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Monday, when I left these bundles, I tried the door, to see if it eras
unfastened. Found it fast. Did not know but I might misunderstand
about the door. Always went in at the store-room door. I then
went into Mr. Littlefield's kitchen for the key ; did not find it, and
went off. Went there again on the 28th day of November, on
Wednesday. Carried two boxes. One about two and a half feet long,
ten or twelve inches wide, and afoot deep. The other box was about
a foot and a half square. The large one was empty; the other was not.
I left these where I left the others, in Mr. Littlefield's cellar. In the
one that was full, there was a little piece split off, and I saw a checked
handkerchief. The grape-vines and lox that I left on Monday were
there on Wednesday, but the tan I did not see. I went to the College,
to see if I could find the boxes, and I could find only the small one.
That was on Monday, after the arrest. The two largest boxes I could
not find. The boxes were of pine.
Cross-examined by 1VIr. Sohier. Was frequently in the habit of
carrying boxes to the College. When I had business in the laboratory,
I always went in.
[ The jack-knife was shown the witness.
Saw the knife on the 17th of November, in Dr. Webster's hand.
He was trimming the grape-vines. He had this knife in his hand.
He had cut his hand, and it bled. I noticed it as a very peculiar
knife. I am positive I saw this knife.
DERASTUS CLAPP, sworn.-How long have you been connected with
the police ?
Mr. Clapp. Ever since 1828.
[ Mr. Bemis presented to the witness the two mortgage notes and a
paper accompanying them, and asked him if he had seen them
before.
Witness looked at them, and said, - On the 5th of December he was
directed to go to Cambridge, and get a Cambridge ofcer, and search
the house of Dr. Webster. I took with me officer Hopkins, and went
to Cambridge, and procured the aid of officer Sanderson. We went
to the house of Dr. Webster. The two officers went up stairs, and I
remained below. This was the second search. I went in pursuit of
a package of papers.
In consequence of what had been said to me before I went, I asked
Mrs. Webster if she had anything like a package or bundle given her
by her husband. In a short time after, Mr. Sanderson brought down
some papers. They being articles not named in the sear6h-warrant,
I told him to go and put them in the trunk where he had found them,
and to bring the trunk down. I then requested Mrs. Webster to take
certain papers out of the trunk, and hand them to me ; that I wished
to carry them to the city, and would give her a receipt, which I did.
We soon came away. I had a search-warrant. Mrs. Webster handed
to me the package I asked for, though .I did not know what was in it.
[ The witness now identified the papers shown in Court, as the same
that, he took from Dr. Webster's house; and said that there was
nothing on the papers but what was there when he took them, except
his own private marks. Mr., Bemis proceeded to describe the papers
as follows
There are two notes, one for $400, dated June 22, 1842, and the
other for $2,432, dated January 22, 1847, given to the order of George
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