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TRIAL OF JOHN `v. IVEBSTER.
C. C. advanced 100 00
Paid him 75 00
25 00
$637 50
I have seen Dr. P. this evening, as requested by you, and trust the
above contains all the information you wish. Yours, &c.
Boston, April 25th, 1849.
Dr. Webster.
[In Pencil.]
Bal. due Dr. P $456 27
27 37 int.
$483 64 $483 64
[On the back of the account was the following superscription, which,
it was also stated by Mr. Bemis, would be shown to be in the defendant's
hand-writing.]
C. Cunningham, on debt to Parkman, Ap. 25, 1849. Bal. due Dr. P.
$456 27.
Mr. Clapp, resumes.-The three memoranda. shown to me, came from
the prisoner's wallet, when I searched him at the Leverett-street jail,
the night of his arrest, Nov. 30th. [The memoranda were here put in:
it being stated, as before, by Mr. Bemis, that the hand-writing of the
two small ones would be hereafter shown to be the defendant's. The
larger ahe was conceded to be in Dr. Webster's hand-writing. The first,
and largest memorandum was written in ink, on two consecutive pages
of letter-paper, in juxtaposition, or as if in duplicate, of a size of about
five inches in length by three in breadth: and the two others, on two
scraps of letter-paper, each about three inches long, and an inch and
a half broad. The first read as follows:]--
Np•• 9, Friday, reed.
$510,00
234,10, out Dr. Big.
Petee Cash $275,90
Dr. P. came to lecture-room, front
left hand seat,-students stopped-
he waited till gone, and came. to me
and asked for money-Desired him to
wait till Friday 23d, as all the tick-
ets were not paid for, but no doubt
wd be then-he, good deal excited-
went away-and I owed him $483,64.
Friday 23d, called at his house
about 9 A. M.; told him I had the
money, and if he wd call soon after
one, wd pay him-He called at 1/z
past, and I paid him, $483,64 ets.
9th Due Dr P, who called at lec-
ture $483,64, by his act.-Desired him
to wait until Friday 23d-Angry.
Friday, i/z 1, pd him; he to clear
mortgage.
Note, Feb 13, 1847, including
smaller one, $2432. (The) $125 due him
on loan, which the large note covers,
he agreed to give up tow'd's sale of
112in'ls.
Bal due, 483,64.--
paid, and he gave up two notes-had
not the mortgage, but said he wd go
and cancel it. Had pd him 375 by
Smith
Rest from other persons.
125 due
500 the loan.
[On the back of this memorandum, in what was also admitted to be
the prisoner's hand-writing, in ink:]
Mortgage, 22d June, 1842.
Note, $400, June 22, '42.
Note, $2,432, Jan'y 22, '47.
[The second memorandum, in :ink, consisted of the following words:
-ale [ore axe]-jug mol's [molasses?] keys-Tin box-Paint-Solder.]
[The third memorandum, in pencil, consisted simply of the
figures:]-
483,64.
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