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him, Littlefield to say that he had not seen Dr. P. for three or four days.
Attorney-General-
Sthte all you know about the conversation. Witness-Littlefield afterwards
corrected this state-
ment to the City Marshal. This was objected to by the defense and ruled out
as incompetent.
by the Bench.
Some inquiry was made for the hatchet on Friday night at the College; I
think Mr. Adams
broke open the privy door; the lock was afterwards taken off or it dropped
off; the privy door
was afterwards nailed up.
Thirty--ffth Witness-NATHANIAL D. SAWIN called-I run the Cambridge and
Boston ex-
pr&s; know Prof. Webster; have been in the habit of carrying articles to
and fro for him; car-
ried some articles to the College from the Professor's house on the 12th of
November, on the
26th'and also. on 23d of Nov.; on the 26th I brought in some bundles for
him-some grapa vines,
which I took for faggots at the time-a box and a bundle; I left them in Mr.
Littlefield's cellar
by order of Professor W.
To the Court.-He (W.) said, " you leave them in the cellar and I will take
them into the
laboratory."
Direct resumed.-I never had similar orders given due by the Professor
before; have been to
the College on business for Professor Webster something like two hundred
times in the course
of three years; I used to leave things in the laboratory; used to get the
key from Littlefield's
kitchen; I tried the door of the laboratory, thinking I might have mistaken
my orders; found
the door locked; on Wednesday I carried two boxes from Cambridge to the
laboratory; one of
the boxes was about 2 1-2 feet long, and a foot deep, and same width, and
the other about a foot
and a-half square.
To the Court-The box had something in it; I left the boxes in the collar,
and noticed the
grape vine and other articles that I had brought before still in the cellar.
Direct resumed.-After the arrest of Professor Webster, I went to the
College for the purpose
of -ascertaining if 'the remains were in the College still.
Cross-examined. -1 have been in the constant habit of carrying things from
Cam'gridge to tile
Medical College for Professor Webster; always have been in the habit of
going in and out of the
laboratory; saw the knife now exhibited, (bowie knife,) in tile hands of
Professor W. in his gar-
den at Cambridge on the 17th November, 1849 ; he was cutting some grape
vines; he remarked
to me that he had a peculiar kind of knife; as I stood by him he cut his
finger and the blood ran
upon the knife. .
Thirty=sixth Witness.-DERASTUS CLAPP, Constable, called.-Am one of the
Constables of
Boston ; have been constable for 20 years.
[Here two mortgage notes and an account current, showing the business
relations of Profes-
sor Webster and Dr. P. on the 23d November, 1849, were exhibited to the
Court and to the
witness.]
I saw these papers for the first time on the 5th December, 1849, at the
house of Professor W.,
Cambridge; this was the second search made of the house; I was directed by
the City Marshal,
Tukey, to go to Cambridge with an officer, and search the house of the
defendant: according to my
directions, I askŪd Mrs. Webster if she had and would give me a bundle of
papers given her
by Professor W.; she replied that she had some papers in her possession;
shortly afterward
officer Sanderson came down stairs with a bundle of papers, among which
were the papers now
exhibited. As there were many papers in the bundle not mentioned in the
warrant, I returned
them to Sanderson, and told him to put them into the trunk, where he found
them. I took the
Vpers now produced to the Court, and gave Mrs. W. a receipt for them. I
took one note from
rofessor W. to Dr. P. for $400, dated June 22d, 1842, [a verbatim copy of
which we give below.]
A recess of 10 minutes was granted to the Jury.
[COPY.]
$400. BosToN, JUNE 22d, 1842.
For value received, I promise to pay George Parkman, or order, the sum of
four hundred
dollars, in fifteen months from this date, with interest to be paid.
(Signed) lJ. W. WEBSTER.
In presence of E.
This is to be given up on payment of Webster's note of Jan. 22d, 1847.
Endorsed as fol-
lows:-1845, July 10th, interest is received to date, by receipt, and $7 of
principal, leaving
due $393.
Oct. 10th, $75-in pencil mark. $483.65 balance paid Nov. 1849.
The writing of the endorsement upon this note was acknowledged by Webster
to be that of
Dr. Parkman. The other note taken by Constable Clapp from Webster's person
was read to the, ,
Court, a correct copy of which we give below.
BosTorv, January 22d, 1847.
Value received, I promise to pay to George Parkman or order, twenty-four
hundred and
thirty-two dollars, within four years from date, with interest yearly, and
quarter of said sum,
said sum being to be paid yearly.
J. W. WEBSTER.
Witness, CHARLES CUNNINGHAM,
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