- MOORS , zator
4..P"Pity
tatliOttirtMAlT :13. 4 022404%
ret!tfly ,Pa? r, will be' published at ill
pins law:
rirfaCS: 1
YEAR:IN ADVANCE $611"00
YEAR IN. 3 MONTHS I 25
YEAR IN 6 • DO 150
YEAR IN 9 DO RIO
rAtEAR IN 12 DO 2 00
0rr..11,r0 paper will be sent. to those wh ,
y in - advance after the .expiration of the
time paid for. . •
.
0•411 letters Ton business connected
``with the tffice, :to receirc :attention, lutist be
post paid.
'~
SPOWT2Wct
FOR vin COUNTRY DOLLAR
• •
.N P'l'tlHß Bf&T,---ey J* 4 l?, i #***
•
pridi 'thecountrica, East and "%N•st,
.America l like the 1:164
. The birthplace 'of the free ;
The country has ten thousand charms -
4. tilled: •itlt people, towns and farms ;
• 'A land of Liberty.
()full the mon, both East and West,
Americans I like the best,
They have an honest face ;
Are active; - honest, true and kind,
Dutch, English, Irish, French combined,
A real Yankee ram
Of all the Women, East anti West,
The American I like the best—
In virtue they excel ;
They are true sweethearts, loving wives,
And careful mothers, And their lives
Are spent in doing well.
Of all the soldiers, East and West,
The American I like the best—
. They're kind to conquered foes ;
And calm upon the battlefield, •
Would rather die than they would yield,
Though five to one oppose.
Of all the Home:3, both East and West,
That where 1 live I like the besl—
A quiet, safe retreat ;
Though domes and spires cannot tJe seen,
But, then, - the pines are alWay; green,
The air so fresh and sweet.
Or all.N6vspapers, East and
The. Dollar I do like the best--
'Tis free from party trash ;
But inforination, and much nescr;,
It weekly brings us to peruse,
All for one dollar cash
The Trial of Dr. J. W. Webster.
..For t 1«: Murder of hr. George W. Park.
man, lefore the Supreme Judicial
Caurt,
(('unt:htelal.)
The prisoner took hid seat to-day, with
the'air of a Professor going to deliver 'a
lecture to a tardy class. His seat, by the
by, is a wooden arm chair, with a stuffed
morocco cushion, and a little heart shaped
leaf of cherry, about ten inches wide, on
which:be sometimes places his gloves, and
gilitetirnes makes meniorand urns with a
pencil in a little book.
. arc cheered ibis morning with the
report,
.that the .government has only five
more witnesses to examine. If co, they
will have n few more left, for they came
info Court this morning,. with a list of more
than seventy.
The Court came in a few minutes•be.
fore ten, having, doubtless, been engaged
in . settling questions arising out of the
matter submitted by the Attorney Gener
al, just before the adjournment last eve
ning, in regard to the anonymeu.; letters.
Gold, sworn— I em an old
resident of the city, and not personally
acquainted with the delimdant ; but I have
.seen his handwriting in filling the diplomas
of the College, for twenty years ; I have
seen Dr. Webster'e writing (Alen, in filling
diplomas ; I have attended to writing par.
ticularly since my youth; I have taught
penmanship over fitly years, and have
published books on the subject.
• Mr. Bemis—We propoee to show by
this witness that the three anon yii:ous let
ters sent to Marshal Tukey, and received'
by brill; were written by Dr. Webster.
Mr. Sohier—l object to_ this 7 --may it.
please the Court. This:would be to in-
troduce a kind, of testimony always con- i
eidered weakand doubtful. Ido not think
This Court will be disposed to extend the
Doctrine laid down.in Moody and Rollins,
on the evidence . of "experts." Here they
do not• propose to introduce an export to
teEtifiy to the hand writing of Dr. Web=
ster, but compare letters which are not in
his hand writing with some' genuine letters
of his,
and get the inference that theSe" are
In a feigned 'hand writing. The learned
&tinsel argued the point at length,.
The Attorney pe qm trapilioo, referring
iqOnso s s in tbe ,booka.tincl recent practice,
in the case Of. Miller, in which ?the ..oppo
,olg counsel were engaged,„
The Court ruled ,the, testimony, COMpet,
tent; . .
