itintionarr , wr. THE JOURNAL. Iluntingdon, July A, MO. coNtEsszoNiir DR . ~YEBSTEII~ Murder of Dr. Gco. Parkmau. Rev. Dr. Putman, spiritual adviser of Lit. J. Webster, has laid before the Governor and Coancil of Massachusetts, the following extra ordinary confession obtained from the condemn ed man, of the murder of Dr. Parkman. This confession was made on the 23d of May last, find is in substance as follows THE CONFESSION. On Tuesday, 29th of November, 1 sent the note to Dr. Parkinan, which, it appears, was carried by the boy, Mas ked!. I handed it to Littlefield unseal. ed. It Was to ask Dr. Parkman to will at my rooms, on Friday, the 23d, after my lecture. He had become, of late, Very importunate for his pay. He had threatened me with a suit; to out an of ficer ih my house, and to drive me from ley prefestdr4hip, if I did not pay him. The purport of My kite Was simply to Usk the conference. I did not tell him, in it, what I could do, or what I had to say about the payment► 1 wished td gain, for those few days, a release froth his solicitations, to which I was liable every day on occasions, and in a manner very disagreeable and alarming, and also to aver: for so long a time, nt least, the fulfilment of recent threats of severe measures. 1 did not expect to be able to pay him when Friday should arrive. Ily purpose was if lie should accede to the proposed interview, to state to him my embarrasments and utter inability to pay him at present—to apologise for those things in my conduct which had 'offended him—to throw myself upon his mercy—to beg for further time and in dulgence, for the sake of my family, if lint for myself, and to make as good promises to hint as I could babe any hope of keeping. I did not hear from him on that day, nor the nekt, (Wednesday,) but I found on Thursday he had been :thread in purstiit of me without finding me. I imagined lie had forgotten the 'appointment, or else did not mean to wait for it. I feared he would Caine in upon me at iny lecture hour, or while was preparing my experiments for it therefore, I called at his house on that morning, (Friday,) between eight and nine o'clock, to remind him of my wish to see him at the College, at half-past one—my lecture closing at one. I did not stop to talk with him, for I expected the conversation would be a long one, and I had my lecture to prepare for, it was necessary for me to have my time, and, also, to keep my mind free from other exciting mattters. Dr. Parkmun agreed to call on me as I proposed. He came, accordingly, bet ween half-past one and two o'clock, entering at the lecture room door. 1 was engaged in removing some glasses from my lecture room to' ble, into the room in the rear, called the upper laboratory. He came rapidly down the step, and followed me into the labo li - ratory. Ile immediately addressed me with great energy—" Are you ready for Me, sir ? Have you got the money I'-- 1 replied, "No, Dr. Parkman ;" and 1, Was then beginning to state my condi tion, and my appeal to him, but lie would not listen to me and interrupted me with Much vehemence. He called me a scoun drel and liar, went on heaping on inc the most bitter taunts and opprobrious epi theta. While he was speaking, he drew handful of papers from his pocket, and look from among them my two notes, :and also an old letter from Dr. Hossack written many years ago, congratulating him on his success in getting me appoin ted Professor or Chemistry. "You see," lie said, got you into your office, and now I will get you out of it." Ile put back into his pocket all the papers ex cept the letter and the notes. I cannot tell how long the torrent of threats and invectives continued, and I cannot recall la 'memory but a small portion of what s►e said ; at first, 1 kept interposing, try ing to pacify him, so that I might obtain 'the object for %Odell I sought the inter-' *view, bu't I could not stop him and soon my own 'temper was up.; 1 forgot every 'thing, and felt nothing but the sting of his words. I Was excited to the high est degree of passion, and while he was speaking and gesticulating in the most violent and r►'iehaci'ng•manner, thrusting the letter and his 'fistinto my face, in my fury I seized whateVer thing Wits handi est (it was a stick of Wood,) and dealt him an instantaneous blow with •all the force that passion could give:it. 1 did not know, or