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of account; ..ati - J a mernorandurn.) - On I did no: see when I tvaS': there beibre, a kets, and'a comforter, were found-in- , ; the
the sth of December, I was directed by place covered i v ith two pieces °Meal) laboratory, under the table.
the City Mershel, to go to Combridi!,e, to, stone, and eome minerals on-them; Little- They were nearly new. I had charge
get a Cambridge officer, and search the: field helped me to lift off the - cover, and of the room for five weeks. I admited no
hOnse, of Dr. Webster, with officer Hop-Iputting•'my hand down into the place I man , witheut a written pass from the City
kips ; I went to Cambridge, secured the' hi:eight up a piece of hard coal, which Marshal. or Mayor. I was ordered to
aid of officer Sanderson, and searched the, stuck surnew hat,tend in it I found a piece watch the motions of Mr. Littlefield, ev
balk. of Prof..l%bster. The two officers of burnt bone; the• city Marshal then di, ry step he took. The hold in the privy
went up stairs. This was not the first i reeled us to let things remain as they were. scat was 6i inches wide. We tried to
search. I asked
,Mrs. Webster it' she had' raid sent in to Cambridge to arrest Dr. get the thorax through, but it would net
tatty package or bundles given to her by j Webster ; I took a coach in School street; go. The pelvis
.would go through, - by
'er husband ; in a' short time the papers and went to Cambridge, stopped the coach
,turning it edgewise.
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v:ere brought down by Mr. Sanderson: ! hen- or six rods from Professor Webster's! We tried experiments to see if a noise
th3Y not being named in the search wit house; I entered his gate, arid met him at could be heard from the Laboratory in
rant. I requested bin) to go back and put his dour; he was showing a gentleman out; Dr. Holmes 's Lecture room" We tried it
thern in the trunk where he friund theta, I told him we were going to search the by hulloes, and other loud noises—one of
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and bring that -'do - vra; I . don reqeested. eollege further ; and wished him to be' us being in the Laboratory, and the other I
Mrs. Webster to take certain papers etit or, prt”;0111. jhe \tent in and dressed, and mine in Dr. ilolmes's Lecture room, Nothing
the trunk and hand then to me, es I N'. 1111 MC. , could be heard from one to the ot her. The
Wished to carry it to the City Hall; I told! '''liter he got out, he wished to go back tea chest was exhibited to the witness, tind
her I would give a receiett fur them,whieh ,to get , his keys, but , l saki it \yes not nee.: l i e identified it. It was one of the tallest
I did; there are first—a 'note dae.`td 'f‘lit''Se!tetsitrie ',Z - Mr• we had keys withvitieh we , kind of rea chests, and there appeared to
ton, June, 22, 1E42, foii!s4o in fitifti'n I eellid f,i'r- 11 , 1 .to , vanY '''''''P in It he c°ll° P ;:' be no lead in it, as tier as wa could sec.— I
month!.i, sign d J. W., lArtAtste r e , The, !threettikt4 driver to go over (lraigie's :,A'stick and plate were also exhibited, for
second Was a note de tcil :Jan. , d 2.2,.1147,'bri4ce in theceeeh h, the conversationwas ' whitpurpese we could not see,
• for - 82,23:2, payable in four yars, with ;general ~ sourthing was said of the , ellbrts! Cross,eXamined—l measured the hole.
interest—em treater -part
to•he 'paid yearly; signed je I) e ujl'obster,e id tetrioks pa in hrid g eport : ,! and said there ! euse - reesee whether the - thorax and pelvis
51,Iitti0-4 1 .111i\rIe.a:, -,- -t nipinitiiii,'' , On ; Was a. fady over there tvle,),,knew,somethingilvould -go, tlrronglil it was alter the sea
the opiPeSite' ntaileek-, -;laiteV, , ies7 writ- j aF,iftlit t it, and preparee e .yo . b . , (1 there; I told eNlas etkiqi„*iip . „ . f held.the seat, end little
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t . ?: , ll.4i i tiilli4:j.: ) . ..9e. ,d'yment te i te e Fark , - !Min weea,t4eUld:ao that some other time; we ,4*el e d,heltl• the thorax,. no then the, pelvis.
merro •'s,Bo,oiiri lOW and intevlst, Me spoke of the bat found at the Navy Yqrd, ; Ice.lbund.al4g.of tare:and belle bushel
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Webster's oi'''ino' rtea - i 7 ;37.1fit1 "rote dated- I SlippdSed to:he Dr. Park maye's. Arrived of t)n in e tt tO•ri•el.' 'l' he. , k intik was shut
.11f1i1i:',2,2,-,1842,, pre hi he , cancelled."— ,' at the jail, I opened 04i . t..oach door, and whoh I found it. • litifuntinetitarl*Tather,
' ' ILittlefield 'tort
Vie iigna.' tUils'i - Ve erase'dlo'rh' hoth Mites ! s!aid,"gentlernen, .Wili. •ou
,p,,Wase to get Ilicee_am . present, I re.l
-- e •blunk in net cross marks on this !out
. itere;''.-int a feqinintikes"theY ;ill g, , ,A member tvlien the thmil,N , .-was AiecOvered.