Mr. Bemis= - •I shall first show the wit
neap the letter signed icPivie,", postmarked
November 20th.
should think this the hand
,iii,ritipirp - f Dr, Webster ; to show how eon'.
; Silent . , Lain, ; should • feel embarrassed, not
tipelYed, to vxPlain, consideris,bly the
tilroWNis,
r,.,Afer,riolc ohJecmd to his:, giving his
Attorney tieneyalrri•,eousider that, this
witness stands bpre.yvith•the right of any
persop ti ond_Pspeet in giving his reasons
that• ho may ?riake it pe_rfeetly, plai n -to „the
Catirtielfd it1)0 filitry 'that his: opinion is
well founded, 'The, Court ruled t that' the
'.witness. be:allowed ,to give his, ieeqoe4:,
• Witness , -4 never• .yet knewtany, one
'*hqgeeldMe.fie'ttfo 'letters exactly
rd . tik F, tvfto .;Yo 11'• mctiy.4 e yeE,,I h ave
never' knOWfi two Ittfnds which I' conk)
mot tell apart ? ' l l'hijA• are wayil to
l e . • .::: • •_:;',...„ - ,:' , 1•.• .:,..,:;:ca,?.. .• I; -,-• • --,; - .. -... ' • '-•11•••rtro. , .
. ~,-:.-,_.-., , ~,. ~.,_. f • ' . 4:, !I -HQ claw lot up% ‘ . , , 3 ~...% 01 , 21 - ,;
. . .
: .• :;•:, ..i , -.,!:•1 , .! ; • •:::.: ;'•::.•.,;, c_ ,:'..,•) • , , s4! 9 71117,:1::1 IA ',1 ', 11.,..
. ', ..
'7 . ': ' ''. I:,'.';' ''. '.''':-:.. . . . '.‘ *,... '.. 0 4 '. . ' -'A - ,.,''i ~ t- • •'• ''. ) . .. ..'• . . •
~ ... 1'.;:171 . _ - ' 4 :::': 4 -''' . :"! ! 1-: ~ ..,,.,
'' . -q 7 f-A -1 7: 1 . ' - - I . l:**•'>: • ,:::, ,-- iJ `i . 1 '.: '.."... ~ :: , t“ '•.' • , ,';'• .1•.:::• '. , , ',. , ;!:,Vi.rt'l 0 •„,', 4 -,. ; !.2,
- --T.. '':., .
. . . ..• . . ; , , ..;-.1-.. - AmJ ' -.-• 1... . . •.. • ~.. •. , , ~ .. . . .
~ .
,14 , ? .icy . 4
•• . 7 7 . • • , . . . .
.. . . re :' •' .1 - :7 4- - 1 ::+ 1 .1.1.....• '', - . .- , r , , ... ~..,', " .. .. .
1 .
• .
, -,..•
, • •
, it : -.. •,-, -(\--IL----:4-_,.-- - 47-t - '':-/,...-f:',,,,--,,,,-,- ; : - ',-...-t-117-- - -,‘... - -. .. ,
C' I -4
~. ~ - ',..„..,....._-,,,
...„-.11,,091,21•,,-.,e.
- - - myi-i- - i - f,iT.tt - -- • , :
--.2.l____.--- • - , .
._:•
....., .. ,
. i . .• ' •
• 4 •
(c)
.. . • _ _ • ,
BOSTON, Mtirdl 27
A IVEF,ItLY PAPER : DEVOTE]) TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Volume I
feign In hand—on©•is to letthe hand loose
in a flourishing way, the other is by care
ful attention to each letter, to, avoid pecu
liarities. It is next to impossible to avoid
any peculiarities, or keep it up consistent
ly to any considerable length. I• find in
this letter, that thd letter A and the letter
R. which Dr. Webster makes, in a pecu
liar manner, arc made differently. Also,
the character "&" is written,• instead of
the word and—some other letters which
he malie3, peculiarly agree, particularly
the largo P. is made in the same way;
the capital D. is similar,
The figures 1,3 %, and 9, are all simi
lar to Dr. Webster's; the small "f" is
made in his way, iiith no loop at the top,
and the word 'Noveniber," and the words
"of"' and "his," and "Boston" are like his.
