Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-11

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or how many persons he might have told by the
way where he was gong--the interview would be
in all probability known, and must be ready TO
expain it, The question exercised me much, but
on SUNDAY my course was taken. ! would 90 IN !
TO Boston and be tie first TO declare myself the
person, as vet unknown, with whom DIR. L. had
made the appointment would take the ground
that had invited him 10 tAe College to pay him
money, and thai had paid il. Accordingly fixed
upon the sum bs taking the small note and ad-
ding interest, which it appears cast erroneously
Ii had thought Of this course earlier, | should
not have deposited Pettee's check for $50 in the
Charles River Bank Saturday, but should nave
snlpress ed il, as going SO far to make up lne
sum which was 10 have professed 10 nave paio
The day before. and which Peuee knew had by
me at the hour of interview; it had not occurred 70
me that should ever show the notes cancelled IN.
in proof o lit. OF should have destroyed me large
note, andMet il be inferred that 1t was 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 conceamentl
and safety; everything else was incdeniei TO that
was in no state to consider my ulterlor peculnarys
interest. Money, though | needed 1t SO much,
was of no account with me in that condition oil
mind. If | had designed and premedltated theE
homicide Of De- Parkman, in order TO get the pos
session of the notes and cancel my debt, notI
only sholud mol have deposited Pettees check lheI
next day, but shonld have made some show of get
ting and having the money the morning before.
should have drawn my money from the Bank anoE
mentioned to the Cashier that had sum to makeE
up on that day for Dr. Parkman and the same toi
Henchman when borrowed the $40. / should:
have remarked that was much short OF sum-
that was to pay Parkman. borrowed the mon
ey of Henchman as mere pocket money for the
day. Had intended the homicide ol DIR F., II
should not have made the appointment with hlmE
twice, and each lime in 50 open manner that oth-
er persons would almost certainly know OF IT, and
should not have invited him to my rooms at anI
hour when the College would be full OF students
and others, and an hour when was most likely
10 receive calls from others, for that the hour,
Just after The lectures, al which persons havlngI
business with me- or in my rooms, were always
directed to call | looked into my rooms on Sun
day afternoon, but did nothing After the first WIS.,
il Of the officers took the pelviS and some of the
limbs from the upper well, and threw them intoI
the vault under the privy. took the thorax fromI
the well below, and packed il in the tea chest as
found. Ny own impression has been, that thisI
was not done I'LL after the second visit of the Off
GERS which was on Tuesday, but kingsleys tes-
iimony shows that it must have been done sooner.
The perforaiion OF the ihoraX had been made byI
the knife. Al The time of removing the viscera, onl
v Wednesday, put on kndings and made fire lEI
the furnace below having first poked down the
ashes Some OF the limbs | cannot remember
which or how many, consumed al that time. This
was The last had 10 do with the remains The
lin box was designed to receive the thorax, though
had not concluded where should finally put the
box. The fsh-hooks, tied up as grapples, were
to be used for drawing up the parts in the vault
whenever | should determine how to dispose of
them, and pet strains enough. | had a confused
double object in ordering the box and making thel
gfapples. ! had before intended to get such lhings
10 send 10 Fayal the box TO hold the plants andi
other articles which wished 10 protect from the
Il .t,. Il L.;
used there liz obtaining corraline plants from the
sea. Itwas this previously intended use of themI
thai suggested and mixed Itself up with the idea of
the other application. doubt, even now, toI
which use they would have been applied had]
not used the hooks al the time of the discovery
The ian put into the tea chest was taken from al
barrel Of that bad been ia the laboratory for some
time. The bag Of tan brought in on Monday was
noi used nor intended to be used; il belonged to
quantity obtained by long time ago, for ex-
reriments in tanning. and sent in BY the fam
ilv 10 get it out of the way lis being sent in just
al that time was accidental. | not aware
that had put the knife in the chest. The stick
found in the saucer of ink. was for making coarse
diagrams on CLOTH The bunch OF fled keys had
been used long ago by me III Fruit street, and
thrown carelessly by into drawer. | never ex-
amined them, and do not know whether they would
fl any OF The locks of the college not. II there
were other keys fitting doors with which | had
nothing TO 90. supposed they must nave peen all
duplicates, or keys of former locks left there by
the mechanics or janitor | know noklng about
them, and should never be likely TO notice them
amongst The multitude of article. large and small,
of all kinds, collected in ny rooms. The janitor
had furnished me with kew 10 the dssecting
rooms for the admission OF medical friends visit
ing the College, but had never used it. The nj
trio acid on The stairs used to remove spots
of blood, but was dropped by accident When the
officers called for me Friday, the 30tb, was in
doubt whether was under arrest, or whether a
more strict search Of my rooms was TO be had; the
letter hypothesis being hardly less appalling than
rhe fofmer. When | found that we went over
Cragies' Bridge | thought the arrest most proba-
BILE When found that the carriage was stopping
al the jail, Twas sure of my fate. Before leaving
the carriage, ] took dose Of sirachnine from my
pocket and swallowed it. had prepared it in the
shape Of pill before left my laboratory on the
23d. thought could not bear to survive detec-
ton thought it was large dose. The state of
my nervous system, probably, defeated its action
partially. The effect of the poison were terrible
beyond description. II in operation at the
College, and before went there, but most severe
ly afterwards. ! wrote but one of the anonymous
letters produced at the tral-the one mailed at
East Cambridge. The little bundle referred TO in
the letter detained by the jaer, contained only a
bottle of citric acid, for domestic use. had seen
il stated in a newspaper that had purchased a
quantity of oxalic acid, which it was presumed