thee of the note. • !,out bed t'''‘Zallted in; -1 Jeard no yenmark j lt ,was. Seto rday e lnlht. afternDoo,.",n few i
'On the first note was inscribed in pen- I from hipyone ;.1 /hen 4:died : i l ia:mit to walk thinutel before 4; olcfile,k e thateffp • discote
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cile in Dre Parkman's handwriting—"this with me into the , / •'. „ office ;Ahem wits no, ereij i lhe thorax,;,, JeKscoyered the hole.--
note to be given up .on PaYme - nt .of Dr.; retniVlc Irma in ' tie till • wce e vetre Jill in. In four or ay , amineseltere,'The thorax
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11'ebster's interest, dated Jan.' 22, 1817." ; '''. 4 was found. •,`' found it e as 'soon es I turn-
This , note bate an endorsement, July 10, ; - 6:,-I , cialt Dczy , court proeecited to .ed „it.„,oeer. The string was wound a
-1845, interest accounted on by rent to date iexaMine teas 'to - - bird witias:l4fir the! onintl-,tlid bone of' the lower joint, of the
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anti $7 as the principal, letiving due 1399. ; prcisecetjoii: . 4 'N' :14• ' thigh. We let no one.eyme •in - to see it ,l
The second endorsementlated Octal er ; • "14111144iintit le swo)11-1.,,iiiinv the li-, till time Coroper's jUry cause. Thetecame
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10, le rtiV e ct /.1 .e„,,, f i . ..,," , cittor business. My piece ,14 -,,business is ! in at 4 o'clock. , li Officer Mennen had a
The meson totelmad his 'rseinent of in Ex e liange street. . I hail dealings with stick in his Mend, and Was going to scrape
$1.87 each :.W !harles Cunningham, and;Proi.; Webster. (Leres shotyn witness, ' the, tan off traps, ;he said he tr when I order-
c.
siened 0: P., written thrice on the fiteeOutithwas asked if he It rid ever received led him not to•do it. •"•Thie ttln.Avas not ta-
of It [Mr. Bemis said he would show that 'itlT l 4, ee le.thought he had; though he had! ken off till the n(xt daircept what ••1
it wan the prisoner's handwriting.] There I not ,narked it according to his usual pi•ac,-; brushed .off with my hat ;';- The thorax
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were several marks on the note to the t'l- I tiee. He \sa , •e•Ttaing. me.. I wished to stood eornerwise in theetea'‘ehest, ueek end l '
feet that only the sum of $9.:1•2 was due to !close the account, and wrote fo him to ! tip. I went oft to with one I
Mr. Parka - lan, April, 25, 1849, tyllariett ; that efh•et; and this was the ittly. The Thompson ; I . 'had not known hint before;
`due Dr. Parkman, 420 27, interest 35, The letter was dated— . 114Ie not seen hint since, till the trial. I i
3', s4sp, , G4, I obtained 8 large memo- : e , ' "Cambridge, Oye. 1 -i• 184,0. relinitrlied to him that Dr. lVebster acted
randums in the Webster's wallet, given me •• * W. S. Smith, B'l.—Dear Ih-, I will , very singulit4.l did not know but that
on the Mete of his arrest ; also another (call and pay your bill on recall/11i the was. irisnatnifil way—quid: and nervous:
memorandum in -ffieprevious handwriting,' fees from our Me d,ical Students, t'the Ist Did not I suspected him. We, got
rutting, partiettlatly the history of his tram I of, Nov., till ebout which time, I will'beg there just otter dusk. Our.ohject MIS to
saetien with -Dr. P. up to the time of his I your indulg;icee. • Your ob't serv't, ascertain the date ofthe, mortgage. ,I;uee
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paying him $433 94,pt half-past
_pint I J. W. Webster.',' day e was the first limn It st,:pa l at rile Mcdi
o'clock
on Friday, Nov. 23. Itdtgled ! Sann4l). Puller, sworpe-LI tuna police ] e'al: College. Dr. Welt e :.4eitheastated that
the conversation with Die Paykmaly, his I officer. 1 941 Sunday I ;,went '*sits .31 •,.Dr. Parkman called orehim between half
nngry state of feelings, and hi?etiSiiise tolTlionnt6ra to the Itegisier of D '- I Past one and two. Don't remember say
go to Cambridge and cancel the mortgage. i lice, to *,ihe'ther thg; ege.vta-m)a- I ing before the .Coronees• jury, that Dr.
