Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-11
No. 46.

gesculating in the most violent and menacng
manner, thrusting the letter and his fist into nv
face, in my fury seized whatever thing was hand
lest (t was stick Of woody and deaitmim an in
stantaneous blow with all the force that passion
could give it / did not know, or think, OF care,
where should hit him, nor how hard, nor what
the effect would be- 1t was on the side of his
head, and there was nothing to break the force of
the blow. He fell instantly upon the pavement.
There was no second blow ; he did not move.
stopped down over him. and he seemed to be life
less. Blood flowed from his mouth, and got
sponge and wiped it away. got some ammonia
and applied it TO his nose, but without effect. Per-
haps spent ten minutes in attempts to resusctate
him, but found he was absolutely dead. In my
horror and CONSERVATION, ran instnctively to the
doors and boiled them, the doors of the lecture
room and of the laboratory below. And then,
what was to do? 1t never occurred 10 me to 60
out and declare what had been done and obtain
assistance. saw nothing but the alternative Of
a successful movement and concealment THE boz
dy on the one hand, and of infamy aud destruction
on the other. The first thing did, as soon as could
do anything, was TO draw the body into the private
room adjoining where took off the clothes, and
began putting them into the FIRE. which vas burn
ing in the upper laboratory. They were all con-
sumed there that afternoon, with papers. pocket
book, and whatever they contained. did not ex.
anime the pockets. nor remove anything. except
the watch. ! saw that, the chain of it hanging
out. | took it. and threw it over the bridge as |
went to Cambridge. My next move was TO get
the body into the sink, which stands IN the small
private room by setting the body partially erect
against the corner and by getting up into the sink
myself, succeeded in drawing it up there. 1t was
entirely dismembered.
It was quickly done, as a work of terrible and
desperate necessity. The only instrument was
the knife found by the officers, in the tea chest.
which kept for cutting corks. made no use of
the Turkish knife as it was called at the trial
That had long been kept on my parlor mantlepiece
in Cambridge, as curious ornament My daught-
ers frequently cleaned it; hence the marks Of oil
and whiting found on it. had lately brought It
into Boston to get the silver sheath rePaired.-
While dismembering the body, stream of Coch-
ituate water was running through the sink, carry
ing OF the blood in pipe that passed down
been leak in the pipe. for the ceiling below was
stained Immediately around it. There was fire
burning in the furnace OF the lower laboratory
Littlefield was mistaken in thinking there had new
er been fire there. He had probably never kim
died one but had done it myself several times
had done it that day for the purpose of making
oxygen gas. The head and viscera were put in
md tbo G,ol
did not examine at night to see to what degree
they were consumed Some Of the extremities
were put in there, believe on that day the pei
Wis, and some Of the limits perhaps, were all put
under the lid of the lecture room table, in what is
called the well-a deep sink lined with lead;
stream of Cochituate was turned into 1t, and run
ming through it all Friday night; the ihorax was
put into similar we'll in the lower laborato-
ry, which filed with wafer, and threw in guam
tity of potash, which found there. This dispo-
ton of the remains not changed till after the
visit of the officers on Monday. When the body
had been thus all disposed OF, cleared away all
traces Of what had been done. / think the stick
with which the fatal blow had been struck proved
to be piece of the stump OF large grape vine
saw two inches in diameter, and two feet long
II was one of several pieces which had carried
in from Cambridge long before. for the purpose OF
showing the effect Of certain chemical fluids in
coloring wood. by being absorbed into the pores
The grape vine, being very porous wood, was
we'll adapted to this purpose Another longer
stick had been used as intended, and exhibited to
the students. This one had not been used. Iput
il into the FIRE. took up the two notes either
from the table or the loor think the table, close
by where Dr.. 7. had fallen. IseIzed an old me-
talIic pen living on the table dashed it across the
face and through the signatures. and put them in
nv pocket do not know why did this rather
than put them in the FIRE. for, had not considered
for moment what effect either mode of dispos-
ing of them would have on the mortgage, or my
Indebtedness to DR.. P. and the other persons in.
terested, and had not yet given a single thought
TO the question as to what account should give
Of the object or result Of my interview with DIR.
Parkman. | never saw the sledge hammer spo-
ken of by Lilllefeld; never knew Of its existence,
at least have no recollection of il. leli the
College to GO home. as late as six O'clock. col
lected myself as we'll as could, that might meet
nv family and others with composure.
On Saiurday,l visited my rooms at the college. but
made no change IN the disposition OF the remains,
and laid no plans as to my future course. On Sat-
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