The capital "B" ;s net the same; the let
ter "Y' sometimes, and always when used
as a capital, is his, not made as well as
he makeS it usually, but placed above the
line in this manner. In my opinion I
have no doubt that this letter was written
by Dr. Webster. Another letter, post.
marked Boston, Nov. 26th, and directed
Francis Tukey, was put in the witness's
hands; it was signed "Dart." This letter
is a very fine hand,; it first seems the
hand of a boy, but on examination we see
the capitals, which show it to be the hand
of one practised with a pen. I think it is
the band writing o(Dr. Webster; I see no
reason to doubt it.
The witness then proceeded with delib
j erat ion, and examined Hie East Cambridge
letter, post marked Nov. 30th, brought to
I Mr. Tukey, by the postmaster. I have
' no doubt this letter was written by the
same hand as the other letters; there is no
single letter on which this conclusion
could' not be come to; there is a striking
resemblance between the words "s" and
"was it" in all ; and the words begining
with a capital "W." and the word "be"
all strike me.as similar or the same, there
is a striking similarity in the letter "t,"
Which is scarcely ever turned up at the
cud ofa word. The words "Boston" in
all three are alike ; I am positive that it
Was not written with a pen, nor was it, in
my judgment, with a brush; it was not
written with anything son. ['Witness ex
j plained the peculiar effects of pens and
brushes in making letters.] I have expe
rimented with an instrument given me by
the counsel. The prisoner's counsel here
objected to the questions. The Attorney
I General remarked that he proposed to
show that an instrument found in the
prisoner's, private room would produce j
just such a document, and no other would.
The Court ruled the evidence entirely
in
admissable. The marks might have been
made with some other instrument. Wit
ness testified that the words "paid," 'paid'
j written across the $4OO note, were in the
prisoner'S hand writing ; also the pencil
mark at the bottom of the $2432 note; al
so the memorandum at the bottom of the
' amount, signed "C. C." and the super
scription , on the same, he had no doubt,
were in the prisoner's handwriting; the
marks across the face of the note were
certainly not made with a pen.
Cross-Examined—l have seen these
papers before; I have seen other anony
mous letters; do not know where they
came from, witness was shown a letter
which ho said was in Dr. Webster's ordi
nary hand-writing, written in haste ; it.
.was addressed to Marshall Tukey; the
"Civis" letter was not much disguised to
tne , considered it disguised: partially,
but could not say whether it_ was so inten
ded ; if it had been shown to me alone.—
I. could not say certainly that it was inten
tionally a disguised hand ; I cannot say
why some letters are different ; cannot say
whether Dr.'W., intended to disguise his
band by making some letters diabrent.
The letter's that are ; different from Dr.
are generally like Path other, but
not always. ; The letter "d" I will now
say, for
,it did ; not ; occur to ,mo in "Dr.
.W." is generally turned over to the left
in Dr. W.'s usual .hand,rthe "a" is nbt
closed at, the : top; in these Jotters, it is
closed by a separate stroke at the top; do
not recollect any "n" inDr..W.'s genuine
handwriting that is closed at the.,top ; the
letter "r",in the: "Civis" letter is made
with what we call a hook at the right ;Alm
letter is carried round with a sweeping
curve; be ',generally. makes .an "r!' with a
look, but sometimes it,is a singular lettet,
looking more dike the latter part of a K.—
Do not pretend to be able to tell with cer
tainty by looking at the document whether
it, is a „simulated hand or aot ; my usual
way is to compare it witha genuineland.
"should, not judge a document to bo simu
lated, unless some of.tho letters wore male
unaccountably or: irregularly. When .1
first saw Aloe° letters: my irrlpresSion Was
that they were Doctor -Webster s.
The generals appearance . ; of the:‘,c,dart"
letter is „unlike-„
close inspectioßilappears to be ; donit
know how : many!letters, , in ore Junde
similar to Mr. W.'s ; I did esaminc Etral,
say,atfirst„ but don't,now.reeoPeF4.., lF
,
,seliergzve : theiletier..to,tha,iyitriesg,
anti,fiplierklitiLl4 say lum ; niany. l4ttgro,
9340.41/4 r ,
011,40 : name i thq snnharAttop,,a9u ne,§pa: ,
ki4itieirAinovity?,;:
'should say this was an unnatural 'hand
when shown it letter in which the letters
were made regularly, I mentioned that I
could not say that it was intentionally dis
guised, but when, as in this case, the let
ters are made unnaturally and inconsist.
ently ; I should think it disguised, and,
from the letters and words, similar to Dr
W.'s I should say that it was his hand
disguised.