Armther memorandum was found contain- ken up. e 'he clerk toll ' lhe did not I Wr. - "bster said Dr. Parkmattealled on him
ing the prisoners handwriting over tlit - .' 'know Di'. Parkiiip ee n - 'iiiii Teich not toll on Friday, at half- .paSt one- o'clock.
words ".15.". !whether the mort e titZ4vasttit :pp up. The j It was nr e e44 .- tifitl'l don't remember say-
On the Tuesday eller Dr. P.'s diap- clerk told me that he diah lief' know Ord ing e s,d4-"I iii4l e e'.B memorandum of the
, pertrence; I was desired by the Marshal to eParkmen, and could net tell whether -ffiler'ConversationviAte'day,' tif • the office. I
search every house we could get into in; mortgage was - nafi up. Ile told me I nsido Themortindunts'in .my office, of Dr
'thit neighborhood—the college, the new 'could very easily get at the. record, by Webster's cOnVersatian,,Sunday evening,
jaff,•and vacant lands about it; I went tip: seeing Dr. W. Thnt , clerk and myself, at Cambridge, the next day, Monday.—
te, the lecture room door, and :1 - ,•ind it fast;'. went to Dr. Webster's, a little after dark. Said on the book, Dr. Webster wits much
'l,ittlefield said the lecture wculd begin I asked him for the date of the mortgage,excited. When we searched on Tuesday
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seep, for it AS LI bout 11 o'clock; he rap-' which Dr. P. hadcanceled. canceled. lan inquiry \Vas ma pit
de about the .i • •
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ppl-trazd, anti hr. W. came ; Von:wit, Ile went to an account-book, and turn
him we wished to I2ok over the College; ed over the leaves. `.-For sonic time he
he said the police haa made search before, trembled badly ; he then came and sat
but if we wisliPd to do'so we could; I said down, and said it Nv a 3 strange he could not
to him, Dr. W., I cannot for a moment
believe it is necessary to search your
rooms; we do it to satisfy others; we were
going to search the neighborhood, and
thought we would begin at the College
rst, - .l4causc some of the people had got
theirNitekS up . again; by the table I asked
him wbere he had seen Dr. George Park
- man, first ; he said it was there, in that
7`pWei Friday, Nov. 23d; that he conic
there by appointment; I asked him how
much he paid; he.said S-183; I den'i
ollect about the cents ; I asked him when
he went.there; h^ !:aid he tool. up the :rumn
cy and hurried out, and lie had not r:er
him since; I looked at the back room,
where he said he kept dangerous things ; 1 I
made no search ; went down into the labo-:
ratory; some inquiry was made about the
privy key; the Dr. showed me the door
leading into the store room ; after he was
committed, I went to find the Marshal ;
found him at the College, with Dr. Web.,
ster in charge of two jail officers; they
were in the laboratory ; there was goat
inquiry for the key to unlock the privy ; 1
I tried to open the door with the poker,
land the lock fell off; I wits not then aware
that I had a key that Would unlock the;
privy; afterwards, on Sunday, 1 recollect.:
ed the keyttthat I had found in' Proressor
Webster's pocket; I then got those keys:
went down to the College; I went to
the,shelf,:wherc I laid the lock of the pri
_anti found 'it there ; I screwed. it on,
andithe key' marked privy, fitted it; Dr.!
Webster, when I came in was facing the:
north, and they were giving him some We
; he could not drink, his teeth struck
the glass; he did not Seem to know what
he was abeut; and acted like a great ilia
ny persons I have!;een in 'the delirium
tremens; •Sitlirday , - Morning went. to!
Catnbridge—got a search warrant front
Mr. Livermore;, to officer Sanderson titook
out a, friend of Dr. Webster, Mr. Char.
Cunningham, 'with me. We searched ye•
ry, carefully, but found nothing which we
vent . fiir took a fresh l'Lft, 4 • we,search-i
Ihitiltlack trunk, in next
; find these papers. lie then went and look-, wall ; the privy is over the angle of the
'edin a trunk, then returned to the b00k,.! trenches. The ground is not steep in that
and after looking some tiine,said my ticket! part. I found some towels directly under
loan came .to me the other day, and saidlthe privy. The labels on the minerals
Dr. P. came to him, and demanded what , were not in fresh ink ; they looked as
money he had for me, and said I was a !though they had been written live or six
' dainn'd rascal and a . scoundrel. It hurt months.
me considerably at the time; but I.have Samuel Pal-limn Blake, nephew of Dr.
