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82 TRIAL OF JOHN `v. WEBSTER.
lecture-room, as it would have crowded both gentlemen out of their places;
so I
went down the laboratory-stairs.
It was but a short time after Dr. Samuel Parkman left, before Mr. Parkman
Blake called; not so long, as half an hour. When I let him in, I went round
up
through the laboratory, by the door at the foot of the stairs, and found Dr.
Webster at his table. I opened the lectureroom door for him, and he
afterwards
went out that way, as near as I can recollect.
Monday, Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Starkweather called, about twelve o'clock. They
were let in at the lecture-room door. I knew that the lower doors were
locked at
that time, and so went to the lecture-room door. I went in with them. The
Doctor
came and opened the door, and put his head out. We all went in together, to
the
laboratory, but I cannot tell whether he went behind or before. I went
round with
the officers; was watching Dr. Webster some, to see how he appeared. I
believe I
went into the back room, first, and that they all followed me. I don't know
whether
Dr. Webster went down stairs, or not. I let them out at the lower door, and
went
out with them. I can't say, whether I saw Dr. Webster that day, again, or
not; I
heard him in his room; but can't say, at what hour.
On Monday night, I went down to Mr. Grant's dancing-academy; went down,
the first of the evening. I tried Dr. Webster's rooms before I went down: I
had tried
them all along through the afternoon;--not every moment, but at various
times. I
wanted to get in and do up his work: that was all my object. I couldn't
conceive,
why he kept his doors fastened so.
I did not see Dr. Webster go into his rooms, on Tuesday morning. I unlocked
his lecture-room door, and found him at work, at half-past nine or ten. I
passed
down to his table, and he went towards his back room. I looked in, and saw
that he
had a fire; asked him if he wanted a fire in his furnace, and he said, "
No; that his
lecture for that day, had some things about it, that would not bear much
heat." I
went out through the lecture-room door, as I have before stated.
I should think that it was about eleven, when Mr. Kingsley, and officers
Clapp,
&c., called. Dr. Webster let them into the lecture-room, himself. I went
down stairs
with them, and the Doctor went down, also. I don't recollect hearing the
Doctor
say a word, in the upper room, except the remark about his little
room,-about " the
dangerous chemicals," &c. After we went down stairs, there was something
said,
about the whitewashed pane of glass. I thought, at the time, that Dr.
Webster tried
to lead them away from the privy. When Mr. Clapp asked, " What place was
that?
" Dr. Webster started right off to the door, at the front part of the
laboratory, into
the store-room, and said, " Here's another room." This was after I said,
that Dr.
Webster had the key of the privy. I saw Mr. Kingsley, in the laboratory,
looking
round. I remember seeing him in the recess, where the minerals and
tea-chest were.
I do not recollect seeing anybody examining the minerals. I thought that the
Doctor tried to hurry us out, as soon as he could. We went out into the
store-room,
and then into the dissecting-room entry. The key to the dissecting-vault is
kept, in
a dark corner, standing up on the bricks, at the corner of the vault. That
was
always my place for it. No one could easily find it, who didn't know where
it was
kept. I saw no more of the Doctor, till afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon, when I saw Dr. Webster come into the College, I went back
into the entry, to see if I could hear him come down, and go into his
laboratory. I
heard him unbolt his door. I can't tell which bell he rang.. There are
bells in my
room, communicating with all his rooms. I went directly up; should think it
was
about four o'clock. It was not dark, when I got back from Fosters. I did
not see Dr.
W ebster, after I got back.
I never got into the Doctor's laboratory, before, by the window. It is the
outer
door, of the two doors by the laboratory stairs, which has
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