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Some half a dozen persons were present. At the time I saw it, I
can say that no person dia anything to the body, except myself. I
did not know that anything was in the box, until it was turned over.
I thought that it was full of minerals. All we could see, at first, was
the minerals. I took out some of the minerals at the top, but could
not see the tan. There was a second layer of minerals. I stepped
away from the box, when my attention was called again to it, after
it had been turned over, by the other officers. I did not stop at the
College on Friday night, when Dr. Webster was arrested, but did every
day and night after this, until the body was removed. I saw the
box moved round, and turned over.
At twenty minutes to seven, P. M., the Court adjourned.
FOURTH DAY.-Friday, March 22.
EPHRAIm LITTLEFIELD, sworn. -I am the janitor of the Medical
College; superintend the building, make fires, sweep, &c. Have
been janitor seven years,-three winters at the Mason-street College,
and four at the new. Have known Dr. Webster seven years. Have
known Dr. Parkman over twenty years. Was present at an inter-
view, Monday evening, Nov. 19th, between Drs. Webster and Park-
man. I was in Dr. Webster's back private room, assisting him,
towards evening. Dr. Webster had three candles burning. He was
looking at a chemical book, and appeared to be reading. I stood at
the stove stirring some water, in which something was to be dissolved.
There was salt in the water. I heard no footstep, but saw Dr. Park-
man enter the room from the lecture-room. Dr. Webster looked
round, surprised to see him enter without being heard. He said, " Dr.
Webster, are you ready for me to-night?"-speaking loud and quick.
Dr. Webster answered, °1 No, I am not ready to-night, doctor." Dr.
Parkman said something else, I do not remember what. He either
spoke of Dr. Webster's selling something mortgaged, or mortgaging
something sold. Dr. Parkman took out papers from his pocket, and
Dr. Webster said, °1 I was not aware it was so." Dr. Parkman said,
If It is so, and you know it," Dr. Webster replied, °' I will see you
to-morrow." Dr. Parkman stood near the threshold of the door, raised
his hand, and said," Something must be done to-morrow." He went
out, and it was the last time I ever saw him in the building.
When I was standing in front of the College, about half past one
o'clock, the next day, Tuesday, Dr. Webster came and asked me if I
could carry a note to Dr. Parkman, and added, that if I could not
get any one I could trust, that I must carry it up myself. I got a boy,
named John Maxwell, to carry it up. He was gone about twenty
minutes, and said he gave it into Dr. Parkman's hands, at his house.
I had an interview with Dr. Webster about noon, the same day Dr.
Parkman was there - Monday - before Dr. Parkman was there in
the evening. I am very positive it was that same day. Dr. Webster
asked if the vault had ever been fixed, where we used to put the
remains of subjects from the dissecting-room, and from the Demon-
strator of Anatomy's room,-meaning the vault in the entry. He
added, that there had been something said about having it repaired,
or a new one built. He asked what the matter was with it. He
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