Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-25
SECOND DAY.


SECOND DAY
Boston, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20.
The excitement and interest connected with this
traordnary trial SEEM possible, the increase The
Court room and gallery at an early hour this morning
We're crowded to with anxious spectators, and
the avenuers leading to the main entrance were TILL
ed with persons who wanted to catch glimpse OF the
prisoner on his passing H. little before o CLOCK
the prisoner entered the court and took his seat IN the
dock. He exhibited the samecam and dgnlhed demea-
nor that have marked his appearance since the COM
mencement of the trial, and shook hands with some
friends whom he recognised IN the court
Some delay to the proceedings was occasloned In
consequence of the jury and counsel having gone to in
spect the of the alleged murder at the Medical
College, and in the interim large sprnkllng OF the
junior members OF the bar occupied the seats in the bo-
dy of the court AT little before 10 o'clock the
jury returned, when the Judges immediately entered
and ook their places upon the bench The names Of
the Jurors hereupon called over, each answering.
The Attorney General and counsel tor the prisoner i'm,
mediaey took their Seats and the clerk having opened
the court, The trial proceeded
Francis Tukey, city marshall called. | am city
marshall and such have the direction OF the police
under my directions. All the search was made that
could be made to discover the body OF Dr. Parkman
Mr. Blake came to my office at halt past 10 or IL
o'clock. A NJ Saturday, the 24th OF November, and
told me that he wished to see me at bis office went
with him, and met at his office Mr.. r. c. Shaw.
The then told me that DR.. 7. was missing, and that
they wished me to instltutea search for him; AT 2
O'Clock P M. the same information and order were
aud Shaw to my office and asked what was to
be done. advised them to advertise Otthe, press
fhe police learned nothing farther than that ne had been
at the West end, at halt-past o'clock on Fri
day afternoon.
The first notice given ofthe fact was given Nov.
25th, and merely was that the DR.. was missing. On
Monday handbi offering $1,000 reward for the
very OF the DR.. appeared day or two after reward
OF 9l00 was offered ter watch, without mentioning
whose watch it was. We gave in that notice de-
scrption of the watch known have been in the pos
session of Dr. Parllman at the time he disappeared
A reward afterwards offered amounting to
$1,000, for the recovery OF the body OF Dr. Parkman
OF these handblls about % 900 distributed. Al
efforts that could be made by me with force at my dis
posal made. A story was circulated in the city
that Dr. P. was seen at o'clock on Friday afternoon
in Washington street., going south On the Friday OF
she week succeeding the disappearance OF Dr. r.,
/ was informed by Ltteteld, while at my office, that
he had succeeded IN piercing the centre wall oi the
nrvy Prof w. 'saboratory the remains OF huinah
boy
put revolver in my pocket and started Immediately
:or the house of R g. Shaw, Jr.-intoned him OF the
facts reported by Lttefed, and he wentin company
and that ct DR.. Henry Bgeow, the younger, to the
Medical College, in North Grove ST., we entered the
building and descended through the trap door, before
referred TO, into the CELLAR we passed along the foun-
dalton OF the centre wall OF the building, unit we came
to the hole in the wall made by Littefleld. 1t APP
peared though lately made; pieces OF broken brck
lay around the spot.
she officers first il all was secured. They replied yes.
ding but found no one, Asked the officers if they had
searched the lecture room. They sadly We went
also the laboratory. 1t was discovered that Prot w.
was not there. When went there we looked INTO
the large furnace About that time saw constable
Clapp with someth ng in his hand.
examined it and that it was slug or sinder OF
coal mixed with fragments of bones, The box con-
tanning the bones that found In the furnace, was
he exhibited to the court by the witness Also large
knife which he said he had found on the premises
The production otthese articles created deep sensa
zion and general murmur emotion the gallery The
blade OF the knife somewhat like that OF a large
bowie knife, extremely pointed . :,
A we'll executed model OF the Medical College, to-
gether with a map plan OF the ground Hoor and
building here introduced, with view to facilitate
the inquiry and fix the localities IN the building where
the search was made and the remains found. In this
model each story OF the building was we'll represented,
and finished in such manner as to draw oft like the
corner OF trunk or bandboX. Its construction &C
cording to the plan and specifications OF the building
Ingenious and presented an accurate representation
of every locality.
he model was examined with great care and atten-
ton by the court, jury and counsel 1t was made by
Mr. James Hobbs OF this city. Mr. Bemls ,Jr, counsel
OF the Government exhibited the plan of the building
be introduced in evidence to the jury giving fu!l
and elaborate description OF it.
Examination of Mr. Turkey resumed:-We looked
into the vault through the hole, and could hear the wa
spashing in the vau and there saw the remains as
first discovered. After looking at them lew moments
] ordered officer Trenholm and Litleted to enter the
prvy and bring out the parts OF the body-Littletied
went get plank they entered and brought forth the
Il
human body. He replied that they were. | asked him
If that was proper place for them to be put in he said
mo- When Littleield aRd officer Trenholm were in
the vault we heard some walking above US
Ttt!eHeld came out, and said that DR.. w was in his
room then. -,
Nv Govt Cannot say whether the tide GIBBS and
AoNs into the vault The foundation walls OF the build
n are strong and compact enough to exclude any solid
oh,ert b0t cannot tell whether the tide could
Ter DO not know whether or no the inner walls OF the
vault had any projections not. Did not enter the
prlvy vault.
Calvin G. Moore called-Resde at the corner OF Vine
and Bridge sts kept grocery store opposite my heuse
Saw Dr. p on the afternoon OF Friday, the 25d OF NO
gember lS49, in the store OF Paul Holland corner oil
Vine and Blossom streets. Invent IN to get some artl-
cles and while there the doctor IN. II was be-
tween and o'clock. 1t was about 20 minutes before
. o'clock He entered from Vine street. The next
dav Saturday the officers tony house and asked
me Al what time had seen the doctor | told them
yhea the Dr. entered the store; he bowed to me, ard we
passed the time of day together.
tie then asked MI Holland about some sugar which
he wished 10 purchase He pointed TO bucket which
no told Holland to put alter he got through with the
purchase Of the He asked Holland he had any
good butter Holland SAID yes. lie asked TO look at
H. They both to the butter chest or hrkin, and
had sone talk about IT, Aor the Dr. had finished his
business with Holland. he conversrd moment or two
with me about the weather-said il very nne wea-
fher for the time OF year. and that nobody could
plan of weather Ike this
He Dassed me and 10 the door opening in Bios
som street he appeared 10 hesitate and stopped he
opensd the door, he stopped over the counter and said