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TRIAL OP PROP. JNO. W. WEIISTEIl,
On the charge of the Murder of Dr. Osorgs
Parlunpi at the Medical Otllege, Bos
ton, No*. 23.
[Made up from the reports in the Boston
Journal, Transcript and Traveller.]
FOURTH DAY. ,
Our telegraphic despatch of yesterday closed
while Ephraim Littlefield, the janitor of the
college, was on the stand, at a point where he
waa testifying that he heard some one coining
down the back stairs. He went on to say :—
It was Dr, Webster. Ho had a candle stick
in his hand and a candle burning. He always
used candles', I never knew him to use a
Iamp v He blow the handle out; placed the
stick da the settee, and went out of the east
passage way, what 1 call my door. I did not
see Dr. Wooster Again that night. I went out
to a party, and got home about 10, P. M. When
I came home 1 wont to my kitchen, took off my
outside coat, took a lamp to go and fasten the
building' up. The first door I went to was
Dr. Webster’s laboratory stuirs door. I found
that fast
I then stat tod to go into the dissecting room,
that extends on the Southwest part of tho buil
ding. J.fWent to put out tho lights in tlm dis
secting room, ns the students disspeted some
times ns into 10 P. M. I enw no lights and no
one there. I shut tho door to come out, und
bolted the dissecting room door lending out.—
I fodrill the door from ihe store room bolted
as beforo^ I soon went to bed. I bad never
found the doors locked before—not ut night—
nil tho f.imo I have boon nt the college.
Qn Saturduy I hud only one furnuco firo to
make. There were only two lectures ftom 9
to 11 A. M. I made tho firo in the furnace that
warms Dr. Wure’s room. I then went to the
dissecting room to make the fires there. I
fdbnd the door unbolted. This was about 7
A. M.—it might hitvo been earlier or later.
No one had had access to the room. I thought
that when I found the dour of the dissecting
room unfhstened that I hod locked some stu
dents in tho night before, and I thought no more
of it nt the time.
No one had the key to-the outside front door
except Mr. Leigh, the librarian, that 1 knew
of; Mr. Lnigh has been thero two years. No
ono that I know of except Mr. Leigh, could
gain access to the building after I had locked
up ht night.
I tried to got into Dr. Webster's back room
on Saturday morning; did unlock his lecture
loom door nnd got in. I wont to a door lead
ing from Dr. Webster's lecmre room to his
back privnto laboratory. I never had any key
to that door ; it was always locked during
Summer, and np one Imd access to it during
winter.
Soon after Dr. Wobstcr came to the College.
He caino into my entrance, the oast door. I
think that he had a small bundle under his arm.
He went up the same stairs that he carte down
the night hetore. I followed him up into his
room, he unlocking the door, He then took
his -keys and unlocked the door leading from
his lecluro room to his private room. After
he unlocked his door the first thing he said to
me was “Mr.' Littlefield, tnuke up a tire in ihe
stove." I made the fire. I asked him if he
wanted unything else done—he said he did
not. I then started to go down the stairs that
leads into the laboratory. He slopped me and
told mo to go the other way. I turned round
and weut out the same way I wont in. I don’t
recollect of going to his back room or labora
tory again that day. I saw Dr Webster again
that fore-noon before 11 o’clock. I met him
that he was the unknown man that was to meet
Dr. Parkman, ulludcd to in tho notice ol tho
Transcript. I ..underwood him to say that he
had been to see Dr. Francis Parkman. He
then went away, saying nothing more.
When Dr. Webster talks with me he ho ds
his head up usually. When he was then talk
ing he held his huad down and appeared to he
confused—a great deal agituted. I neveranw
him so before—that is, look in the way he < 11 ,
for my attention wus attracted. I saw his uce,
and I thought ho looked pale.
[Tho counsel for the Government proposed
to usk the witness if from tho unusual manner o
Dr. Webster, he did not tako occasion to speak
of it. To this counsel foi defence objected, aud
the nueslion was passed over.]
I noticed agitation in ids manners, he looked
pale. I cannot say which way he went; to tho
best of my recollection he went toward Own-
bridge street. He did not go to the College.