think, of tare, where I should hit him, nor now hard ; nor what the effect would be. It was•en the side of his head, and there Was nothing to break the force of the blow. He fell in litnntly upon tl►e pavement. Therewas •ito second blow; he did not move. I vtooped down over him, and he seemed to be lifeless. Blood flowed from his Mouth; end I got a sponge and wiped it away. I got some ammonia and appl•i 'ed it to his nose, but 'Without effect. Per= imps I spent ten minutes in attempts to resuscitate him, but 1 found he was abso lutely dead. In my horror and ennster nation, I ran instinctively to the doors and bolted them, the doors of the lec ture room and of the laboratory below. And then, what was Itodo 1 'lt never occurred to me to go out and declare what had been done, and obtain assis tance. I saw nothing but the alterna tive of a successful movement and con cealment of the body on the one hand, and of infamy and destruction on the Other. The first thing I did, as soon as I could do anything, was to draw the body into the private room adjoining, where I took off the clothes, and began putting them into the fire, Which was burning in the upper laboratory. They were all Consulted there that afternoon, With papers, pocket-book, and whatever they contained. I did not examine the pockets, nor remove anything, except the watch. I saw that, or the chain of it hanging out. I took it, and threw it over the bridge as I went to Cambridge. My next move was to get the body into the sink, which stands in the small pri vate room i by setting the body partial. ly erect agaiest the corner, and by getting up into the sink myself, I suc ceeded in drawing it up there. It was entirely dismembered: It was quickly done, as a work of ter , rible and desperate necessity. The only instrument was the knife found by the officers, in the tea chest; Which 1 kept for cutting corks: I made ho use of the Turkish knife, as it was called at the trial. That had long been kept on my parlor mantlepiece in Cambridge; as a curious ornament. My &welters fee , quently cleaned it; hence the marks of ell and whiting found on it, I had late ly brought it into Boston to get the sil ver sheath repaired. While dismem bering the bddy; a stream of Cochituate water was running through the sink, carrying off the blood th a pipe that pas , . sed down through the lower laboratory. There must hat , e been a leak in the pipe, for the ceiling below was stained imme diately around it. There was a fire bur ning in the furnace of the lower Tabora , tory. Littlefield was mistaken In think= mg there had never been a firo there.— He had probably never kindled one, but 1 had done it myself several times. I I I had done it that day for the purpose of making oxygen gas. The head and vie cera were put into that furnace that day, and the fuel heaped on. I did not ex amine at night to see to what degree they were consumed. Some of the ex tremities were put in there, I believe, on that (lay ; the pelvis, and some of the limbs perhaps, were all put under the lid of the lecture room table, in what is called the well—a deep sink lined with lead ; a stream of Cochituate was tur ned into it., and running through it all Friday night ; the thorax was put into d sftttilar well, in the lower laboratory, width I filled with water, and threw in a quently of potash ; which I Inund there. This disposition of the retnalto was not changed till after the visit of ' the officers On Monday. When the body had been thus all disposed of, I cleared away all tracts of what had been done. I think the stick with which the fatal blow had been struck proved to be a piece of the stump of a large grape vine—say two inches in diameter, and two feet long. It was bne of several pieces which I had carried in froth Cambridge long before, for the purpose of showing . the effect of certain chemical fluids in coloring Wood., by being absorbed into the pores. The. rape vine, being a very porous wood, Virds well adapted to this purpose. Another longer stielt had been used as intended, and exhibited to the students. This one had not been used. I put it into the fire. I took up the two notes either from the table or the Ili-dr, I think the table ; close by where Dr. P. had fallen. I seized an old metallic pen lying on, the table, dashed it across the face and through the signatures, and put them in my