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lib TRIAL OF JOHN lv. WEBSTER.
I was staying, read the advertisement aloud from the newspaper, to
the family. 1 thought it related to his disappearing that same day,
and so it did not attract my attention. I heard nothing more said
about it till I came into town, Tuesday, and mentioned to nobody in
the meantime that I had seen him. I did not inquire, myself, when I
came to town, whether Dr. Parkman had been heard of. I don't know
whether my mother said anything about a reward being offered for him,
before I told her, that we had met him, Friday.
The gentleman walking with Dr. Parkman, was a. stout man; not so
tall, as Dr. Parkman. He was dressed in a dark surtout. I don't recol-
lect the streets through which we returned from Mr. Hovey's. I was
'out in the street, before, that week; but there was no other day on which
I came home through Green street, with Mother, except Friday. I went
through that street with her, Wednesday; but returned through it,
tLlane. I don't recollect whether I saw Dr. Parkman, in Green street,
Wednesday, or not. I used to meet him, frequently, in the streets;
almost daily.
Sarah Greenough, sworn, examined by Mr. Sohier. I reside in Cam-
bridge.
I knew Dr. George Parkman, personally, for many years, in early
life; but have only known him by sight for a few years past. I saw him
last, as I believe, on Friday of the week before Thanksgiving. It was
in Cambridge street, in this city, between Belknap and South Russell
streets. It was about ten minutes before three o'clock in the afternoon.
I' had an engagement at tea, and I wished to be at my sans house before
three o'clock, at which hour he was in the habit of leaving it. I had
the horse harnessed, and was brought down, from my house in Cam-
bridge, to the bridge, and then walked over the bridge, thinking that
I should have time to get to my son's, in Temple street, before he left.
I looked at my watch, after getting across the bridge, and into Cam-
bridge street, and it wanted ten rr.inutes of three. I saw Dr. Parkman,
as I think it was, just about that lime, on the opposite side of the street.
I was on the left hand side, and he on the right hand side. I reached
my son's just as he was leaving. I know that it was the Friday before
Thanksgiving that I had an engagement to take tea with a lady in the
city, and that it was Friday that I wished to see my son.
Cross-examined, by Mr. Bemis.-Dr. Parkman was going towards
tie bridge, at the time. I had no particular occasion to notice him;
only saw him just as he was passing abreast of me, and- probably
should never have thought of it again, except for the report of his
disappearance. He was nearly °abreast of me, on the opposite side,
when I first observed him.
To the Chief Justice.-I do not mean to be positive of having seen
him. I only believe so.
Samuel B. Dean, sworn,-examined by Mr. Sohier. I am salesman
for C. F. Hovey & Co., in Winter street. I sold eleven yards of muslin
de laine, on the 23d of November last, at twenty cents a yard, coming
to $2.20. There was no other cash sale that day, of that kind of article.
I made the memorandum of it, at the time. I cannot tell to whom it
was sold nor the time of day; though, from the position of entry, I
should infer that it was in the latter part of the day.
No cross-examination. ,
Mr. Sohier now stated that the defence had closed their evidence,
but that they should hope for permission to examine their notes of tes-
timony, during the adjournment; and it being now a few minutes past
seven o'clock, the Court adjourned till to-morrow morning.
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