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106 TRIAL OF JOHN W. WEBSTER.
John B. Dana, sworn,-examined by Mr. Bemis. I am Cashier of
the Charles River Bank, sit Cambridge.
I know the defendant; have known him twenty years. He has kept
a bank-account at our bank; kept one, in November last. [The mem-
orandum-book produced by Mr. Clapp, was here shown to the witness.]
The book shown me, was the one furnished him by .the bank, for the
purpose of containing the current statement of his account.
Dr. Webster deposited, on November 10th, $2755 90, in a check on
the Freeman's Bank:-November 15th, $150, in bills:-November 24th,
$90, in a check on the Freeman's Bank.
On the 23d of November, there was a balance due Dr. Webster, of
$139 16. This balance was struck upon the checks which had been paid,
prior to the 23d of November. On the 1st of November, the balance due
him, was $4 26. He deposited no more till the 10th, when he made the
deposit of $275 90. He then began to draw; and up to the 22d, the
amount of his drafts was $291. On the 1st of December, he drew a
check for $93 75, which was paid to Mr. White. The next check was
for $5, on the 3d; the next check, the same day, for $10; the next check,
for $19, on the same day. At that time, the Doctor's balance was $68 78,
when a trustee-process was served. I think there were two or three
checks presented, after the trustee-process was served. The balance
was paid on the 21st of December, on a check of Dr. Webster, in favor of
the party who had trusteed; Mr. Richardson, a coal-dealer.
No cross-examination.
Daniel Henchman, sworn,-examined by Mr. Bemis. I am a drug-
gist, in Cambridge street, in this city; know the defendant.
Dr. Webster asked me, on the 23d of November, if I could give him
bills for a, check for ten dollars. I consented to, and gave him one or
more bills for his check, on the Charles River Bank. This is the check.
[Produced, bearing date, November 22d.] He gave it to me, ready
drawn. It was on Friday, about ten o'clock. I sent the check out, on
Saturday, December 1st, and it was not paid, for want of funds.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sohier.-Dr. Holden took the check out for
me, and said, that he presented it for payment. I do not know, of my
own knowledge, that it was presented on Saturday, or that he was told,
that there were no funds.
James II. Blake, sworn,-examined by Mr. Bemis. I am nephew
of the late Dr. George Parkman; took part in the search, which was
made for him after his disappearance.
On Sunday afternoon, November 25th, about three o'clock, as near
as I can recollect, I went over the jail-lands, and from thence to North
Grove street, towards the College. When near the College, and while
talking with a police-officer, Dr. Webster came up towards me from
the direction of the College, and took me by the hand. I think that
he had no overcoat on. It was rather an unpleasant day, and had been
raining, with a cold easterly wind. He took me by the hand, and said,
that he had seen in the Transcript, of the evening previous, that Dr.
Parkman was missing. He said, that he had come in, on purpoee to
notify the family, that he was the gentleman who went ~to Dr. Parkman's
house on Friday morning, and made the arrangement. to meet Dr. Park-
man at the College, at half-posit one, that day. That was the first time,
that the family knew who it was.
He said, that Dr. Parkman met him at the hour appointed; that he
paid him the amount of a note, $483, or some such amount:-(I don't
exactly remember whether there were any cents mentioned:)-he said,
that he kept the note; that Dr. Parkman left, and said, ,that he would go
to East Cambridge and discharge thg mortgage. Dr. Webster added,
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