pocket. I do nut know why I did this rather than put them in the fire, for I had not considered for a moment what effect either mode of dis posing of them would have on the mort gage, or my indebtedness to Dr. P. and the other persons interested, and I had not yet given a single thought to the question ns to what account I should give of the object or result of my inter view with Dr. Pnrkman. I never saw the sledge hammer spoken of by Little field ; never knew of its ekistence at least 1 have no recollection of it. I left the College to go home, as late as six 'o'clock. I collected myself as well as could, that I might meet my family and others with composure. On Saturday, I visited my rooms at the Colleges but made no change in the disposition of the remains, and laid no plans as to my fu ture course. On Saturday evening, I read the notice in the "Transcript," res pecting his disappearance. I was then deeply impressed with the necessity of immediately taking some ground as to the character of my interview with Dr. Park man, for I saw that it must become known that I had had such an interview ns I had appointed it first by an unsea led note on Tuesday, and on Friday had myself called at his house in open day, and ratified the arrangement, end had there been seen, and had probably been overheard by the man servant, and I knew not by how many persons. Dr. P. might have been seen entering my rooms, or how many persons he might have told by the way where he was go ing—the interview would in all proba bility be known, and 1 must be ready to explain it. The question exercised me much, but on Sunday my course was ta' ken. I would go into Boston and be the first to declare myself the person, as yet unknown, with whom Dr. P. had made the appointment. 1 would take the ground that I had invited him to the College to pay him money, and that I had paid it. Accordingly, I fixed upon the sum by taking the small note and adding interest, which it appears I cast erroneously. If I had thought of this course earlier, I should not have depos ited Pktee's check for $9O in the Charles River Bank on Saturday, but should have suppressed it, as going so far to make up the sum whichl was to have profes sed to have paid the day before, and which Pettee knew I had by me at the hour of interview ; it had not occurred to me that I should ever show the notes, cancelled in proof of it, or I should !level destroyed the large note, and let it be inferred that it was gone with the mis sing man, and I should only have kept the small one; whiCh was all that I could pretend to have paid. My single thought was concealment and safety; everything else was incidental to that. I was in no state to consider my ulterior pecuniary interest. Money, though I needed it so much, Was of no account with me in that condition of mind, If I had design ed and premeditated the homicide of Dr. Parkman, in order to get possession of the notes and cancel my debt ; I not only should not have deposited Pettee's check the next day, but should !wire made some show of getting and having the money the morning before. 1 should have draivn my money from the bank end ta ken occasion to mention to the cashier that I had a sum to make up on that day for Dr. Perlman, and the same to Hench man; when I borrowed the $10: I should have remarked that I was so much short of a sum that I was to pay Parkman. I borrowed the money of Henchman as mere pocket money for the day. Had I intended the homicide of Dr. P., 1 should not have made the appointment With him twice, and each time in so open a manner that other persons would almost certainly know of it; and I should not have invited hint to my rooms at an hour Whet) the College would be full of students and others, and an hour when I was twist likely to redeihe calls from others, for that ivas the hbur, jtist after the lecture, at which persona having business with me, or in my rooms were always directed to call. I looked into my rooms on Sunday afternoon, but did n,,thing. After the first visit of the of ficers, I took the pelvis and some of the limbs from the upper well, and threw them into the vault under the privy. I took the thorax from the well below, and packed it in the tea chest, as found, My own impression has been, that this was not done till after the second visit of the officers, which was on Tuesday, but Kingsley's