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I obtained a warrant on the first day of December. I got Mr.
Charles Cunningham to go out with me, and search the premises of
Dr. Webster. I took a bank book from a drawer in his library.
This he presented to the Court.]
did not find anything locked there. We searched the library very
closely; looked behind all the books. Searched the trunk over in
which these papers were found, and it seemed to be filled with old
papers. Saw none like those afterwards found.
If they had been there in the same condition at our first search
as when I found them, I think I should have noticed them. We
were directed immediately to go again. We went to the College, and
got permission to look over his minerals, but found nothing. We
went to his house, but found nothing.
The Court here adjourned till half past three o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
Examination of DERASTUS CLAPP, resumed. -There were other
private papers in the pockets of Dr. Webster, not pertaining to this
case. I am not confident that on the night of the discovery Mr. Lit.
tlefield tried the door of the laboratory ; when we looked into the
upper laboratory, all appeared right. Do not recollect stopping and
looking at minerals in the lower laboratory. Don't recollect that
there was a fire in the furnace in the lower laboratory; at the time
when we went over to arrest Dr. Webster, all that was said to him
was, ', We are going to have another search of the College, and want
you to be present." The keys produced are all that I found upon
him ; in coming over from Cambridge, in relation to the disappearance
of Dr. Parkman, Dr. Webster said he believed Dr. Parkman to be an
honest man, and that he should lose nothing by his disappearance.
The conversation in the carriage was easy, and it was my endeavor
to keep it so. We arrived at the jail at quarter past eight, and at
the College at some past ten.
CHARLES W. LITTLE, sworn. - I am a resident of Cambridge; am
a student at Harvard of the Senior Class. Knew.Dr. George Park-
m,an. Recollect meeting him on Thursday, Nov. 22d, at about two
P. M., on the Mt. Auburn road, between Mr. Saunders' and thq
Cemetery. He was riding in a chaise; he asked me where Dr.
Webster lived, and I pointed out the place, when he rode on. The
distance to Prof. Webster's house was between a quarter and an
eighth of a mile. I fix the day from the fact that the next day I
went to New York. Dr. Parkman was riding alone.
SETH PETTEE,sworn.-Am a resident of Dorchester; am discount
clerk in the New England Bank, and collect funds at the Medical
College. There are seven Professors; and my duty is to distribute
tickets, and collect the pay for them of the students. I entered upon
this office on the 7th of November. My first acquaintance with Dr.
Webster was at this time. Received one hundred of Dr. Webster's
tickets for the chemical lectures, to dispose of among the students.
I- disposed of fifty-five tickets, and received pay at the rate of 815 per
ticket- which amounted to $525. Some tickets were third-course
tickets, which students attending the two other courses are entitled
to free.
1n all 1 disposed of ninety-three tickets to Prof. Webster's course
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