'Tux DEFENcI;.--Mr. Sohier, in opening
for the defence, said he r should, confine
himself to the merits of the charge, instead
of the customary manner in such a case,
of dwelling on the 'nighty interests the
prisoner had at stale. Ile asked the jury
to divest their minds of all prejudice, and
referred to the excitement attending the
disappearance of 1)r. Parkman, which, at
one time, threatened to spend itself, even
in violence, on the innocent Medical Col
lege itself, an excitement so creditable to
the community, but so dangerous to the
defendant. The law implies malice in
homicide, where the killing is a deliberate
and cruel act, without a sufficient provoca
tion—in sudden combat. or heat of blood.
Here is a narrow line, with death on one
side, and life on the other, though it may
be in circumstances of suffering and pri
vation. We are now left to inquire what
is a sufficient provocation to reduce a hom
icide to manslaughter. In deciding this,
the law has a great regard to the weapons
insilxumeots used to produce death.—
%VIA ‘villd be a sufficient provocation
for killing with a stick, would not answer
for a broad axe or an iron bar. The
deadly instruments argue an intention to
kill. The law, therefore, makes a dis
tinction, in regard-to the provocation, be-
tween weapons which are dangerous and •
those which are not so.: This leads us to
the first inquiry—what is a reasonable
provocation for homicide with a dangerous
weapon, to sonstit6te it manslaughter!
Referring to the last, we find the law
laid down, that any assault of great indig
nity upon the person—sdch us pulling the
nose—is held a sufficient provocation to
make homicide with deadly weapons, or
manslaughter. To ruler to a particular
case- by way of illustration: Two soldiers
were drinking together in a room, when a
dispute arose, and one wounded the other,
and finally turned him out of doors, which
he had the undoubted right to do, but .the
man who was turned out, came and stab
bed the other to the heart. This was held
to be manslaughter. As to homicide com
mitted with some instrument, not likely to
produce death, it is held, (I refer to the
same authority, thatabusive and reproach.
hut words may be sufficient.
Homicide may also be manslaughter,
when committed in sudden combat, when
two persons get into a quarrel on equal
terms—no matter which strikes first. The
law supposes that heat and passion, in
stead of malice; and the killing of either,
if it take place under these circumstances,
is held to be manslaughter, even if it take
place by a deadly weapon. Professor
Webster then stands charged, virt►ally,
with murder and manslaughter. He is
charged with the killing. If he did it with
malice aforethought, as a deliberate and
cruel act, it was murder. If it IA as with
sufficient provocation, or in sudden com
bat and heat of blood, it was manslaughter.
But, gentlemen, (and this is a provision
which the law wisely sets around the safe
ty of us all,) it is of no sort of conse
quence, in law, how many crimes a man
has committed, if he has not comliaitted
precisely that for which he is to be tried.
If the government thils to prove that which
he stands charged with, there is an end of
the caseotor, is it of any consequence if a
.man has committed a crime he stands
charged with, if he has not committed It in
the manner and form as set forth in the in
dictment.
• The government is bound in the case- to
' state, not only what the crime is, but what
the manner of it. Their Btu tement must
not only be:substantiated, but even formal.
The accused has a right to knew to"wliat
he is to . plead, that he may prepard hisde
fence; Any mistake or inaccuracy in the
statementis fittal to. the' prosecution. This
is the shield which our law throws around
uS, and - ivithout. which the i ro would be no
safety for us' Or outlives'. `
In Other lands, there mhy be Other Crini.
inn! laws, with more or less beneficial.re.
sults. But this is the law under which wo
live, in peace arid quietness, and 'theAc
fendantonad every man accused of this
great .crime, has a right to the, benefit of
it. I now, ask your attention; gentlemen,
to the' indictment-4t consists of ' . fetir
counts. The goVernment la...allowed to
prtlye its iudictilients,.andif they 'be prop
erly ,draw,n, proving either,of i them is auf•
ficient to.establish the guilt of the ,defuncl
.
ant:
lie then culled the'iittention• of thejtif . i,
first to therrules of law.:
the offence against the defendant. Sec
ond—To the 'iules 'in . regard to the
modes of bringing the, charge in, the indict-
Third—M..9p) the raleS' cClaw in
thkiirOOr cif the ' • " •
He'then
iriX rictus: s murder
)ii - , N„lf.A9. ll igr , clg§g4 at filx: o'cipailukyitig
qp0.109 pyp !jy.:9r4.4.nidslii:Sar_ter....l.ti:!:, , !ii
4g ok
TESTIMONY FOl4 - .;•IDITE.I 4 IOE'.: t'''• 11
Joseph T. Buckingham, sworr
Clearfield, Pa., April 13, 1850.
known Dr. Webster for thirty, years; al
ways knew him to boa peaceable man,..k,
never knew him to be charged with any
act of violence.