testimony shows, that it must have been done sooner. The perforra• tion of the thorax has been made by the knife. At the time of removing the viscera, on Wednesday, I put on kind lines and made a fire in the furnace be low, having first poked down the ashes. Some of the limbs, I cannot remember which or how many, were consumed at that time. This was the last 1 had to do with the remains. The tin box was de signed to receive the thorax, though I' had not concluded where I should final ly put the box. The fish-hooks, tied up as grapples, were to be used for draw ing tip the parts in the vault, whenever I should determine how to dispose of them, and get strains enough. I had a confused double object in ordering the box, and making the grapples. I had before intended to get such things to send to Faye]; the box to hold the plants and other articles which I wished to pro tect from the salt water and the sea air, and the hooks to he used there in ob taining torralltne plants from the sea.— 'lt was this preciously intended use of them that suggested and mixed itself up with the idea of the other application. 1 doubt, even now, to Which use they would have been applied; I had not us ed the hooks at the time of the discov ery. The tan put into the tea chest was taken from a barrel of it that had been in the laboratory for some thee. The bag of tan brought in on Monday was not used, nor intended to be usedi it belonged to a quantity obtained by me it long time ago, for experiments in tan• ning, and was sent in by the family to get it out of the way. Its being sent in just at that time was accidental. I was not aware that I had put the knife in the chest: The stick found in the saucer of ink ; was for making course diagrams on cloth. The bunch of filed keys had been used long ago by me in Fruit street, and thrown carelessly by into a drawer. I never examined them, and do riot know whether they would fit any of the locks of the college or net: If there were oth er keys fitting doors With Which I had nothing to do ; I supposed they must have been all duplicates ; tir keys of for mer locks left there by the mechanics or janitor. I know nothing about them, and should never be likely to netice them amongst the multitude of articles; large and small, of all kinds, collected in my rooms. The janitor had furtiishbd tne with n key to the dissecting rooms, for the admission of medical friends visit ing the College, but I had never used it. The iiitric acid onthe stairs was not used to remove spots of blood, but was.drop• ped by accident: When the officers cal led for Me on Priddy, the 50th, I was in doubt whether I was under arrest or whether a more strict search of my roems was to be had ; the latter hypo thesis being hardly less appalling than the former. When I fidund that we went over Cragies' Bridge, I thought the ar rest most probable. When I found that the carriage was stopping at the jail, I was sure of my fate. Before leaving the carriage, I took a dose of strachnine from my pocket and swallowed it. I had prepared it in the shape of a pill before • I left my laboratoryon the 23d. I thought I could not bear, 2 survive detection.-- , I thought it wasYfarge dose.. The state of toy nervous system, probably, defeat. ed its action partially. The effects of the poison were terrible beyond descrip tion, It was in operation at the . College rind befbre I went there, but Most severe ly afterwards. I wrote but one of the anonymous letters produced at tire trial --the one mailed at East Carnbtidge.- , -- The little bundle referred to in the let ter detained by the jailer, contained only a bottle of nitric acid, for domestic use. I had seen ;t stated In a newspaper that I had purchased a quantity of oxalic acid, which it was presumed was to be used in removing blood stains. 