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ing dress, with an apron and cap, both times I saw him, when search-
ing the College. When we called there the first time, Littlefield
left us, to get something or other. We knocked while he was gone,
and were proceeding down stains, when Littlefield came back and
said that Dr. Webster was in the room. I had only traced Dr. Park-
man to the College through the medium of inquiry.
Made the first search not far from eleven o'clock; I am uncertain as
to the exact time-if anything, it was a little after. Can tell very
nearly what time we got through the second search,-it was from
half past eleven to twenty minutes of twelve. Do not think I was
all the time talking with Clapp; was looking about, to see what I
could discover. Looked through everything, with the exception of the
privy, and the small room. Was told that the key was hanging on a
nail on those little shelves, on the west side of the small laboratory,
outside the little room, and right on that little room partition. There
was a hook there; do not recollect of anything on the hook; think
there was no nail there, but on a nail in .the front door, there was a
key hanging.
Am positive that I saw tan in the tea-chest, and the minerals were
on top of it. Do not know what became of the tan afterwards; did
not examine it. The saw was a small hand-saw, such as butchers
use to saw bones; it had a ridge on the back of it, so that it could
not saw through a board. Looked at the knife; there were rusty
marks on it, that looked like blood; could not say whether it was
blood or not; I refer to the knife found in the tea-chest. On the
knife that was found up stairs, there were marks on the handle, (very
slight marks,) that were supposed to be blood.
PATRICK MCGOwAN, sworn. -I live with Mrs. Dr. George Parkman;
lived with the Dr. before his disappearance. Remember the day of
the Dr.'s disappearance; it was Friday. Remember of some one's
calling at the house that morning; do not know who it was-he did
not give me his address. He inquired for Dr. Parkmap. It was be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, I believe; do not recollect that anybody
else called at that time. Think 1 should not know the gentleman, if 1
saw him; could not swear that it was the prisoner. The doctor was
passing from his office to his breakfast-room, and advanced towards
the gentleman ; some very slight conversation took place between
them, in which the doctor said something about 11. o'clock. Saw
the doctor about eleven o'clock, the last I saw of him, and have not
seen him since. The Dr. was very punctual at his meals; never
knew him to be absent but once while I lived with him, and then
he came in before they had finished dinner. Am the only man-
servant the Dr. kept while I was there. Went there the 26th of
September, 1849. I attended the. door that morning; it was my
business to attend the door generally. Several persons called upon
the doctor in the course of the day, besides this gentleman; cannot
tell how many. I did not tell anybody that the Dr. was gone out of
town, or gone out for the day.
ROBERT G. SHAW, sworn. -I am the, brother-in-law of the deceased
his age would have been 60' years in February. The Dr. was inti-
mately acquainted with the defendant, but I do not know how long
he -had known him. The first that Fknew of Dr. P.'s having lent
Dr. W. money was when I told him that Dr. W. had sold his minerals
to me. -Last saw Dr. P. on the day that he was missing; he called
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