handwriting oil Dr. Parkman, they were certainly
not in that desk They then left the house, entirely salts
fed that il useless prosecute their investigation Tor
species of evidence against the professor any further
in that direction The day they again visited the
house similar errad, and, after examining other re-
cepaces for papers and letters without any taccessfu
suit the gentleman who expected 10 recognise the
handwriting Of tbs doctor, suggested the propriety OF
again examining the desk which had been inspected the day
previously Although considered by the others futile UNI
deriaking yet they consentedhe desk nopened and
thcre conspicuous among all the other papers, We're the
two above mentioned in the unlnistakabe hand
writing of DR.. Parkmanl How they came there, no oae
has expaned and the reflect the subject, the
less epress the painful surmises They must
have been placed there person who presumed that
that desk, having been petey examined would
not be looked into again. tGstHlsFe sg.@5Ght 4
has been made in Of the public prints
fhe effect that Mrs Parkman the wife Of the anentcd
doctor, had occasionally visited tie family Of the professor
still on friendly and intimate terms with Mrs Webster
How far tho existence Of friendly feelings may be concern
ed we know not but we have authority for stating posi-
lively. that Mrs Parkman has only not visited PROBES
Websers family since the dreadful event. but has KEEP
herself confined TO her residences and has not even
visited the members of her own stricken family.
Mrs PaIkman, also learn will not be called upon tc
testify in the The evidence relative 10 the private
marks about the person OF the doctor by which his body
was identified in Its mangled state can be satisfactorily
given by the physician OF the family and thus Mrs.
will be freed from the agonzing position TO which she
would be subject IL she her evidence before the gaze
of the public laNt F4