1 wish the parcel to be kept untouched, that it may be shown, if there should be occa sion, what it really was that I had pur chased. I hatte drawn up, in separate papers, an explanation of the use I inten ded to make of the blood sent for on Thursday, the 23d, and of the conver sation with Littlefield about the dissec ting vault. I think that Pettee, in his testitnony at the trial, put too strongly my words about having settled with Dr. P. Whatever I did say of the kind, was in the hope I entertained that I should be able to pacify Dr, P. and make some ar rangement with him, and was said in order to quiet Pettet i who was becom ing restive under the solicitations of Dr. Park man. In reply to an interrogatory Mit to him by Dr. Putman, Dr. Webster most solemnly denied havilig even for a moment entertained the thtl't of receiving personal advantage from the death of Dr. Parkman, or of ever intending any harm previous to the time he struck the fatal blow. "FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.. ECONOMY IS WEALTH. BUY IMRE YOU CAN BUY CHEAPEST I AND EN'tHYBODY SAYS THAT IS AT SaXlOll 7 B Cheap Cash Store. J& W. SAk'FGN infOrni the public that they have just received a siplettdlil assortment of the most fashidnaile ("odds; chrialstlfig of every variety el Ladies' and Gentlemen.' Dress Geode, Fancy Goods, and Dry Goods of all kinds. Also a fresh and superior assortment of Groceries, Bonnets, Hats end Caps, Boots & Shoes, Queens ware, Glassware, Cedarware, Baskets, end every kind of goods usually kept itt the most extensive stores. Having purchased their goods low, they are determined to sell them very cheap, at only 20 per cent. Their old stock of Goods will be sold at cost July 2, 1850. (\ 4 E TON Berea Ohio Grindstones, for sale by J. & W. SAXTON. July 1, ISSO. 11%7ettiFaufidt rc lo r t s o a f le I.. b .tn y tas DRESS Goous just July 2, 1850. J. & W. SAvrox. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. B Y virtue of an order of the Orphan's Court of Huntingdon county, will be exposed to sale at the Court House, in Huntingdon, on 'ruse tux, AUGUST 13, 1850, A TACT or LAND, situate in Brady township, in said county, con taining 188 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of James Ross,lesse Yocum, James Ker,James M'Donald and others. The said tract of land lies along the Kisacoquillas valley, is within a convenient distance of the Penney!. yania Railroad and canal, and is Well Timbered, which renders it very valuable, and offers a very profitable speculation to purchasers. The above tract will be sold whole, or in par cels to atilt purchasers. 'Tennis.—The half of the purchase money to be paid on confirmation of sale, and the residue in one year thereafter, with interest, to be secu red by bond and mortgage of the purchaser. By the Court. M. F. CAMPBELL, Clerk. Attendance given by WILLIAM V. MILLER. Administrator of John Wiley. decd. ttudy 2, 1850.—ts. Administrator's Notice. Estate of JNO. FLASHER, late of Cromwell tatva , hip, deceased. Letters of Administration have been granted In the subscribers upon the estate of JOHN Fttsuan, of Cromwell townshp, deed. All per sons having claims will present them duly authenticated, and those indebted are requested to make payment to _ - - AARON STAINES, JOHN SHOPE, Administrators July 2, 1350. -6t.—51.75 pd. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. To the IV/sig voters of Huntingdon County :-At the solicitation ofnu mar°. friends, I have been induced to offer myself as a candidate for the office of COVNTI COM MINSION Ell, at the ensuing election, subject to the decision of the Whig County Convention. If noMinated end elected, I will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my JAMES KING. Shirley township, July 2, 1850. LOTS IN ALTOONA FOR SALE, LOTS FOR SALE IN Aurootii kik miles north of Hollidaysbn)rg, and abOutdne Mile north west of Allegheny Furnace, Blair fillintrr After the 21st day of May, the LOT. chid Towi will be Open to the public for sale. It is well lihmvn that the Pennsylvania Rail Road Conipany have selected file place for the erection of their *lain Machine and diher Shops and are now building the sane. The Rail Road tvillbe opened early in the Pan throwing at once ti large amount of trade to this plate. The mein inducement at this time in of fering Lots for sale, being to secure the reqiiis ite Machinists and Tradesmen, and homes for the Machinists and other employees of the Rail Road Company. Early application will secure Lots at a low price. For further information apply to C. 11. MAT ER, at Altoona, or to It. A. McMURTRIE, Hollidaysburg. Jane 1 19.10—tf. IDILLINERY AND FANCY ST#I H MRS. SARAH KULP, FROM Philadelphia, respectfully informs the Ladiel that slie has opened ristore in the borough of Huntingdon, nearly opposite ()outs' Hotel, fur the sale of iletthttA, Trimmings and Fancy Articles. She invites the Ladies to