John G. Palfrey, sworn—Knew Web
ster eight years, during my first residende
in Cambridge; seven years as a neighbor,
never heard anything charged against him
as a man of violence; while he was Pro
fessor 'of Chemistry in flarvardi he is a
man subject to' harmless moments of pas
sion, but they are soon exhausted.
John B. Blake, sworn—Have known Dr.
Webster 25 years; and was in the labora
tory with hini, at the medical college, one
year ; always knew him as a peaceable &
humane man.
James Walker, sworn—l have known
Doctor
.Webster about JO years; never
knew unything against hint us a peacea
ble and humane loan.
Daniel Tread well, sworn—l have been
connected with the college 11 years; I
have known Webster 20 years; have 'al
ways known bim as u humane and honest
man, though some irritable.
Francis Bowen, sworn--I have known
DrAYebster 20 years; l alllacquainted in
the society in which he •moves; I under
stand hint to be a hasty rind irritable man,
quickly excited, but soon forgets the
cause ; never knew any acts of violence at
tributed to him.
• Professor Joseph Lovering, sworn--I
have known Prof. ‘Vebster 20 years; al-
ways knew him to be a humane and mild
man.
Ccorge S. Sa very, sworn—l reside in
Charlestown . ; I have known Prof. Web
ster twelve years, he has always been held
in the community as a peaceable and qui
et man.
Converse Fcanos, sworn—l reside at
Cambridge ; I have knew') Dr. Webster as
a neighbor since 1842; 1 have always
known him as a peaceable and quiet neigh
bor, end an honorable man.
Abel Willard, sworn-1 reside in Cam
bridge ; iam acquainted with Prof. Web
:iter; have known him for many years,
never knew anything against his charac
ter; tikVtlys heard him spoken of very
highly.
- A. number of other witneses testified to
the good character of the defendant, and
the court adjourned at 7 o'clock.
Eighth Days Proceedings.—The •evi
i deuce for the defence in the case of Prof.
!J. W. Webster, charged with the murder
of Dr. George Parkman, closed on Thurs
day, with the testimony, first, of several
•
additional witnesses proving his high mot.-
al character and general uprightness; sec
ond, the evidence of his three daughters,
Prof. Treadwell and others, as to his be
ing nt home and elsewhere at certain
hours when, according to Littlefield's tes
tiniorijr, he was at the college'; third, the
evidence of Dr. Morton in relation to the
!teeth found; and lastly, a number'of wit
' nesses who testified positively to having
seen Dr. Parkman after the hour at' which
he was seen entering the college, &from
which the indictment alleges he never
came alive. We copy the more import.
ant portions of this testimony, with .the re
mark that a severe cross-examination of
the witnesses who testified to seeing Dr.
Parkinan after the time of the-alleged roar
der, had little effect on their testimony:—
• Dr. W. P. G. Morton, sworn—l hare
practised dentistry about 8 years; I man
ufacture my own mineral teeth; I took in
struction ofDr. Keep, in his method of,
manufacturing teeth, some five years ago.
(Witness was shown the teeth found in the
furnace.) I see no particular marks on
the teeth, by which they could be identi
fied ; the teeth are •ground on the inside;,
that is not unusual ; it is done by a small
grindstonep from . th? size ofn fourpence to
that of a dollar ; we do it usually when
the patient complains that he has not room
for his tongue;
n there.is .nothing peculiar '
in the Ilse of platina pins, or in the posi
tion of the hole drilled in the ,block ; this
plate does not fit the model of, Dr,' 'Keep
any'better than one could easily be found
to do in .altnost . nny refuse lot of teeth ;
there is no peculiarity in the absorption of
the: "alveolar process.;" there are many
not so much absorbed; and many fhr more;
(the witness here showed the jury - .how
some old plates of teeth of hisi. own would
fit the model of Dr. , Parkman's pia;) the
eye-teeth, and the bicuspid, 'in. the lower
jaw, are most likely to last; we:conimon-' .