, settled with Pr, P., and care nothing about Parkman—Called on Dr. Webster at the
lit now. Medical College, on Monday between ten
! The clerk held some further conversa- and eleven o'clock, in the morning. Found
lion with Dr. Webster, and was told that the Janitor, who after trying Dr. Webster's
'the mortgage was not on real estate, but on lecture room door, took my name, and
personal property. I)r. Webster then went down by the laboratory to Dr. Web
turned and left the room, and I saw no stor. After waiting for what I thought an
more of him that night. I was one of, unreasonable time, he came to the lecture
the officers who searched I)r. Webster's room door inside, and unbolted it. I saw
room en Tuesday. Dr. Webster coaling out of his back stu
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j . [The )Yllll7.iss her explained the local- !dy ; I told him that I had called to get the
Ries, anti corroborated the former testi- ! particulars of his interview with Dr. Park
' molly as to the search of Dr. W.'s room:: man, on thu Friday before his disappear.
' being particularly confident, that when the I once; Webster said,that Dr. Parkman had
privy was mentioned, Dr. W. directed! called on him on Friday, before he got
thdr attention front it, to another room.] through with his lecture, and in a very ex
!-
' We 'ca relied the dissecting room vault,; cited and angry manner, asked for some
and then went to the trap door. I was! money, saying, "Doctor, you have some
one of those w Ito deseend«l there, 1 ex.:Salt) in your pocket, which I ought to
ainiiidl below the building. Thorn was ! have;" he told Dr. Parkinan ho could not
a wall dividing the privy and the rest of pay him—that he had not finished collect
the building, from the part into which lie j ing his money for his tickets; I then asked
dcbcended. There was no hole in that, him NI hen Dr. Parkmun last came to him;
wall then, and no access to that part beyond, lie said on Friday; that on that day, in
it. Littlefield and I then had eonversa- j coming into the city in the morning, he
ti(?ti about the privy and the mode of get. j called at J)r. Pullman's house, and told
ring access' to it. I have since passed; him that if he would come to him that day,
through the hole in the wall, and exam-lafter his lecture, he would pay him; he did
nod 41m space under the laboratory conic at about 11/ o'clock, and he paid
There was no access to it, except for the him; it was alter his students had gone
tide soaking through 'the foundation. I from the lecture. When Dr. Purkwan
am the officer who discovered the remains came in, lie stepped, up to his table and
in the tea chest.. , . asked him if he was ready for him; he
Thejninerals had not been handled, to said he was ; lie (Dr. P.) then took out a
my knowledge. Six or eight of us had bundle of papers from his side pocket, and
been searching since 4 o'clock, A. M., on from them a bundle of notes,; he then paid
Saturday, the day after the a; rest, whea t him $483 and some cents ; Dr. Parkman
I came to IL! tea chest. It was covered received the money without counting it,
with minerals, done up in papers, lubell- and was going our; Dr. Webster then told
ed. The labels haitnot been long written. him he had' forgotten the mortgage; he!
took the minerals off, one by one, and said he had it not with him, but he would
laid them down. I then saw tan in the like td see it; . he then went out carrying
box, m
and putting y hand down, drew out the bills exposed to view in his hand; I
a large'knife; which I put in mypocket.— asked Dr. Webster about the money, as
then Said there mush be something More it might lead to a discovery; he could not
in minerals in this box. remember but one bill, a bill of $l.OO on
t''' '')k it up; and carried it into the mid- the New England bank ; they were of va
he room On turning it over, the rious denominations; he said he had .the
'(tell Ott . , back; * up! Seeing there notes ; Dr. Webster dropped his ,face in a
s `Ni.o4,liie under, I ,turned; the manner which made an impression on me
'' . rid . . - SaW t p hi;i4o in . !,the ,at,the time; I. ti§liedl him if any one . ov3
kkeirlkat!,Alie . : knife was present.at the interview; he said Cm
r,..H.,:.
. ,4,:i•,!fth;thojeet.; lOd a long acquaintance] with Dr,
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.: ' • okvEt ponler4 W.,pb4c , r,,i . t.„104 1 , ;4! . .4 on, entering the ;
. ; 4''Pr' ;4 iiiid• 4.6 LtOiAlic — " '''t3Alilaok. atcordiati:
,: 0,1 i.,r, ;.' t itind , ,for
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Clapp stood near it. The tide flowed in
under the privy, in the trench by the walls
but not over the ground generally.