On Monday IJcould nut get into Dr. W. s room
to make up his fires; I tried twice.
Ttie first I knew of his being in the College
my wife told mew Dr. Samuel'Parkman had
been thero, and had goneupto see Dr. Webster.
I asked her how he got in, since the doors werq
all kept locked. She said she tried Ao labor
atory stairs door and found it unlocked.
I went, up bv this door. I went into the back
room and saw’Dr. Samiiel Parkman and Dr.
Webster talking together. I can’t say wheth
er thero was a firo or not in the stove. Dr.
Webster was in the lecture room ; Dr. Sam
uel Parkman near by, in tho door. The par
ties were talking about Dr. George Parkman.
I heard some convci sation about some money;
heard Dr. Webster say that Dr. George Park-
man was very angry. I did not -top more
than half a minute. I went down stairs and
soon tho front door bell rang. I did not see Dr.
Samuel Parkman when lie went out. I went to
the frontdoor and it was a gentleman who had
specks on, and he asked for Dr. Webster.
The gentleman I did not know, though I
have since ascertained it was Mr. Parkman
Blake. I told him Dr. Webster was in. He
said ho wanted to see him.—I asked him his
name, so that I could carry it to Dr. W'ebster.
down the laboratory stairs. I went forward
und they all followed. Dr. Webster caino
there. I think it wns Mr. Clapp went to tho
water closet door. The door has a large square
of glass over it. The glass is painted or white
washed, about two-thirds of it.—In looking
over tho top of the square, Mr. Clapp asked
what place is this T Dr. Webster, being with
in three feet. I said that is Dr. Webster’s pri
vate closet—no uno has‘access there but him
self. I thought that Wobster withdrew the
uttontiuu of tho officers from that place. He
went and unbolted tho door lending from the
*
I then discovered that two barrels of pine
took ihe key to unlock Dr. Webster’s door. I
found it unlocked, but bolted on tho inside. I
told him that I could not get in that way, but
would go round the other way by tho labora
tory stairs
i wont up stairs; I told Dr. Webster Mr.
Blake wanted to see him. He did not answer
at first; seemed hesitating, finally said you may
let him in. Dr. Wohsterwas standing by his lec
ture table; I went up and unbolted the door
and let Mr. Blake in. Idon’t know what the
conversation was, or Jiow long Mr. Blake stnid
I went out. It might have been 104 o,clock.
About Hi I went up to his laboratory
up stairs, by the laboratory stairs doorand found
the door fastened—the door which I had un
fastened twice. I went up to do any work
that Dr. Webster might desire. Dr. Webster
did not lecture on that dny.
Near 12 o’clock I saw Mr. Kingsley and Mr.
Starkweather, and they begged, me to come
down. I went down and spoke to Mr. Kings,
ley, who said, “Mr. L.. we want to look round
this College, we can’t trace Dr. P. anywhere
hut here.” I told M». K. I would show him
anywhere about the building where I could get
in myself.
While talking, saw Dr. Holmes on front
steps, and I beckoned him to us. Dr. Holmes
said, you don’t want us to haul all our subjects
out of chests ? No, said Kingsley, we want to
look up in the attics, nnd see if Dr. Parkman
has not stowed himself away
Dr. Holmes told mo to show him all around
I think Mr. Kingsley spoke of going to Dr
Webster’s rotun. I found tho lecture
door bolted on the inside. I tapped pretty
loudly throe dr four times. In a few minutes
Dr. Wobster came dnd unbolted the door,
opened it a little way, and just put his head
out. I told him what the officers' business was;
that they had come there to look for Dr. Park
in tiie lower entry coming into tho college, the
same entry that he went out the night before
He baita bundle tinder his arm done up iu a
newspaper
I gave him $15 in gold half eagles for Mr
Ridgeway’s ticket. Mr. Ridgeway paid me
$83 for the course. I gave the balance to Mr
Peitey. I don’t know of any thing else par- I
ticular. Saturday is my sweeping day. Prof.
Wobster same in through the east shed—what
1 call my door. I could not get into his door
anymore than I could on Friday, to do work.
