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have known him for 15 or 20 years; he has the reputation of being a man of
principle and goodness, as t"sc
as I know him. Cross-examination declined.
Fifteenth witness- HALLETT, called and sworn.-I resided in Cambridge 25
years; have known
Prof. W. several years; never knew any act of violence or cruelty imputed
to him.. Cross-examination
declined.
Sixteenth witness-DANIEL TREADwELL, called.-Reside in Cambridge; have known
Prof. W. many
years ; his reputation has always been that of a quiet and respectable man,
somewhat irritable, but ®tilT
humane and harmless.
The Court here adjourned until 9 o'clock, A. M., to-morrow..
NINTH DAY.
The Jury came in at five minutes before 9 o'clock, and the Court follovred
at five minutes past 9 o'clock.
The proceedings commenced-
Seventeenth tuitneSS-NATHANIEL BOWDITCH, sworn.-Reside in Boston; have
known Prof. W. for seven
years; never heard anything against his being of a humane and correct
disposition; lie has the reputation
of being an irritable man, but nevertheless a kind one.
Cross-examination of tis witness declined.
Eighteenth witness-J. B. HAYES, sworn.-Have known Prof. W. several years.;
he has the reputation
of being a kind and humane man; he is nervous, but not a passionate man.
Cross-examination of yllis witness declined.
Nineteenth witness-JAMES CAVANAOH.-J reside in Worcester; have known the
prisoner for eight years
be has the reputation of being a kind and humane man; somehat hasty, but
not violent.
Cross-examination declined.
Twentieth witness-ABRAHAM EDWARDS, City Marshal of Cambridge, sworn.-I
reside in Cambridge,,
and have known the prisoner several years; he has the reputation of being a
kind and humane man.
Cross-examination declined.
Twenty-first tvitnes8-PELEG CHANDLER, Esq., sworn.-Have known Prof. W.
about twelve years; he
has the reputation of being a good and humane man; he is dsdeient in energy
of character and somewhat
irritable. Cross-examination declined.
Ttoenty-second witness-Mr. MORRILL WYMAN, sworn.-Have known Prof. W. for
twelve years; he
has the reputation of being a kind and humane man.
Cross-examination declined.
Twenty-third witness-JARED SPARES, President of Harvard College,
sworn.-Hava known Prof. W.
about twelve years; he had the reputation of being a kind and humane man
before his arrest.
. Cross-examined.-Since his arrest have heard various rumors, which I did
not credit, of his being a
passionate man.
Tlveraty fourth tvitness-CHARLES O. EATON, sworn -I reside in Boston ; have
known Prof. W. three
years : am a sign and ornamental painter; have done a good deal of work for
Pr of. W. during his lectures;
ProŁ W, always toldme when I wanted to get into his laboratory, to
comeronrid to his vote room door;
have often bean there and found all the doors looked, while ProŁ W. was in
; know that was in, because
th'e doors were bolted on the inside, and besides Mr. Littlefiel3, the
janitor, told me he was in. I was at
the college to sec Prof. W. on the 12th November, 1849 ; was told by the
janitor that 1 could net see Prof.
W., because he was busily engaged; showed him a letter from Yrof. W., and
was let in; found all the
doors of the laboratory locked.
Cross examined.-Was at the college in thesummer of 18-i9; used tapaint
diagrams forProŁ W:; don't
know what time the lectures end in the summer; used to prepare diagrams
during the summer for the fall
course of lectures; was an apprentice to T. C. Savory; have been in
business for myself' since October,
1848; went oftener to work for Prof. W. while 1 was an apprentice than when
I was in business for myself.
Have been in the college sometimes as often as three or four times a week;
don't remember of.seeing ar
notice in the janitor's box concerning the commencement of the lectures;
don't know precisely at what time
during the summer or spring the lectures terminate; think that 1 went to
the co?lege in the summer season,
because I saw the windows clown. I went to the college in summer to get my
money collected; one bill in June
and one in July; bad orders for work during the course of lectures
beginning in November last, which
orders have not been filled.
Direct resumed.-Dent know, except by the painting of the- diagrams, at what
time the lectures com-
menced or ended.
Twenty-fifth witness-ROBERT C-. ApTHORr, sworn.-Reside in Boston; have been
intimately acquainted
with Prof. W. for six years; his reputation is good as a kind an& humane
man.
Cross-examination declined.
Twenty-sixth witness-SAmuE7, S. G REENE sworn.-Have resided in Cambridge
forty years; on Satur-
day, 25th Nov., 1849, I told the City Marshal that the toll-man bad seen
Dr. Parkmam pass the office late
on Friday afternoon; I was at the toll-house on Sunday evening when
Littlefield, the janitor, came over
there. I understood him to say that Prof. W. had paid Dr. P. $470 on the
afternoon of his disappearance ;
understood Littlefield to say that he saw Dr. P. go out of the college on
the Friday afternoon; I was
sitting back in my chair at the time.
Cross-examined.-I think Mr. Edward Whiting was present during the
conversation of Littlefield;
there was also a man who looked like a policeman; 1 understood L. to say
that he saw the money paid to
Dr. Parkman, and that it was $480 • a mistake in saying e470; don't know
whether it was L. or not who
was at the toll-house on Sunday. The man who carried on the conversation
said he was connected with
the institution; don't remember where be saw the money paid; 1 suppose that
he must have seen the
money paid in he collegs; didn't understand Littlefield to say tat Prof. W.
had told him that he (W.)
bad paid him (P.) $480.
Twenty-seventh witness-Judge S. P. P. FAY, sworn.-I reside in Cambrid e ;
have known the prisoner
for fifteen years ; he has always sustainedthe rputation of being a kind =
humane man ; novas heard
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