ly let • them remain•on that account; ::ono
of the blocks found in the furnace, in cop- .
tact with that ,which is supposed .to fit, the
Model of Dr. Keep, • has evidentlyrbeennit-,
poked to a high heat, and is much,warped,
which inclines me •to l think that'- the
lower block- ia.contact:lntty have !been
WqrPod, andl,warped, iti nutylave 'been
;warped to fit.,, . ,
Vross .ezatnin'ed—.l- make my tenth •to
tit the cases of inv patient; aS they. arise;
eo.6et of teeth finished • on , tfie plate;;
fit two mouths, ,hut . ! than blocks, of teeth
SFfhichgo on the plat l / 4.4444... e, intty.ensiver,for twia.
41 ±±yodel does 4ll espy bohliser
the ia . ,Wv:but therc , •
ialy iniittx#F
t:tk ictyt;
tsf dy'l '4O
fan A“~._-vn f, V , f‘nga-‘W
”OSTON, March 2E4
rim
='
but more I could not. The
_peculiarities
of a jaw could make an impression on me
for a time, but I could not say how long.
Samuel A. Wentworth, sworn—l live in
Vine street; am a provision dealer; was
acquainted with. Dr. George Parkman;
had known him two years; saw him last
in Court street, between the hours.of half
past two and half-past three; I fix the time
because our dinner hour is at one o'clock;
had been to dinner and got back, and my
young man went to dinner at two o'clock,
andLhad got back ; I then went down town;
my young man: was gone about half an
l hour; as I was going to Haymarket square,
: and from thence to the market, for my
I Saturday marketing; I met him in Court
street, near Mrs. Kidder's medicine shop,.
on ;the same side ; when he goti.opposiie
there, ho stopped :suddenly • on) the side
walk, and turned 'towards the middle of
!the street, with his hands behind him un
;der his coat; he wan looking up; . as if.at
the opposite houses. On Saturday eve- i
ning, after I had shut up, when I came
home, my wifo said there had been two
men there after Dr. Parkman. I remark.
ed that I guessed then he had not gone a;
!great ways, for I had seen him yesterday
la' fternoon in Court street. Dr. Parkman;
was coaling towards me when I saw him.
I passed him, and , then went across the
street, and from the opposite side 1 looked
:back, and:saw Dr. Parkman standing as I I
had said. I was walking with a gentle-i
man by the name of J. Russell, and men- 1
timed the fact at the time; he remembers;
it, but does not remember the day.
Samuel Clelland, sworn—l live in Chet.;
sea; I have known Dr. George Parkman
11 years ; I last saw him on Friday; Nov. l
23d; I saw him in Washington street, be-
tween Milk street and Franklin street; it.
was as near as I can put it, between a
quarter end half-past three ; I should think'
20 minutes past; it was on the east side
of the street; he was going from Dock'
Square; I fix the time because I had been I
to call on the Rev. George Wells, who
boards at 18 Franklin street; I always call
npon,him nt 3 o'clock ; I fix the day be-1
cause I had addressed a note that day to I
Rev. Mr. Allen at East Boston, to know
whether he could supply our pulpit on the
next :Sabbath ; the lad returned the note,
net being able to find Mr. Allen. It is du.
led on Friday; I have the note in my pock
et. At three o'clock I concluded to go
and see the Rev. Mr. Wells, and as I was
sure not to find him except at 8 o'clock,
1 %%ailed, and lea my store at that hour.
I had called on Mr. Wells,
.and was going
along Washington street, when I saw Dr.
George Pullman coming before me, as I
thought in company with a labbring man,
in.his working dress.: It was this that at
tractedirriy attention, to it; it was a mis
takes liowever—hof was Mono; the reason
I did not mention it to Mr. Tukey was,
,that the oiler of a reward for him mention
ed his having been seen at the South End,
I thought my : information could be of no
consequence.
Abby S. Rhodes, sworn--I have been dinner at home that 4 day. I was 'not.,:at
ac.quainted with Dr. George Parkman ; I home in the afternoon of that day, came
last saw. him on the afternoon of Friday, home to tea and found my father thore. 77
Nov. 23, in Green street, nt the corner of Ho was at home all that .evening ; wo
Lyman Place, in front of Emery South- passed it in reading together: He road• to
cr's,store. • I think it' was•a quarter to 5.i me.