I did not sweep out his room oftoncr than once
in five or six weeks. I tried the doora several
times during Saturday. 1 heard some one
walking in the lower laboratory. I can’t suy
that I saw Dr. Webster again on Saturday. I
heard walking and some moving in tho lower
laboratory, but I could not tell what was doing.
I heard the water running ull the time from
his sink. The water had not been in tho habit
of running constantly.
I did not see Dr. Webster in the collego all
day Sunday, but the doors were fast all the tinfo.
About sunset Sunday night 1 wns standing in
North Grove street, abreast of Fruit street, tulk-
'" ing with Mr. Calhoun. We were talking a-
bout Dr. Parkman—hpw mysteriously hodisnp
peared. 1 heard of it pretty late on Saturday
afternoon.
MrKingalytqld me of the disappearance of Dr.
Parkman. While we were talking, I looked up
^ Fruit alreet^and saw Dr. Webster coming; I
U said to Mr"' Calhoun, there comes one of our
W professors now. As soon as Dr. Webster saw
^ me he came right up to me, Tho first words Dr
Webster said to me were, “Mr. Littlefield,
did you see Dr. Parkman the latter purt of last
week. 1” I told him I had. He asked me
t what time I saw him. I said last Friday a-
bout lj P. M. He asked, where did you see
him ? I replied about this spot.
He asked which way he was going! I told
him ho was coming right townrd the college
He asked where were you when you saw him 1
1 told him I was standing in the front entry look
ing out of the front door. He had his cane iu
his hand, und struak it down upon the ground
and said, that it wns the very time I paid him
$183 and some odd cents. I toialiim that I
did not see Dr. Purkman go into the lecture
room or out of it, ns [ went und laid down on
the settee in Dr. Ware’s room
The lowest door is never opened except to
throw out ashes or dirt. Ho' said he counted
the money down to Dr. Parkman on his lecture
room table—said Dr, Parkman grabbed the
money np without counting it, and ran up as
fast as he could, two steps at a time, the steps
upon which the seats are elevated in the lecture
room. . - . .
He said Dr. P. tojd him he would go out to
Osmbirdge and discharge the mortgage. D.\
W. sold, “I suppose he did; but I will go
over to tha Register's office and see.”
This was the first.I.knew that Dr. Parkman
was missing. I road it in the TtanscnjH. Dr.
: "fpi’jbjjtsrtr tnJd he came over to see about it, and
if the laboratory, where lights were on each
side. Tho window was fastened, hut I got in.
Tile first phtcc I wont was to the small turance,
in v»hicli the bones were found. Thero did
Hot appear to-be much fire there.—Tho finance
wns covered up with a soupstone cover, and tho
cover und furnace all covered with minerals.—
There was a large iron cylinder Iking on the top
of the range. I then went to tho door loading
to the place where his furnace was, and saw
that the witter in a hogshead that was kept
full, wns about two-thirds out.
There wns another hogshead with a gasome
3BWB
Marshal shortly ciune, anil I tclil him what iiT:
found; he told me to run to the College, and he „„ ,1
follow un directly; I Went to the College, an,; urri, !
there just before the rest of them; 1 l’uuud Mr T,
holme et my house; he told mo that he ho’a c 11 '
down to tits cellar; the City Murshal came In ah '
10 minutea afterward; did not hear the City u', Ut
shal’s testimony; the hole was near the north com
of the Wall; we could stand dp straight ueur the w ! , r
the ground slanted from tho hole of the water " '
down to the seawall. r cl0t «
jury, olid the nature of the ground plan waa iUust
ted.) : J
is another room.”
When they got out, they wanted to search tho
vault. I said there was nothing but what I put
myself.—That no one had any access to it
hut myself. It had a stout lock oh it. I kept
the key. That was the vault where they throw
all the remains of the dissection. The open
ing is about two feet square.
The vault is about 12 feet square ; they said
they had brought a lantern down to look into
They lowered the lantern down, and ap
peared to he satisfied there was nothing there
but what belonged there; they went ull over
the building ; they went into the cellar, on
the same level with my rooms.
