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after ne was in a chair, « This is no more Dr. Parkman's body, than
it; is my body; and how in the world it came there, I don't know."
He then said,'~I never liked the looks of that Littlefield, the janitor.
I opposed his coming there, all I could." I think there was nothing
more. He perspired very profusely the night before; that is, Friday
night. I have a letter, which was brought up to be sent out. It is
a rule of the jail, that all letters must be examined by the officers,
and then laid on the table, and I send them. This letter was brought
up Tuesday morning, Dec. 1st. It was in Prof. Webster's hand-
writing. Mr. Holmes, junior, turnkey, called my attention to it. I said
I should n't let it go till some officers called for those papers. I went
to Mr. Clapp, and told him about the clause.
Other notes of his went, but this I retained. I told Dr. Webster,
if he had anything to communicate to his family, of a domestic char-
acter, that he did not wish me to hear, he might communicate it to
his daughter. I told Mr. Prescott, and Mr. Cunningham, the same
thing.
[The letter was here put in, by Mr. Bemis, which Mr. Andrews
had stopped at the jails-]
°' Boston, Monday evening.
MY DEAREST MARIANNE: -I wrote mamma yesterday, and Mr.
C., who was here this morning, told me he had sent it out. I had a
good sleep last night, and dreamt of you all. I got my clothes off, for
the first time, and awoke in the morning, quite hungry. It was a
long time before my first breakfast, from Parker's, came; and it rel-
ished, I can assure you. At one o'clock, I was notified that I must
appear at the court-room. All was arranged with great regard to
my comfort, and avoidance of publicity, and this first ceremony went
off better than I anticipated. On my return, I had a bit. of turkey,
and rice, from Parker's. They send much more than I can eat, and
I have directed the steward to distribute the surplus to any poor ones
here.
If you will send * me a small canister of tea, I can make my own..
A little pepper I may want some day, you can put up, to come with
some bundle. I would send the dirty clothes, but they have been
taken to dry, and have not been returned. I send a kind note, I
received to-day, from Mr. Curtis. Prof. Peirce and Horsford called
to-day. Half a dozen Rochelle powders, I should like. Tell mamma
not to open the little bundle I gave her the other day, but to keep it,
just as she received it.
Hope you will soon be cheered by receipt of letters from Fayal.
With many kisses to you all, Good-night, from
Your atll. Father.
My tongue troubles me yet, very much; and I must have bitten it,
in my distress, the other night. It is painful, and swollen, affecting
my speech, somewhat.
Had mamma better send for Nancy-I think so; or aunt Amelia.
Couple of colored neck-handkerchiefs.
One madras."
Cross-examination. I kept it because of the passage -" Tell
mamma not to open the little bundle I gave her the other day, but
to keep it." I retained the letter on that account.
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