Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-23


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have been put down the privy the KEY of which was
round IN his pocket large bunch of false keys were
found in DR.. Websters desk which could open every
door IN the college. He said he had found them Or
hIsperson was found paper, in which we renoted two
different versions OF the interview had between him and
DR.. Parkman on Friday.
On the Monday following his arrest he was brought
into the police office, and there under the advice Of
counsel he waived xamination-thereby declaring
cause tor investigation On his commitment to his cell
he wrote note, which were examined according to the
usages OF the Jail; 1t contained an injunction to a men,
Der OF his family to keep certain papers, which
the government got, and they turned out to be two
explanation that the government could not give II
would also be shown by the opinion of an expert that
certain letters had been written by the prisoner to d.
vert public suspicion from the Medical College
Upon all this mass of circumstances nothing has
been SAID at all IN the way OF expla nation. Dr. Web
ster had done what he had right to do and remained
without asking the Government to furnish him with
tine evidence against him. 1t be hoped he could
give an explanation that would satisfy the minds of the
Jury, and of the whole civilized world no one would
rejoice more than he Mr.. Clifford that his innocence
should appear as clear day but if unable 80
to do, the evidence that could be produced was cal
culaed TO bear with great weight upon the fact of his
guilt.
The indictment was composed of four counts ol-
though, II lett to his own decision, the government Off
Ger would have merged them all in the last one. It
would perhaps have been the risk of Justice that the
count including stabbing would have been left out.
but there were circumstances and appearances which
used the supposltion that violence had been done to
Dr. Parkman's body by the use of some instrument A
hammer, which had long been in the laboratory. was
missing at the time the offence is charged to have been
committed and had never since been seen
But, even although mode or means could he test;
he'd to, by which Dr. Parkman had come to his death
through murder it would be nevertheless ustifiable on
lunlary killing being proved If there was not pro-
vocation proved that constituted mansaugbter or
clear exoneration from the charge, this result would
attach itself to the duty of the Jury If the evidence
placed beyond reasonable doubt the fact that the prison
or did commit murderous violence ON the body of Dr.
rarkman, the deduction would be obvious; if otherwise
the law, which would be explained, would teach them
what latitude should be given to the doubt
MIR. Clfords address lasted two hours and quarter
The Court here took recess for ten minutes. On
reassembng, was agreed that the jury should visit
the Medical College on Wednesday morning for the
purpose OF examining the alleged scene of the murder
nos nd % 1ares M Kingsley was then sworn and de-
posed as follows on examination by Mr.. Bemis | was
engaged by Dr Parkman as his agent in May or June
1000, and continued IN his employment since without
ntermssion had the care of his estates and saw him
very oiten made 1t point to see him once dav-
~ farkman held property at the Medical College and
had his estates also where lived. | generally called
at Or Farkman's house when did not see HIM in the
street. ann " VIZ
Dr. Parkman was missed on Tuesday, November Odd
wanted to see him that day. and called at his house for
that purpose little before three o'clock. saw him on
udy Delole Ill Coufl street. IN the FRIDAY did
lind HIM at home. His usual dinner hour was halEnaet
O. Ills habits as to punctuaity were very regular /
was never disappointed at meeting him at his dinner
hour' although In the habit OF seeing him fifty times
year Not seeing him them I called at his house next
mornlng-the servant told me he had not returned.
called again at Dr. Parkman's house at quarter
before two remembered an engagement he had the
previous gay one, and after going the per-
son win Whpm It had been made, could get no intor-
nation then went every where / could think Of bnt
could ascertain nothing,
traced INN to Washington street, Water street. De.
vonshre street, through Merchants EXCHANGE to tho
post ofhce-into Stale street again-then to Cont
Green, Vine and Blossom streets, to a grocery there
where he had left the day before bag CONTAINING le
tiers. Nv
The boy told me that Dr. Parkman had left some let-
tiers there the day before and told me to take it as it
was hls property did not know of the letters beno
there previously heard OF him in Fruit leading from
blossom to rove streets, and traced him to the Medical
hood at that time
lcontinued the search all Saturday, in conjunction
with the police until II o'clock that night Two of the
ponce called at my house next day at o'clock Our
inquiries during the day were verbal. After that we
offered rewards and advertised The first advertisement
was published on Saturday afternoon
On Sunday we searched about the CITY all dav and
heard runors OF DR.. Psrkmsn being seen at CAMBRIDGE
where sne police o'clock in the afternoon to
make inquiry OF the Register OF deeds There was
some search made about the Jail lands and some of
Or Parkmans houses that were unoccupied
On Monday we went 10 East Cambridge again. and
after coming back went the Medical Colegs at abonf
10 O'Clock. " N00'
Mr.. Starkweather and searched all the buidno tho
lecture rooms and the large vault where the remains
from the dlssectng room thrown. Ltefeld and
another was with us and we found although | am not
certain, that the doors were locked |
We went into Professor Websters apartment. The
door was locked Littetied was there while we waited
admlttance, and when all got in. We went back to
tne stars ana saw door at which we Knocked as we
had been told that Professor Webster was in the apart
ment to which it led FN
half past three. ''''''