They asked me if there was any way to get
under the building? 1 told them thero was,
aud led them to the trap door leading under
the building. We gotsoine lights—one from
my kitchen, nnd I believe the officers had their
lanterns. Mr. Rice, Mr. Clapp, Mr. Fuller
and I went down under the building. They
did not any of them go far, except Mr. Fuller
and myself, who crawled on our hands and
knees to the backside of tho building.
There was nothing to be seen .there but the
dirt. I pointed to the wuil under Prof. Web
ster’s laboratory, and told him that was the only
place that hud not been searched. The only
way to get to it wus to take up the floor, or dig
through tho wall. We came out and made no
farther search under there. They seurched
my room and left. About 4 P. M. that same
day 1 was in tho front cellar when Dr. Webster
came, to the College. The cellar is under the
front steps.
I heard him open the door and go in. I came
out into the entry between the front and back
cellar, and heard Dr. Webster go down and
nbolt the door lending from the laboratory in
to my cellar. As soon as he unbolted the door
went into the kitchen. In a half a minute
his bell rung.
I said to my wife, I guess Dr. Webster has
got his door open, and I can get in. I went
up into his back room. He stood at the side
of a table, and appeared to be reading a paper
which he hefd in his hands—a newspaper, 1
mean.
He asked me if I knew where Mr. Foster kept
neur the Howard Athenaeum. I asked him if
it was the provision deuler. He snid it wus,
and I replied I knew hijn. He then usked mo
if I had bought my thanksgiving turkey. I told
him I had-not; that I had talked about going
out and spending thanksgiving, and did not
know as I should buy one. lie then handed
me an order, saying, take thnt and get a nice
turkey, as I am in the habit of giving away
two or three, and I may want you to do some
odd jobs for me. I thanked him, und told him
if I could do anything for him I should be glad
to do it.
He gave tpnother order to Mr. Foster to send
him some sweet potatoes. I curried both or
ders down to.Mr. Foster, anti picked out the
turkey, such a one as I wanted, eight or nine
pounds. I came home and staid round until
64 o’clock; p. m. It was the first time that Dr.
Websterever gave me anything. I was com-
do not think any solid substances could have float 1
into the vault; there is cement piled up all rm „r
the tide flows into the closet every day ■ the v!'1
which the ott'al from the dissecting roum is thro
was tight until about two years since, aud f 0 r y
kindlings," one Vf which" was nearly full ami tho I space of time the tide flowed in and out; but there f,
.1111. ......... j not sufficient snaco tar anv thimr sol H _ *'*
other full on Friday, were now about two thirds
gone out of each barrel. As I Went up stnirs
I observed spots which I had never seen be
fore ; they did not look like water. I tasted
them mid they tasted like acid. As I got into | foul found tho bones in the funiace; officer tS
his back private room I found ihe same kind of | holme was lejtjn charge of the College until after the
spots there. I went down and got out as I ‘ ^ ’
not sufficient space lur any thing solid to float out 1
was in the vault with Mr. Trenholme when we hee-i
the steps overhead; I have since found out thut t)
noise was made by my wife and children nirnfo
from the ccllnr overheud; Marshal Tukey run t
get his revolver; wo then went up to the I
went in, by the window. I told my wile about
these things. I noticed thut the Cocbituato
water was running all the week.
I noticed this, as Dr. Webster had previ
ously said that, lie did not wish the water 11m,
ns it spattered his floor, besides the nois an
noyed him. I never knew the water to be kept
running before this time, except to draw wa
ter - I did not see Dr. Webster again that
day, nor on Thanksgiving day.
On Thursday he asked me to got grape vines
and box out of ihe cellar. There was a bunch
arrest of Prof! W.; some time ufterwurd oflicer Sou
came to my door, and Bidd they had Prof \\ot
there, and that he was very faint; opened theiw
and let them in; Prof. W. came in between two me
seemed to support him entirely. Webster s«id
e, “ Littlefield, they have arrested me aud taken
me away from my family without allowing me to
good-bye." lie was much agitated, and I thought h«
trembled some. We went to the lecture room m |
to the laboratory; the doors were looked, and w«
usked Professor W. for the keys; he said they h a j
taken him away so suddenly that he did’nt have time
to get his keys; the officers broke down the door - we
got in the lower laboratory through the cellar door
the way I always did; Prof. W. had left tlmtoma!
when we got into his private room, we asked"w&
<niu ui.a out 01 mo . a ....... I file key ot the little room was; he (W.) made tin.
of grape vipps, -an empty box, ami a bag of tan enme answer that he did before; the officers asked
which had lain nt the cellar door since Monday.