call at her establish- ment and examine her stock. Her Bonnet. are of the latest Fashion. Bonnet. altered and trimmed to the latest fashion. Also, blanching and pressing dose on reasonable tOrma and at short nblice. [inhe ltl, 1460. Adminiettater's Notice. Estate of tifICHAEL GRAZIER, deed., late of Warriorstnark township. LErl'Eßti of A tirdinistration haiit Lech giant ed to the undersigned, upon the estate of Michael Grazier, late gf Warriorsmark town ship, Huntingdon county, theessed. A'l per sons knowing themselves indebted, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims will present them properly autheuticated. DANIEL GRAVER, hENRY CIiYDOIL Administra6ra , June :8, 18.50.—Gt.—51,76 pd. NOTICE To Alexander Ewing, Robert Ewing, and Hen ry Ewing, sons of Thomas Ewing, late of lrest Township, Huntingdon county, deed., and all other persons interested : TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a citation 1. issued out of the Orphans' Court of said co., you are required to appear in the said Court on the second Wednesday in August next, to oho* cause, if any you haVei why satisfaction should not be entered on the recdtd hl certain recogni zances in said Court, given by Thomas Ewing, jr. and his surety, to the said Ale*ander, Robert and Henry Ewing, at August Term 1838, to se cure to thorn their respective sharet, of and in the money, at which the Real Estate df their father, 'L'homas Ewing, dec'd., was yawed, and taken ht' the said Thomas Ewing under the de cree of said Court. M. CROWIIOVER, Sheriff. June 18, 1850.--6 t. SIigRIFFALTL To the Whig.t of Huntingdon County. CELLOW CITIZENS offer myself to 11 your consideration as a candidate for the of lice of Sheriff, at the coming election, subject to the decision of the Whig Conn* Ednvention.::-- If fairly and honestly nominated and elected, I pledge myself to discharge the duties of the of fice with fidelity, and to the best of my ability. NATHANIEL LYTLE. Morris township, June 18, 1850. SIIERIFFALTV. vx7E are authorized to announce Maj. JAMES I V TEMPLETON, of Brady township, for merly dr Shirleysburg, as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing October election. June 18, 1850. SIIERIITALTY. To the Whig Voters and Citizt — n - 3 of Hunting don County - In accordance with the advice of numerous personal and political friends, I oiler myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, at the ensu ing October election, subject to the decision of the Whig County Cohvention. If nominated and elected, I will dlnchargb the diniba of the office faithfully, impel tinily and humanely. May gg, DAVID HACKEDORN. SORIFFALTt. To the Peetot;7o;; Whio Voters altri Citt;ens of Htinti,tll7l County. AC the request of many friends, I hire been a induced to announce myself tis a Candidate for the office of Sheriff, at the emitting fall elec tion; subject, howeber, to the declsiob of the County Convention, to be held In Angus( next. pledge myself, if nominated and elected, to dis charge the duties of the office impartially and honestly, to the beat of my ability. BENJAMIN F. GLASGOW. Union township, April 80, 1850. SHERIFFALTY. JAMES CLARK, citizens of Penn Township respectfully offer the name of JOHN GARNER, Jr., as a candidate for the next ensuing Sheriffalty of Huntingdon county, subject to the decision of the Whig Convention to be holden for the purpose of nominating can didates for the various offices of the county. In thus presenting our candidate to the public, we court an enquiry of the character, the cleims, and the principles of the man, fully assured that under the most scrutinizing investigation, he will be pronounced worthy. MANY CITIZENS, June 11, 1850. GREAT EXCITEMENT, ialfr A,. ,-, 7 4 0 . 4 s• A . 3 `, I 4f , j -,- -->>> \ - It.. .. - . - i 4 . _ (.. ,,,, i 5j,,,,;1 V 711:: _< , . , its '11,.‘ .? ~ 0,,,,,C Have You heard the Nets IOVERYBOIiV talking about the splendia 124 assortment or Clocks, WatehtS, Jewelry, &c. which are doily being received et tho extenelvt and handsomely fitted Up eetabliehmeht of NEFF AND IMILLIIIC Their stock of Cldelie, bold and Silver %Vetch., Jewelry, dec., is .uperlor to that Of any other ea tablisbnient lh thb and the _ . . • Astonishingly Low Pi ices et which they sell, account, tor the fact why ev erybody goes therh to buy. co". 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