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Cross-examination. I am not aware of having mentioned to the
relatives of Dr. Parkman that I had met him at this time. I spoke
of it to my partner, on Mondav morning. I also mentioned it to a
Mr. Knapp, a police-officer, and asked him if it was necessary tocom-
municate it to Marshal Tukey. He said it was not. I have seen the
rewards offered. As it was stated in the reward that he was seen going
to South End, I did not think it necessary to mention it to his family.
I should have been happy to have done so. I think I cannot fix the
exact spot where I saw him. I was on the inside. He passed on my
left.
I saw bim some four or five rods off, when I first saw him.. It was
about-half-way from Franklin and Milk streets. There were some
persons between him and myself, when I first saw him. He was
walking his usual pace. I do walk somewhat fast. I am not aware
of having had any conversation with Mr. Lee, Superintendent of the
Providence Railroad. I am not aware of seeing notice that informa-
tion was wanted by the police. I thought they knew that he was seen
gong to South End, by the notice in the reward. I read the papers
generally, but I do not remember that I noticed that further informa-
tion was wanted.
[Letters sent to Rev. Mr. Allen and received from Rev. Mr. Woart
were here handed to Counsel by witness, but were ruled inadmissible.]
Lucius R. PAGE, sworn. -I am City Clerk at Cambridge, and keep
the records. I saw Dr. Webster on Sunday, about a quarter before
five o'clock. I found him at my house, after I had come home from
church. He stated that be called to see if Dr. Parkman had called
at my house, to discharge a mortgage. I replied to him that Dr. Park-
man had not been there, and told him that I had been there all the time
since Friday noon. My office is in my house. I looked at the records
before he left, but did not find it discharged.
ABBY B. RHODES. sworn. -I reside in Minot-street. I was ac-
quainted with Dr. George Parkman enough to bow when I met him.
I have known him for.twenty-five years. I have attended his brother's
church. I saw him last on Friday, November 23d, in Green-street,
at the corner of Lyman-place, near Emery Souther's apothecary store,
at one quarter to five o'clock. I think. It was very near dark. There
was a man With him. I passed as near as I could, with my daughter
between. I was going toward Cbambers-street, and he towards
Bowdoin-square. He was walking quite fast. We bowed, as we
passed.
I fix the time by the fact that that was the only day that I and my
daughter went home together through Green-street. We had been
out shopping together. At Mr. Hovey's store, in Winter-street, we
made purchases. We purchased some muslin-de-laine-eleven
yards, at twenty cents a vard. We passed through several streets
after that. I brought the bundle with me. They were not charged,
and came to $62.20. f was so positive that I had seen him, that I
called on Dr. Francis Parkman, Tuesday after, and told him. I was
at home Saturday, and my daughter was out. It was neither Thurs-
da nor Saturday, for I was at home Thursday.
I first saw the notice of the disappearance of Dr. Parkman by the
paper on Sunday morning. My daughter left town, Saturday after-
noon, for Lexington ; and on her return, we were speaking about the
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