I cannot say that the tan was there nil the
week ; but the rest were. They were left Mon-
dny. The grupe vines were done up like fag
gots. The box was a wooden box about a foot
and a half square. The hag of tan I saw there
Monday. How long it continued there I can
not tell.
There was nothing in the box. I attempted
to put the things into Dr. Webster’s room sev
eral times, but could not. I was mistaken
when I stated before the Coroner’s jury, that
I got the order on Mr. Foster, for the turkey,
on Teusday—tho day was Wednesday.
Thanksgiving day I went down to Mr. Hop
kins’s wharf and got a piece of lime lor Dr'
Webster, which he asked me for on Tuesday ;
he wanted a lump as large as my head. It is
nothing unusual for him to have it. I have
procured it for him every winter.
At 2 o’clock P. M. the court adjourned.
.cers asked
where the water closet key was; Webster said to
me, “You know Where the key is.” I told him tint
I did not; then he snid, “There it hangs oa the
flhplvns
room j„g out 0 f th 0 en try to go to the Suffolk Lodge
of Odd Fellows. I braid some one coming
L don’t recollect that ho made any nnsw
at all.—We proceeded through his room, down
into tho bnck room in the rear of the lecture
room, and down into the lower laboratory.
Mr. Kingsley and Mp. Starkweather looked
around a few minutes. I then unbolted the
door leading to my cellar, and went out, the
others follow ing me. I never heard the Doc
tor say anything. I can’t say whether he foi
led us down stairs or not—don’t recollect.
I showed them all over tho building, nnd
then they went off; he went into tho attics. I
don’t roco.lect whether they went into my
apartments that day or not, I don’t recoiled
of going into his apartments again. Heard
down the hack stairs. 1 don’t think it was so
late as (>4- It was Dr. Webster with a candle
burning as before. He blew it out and laid
it upon tho settee. Ho went out with me, nnd
went through Bridge street.
I asked him if he -wanted, any more fires
that week us the lectures closed that day. He
said no, I shall not want any more fires this
week. Just before we got. to Cambridge street,
says he, “Mr. Littlefield, nre you going down
town?” Says I, yes sir; lam g'ing down
to the lodge. Says he, “You nre n free ma
son, arn’t ye ?’’ i told him yes, or part of one.
We then parted; he went toward the bridge
and I up Cambridge street: There was nothing
more that night.—Tho door of the luborutory
was bolted after I came buck from Mr. Fos-
AFTERNOON SESSION.
[By Telegraph.]
The Court came in at twenty minutes before four
o’clock.
Ephraim Littlefield recalled—On thanksgiving day
I put the box of grape vines, and bag of tan in the cel
lar, in the afternoon; I made the attempt to put them
in the Professor’s room on thnt day, in the afternoon;
about three o’clock I began to work at the wall, under
the vault: I wanted to satisfy myself as to there being
anything under the vault, for 1 could not go out of the
college, without somebody saying to me that Dr. P.
was in the Medical College—that he would be found
there if he was ever found anywhere; all the rest of
the building lind been searched except that part of it;
that, I knew hnd not been searched, because I had the
key of it; I went down the front scuttle, lifted up the
trap door, went to the back side of the wall, where of
ficer Fuller and myself hnd been the Tuesday before,
and began to work; 1 had there a hammer and mor
ticing chisel: I worked some time—got^out two
courses of brick—but as I ■ could not do more with
those tools, I gave up the work, about 4 P. M.; that
night I went to the Thanksgiving Ball of the Shnk-
speare Division of the Sons of Temperance at Co-
cnitunte Hall; next morning I got up about nine o’
clock, tuid, as I sat at breakfast, Dr. W. ciune into the
kitchen and took up a paper and appeared to be read
ing it
He said, “Is there any more news?” I said there
was none. Heeuidthat he had been in Mr. Hench
man’s apothecary shop, and that Mr. H. had mid him
thnt a woman had seen a lnrge bundle put Into a cab;
she remembered the number of the cab, and the cab
wus found, and discovered to be all covered with
blood; I replied that there were so many stories n-
bout Dr. P. that we could not tell what to believe; Prof.
