Dr. James W. Stone. Report of the Trial of
Professor John W. Webster ...
, 1850
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Dr. James W. Stone. Report of the Trial of
Professor John W. Webster ...
, 1850
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IsR 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