St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-09


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.,nJ ,,os ren,,t,d an oust,.r,. and c\aci
;rr creditor.
AmouU DI. Parkman's unfortunate
drhtors wos DIR. John w. Webster. pro-
tn,.,,. or chemistry hnth in Harvard
,.oIIonr and ot thc medical college ON
C,ovn street in Rnstnn NOT far from thc
hridoe Icndiuu to Cambridge. and close
to the Charles river. Professor Web
stcr lived with his family. Il wife and
several dau~htrIs. in Camblidme. His
husiness relations with DIR. Parkman
dated ms far hack ns 1912. at which time
he had narrowed flom him S4OO. giving
his note THEREFOR. rms note nad not
been fully paid by lS4|, when Dr. Park
man and few others made Professor
Webster an additional loan, III c"hnec-
Ilon with winch DI. Parkmall TOOK a
mortgage on all OF Professor NehSterS
personal property, lncludlnG his house
hold furniture ana ca"Iilet minerals
rms mortSaSe' WillcI was III p'rc Sc
curly iof lhe uhP'tiu pi'lilCe ol 'ho
note OF lo42, WAS IN all LOT the sum "i
42|'2|' OF 'heretn"u'S' o
so matters s'"od III lo49, When Dr
Parkmali learned tha' Professor wen
Ster had Solu theSe same hlori%"Seu
mlheialS 10 hoooi' u 0iia"' "ho' oi
course was eh'l'cI4 ISh"';1h' o' nlS
nr"thcf-h'-iaW c'''lin upon thc'h' III
Parkmaii was hatilialiS greatly ihcehSeo
Ill 'IliS olearii "i ionu'! as ne o"Is'"-
crcd lt' on thc part Oh MS ueotor, whom
he seems it once I" nave charged VIII
fraudulent INTENT ana t"rtnWith SCI
about forcing payment flom MN. Ffo-
lessor Nebsters remuneration l"f Ms
lectures at the medical college was de
liNed Whoiiy OF I'D part irom the SAFE :"
tickets 10 lne S'lueh's' anu ~ ialH X
man went 80 i"' DIS " conSu'U 'iIc scii lI
ing aseIV Oh one vi IVY "oIaSions 70 me e'. Wl'l
reference I" an! Iu'"S Oh fr0ieSso
WeOs'er .ha. "'ISh' "G III ms hIhuS
In TINS ana o'her ways ne lolloWed ~
MS uep'"r very closeiS, "iWaSS VIII
demands lor thG pay meht Oh tue den'
and threats ana lhtlmations OF Wha
wonld happen II 1t was net pald. Flhal
iy, on the morning or November 20
lo49, Professor webster called at Dr
Parkman house III Boston, ana the'
made an appointment with MN TO come
to his rooms in the medical college Il
half past one O'Clock that afternoon t.
effect settlement. DR.. Parkman KEEP
the appointment. He was seen ap
preaching the medical college and en-
tering Professor Wehster's rooms few
minutes before the hour named, and h'
was never seen again.
DR.. Parkman's family, unacquaintet
with the fact of this appointment, wer'
made anxious 10y his failure to return
to dinner, Tor he was very pnnctua
man. When night came and lie still
ana not appear, they were alarmed TO
he was a thoroughly domestic man
The next day, Saturday, the 24th, wa
one OF great nneaslness not only to III
family butto his friends and the police
having been informed OF bis disappear
ance' searcn was lhst't nted. Handful
were posted ana advertisements puo
Ilshed I'D the papers, one OF which ap
pears at the head OF 1r, TINS article. bn
m az TO no purpose ne Iy ing Iunlol 1iol
u. n's E"Nli1S oeGli seer, l1i5 "nu ''lol