W. then went up stnirs; some time after this I was
overseeing the arrangement of some busts which I
lind employed some men to bring for Dr. Warren’s
Dr.’Webster there in the afternoon. 1 tried
Wednesday morning Dr. Webster came to
the College pretty early. I saw him when he
came in. He went up the back stuirs into the
ihe doors and could not get in. I don’t know
at what time Dr. Webster went out of town.
Tuesday morning being the day for Dr. Web
ster to lecture, I tried all his doors Ip build his
fires, but could get no farther than his lecture
room. I should think it wus us late as 9J or
10 A - M. I unlocked his lecture room door and
went in. I found Dr. Webster there. He had
u kind of smoking cap on, and a pair of over
hauls.
He appeared to be busy about his table pre
paring tor his lecture. At 12 o’clock I passed
round his table to go into his back ropm, and
found a fire in his stove.
Dr. Webster came into tho back room, I
asked him if he wanted a fire in his furn&ce ; he
said no—the things connected with my lecture
will not stand much heat.
I then left his room and went out into the
front entry. A short time after, I was stand
ing in the East shed. I saw Mr. Clapp, Mr.
Fuller, Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Rico, coming.
Mr. Clapp said they were going to search over
every foot of land in the neighborhood. If we
senrch the College first, the people round here
will not object to our searching their houses.
I told him 1 would show him any place in the
College where I had access. As we went to the
shed door we met Dr. J. Bigelow, and I told
him what the officers hud come for. They all
went into my parlor and talked. Dr. Bigelow
told me to show them ull over the building.
Ono of the officers -aid, let us go into Dr.
Webster’s apartments.
I led them to the 'nboratory stnirs door, and
found it fastened--Ira!ted upon the inside. I
told them that do ->'«» fast, and thnt we should
have to try another way. I went up stairs to
Dr. Webster’s lecture room door. I found it
unlocked, but bolted on the inside. I rapped
as loud as I could w ith my knuckles; not hear
ing an answer, I rapped again. In a minute
Mr. Webster unbelted the door, and I told him
what the officer-,- /.ere there for. I don’t rec
ollect hetMan*. mm say anything as we passed
in ; ull of us went down into his back room.
j think it wns Mr. Clapp that went to the
door of his little room, to which I have had no
access. Dr. Webster said there is where 1
keep my valuable and dangetous articles. We
did not go into th“ little room—we nil passed
front entry Pretty soon I heard him move
tilings m ound in his laboratory. I went to his
laboratory door Icadingfrom the store-room, and
tried lo hear what was going on, and to look,
through tho key hole, but the ketcli Was over it
on the inside. As I whs th'ere near the door I
saw my wife. I took my knife and undertook
to cut a hole in the door; I thought. Dr. Web
ster heard me and I stopped. It was nt this
lime I saw my wife, and 1 went into the kitch
en. I then returned to the store room, laid down
on tho floor, with ihe left side of my face to
the floor, so that I could look under the door.
1 heard a coal hud move on the bricks in the
direction of the water closet. 1 saw him come
along with a coal hod. I saw him up as high
us his knees ; he went along toward the furn
ace where the bones were found. Bark char
coal. Cannel and Sydney coal were laid in a
closet when the lectures began. Anthracite
coal was in a binn npar the furnace.
When he went near the furnace he was out of
my sight, but I could hear him move tilings—
but what he wns doing 1 could not tell. I
laid 11 bout five minutes, got up nnd went out
with my wife about 9 A. M. and did not return
until 1 P. M.
About 3 P. M. I was passing through the
dissecting room entry. When I canra by the
staircase leading to .the demonstrator’s room I
found heat on the walls near where Mr. Web
ster’s laboratory is. I was in close contact
with tho wall. I put my hand on tho wall, and
found it so hot thut I could hardly bear my
hand on it.
