The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-07-18

Visited him in his cell and demanded o.
him, for his own well-being, that he
should tell the truth in regard to the
matter, and he acceded to the reques
by making a. statement which was nov
gsubmitted for the consideration of tn,
Council II was as follows sss y s.ssHss@sssss
y / sent the note to DR.. Parkman. which
Hit appears was carried by the boy Max
well. handed it to Littlefeld unsealed
1t was to ask DIR. Parkman to call at IN,
rooms on Friday the ODD, after my lee
Sture. He had become of late very i'm
fortunate for his y.sHe had threat
kened me with Il suit, to put ;n Officer
+ into my house, and to drive me from my
4prolessorship, if did not pay him. The
3purport of my note was simply to ash
Z the conference, / did not tell him in j
what | could do or what had to sa,
about the payment. wished to gail
for those few days release from his so
Rlicitations, to which was liable ever,
Eday, on occasions and in manner very
sdisagreeable !; and also to avert for Sc
long time at least the fulflIment Of re
Hcent threats Of severe measures. / die
mot expect to be able to pay him wher
&Friday should arrive. My purpose was
Elf be should accede to the proposed in
Rteryiew, to state to him my embarrass
2ments and utter inability to pay him a
s present, to apologize for those things il
4 my conduct which had offended him, Il
throw myself upon his mercy, and to beg
J flor further, time and indulgence for tn,
i sake of my family, if not for my own
gand to make as good promises to him a:
n could have any hope of keeping.
Edid not hear from him on that day, no.
the next, Wednesday, but found or
EThursday he had been abroad in pursui
Hof me without finding me. imagined
Ehe had forgotten the appointment, OF
Eclse did not mean to wait for it.
+ feared he would come in upon me at my
Electurc-room or while was preparing
$my experiments for it--therefore,
Kcalled at his house on that morning
E( friday between 8 and 8 o'clock, t.
IRE mind him of my wish TO see him at the
&College at half-past one o'clock die
not stop to talk with him, as I expected
Ethe conversation would be long one
! land | had my lecture to prepare, for j
WAS necessary for me to have my time
! and also to keep my mind free from othel
HcXciting matters.
u DR. Parkman agreed to call on me a:
proposed. He came accordingly be-
tween half-past one and two o'clock
Sentering at the lecture-room door.
was engaged in removing some glasse.
from my lecture-room table into thu
Z room in the rear called the upper labora.
tory: he came rapidly down the stel
land followed me into the laboratory; he
immediately addressed me with grea
energy, care your ready for me, sir
snave you got the money!" replied,
''No, DR.. Parkman, and was then be-
4 ginning to state my condition and ny
appeal to him, but he would not lister
to me and interrupted me with vehe.
mence; he called me scoundrel and liar
and went on heaping on me the most
bitter taunts and opprobrious epithets
while he was speaking, he drew hand
full of papers from his pockets and took
from among them my two notes anG
also an old letter from DIR. Hossack
written many years ago, and congratu-
b Hating him on his success in getting me
appomted Professor Of Chemistry OF
5 see" said he, 81 got you into office, and
now viii get you out of it, He put
back into his pocket all the papers, cx-
Ecept the letter and the notes; | cannot
4 tell how long the torrents of threats anc
Einvectiyes continued, and cannot recall
to memory but a small portion of what
8he said.
AT first kept intcrposing, trying tc
opacity him, so that | might obtain the
kobject for which | sought the interview
but could not stop him, and soon my
own temper was up. | forgot every
thing, and felt nothing but the sting o.
his words. was excited to the highest
degree of passion, and while he was
aspeaking and gesticulating in the most
and menacing manner, thrustine
the letter and his fist into my face, in
my fury | seized whatever thing was
Hhandiest, Git was stick of wood,) and
Edealt him an instantaneous blow with all
the force that passion could give it. !
did not know, or think, or care where |
should hit him, nor how hard, nor what
gthe effect would be; it was on the side
&of the head, and there was nothing to
6break the force of the blow; he fell in
Hstantly upon the pavement; there was
+ no second blow he did not. move; |
Hstooped down over him, and h. seemed
Hto be lfeless blood flowed from his
X mouth, and got some ammonia and APP
kplied it to his nose, but without effect ;
Hperhaps | spent ten minutes in attempts
ITO rcsuscitate him, but found he was abb
3solutely dead in my horror and con-
sternation Iran instinctively to the doors
and bolted them-the doors Of the lee
ture-room and Of the laboratory below
and then what was to do? 1t never
occurred to me to 60 out and declare
what had been done, and obtain assls-
lance; | saw nothing but the alterna-
tive of successful movement and con-
Hcealment of the body on the one hand,
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