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to the College, and search it through, and also every building in that
quarter I could get into. Also, the vacant lands. Took Mr. Fuller
and Mr. Rice. Arrived at the College about eleven o'clock.
We entered the College on the east end, through the apartments
occupied by Mr. Littlefield. We tried the front door, and could not
get in. We then went up the stairs, and tried the door to get into
the laboratory. We then went up into the front entry, and tried the
lecture-room of Dr. Webster. We were informed that it would be
but a short time before Dr. Webster would commence his lecture.
Mr. Littlefield rapped with his knuckles ;waited half a minute and
rapped again, where Dr. Webster came to the door. I informed him
that we wished to look over the College. He said the police had
made a search before; but if we wished to do so, we could. I have
known Dr. Webster by sight for a quarter of a century. I said to
Dr. Webster, " We cannot believe, for one moment, that it is nec-
essary to search your apartments." I told him that those persons
who had reported that they had seen Dr. Parkman had come to the
conclusion that they were mistaken.
We then went down to the laboratory, and passed round. Saw
nothing there that attracted much attention. We were shown to the
passage that leads to the dissecting-room : on one side there was a
furnace, and on the other a coal-bin. While I was near the privy and
laboratory stairs, some one called my attention to the other side of the
room, and Prof. Webster showed us out into the store-room. We
went into the College, to make a nominal search, so that we could
have it to say in the neighborhood that we had been to the College
I had no suspicions of the College, and did not suppose it was at aL
necessary to go there. We went and searched the great vault ; held
a lantern in it, and saw all around it.
I inquired of him at what time he saw Dr. George Parkman last. I
told him that we were about to search all the houses in the neighbor-
hood, and I thought we would begin at the College first.
We went down to his table, where he stands to lecture. He said
he saw him on Friday, the 23d of that month, about half past one
o'clock, at that place. He carpe there by appointment. I asked him
how much money he gave him that day, and he said he gave him
$483. He said Dr. Parkman turned round, and went up, with a hur-
ried step, to the door, and he had not seen him since.
I then went to his back room, and passed in, and looked into the
little room; and he said that was where he kept his valuables and dan-
gerous articles.
I went into Mr. Littlefield's apartments, and searched every inch ;
all the closets, bureaus, clothing - male and female - and crockery
ware. We also searched every other part of the College - basement,
garret, and under the floor. Then we went and accomplished what I
supposed was the main object-searched all the houses in the neigh-
borhood.
On Friday, November 30, about. six o'clock, I was summoned to the
College, where I met Mr. Trenholm, Dr. Bigelow, and others. I was
the first that put a light in where the remains were. After we had
come up from beneath, we went into the laboratory. The door was
open. There were four or five others. I went forward to the fur-
nace. I found a pan with sand in it; a table stood before it. I in-
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