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came to the bridge, I left the carriage, and looked at my watch, to see
if I should be able to get into the city to see my son, who goes out at
three o'clock, before he should leave his house. Just as I met Dr.
Parkman, I noticed the time, to see how long I had been coming
across the bridge, and I saw I had been ten minutes. When I met
Dr. Parkman, it was just ten minutes of three o'clock. He was on
the opposite side of the street. I was on the left hand side, coming
in, and he was on the right hand side. I reached my son's, in Tem-
ple-street, just. at three o'clock, as he was about to go out.
Cross-examination. He was going towards the bridge. I should
not have thought of the circumstance again, if I had not heard of Dr.
Parkman's disappearance soon after. I saw him across the street.
I first saw him when he was nearly abreast of me.
By the Court. I can't say positively that it was -him that I saw,
but that is my belief.
SAMUEL B. DEAN, sworn. -I am a salesman for C. F. Hovey dt,
Co., in Winter-street. On the 23d of November last, there were sold
eleven yards of muslin-de-laine, at twenty cents per yard. There
was no other sale of that kind and price, for cash, that day. I cannot
tell to whom the sale was made, but I made the memorandum of the
sale. I cannot give the time of day, but from the entry in the book I
should infer it was in the latter part of the day.
[Mr. Sohier now stated to the Court that he believed the evidence
for the defence was all in; but he should like to consult his minutes,
to see that no witness had been overlooked.
The Court then adjourned.]
TENTH DAY. -Friday, March 29th.
[The Court came in at nine o'clock; and after the usual calling of
the Jury by the Clerk, Mr. Sohier rose and stated to the Court that
the defence rested their case here.]
Mr. Clifford, Attorney General, here said that perhaps he did
not state it so distinctly to his opening as he should have done, but
he wished the Counsel for the Defence to understand that the Govern-
ment held that on the large mortgage there were sums still due to
other individuals besides Dr. Parkman, which would not become due
till 1851. These sums amounted to over $500.
The following rebutting testimony was then introduced by the Gov-
ernment.
JOSEPH SANDERSON, szvorn.-I am one of the police of Cambridge.
I have known Dr. Webster for about four years. [This witness was
called to show where Dr. Webster was one night during the week of
the disappearance of Dr. Parkman.] I saw him between Sunday and
Thanksgiving day, after the dis,nppearance of Dr. Parkman. I saw
him come out of the theatre coach, in Harvard-square, close to the
Colleges, where the omnibuses stop. I should think it was between
eleven and twelve o'clock at night. None of his family got out with
him. I was standing near the omnibus, and I followed him towards
his house. I don't recollect seeing him after he got past Graduate
Hall. I followed him, perhaps fifteen rods, on the side-walk, round
the square. I stn a watchman.
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