I knew it proceeded from a furnace where I
never made a fire, nnd nevor knew a fire. I
was afraid the building would take fire. I
went back to the front store room, unlocked the
door, and went in out of the dissecting room
entry. I found the door leading into Dr. Web
ster’s laboratory was bolted on the inside but'
unlocked.
I went to the laboratory stairs door, lead
ing from my cellar, anti found that fast. I went
up stuirs. uidnoked his lecture room, and went
in for the purpose of going down that way. I
found the door to the buck room locked. I
went down stairs to look out of iry cellar win
dow to see if, I could discover tire proceeding
from tlu» rear of the building.
I climbed on the wall 10 the double window
1 told Dr. B. all about Prof. YV. keeping his doors lock
ed. [This lust was ruled out as incompetent] I went
into the demonstration room, nnd there I found Dr. J.
S. Jackson alone; I told him I wns digging through
the wuil; he got up and came towards me; said he,
“Littlefield, I feel dreadfully about this matter, nnd dq
you go through that wuil before you sleep;” he asked
me what I should do if 1 found anything there; I told
liim 1 should go to Dr. Holmes; he said, “don’t you go
there, but go to old Dr. Bigelow, in Summer street,
nnd then come nnd tell me; write your nume on iny
slate, nnd I shall understand it;” I did so.
I then went to Leonard Fuller, and asked linn to
lend me a crow-bar. He asked me what 1 wanted to
do with it. 1 told him I wnnted to dig a hole in a brick
wall, to carry a lead pipe through the hole for water.
He then replied, “I guess you do.” I then went to the
house and locked all the outside doors, and left the
keys on the inside, so that no one, not even Professor
Webster, could get in; let down the latch of the front
door; then told iny wife to keep watch, and see if any
body came, for 1 was going to work at the wall; told
her tf she saw Prof. W. come, to give four raps with a
hammer on the kitchen lloor, so that I could liear it
before she let him in; hut if the other Professors came,
to let them in, but not to disturb me; then I got a pair
of gloves and went to work at the wall; did not make
much progress, and finally came up and went over to
Fuller, and asked for a chisel; he gave me just such a
one as 1 wanted; 1 went hack to work, and got along,
for a short time, very fast, but presently heard four
raps above; I ran up, and my wife said, “I saw two
gentlemen pass, anu thought one of them was Dr.
Webster, but they were ouly Mr. Kingsley and offi
cer Starkweather; they ciune to the door and inquir
ed for you.”
1 went out, and Mr. Kingsley asked me what pri
vate place there was in the College thut had not been
searched. I told him, und he said, “Let me go into
his (Webster's) room.” 1 replied, those rooms were
ull locked up, and we could not get into them. They
then Went away ; do not know which way ; I saw
officer Trenholme stuuding in the' street, and told
him thnt in half un hour or twenty minutes I would
give hhn the result of my labors, and 1 then went in
to tiie house, and my wife said, “You've just saved
your bacon coming up, fqr Dr. W. has just now
come iu.”
[Objected to by the defence, as incompetent.]
1 didn't go to work again immediately ; didn't see
Prof. W. go in, but saw him come out; he came out
of the shcu, und spoke to me and Mr. Trenholme; said
that an Irishman on the other side of Cambridge
bridge, ottered a $ii0 note to pay his toll of one cent;
lie said they had kept the note, anu the city marshal
lind asked him if he had ottered thnt note; lie (die
Irishman) had replied that he could not swear to it;
Webster then went off; 1 returned to ray work nt
the wall, and using the crowbar, got a hole through
in five minutes. .
[To the Court]—I hnd got a small hole punched
through before I came up ; when my wife knocked
there was such a strong draft thnt 1 nearly lost my
light, but I shaded it with my hand, and put my heud
aud light through at the sumo time, and die draft
stopped. The first thing 1 saw was the pelvis of u
man, mid the two parts of a leg; the water was run
ning down from the sink, and I knew diat was no
place for those parts to lie ; I went up stairs and told
my wife to go for Dr. Bigelow, and to fasten the cel-
'nr so diat no one could go down; my wife spoke to
me first when I came up.