The ground there stands towards the
OM, as every ono else was express. turnkey and keeper of the jail, Joseph An
.ol great deal of sympathy •he made no Brews, Jr., and one or two others, also
such expression of feeling; lie seemed to testified, but nothing new was elicited.
anticipate my inquiries ;he made no in-' I-lon. Samuel D. Parker, the Prosecu
.quirks about. the search or the family; the ting Attorney, also testified, when the
interview lasted - 40 or 15 minutes; there Court adjourned. .
wad a change of position, while .we were ______—
speaking of Dr-Parkman; after that we
spoke of general :subjects, and the Deetor ,
took a seat on the settee;
the Doctor bolted , `" the deer, alter me; I judge so because I .
heard the bolt slide, and there was no one ,- , ---o----- -- - ------------- - --- ---- --7 I So said a young man to a pious friend
else in the room. . ' I o':7 - "We arc requested to state that Di- I who conversed with him on the .
his. songs salvation.
.I,akerrnany,ti subject of
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thers',.
Cross Examined—l did not see Web-'vine serv i ce w ill b e performed in the Collo. .
life was unwilling to "seek first the 1:-•
stet come do the door, but infer it from .
place, on Sunday the j
hearing the door bolted; I first heard of the olio church in i '' - i dom of GLI and Ins righteoUSness,": and"
hoped 'he should btivC tithe'to do.s6
disappearance on Saturday at 5,,p. in.; I olAth insto On which occasion a sermon oth j il l y
searched constantly from the time that I will be preached in the German language.; iu the future. Thus lielived a fe w bijor :,
i into . .
came town, at 5 o'clock; Dr. Webster ; ', yeah% N% hen he was suddenly ertiledlethe",-
hesitated as to one of the bills; a $lOO bill SNYDER Covx•ry.-- ; Pine county, tiler I eternal -.world. His sickness was. shbii '
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of the New England Bank. ' having its name changed to Snyder, pass- attended vith severe pajnatand delirium,—
Charles 1). Starkweather, police officer,' , This state of body and mind, i .1 •
. ~, uo i , pre- i
a final reading in the House of Repro
sworn.—lle gave a full account of the • e eluded thot intended preporetion of soul
1 't It is thought sex - natives 'On Monday alb . .
searches through the College; and the man• I? for liens 11 : liick.heliarcl 'so. ei4i t lently
nor of 1)1.. Webster's arrest; when fi rs t t a r th a t i t ii il pass t h e S c o tt i e with o ut much I contemplated. ' Thus he ga;k : uP thephost„ '
Ikon to jail ; he said he was the first inan opposition. 11l 'wherel 7
1 u.
who spoke; he ( W.) said "Mr. Clapp, what' . —.- I Reader, tart thou like the voung Irian al
does this mean ?" Mr. Clapp replied, "Dr. T N i; %W EB: iv:it TR I A 1,,--A very ho t . hided to, living in the ifeglect of religion,
Webster, we are now done looking for Dr. )Ir:ion of our a ier is eect»ied with troi ln o d '"i"g that there' w•ill be timeo;
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Parkman, and you are now in custody for -I '. 1 1 I I , Lomeli yet to prepaie for heaven? If so
'nee in
his murder." Jr. W. said, ~i ) hat! nie ?" evnk - the trial•-• -' -•- !paus'e and consider that God, il' 1
n in weal s •
''Yes, you are in custody for the murder; for the murder of . Dr. Parkman. •It will ; zindb his, Spirit and providence, eallaity,
of Dr. Parkman." Mr. Clapp made out a stand un record as one of the most impor- Inn you to-floy to make thispreparfitiptt:'' "
mittimus and gave it to nie; he told me taut criminal tr i a l s i f i „ t ever 0 „ 1 „. i . t .d , ari d •Therefoie, "to-day, if ye will hear his iiii,
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not to commit the Doctor, till they came ~ this voice, harden not your heart." "I;lere i .4
for reason ire felt dispf , sed to take up •
back ; Clapp and bpurr went away to find :are Many and weighty reasons why your
Mr. S. D. Parker; after- they went out, so much spaceit.
with The trial lasted;
:should do this. First, it is your duty.---: 1
Dr. Webster asked me for some water & eleven d a y s , a nd Testi fi e d i n the c - nviction' God commands it. Second,' isf
it OT yollt
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drank several times; he asked me if they o f 1
the prisons'', and his sentence to be personal happines: , . Third, it will quail. 1
had found Dr. Pa rkman ; I told him I hanged. I
; ly you for more extensive usefidtiess; -If .
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wished he would ask me no questions' you neglect religion rote, you may never -,,.•.'