There was a man with • him. I was go-1 The first time I saw my father on the
Mg towards Chamber street, and he was! succeeding day(Sunday) ; was at. Church
going towards Bowdoin square. .1 wasps in the College Chappel, He
. attended
1
near him as I could be in passing, with Church the whole of the foreneon,.' le
my daughter between us. We bowed to I had .dinner that ,day. earlier than usual,
hire. I re member the day, because it in order that my father, might - go, to Pos•
was the only day that week when. I went tutu : He said ilexes going into . the city
out with my daughter and came home with to inform the Pariiinan family'
. tlia . " .„ ...he
her; we went,out shopping, and made purr bad paid Dr. P. some money the 'clitp• of
chases 'at Hovey!s store. in Winter street; the. Doctor's ,disaprarance. Don't, rec.
I bought cloven yards moussolin d'lairic at ollect whether l• saw;him again .on, that
twenty centsa yard,lwa dollars At ,thiNty day., . ...,
.. _. _.
cents, and ,paid. the money ;,I have since My father
.ctan lienio ! just at'..dianar
gone to their store and ascertained by their time on Monday : afternoon ;.ho .was,"not
books it was not Thursday, for; : was at ',at homo,ontlio.wholo aflorneon : I wasint
home. all that day; I have taker - I'ole great.: 'itt. home likewise duringthe whole . of . the
est pains:Le bo'certain of: the.day ;. I was afternoon ; my father came home just,et
so Certain of it that I went,to the Rev. Dr. tea lime on that evening and ,remaipc . d,ar
Francis!Parkman ; I firs;,; heard .'of Doctor home ; I went to lied that evening atjen
Parkman7s disappearance from the. papers o'clock, and when I,wOnt.teiglY bqtf,lolY
on Sunday; my daughter went up into the 'father was still at borne ; on TUesday„..ui.y
Country on , Saturday, and,,came baolt the fitther .was ,at home at:dinner; ttn() ;; aleo,.,at
neit Tuesday; that.day I asked My son if tea, and , Temained at ,hOrne ,4priii"g. ..,the
any thing had:been 'heard of Drl : Parkman, everting,; .we bad nly hist party,: apktliese
my.daughter then •routinded . molhat we wasm' tire in the direction of Porter's . !Ho.
bowed to him in Green .street, and I ha- tel.; 'We:played Whist among ottysolvethlit
mcdiately remembered it. . . ;:, .., . oveninWf did tiot have company.,
Fhilentt D. Hatch, , ,siviarrt7.-I
,livo at : 15 . . My. father usually : breakfasts at home,-..-.
Vine street; I used to know Dr.• George Father: was at home ;:on;;We.tlnesdP..Y.3.ly,
Parkman;'adithave known •birofor .four 7 came into.the dining recitkak altatn,lls t "..
teen years . I saw Di-,.:Parktrfan in' Cain.
.clock,!A.: '-''''
:1'41., where I. WaP,•• re ( ink,' f ; be
bridge ;be was going. into, BlessOn:strett; went ems. :t./4"'•cezN• ; and. _. nillir
en Friday, :Nov. 23d41 it :wns iaL 0r
of 13 -:'. - . ' • : ' 'l' ' "oe' l- '7. - ''. 7.1.
, Minines!l befoie.2;(lielVDS 'going . toward 'l,;•'2'. . . , ...‘. 2. .... •'.
Coo itstreep; ! Hiked . thb..t ime because-,
ditylefore the.23d;rny husbinAtarte
0 ' : -.
~.,.„..)
go; tO Vermont:. , , : , My..srster Ca t tikg..1,11 . 0 - - . .tc . . ' . •
day,.::..l . liad..7lxen out tat s49 , ;'"pay! ( ". . "
thitighter;lilottked:afthe Clocke . .., '• . .
longl liadleerrclut. , !.: .: 2,;,. ;("2,4 • '
.:•,.. Josef. , h' Hateb, , savrig
st re..er...q.w •
n7l'7
theyr,•.,: • .
.. .
......,....
rtituftiber 40.
• PRICES .OF .ADVBILTISINU:
41
1 n it; sona:or lin out: on - ;,1) • 60‘
tdo, t 7 dt. :3. •do'N.,i 1 1 007: I .
