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gage. I have known Dr. Parkman, and have seen him very fre.
quently within the last five years.
On the 23d of November, I saw him in Causeway-street; on Fri-
day, about ten minutes or a quarter past two o'clock, I was going
towards Charlestown Bridge, and he was coming towards Leverett-
street, and we met a little below the centre of the street. There is a
millinery shop on one side, and a carpenter's shop on the other. I
think it was near Merrimac-street. I may be mistaken as to the name
of the street, though I could point it out. [.4 map of the city was
shown, and he pointed out the localitv-] It was somewhere near
Portland-street. He was on the opposite side to me, and I was on
the left-hand side, going down. I paid for this coat on that day; by
this way I fix the time; and I also made a short examination of a
title at the Registry, for a man who kept on India-street.
I had not been in Boston for about nine days, at that time. I was
in again the week after. I went to carry my memorandum to this
man in India-street. I was in afterwards on Thanksgiving day. The
man was not at home, and I wrote a memorandum, as I only had the
message verbal, and the young man there wished me to do so.
I started from East Cambridge, by one clock, about three or four
minutes of two. The clock on the Court-house was at two then.
The first place I went to was Orrin Towle's, at the corner of Elm and
Hanover streets, to leave some deeds. I took out my watch there,
and it was twenty-three or twenty-five minutes past two o'clock. This
was after I passed Dr. Parkman. I came into town on foot. I went
into Leverett-street, then into Causeway-street, then into the street
which leads into Portland-street, then down Hanover-street. I am
called a quick walker.
I noticed Dr. Parkman's appearance. He was dressed in a dark
frock coat, dark pants, and a dark hat. When I saw him, he had
his hands behind him, and seemed to be excited and angry about some-
thing. I did not turn round to look after him. He was walking. The
first time I called to mind that I had seen him was on Sunday, about
five o'clock; and I told it to Mr. Blake, the ex-City Marshal.
Cross-examination. I do not think I am near-sighted, nor that I
am called near-sighted. My eyes are weak, and I sometimes wear
glasses slightly colored. I give attention to copying in Registry of
Deeds. I suppose it weakens my eyes, but not to impair them.
Hooper & Blake's is further from Leverett-street than the place I have
reference to. I met him before I came to the first cross street which
leads off to the right; but I cannot call the name of the street.
[Map shown.] It is Merrimac-street I mean. It is not a very great
distance from Leverett-street. I recollect going down Merrimac-
street to Portland-street. I carry a magnifying-glass, for the purpose
of looking at fine writing. I have never said that I wrote at times
so fine that I could not read it at other times. I swear positively
that I never stated that I wrote so, fine, in a mesmeric state, that I
could not read it. I never say mesmeric state. I have said to Mr.
Andrews that, in the biological state, I have written so fine that others
could not read it; but never, that I could not read it. I sometimes
lecture on Biology. I will not pretend to say that my faculties are
different in such a state. I prefer not to answer in regard to it. I do
not know that I see any better in a Biological state. Mr. Andrews
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