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which it was improper for me to answer;
THE SCHOOL-31ASTER ABROAD. , have :mother opportunity to seek it. The:.
lie said 1 might tel him something about j brittle thread offile may 1:e severed in an :,
it, and where they did find it, and wheth- , The other day ire picked the following I instant, and
y ou are lost, forever lost I— i
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cr they !bend (lie whole of the body ; he advertisement out of the mod, where it But should you have many vears, viH -
said, "bow came they to suspect me ! 0! h a d f a ll en ti„,,,, t h e S i e , n . • W e
, post. give ' may not be able to obtain salvation, Mkt
my children—what will they do? 011! . j having refused the present opportunity,
it rerbatent :
what will they think of me I Where did j God says: "My" Spirit shall. not (dwarf
"Nfilesburgli Tali Notis Lime on *cis- •
you get the infornunion?" strive with man.'" lie may say to Young
I asked die Dr. then if any body had wee woold in fonne the sittions of Clear-1 he did to one anciently, "Epliraiin is join-
field Town that twee have Lime forsail
access to his private apartments but him-; et' to his idols, let hini alone." Dear j rca•
self; he answered, uobody has access to and w"°1(1 lilt the bikes to giv us a cowl der, if God should say - this of you whist •
Inv private apartments but the porter Who' we° shall has (t on. bonds plenty of
hm"'could you do to obtain salvation? Are
and will hi' reddy to comadat Lint' person
makes the fires; there was a pause, then,lyou a professor of relirrion, and have you
olperhaps a minute and a half; he tho „ that shall call., ;..
j idols in your hen rt 1 If so, you are also':"
said, "Villain that I ani—a ruined man ;" ' -- —-- !in danger: 0. be warned, be entrcateill
lie walked the floor, wrung his hands, then March sth, 1850. jby all the mercies of God, and •in view of.
141 down; the Dr. then put his hands to: We forhearciving the name, although the eternal interests of your soul, to serf
his vest pockets, and then to his mouth, a
1 the author 'richly deserves the exposure. salvation now, to-day, with all your heart,''
spasm came ovor,, l Niiii I put my 1 • - - '
hand "i It 'fflif , ht cause him, the next time he moy '-'"`l heave", wi:h its untold stores, shall
Ins, and said,,,lit.i' Waster, hat e you ; t, your everlasting Tess ard.-, .:
tto b • i ' tilt, 4Ls i ''. of Ibe your rich,
.c:ll , liim to itt ens Clear- Lott .-
been taking. nriSrtiiing ;' :he said lie had watt - s -Herald.
not;A:then.lolpedlitn up and he walked ' field, to give the printer adollar, and thusk. :' . • .
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the floor ;IVO: with the Doctor about an conceal his ignorance from the public. • 1' I
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. THE CUBA REPORTS: 1
hour; Mr. Cllpp.,,carrieback and told me . ....op-op-- • : .. ~
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to commit the .DtiottiO theq-fold the Dr.: 4NOTHER STAGE FAILURE.. - , 111,(.; c li l t eclt t in t . appear„ to ti, in full
I must conlniii him ;ho couternot stand; I ' . -s:. . • ; bl;o4ertint'aenrdifig to the reports from..
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Cummings . : • 11* othturs of the Clillon; and LW- w: • f." -
called Mr. to as me; we then, xt_ "-- ; mt. In et-ton A correspondent of the 1331.
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led him to theiock-up; I told Mr; c nn .,_ ,on pentoe Iwcs 1;t:; - sv hoW' , Onfaithinl - Mr.:C=l.o Sun, says : ' '
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wings that I thought Dr. Webster,. hod been j Bath, the extensive stage contractor, wa s , T he Cubs invasion project
,has assum• :
taking something, and thought it best to; to the fuHilment of his contract for carry-led inueli consistency of late and the Got.:
send for a physician;- Mr. Clapp thought; i rig the mail on this' route, we thilik they ;eminent us no doubt rell apprised of all .
it not best, unless lie should be worse ;we I 0 . I movements on foot. 'Phu projectors Ofth'd
laid him upon a bed on his side, and lie would withhold their linadations of
laid expect to derive
„meh and ir.,;..