Bach soh y inkent..instrtion.,- 25.,
1 . do' inpiltha •• ' 7— ' 7 l; 50'
1 do G Months ••••' -•A•[10'
1 do 12 months "••• 1)0.
• 2 do 3 mont/tv . 5.00
2 do' "- rrnonths' "*.. 7. .."' 611)0
2 do 12 months .10:00
• 3. do 3 months • . • • • ,•6 00
3 do 6 months - 00
3 do •12 months '' • it: 00
5 do or hall a caurnit,A• months 12..0
3 do or halfa column . ; 12 months 00
10, do or olio column. 6 month. ' '0,.00
10 du'- br onotcolittnn, 12 ntrolt6i': - ' , '".110 00
Books, Jobs, andißloliiiN
Of cvcry desaription)prenkif tery,tes,! Nyte
ftrul'im thr thirtcst notive,.ut.iki.CaeNrliT CO '
L•
Charleston, andirhe was comin.... towards
Leverett street ;4; met him beyond the.mid
dle of the street, at a place-where..there ,iet a
millinery store on.onefsideilinst a carpv
tor's shop on,the!.other; it was near Port
land street ; Ia Was ~on, the. , lailband side
going down, Dr: Parkman was-on the ,ep
posite side, going towards Leverett street ;
I fix the hunt., because I , Started:.to.' East
Cambridge attliree or four minutes-before
two, by the.. chick there ; the clock :in:the
I Court-house said 2 ; : Iwalked ;. the. :first
I place I had to :call , was in Elm Street ;.I ar
s rived there at 23 or 25 minutes'after two ;
passed on my , ay. into Leverett street,
where I saw Dr. Parkman; then into Port
land street,. and Hanover street td Elm st.;
I Dr.. Parkman had on d cheek frock coat,
dark pants, and dark hat; -when I-saw him
I he hail his hands behind his. back,. and
seemed to .he .somewhat excited,-,hs if he
were angry.
Mary Rhodes, sworn—Daughter of the
previous • witness. I knew Dr. George
Parkman for nearly two years. I remelt.
ber seeing Dr. Geo. Parkman 01 - 1 Friday,
Nov. 23d, at about five o'clock. :.My moth
er was with me. There was a gentleman
walking with Dr. Parkman; I did. , not
know him. We had, been out and bought
a muslin-de-laine dresscat, Hovey's; r had
the bundle carrying -it home. . • ,
Sarah Greenough,- sworn-n-4- h. a,v e
known Dr. George Parkman. from early
life.. I saw' him last on Friday, thetweek
in which he disappeared, in CaMbridge
street, between Belknap and South.,Rid•
sel streets, it iwas 10 minutes before three ;
I had an' engagement at three o'cloeltovela
Temple street, to meet my son-; was .on
my way up Cambridge street to- meet this
engagement ; when I got to Lynde,, r a f trget,
I took out. my watch and it was tdttrnin
utes to three, and-I had time to gre i to my
son's; I there saw Dr. Parkman on The
opposite side of the Street. My-belief. that
I saw him is positive.-
Samuel B. Green, sworn.—l am sales
man in Hovey's storo, in Winter street.
On Friday, 23d of November, there was
a parcel of muslin de line sold—,eleven
yards, at twenty cents a yard ; there was
no other parcel of muslin de arsine that
day for cash, except that; I do: not rec.
ollect it, I only know it from.a memoran•
dum book. . , .
Mary Ann Webster, daughter of the ac.
cused; sworn:—Ain daughter of the prig.
oner ; have endeavored to call to mind the
conduct of my father during the week. be
fore his arrest. On Friday, the . 23d. of
'November, my father 'came home about 15
minutes before 8 o'clock,.P. M. He drank
lea at home and remained at home Until
eight o'clock, and then went to neigb
bor's houie with •us, where we 'remained
until past 12 o'clock..
My sisters and myself returned to : the
house at half-past 12 o'clock at MAL—
My father came to &lb door and jet us in.
He, went to bed at one o'clock. I -saw
my father on Saturday, the day after the
disappearance of Dr. Parkman. Ile took
ME
IBE9
Mil
OEM
=NEI
MEE
' ".
' .7 ''''.
~',.'-', ': 4.4'1%,_, .1?
MEE
I=
IE2