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There were three drawers in the room, which had been taken out,
and made a cupboard of. [ Some evidence in regard to finding ardent
spirits objected to, and withdrawn.]
When Dr. Webster was brought to the Police Court, I said °' Dr.
Webster, I found some keys in your room." Dr. Webster said," What,
those that were filed ? I picked thern up in Fruit-street, and threw
them there, into the cupboard."
Cross-examination. I was examined before the Coroner's Jury. I
made notes at the College, as I found things. I went everywhere, -to
Salem, Billerica and other cowns, in search of Dr. Parkman. I wrote
things down on the spot, and have the paper now in my possession. I
had made this writing before I went before the Coroner's Jury. I don't
think I said anything there about Dr. Webster's putting his hand. in
his pocket, and putting it to his mouth.
When I saw Littlefield at the College Friday, at half past four, I asked
if every place had been searched. He said, "Yes, except Dr. Webster's
privy." I asked if we couldn't look into that. He said, « No,"that
°' Dr. Webster had the key, and had gone." I told him that we would
come in the morning and see it. That is all the conversation. Mr.
Kingsley was present. Mr. Kingsley came from the Marshal's office
with me. We, went and looked over several old buildings. I next
saw Dr. Webster on Friday next, the day of his arrest. All the keys
were in the same room, in the closet. I said to Dr. Webster, at the
Police Court, that I had found some keys in his room; not skeleton
keys. The rest of the keys do not fit any place, as I know of. The
keys were all together. Mr. Clapp said that we bad keys enough to
fit, and that we need n 't go back-that is, when Dr. Webster offered
to go back after the keys at his house. I have given the exact words
of conversation at the jail. I wrote them down while the Doctor was
there; and while he was talking, I was writing on a stove, which had
no fire in it. I did not write down my own language.
CHARLES B. RicE, sworn.-Am one of the police who went to search
Dr. Webster's apartments, on Tuesday. After going down stairs,
some one asked if we had seen everything. Some one said, " Yes,
except Dr. Webster's private privy." Mr. Littlefield said it, I think.
This remark was made in the east room. Dr. Webster showed the
way; we passed out. I was at the Medical College the night of his
arrest. I remember the Coroner's Jury did n't wish the furnace
meddled with till the next day. I stood behind Dr. Webster. I don't
eemember there was anything said in his presence.
Cross-examination. I saw a tea-chest turned over. Messrs. Fuller,
etarkweather and others, were present. Starkweather stood on the
stairs. We saw the remains. Some of the tan was brushed off by
some one present. I can't say whether any one had, or had not, a
stick in his hand. This was before the Jury carne. 4 don't re-
member who asked if we had seen all; that was when we were
down in the lower laboratory. Some one answered, « Yes, except
Dr. Webster's private privy." Dr. Webster was talking with 1V;lr.
Clapp, facing towards me. Mr. Littlefield was in the room, but in
what part, I cannot say.
SAMUEL LANE, Jx., sworn. -I am hardware dealer. My store is
No. 9, Dock-square. Know Dr. Webster; have known him since
1835. 1 couldn't fix the day of Dr. Parkman's disappearance. After
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