turned ovee on his face; I never Sail' It 1111/..,,koTilli)l4ll4:74*iilirry.tor:_the i stant zlid - froto the Creole planters, atid
man who had fits, did not know Wilell!cr last tvp *Whs.; thi : eirrilti. Place, /kW- i from all glasses. sxcepka . l;cw old Sp :in
he had tits or spasms ; I loft the DoclOr in ' bisiecoi•ding to contimut""dicy Iniv&'now liiii4 ' ' Th"Y.'"ir''t ISW ( 4utr'' ll ” o r lia:la
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the jail ;' I, stiw him m.qc ; dily, it?lirriiiV •:• -, •'''. , ,A: --. 7 - - .- 'r
• ...... -lover the tv•elityothausaalE Spanish trooni
. ~._, again ocscrten the roayenti rely-i-a lid, l i A lik -I,'
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quartersof all 110a,l- aftegtllat,,tl" KW. . •,-..... t .,; g Are „,,,,,- .t," -..„ , 00-o•-, 90 svi
arsiiiiiiiros with' ifhli,. 1
' 44 - 11"4 1 1.04t 6 ac , parties, a "different and c Ma . n , p its, and
cal C7ollege. ' i''Y . l;.' '.• 1 • -
Charles B. Rice, police ofricer,p',*orn,—; from. CyrwenSville, after a delay at that may be corrupted or dereated in detail.-- ; '-,
I searched Dr. Webster's room :on Tues- : place of some twelve or fifteen hours. ( The projectors seem to lark nothing. but'
day. Dr. Webster withdrew Our atten- Now isiAre not exactly sure who is to i sane)' to carry ( nit th"it" 1"*".1"et• TheY'',
Lion from the privy, and led the way to ! ~,. :amulet - have any money, or they would ,
cline for this ; but if the contra tear draw . s: -
the next room; I WilS there when the bones: "`I offer to pay:in ::.-.0-ip. 'fir: agents dd not'
were discovered. I his pay, according to contract, then is the ; profess to do any - thing contra's to lb
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Cross Examined—l saw the tea chest departnVnt cheate'd out of - its funds, fur 'law of the United States, or to niake any,
turned over in the presence of the other: the service is not performed. If, howev-
officers, and saw the tan brushed offolthe'er the department is aware of this v Vci-dod, is the organ of their views, and •
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remains. I }iota-
openly advocates them. I have reason tU. -
1 tion, and Lefuses to enforce a compliance ' believe that Southern politicians of die.
Samuel Lane, Jr., sworn—l am ena- I • '
ai 4- -tt . "responsibleto-
I have; therewi ~ is the people, ()fiction are in favor of the movement, this'
nod in the hardware business ,
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known Dr. Webster since 1835; & 'rues. And if the fiepartined.is : not as arc of it, ; SOT O Of than 0 1)1 1 W -C it under present cir s .:
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day after Dr. Parkman's disappearance he then the post-masters on I.ti c
:elite arc re- euntLt"9c's• ,
Generall'avlor o ill undoubtedly take
inquired at our store for fish hooks. : sponsible, for it is their duty to report any , •
Strollif illtia3UVlS to present aims illfraCtklil.:.
Stephen 13. Kimball, another clerk in; and all failures and irreeularities of the ! o r oo rh aws an d neat i iv
die sonic store, Na. t), Dock Square, cur- D tra o . eeitions. 11I''
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roborated the above witness. . : moil, 11;18, it SeelllS, oolored the hoor2 squadron"
to be on the alert, and fo limit rabrilic lan- /
James W. Edgerty, clerk of anodic?.•
hardware store, testified that the six fish A IRIGIIT SPECK OF SUNSHINE, ding of any antes from the United : St:dos.
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18111 But it would require a much larger and Ye-,
hooks on the grapples in Court, were par- : Thu Legislature o f Miellia:111, in 1 8 •
ry vigilant force to prevent a landing.
chased by the prisoner on Tuesday toss.: . Ir t , 1
,ns,ruc,e-, lilt : t i ',: v.; -
it . -_. Senators to support One of the schemes that has been talk .
aids night. Did not Dr. 'Webster know;
the Wilmot Proviso, a lid took high ground (: t 1 of is to have only kite, n hundred meth.'
the fish hooks by a peculiar mark. :
\V. \V. m„,-1, another f i „,„l„.„ re , o „,-, , ' in favor 01 the principles of that measure.: and raise a standard of re., oft, mlying,o,it o, ,
sold three fish hooks on Friday, after At the present session of Congress, Gen• i immediate support from the majority of the :
people of the irgerior, as Well us 11 , pon,dpi
thanksgiving; thinks they were saialler' CABS, one of the Senators thus instructed,
popular sympathy in the United states. 7--,
than those Ibund• gave his masons at length u'll• I
-1c could Two hundred thousand men can, tt
a ~.
