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fying as to what she said, and the Court sustained us; and we can
see no difference between,that ruling and the ruling asked for now.
Chipf Justice Shaw. It appears to us that his manner and conduct,
and appearance, are competent. but not. his conversation.
1VIr. Bemis. State, then, what was his manner, when he came up
from the discovery of this body.
Mrs. Littlefield. He was much affected, and burst into tears.
He did not go right away. He locked the doors, and went away.
Mr. Trenholm, the police officer, came while he was away, and in-
quired for him. Cannot tell how long after Mr. Littlefield went
away. I unlocked the door with another key. Mr. Trenholm went
down. He was not gone more than five minutes, I should think.
Mr. Trenholm remained till Mr. Littlefield and Mr. Clapp came.
No one else went down while Mr. Littlefield was gone; I was about
the house. Afterwards I went to my room, my little boy and girl
following me; locked myself in. I went out into the back cellar,
after a pail of water, while the officers were down. I did not see any
bed-clothes brought there by the express man.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sohier. I recollect distinctly going in the
cellar for water. Did not say a bag of tan was left, for I did not
know what was in it. Dr. Webster was there somewhere about four
o'clock, but he staid but a very few minutes. Did-not see him take
the things in, but saw them there before he went in, and they were
not there afterwards. Mr. Littlefield brought home a turkey, and I
asked him where he got it, and he sail Dr. Webster gave it to him.
I corrected him as to the mistake he made in the time.
JOHN MAXWELL, sworn.-Live in Fruit-street Place, beside the
Medical College. Know Mr. Littlefield. Knew Dr. Parkman.
Mr. Littlefield got rue to take a note to Dr. Parkman, about twelve
o'clock, some day the fore part of the week that Dr. Parkman was
missing, and I carried it. I delivered the note to Dr. Parkman.
JOHN E. HATHAWAY, sworn. - Aun engaged at the Massachusetts
Hospital; have charge of the medicines. Mr. Littlefield made appli-
cation for blood on Thursday, the week before Thanksgiving. I did
not furnish the blood. I fixed the date simply by the fact that there
was but one chemical lecture more that week.
[Judge Shaw cautioned the Jury, as they had heard but one side of
the question, against making up their rinds. The Court then ad-
journed till Monday morning at nine o'clock.]
SIXTH DAY.-Monday, March 25.
SARAH BUZZELL, sworn. -1 know Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield. lama
niece of Mrs. Littlefield. Made a visit to them the 19th of Nov. ; went
home the 27th ; belong in Connecticut. Heard of Dr. Parkman's disap-
pearance on Friday afternoon. Heard people talking about it Friday
night, Saturday, and Sunday. `'Vent to the door Friday, between four
and five o'clock - to the front door - to let a person in; did not then
know who it was; have since ascertained it was Mr. Pettee. It
was on the 23d of November, the day of Dr. Parktnan's disap-
pearance. I was sitting in the kitchen, and heard the door-bell ring.
As Mr. Littlefield had lain down, I went to the door. The key was
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