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randum of the conversation that took place Sunday preceding this
Tuesday, I made on Monday morning. I think I made remarks in it,
that Dr. Webster trembled. When Mr. Littlefield made the remark
that °' That is Dr. Webster's privy," two of the officers went down
stairs.
Saturday was the first day I went down cellar. I took particular
notice of the ground. There are marks of tide coming in in the
trench ; it follows the trench, and does not flow over all the cellar. In
the trench, it is sometimes three feet deep near the wall, and two feet
near the privy.
I did not see the remains in the privy. The trench varies from
three and a half feet to six feet. It is quite level near the privy-hole,
but towards the north wall it is considerably steeper. I found towels
under the privy-hole. They were directly under the privy. The
labels to the minerals did n't look as though they had been written a
very long time; perhaps five or six months.
Direct resumed. Mr. Eaton was there after I had taken the tea-
chest out by the window.
SAMUEL PARPMAN j3r.nxE, sworn. -I am nephew of the late Dr.
Parkman. After Saturday evening, I devoted my whole time to
searching for Dr. Parkman. I heard that Dr. Webster had paid Dr.
Parkman some money; and so I called to see him, on Monday morn-
ing, between the hours of ten and eleven, at the College.
As I approached the Medical College, I met a student, as I
thought. I asked him if Dr. Webster lectured there. He said
he could not tell. I believe he then rang the bell. Mr. Littlefield
came to the door. I asked if Dr. Webster lectured on that day. He
said he believed not. He tried the door to the lecture-room, and it
was fastened. I gave him my name. I know that the door was fast-
ened, and he said he would go round the back way. He asked my
name, and passed throuUh the- entry. He kept me, as I thought,
rather an unusual time. He then unbolted the lecture-room door. He
(Littlefield) passed out, and I passed in.
As soon as I entered the lecture-room, I saw Dr. Webster coming
out of his laboratory. He had something in his hands, which he put
on the table. He had on a smoking-cap, and a working-dress, I should
think. He stood still, and I came up to him. 1 said I had heard he
had paid Dr. Parkman some money, and had called to inquire the par-
ticulars respecting it. He then went on to state that, on the pre-
ceding Tuesday, the 20th, his lecture-day, Dr. Parkman had called
there, before his lecture had closed ; and he said he sat down in that
seat, (pointing to a seat, in this way,) waiting for me to get through
the lecture. After the lecture, Dr. Parkman came up to Dr. Webster,
with a paper, and said, " ° Doctor, I want some money." He said he
was very much affected, and spoke quite angrily; and said, '~ You
have $500 in your pocket, and I want it." Dr. Webster said,' I told
hitn that I could not pay him on that day; that I had not collected
all the money." Dr. Parkman said, °' When will you pay it z" °' I
said, ' On Friday.' Dr. Parkman then went out. On Friday, the
23d of November, I called at Dr. Parkman's house. I saw him at
the door, and told him if he would come to the lecture-room that day,
I would settle. He did come, about half past one o'clock."
I asked him how he knew about the time. Professor Webster
said, 11 My lecture had finished, and some of the students stopped
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