AV. W. Tiller, twine manufacturer, i
not comply with those instructions, and time, be enlisted in the United States t,
dentities the twine on the fishhooks and
remains, as his own manufacture. at the same time gave notice that if the any enterprise in winch tin; object Is oq ,
u tl
acqisition of territory .e ° f tu
Nathaniel Waterman, tin plate worker.; question came up, lie would resign his
loki Norman land-stealer Th s
flo blood ws ja Wit
Is acquainted with Dr. Webster; saw him I seat. We now see that the legislature of
veins. : U r
at his store on the day of his arrest, uith m•
. tel ligan,„ at its present session, have rc- The Cuban -invaders can get ineneti4
my workmen. Asked :Dr. Webster how I
!Dr. Parkman appeared when he paid him ,
considered the matter, and withdrawn ough, if they can get the means to subsist,
the money. H
He said he took the papers, their instructions. This is what we call theta. I have no doubt that the preA
and dashed out of the building. In that' the bright sunshine of fraternal peace that will be favored by northern men as well ;
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case, said 1, he did not get far from the • to d •
is rive awaysouthern. New York is, in lac li
the dark clouds of disun- quarters of this, as it , was of.the T,.e.,Na1l P.Z•,‘
i college. He must have been enticed into •
I one of his own buildings, where he would im• volution.. • - The command of th&,,Culge
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enterprise was offered to ono neiperil
eventually have been found. i DEATH OF JOHN C. CALHOUN, general two years ago, and now itUKos :
Mr. Waterman resumed his evidence,'
detailing the particulars of Dr. Webster rod to another.
-calling on him fora tea box, strong enough
to hold a hundred pounds. .
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Charles Lathrop, (Waterman's forema s t - 1)
was also sworn, and said that Dr. \V, wan
ted the box to be made of thick tin, very
strong,. 18 inches square and 30 inches
deep, with a handle that would not pull
out; I said that if he would send tiro box
to us after ho had packed it, I would sol
der it; he said he had to: send it , out of
town, that he had tools and would do it
himself , he wanted it done in great hasto p
Samuel, J. Brown, a toll gatherer oisthe
Cambridge bridge, said that - Dr: Parkman
called at the toll-Ifouse, and' inquired if I
had seen .Dr. Webster ;"he:canie downl
the week before that, abont six -iitnesi in.
qeiring for• Dr. Webster;, I baw:Dr;.Web--
stop,,on ; Friday passing a !grocerys,atore in'
'Prove streettowar4 the toll4muise - , I ash-
Aid hiryt if hg,', c9nld,trecognizo 4i ti32o bill'
Well an, Otehrnao 'gave me.:. foe. , drie. cent'
'.#4 l •i .1 1 4)-4 ‘ aid.l)9' could sots t.: ';
z;',.l:Pe#PY IS;;Coleillt!Pi 1;': W.Cummings,
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THE DOLLAR;
rni:nt:QuEsT.i
Clearfiel (I, Pa., April 5, 1850. 4 "I Neon to have Religion befare
'Phis truly cmindnt and patriotic states,
man, after suffering more or less all win-
ter, peacefully departed this lifo in Wash
ington city, on Sunday'fast, (Ist April.)—
Mr. Calhoun was born in Abbeville Dis
trict, S. C., of humble Irish parentage; on
the 18th March, 1782. lie was the arch
itect of his own fortune and fame, having
'received but a limitcd - oducation until he
arrived at the years of manhood,. when,
by dint of perseverance, ho prepared him
self for the' law, and graduated at Yale
College in 1804: Nono of our sreat.sfatcs
men have sPent more Active lives
ond none, whose career will reflc'et•'‘`vith
more lustre on the: pag,e'. - of history..
hits been in public life'alatOsf:'iininterrup
tedly, since 1810,' when.. ha :iviis'flrst elep;
ted to .Cpngres4.:
, ; I:le i ,AUas‘twice elected
Vice PrObident;',whipli•post he resigied;in
.183? :fe4 , -the,..ppiptise' o' taking . a . seat; in
• Jam . y '
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the •P'..S: Senate.: - was alsoSeef6farf.t
of war under Presiderit gee.%
'rotary of State .under President
nis tzilcnts u:ore of the big' hest.ordey, and'
he was one of die most 11ctkje,11146,9triOtti. : `.
and persovering.tnek of his agb.
Eii2
Incendiar lin:. and Suicide-4.0 61 1LP
miles west of Floid, on the road to Weriterig,
on Tuesday evening, a dwellinghoitscatit.
two barns were set on fire—the baiVA
five cows being completely'consingAVW
the dwelling much injured: .
diary proved to' be ft mdti
Jones, alrother-in-laVdth'e
property he fired,. bin'bocore his ar,resii
cut his throat in 'a - shocking Manner, etfo,
singiminediafe•death. Utiea , Obierverd
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'A boy named AlbertL . m e, in •ew
leans., a sfiort time since, picked up . a lio*l
et boolCcontaining ten'thousatid
It proved before advertising, to tie, t.
property of a merchant, who handsoo,
rewarded the honesty of the finder by 41
ing him one dollar, The Pycdott r e. ,
relating the circumstances ; Omits tYit
ser's name, doubtless, from the fpF4'4 o t.
lug ploseetttecl for hokli,ng up
tarrie to ridicule and cOril.enipti
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