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Mr. Sohier. May it please your Honor, he testified before the
Coroner's Inquest.
Chief Justice Shaw. He has not testified that he made the exam.
ination on the same day, on Tuesday, that the turkey was ordered.
Mr. Sohier. The Court somewhat misunderstands my question.
Chief Justice Shaw. You inquire whether it was before or after.
Mr. Sohier. He has now stated that he made the examination of
Webster's rooms on Wednesday afternoon. He has also now stated
that Dr. Webster, onTuesday, gave him an order for the turkey„ He
now states that he stated before the Coroner's Inquest, that it was
given on Wednesday. And I ask whether it was before or after he
made the examination of the rooms, that he stated, before the Coroner's
Jury, that the order for the turkey was given.
Chief Justice Shaw (to the witness.) You now think this turkey
was given on- Tuesday?
Mr. Littlefield. It was given on Tuesday.
Chief Justice Shaw. Had you then been into the rooms to make
the examination ?
Mr. Littlefield. I went in on Wednesday.
Mr. Clifford. He corrected it before the Grand Jury, when he said
that the turkey was given on Tuesday.
Chief Justice Shaw. The mistake was, then, in considering that the
order was given on Wednesday.
Mr. Littlefield. If I stated at all before the Coroner's Jury, I said
that the turkey was given after I made the examination of his rooms ;.
I must have said so. I wrote down my testimony before the Coro-
ner's Jury, after I had been before the inquest; wrote down the heads
of it. I have it written down that Dr. Webster came to his rooms on
Wednesday, after I made the examination, went down the back stairs
and rung for me. I don't know how I came to get Wednesday and
Tuesday' confused in my mind.
I made no other mistake, that I know of, in regard to the transac-
tions of Wednesday. First began to arrange in my mind all these
circumstances after Dr. Webster's arrest, and all along the week
before. Began it on Sunday night, November 25th. I then told my
wife I was going to watch every step he took. I made this remark
as soon as I had the interview with Dr. Webster; and told my wife
my suspicions, and that I meant to watch. I did not know that a
reward was out until Monday. I assisted, on Sunday, in searching
the building. Never said that I meant to get this reward, and 1 defy
you to prove it. Never said anything to Dr. Webster about it. I
did not make memorandums till after I was before the Coroner's
Inquest. Said my suspicions were excited Sunday night. Stated in
my direct testimony all the circumstances that excited them.
When I saw Dr. Webster, he was right abreast a house called
" Suke Bryant's." I was hot standing on the sidewalk. When he
went to the College, he walked on the platform. If he had come to
me, he must have crossed the street, to where there ought to be a side-
walk, but there is none. This was about sundown. I said I exam-
ined his face very closely, and it looked pale. He did not look at
me when he struck his cane on the ground. I then suspected him
of having something to do with the disappearance of Dr. Parkman
Dr. Webster said, " That was the very time I paid him X483 and
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