Question by Attorney General—What was your
condition when j r ou came up out of the cellar ?
Objected to by the defence, but was sustairad by
the Bench.
Answer.—1 wns very much affected ; I locked die
cellar door and went down to Dr. Bigelow's; die old
f entlemnn's girl came to die door ; I asked for Dr. B.;
e was not at home, and Mrs. Bigelow came to the
door; 1 told her 1 must find Dr. Bigelow ; she asked,
“ whut was the matter with me I” calling me by
name; I’ then ran down to young Dr. Bigelow's,
Cliaunccy Place, and told him what I hail discovered;
we then went together to R. G. Pilaw's, Jr.; the City
We took down tho key, hut found it would not fit
the door; the door of the little room waa broken op
en—i looked for a hatchet which used to be in the
room to break the door open; it was a shingling
hatchet; I could not find the hatchet at first, and my.
ed Prof. W. where it was; he replied, “In the skin-”
1 went down and found it there, returned, broke open
the door of the little room ; we next broke open the
closet door and then wont into the laboratory, mil
while there W asked for water ; I got him a glass
mid he took hold of it, but could not drink; he tried
to bringittohie mouth, but whenhe raised it, he began
to snap at it like a mnd dog; one of the officers told
me to let him have the water: 1 gave it to him; the
officer took it and gave him some to drink; but it ap
peared to choke him very badly.
We went to the furnace, uncovered it, and tookout
some of the minerals; Mr. Andrews was there at the
time, and 1 think Mr. Parker also; Coroner P
said, “Let everything be;” after that we went down
to the water closet, nnd brought up the remains and
put them on the board; Prof. W. waa brought in sad
the rest who were about caino in ; I heard somebodv
ask Dr. Gay if those were tile remains of a hurnii
body, he replied that he thought they were; ProtW.
was very much agitated, and perspired a great deal,
and I thought 1 saw tears running down his cheeki
at the time; officer Spurr, or Baker, waa left in
charge at the Medical College after Prof W. went
away.
1 have seen the slippers now exhibited nt the Col
lege ; there was blood on one of the slippers when I
saw them last; never saw tiie saw now exhibited lie-
fere the Saturday after tiie discovery of the remains;
I have seen the knife exhibited before; Dr. Webster
showed it to ine himself, the Monday before the disap
pearance of Dr. Parkman; this was tiie bowie knife
which was found ; Dr. W. said, when he showed me
tiie knife, “Littlefield, see what a knife 1 have got," I
looked at it, and he said, “1 got it to cut with.” 1 an
swered, “Well I should think it was just whnt you
wanted.”
The Professor used to wear a pair of blue cotton
overalls and an old coat, to work in ; have not aeeu
those overalls since his arrest; the lust time 1 saw
them waa when he had them on at the time the otf-
cers called to search the house on Monday or Tues
day ; the Professor used to have a key to the dissect
ing room, and those to his own department; don't
know wheter he had any others; there was a bunch
of skeleton keys found in (jhe back private room.
There wus some objections raised by the defence
against the introduction of this bunch of keys in evi
dence.
I know that some towels were found in the vault,
one diaper roller, nnd two crash towels were found;
there were marks on the towels ; knew the roller,
1 don't remember having seen the others before; don't
know whether the roller was marked ; never knew
any parts of a human body of any consequence, to be
used by Professor Webster.
He has sometimes asked me to get him smallpiecea
of flesh to try experiments upon; have seen him es-
bladders ot ^hs in his lecture room, and them
considerable noise; have heard noise in hia lec
ture room when he was experimenting with this gat
or with tiie galvanic battery.
Here the discolored and tom toweli found on the
remains were exhibited, nnd the prosecuting officer
remarked that the spots were caused by acid, and not
blood, as had been supposed.
At this period, tiie Government rested the examin
ation of Littlefield, and defence commeced their
Cross-examination; when hia hour, Chief Juaflce
Shaw adjourned the Court until to-morrow, at 9
o'clock, A. M.
The Telegraph on Friday afternoon, gives a portion
of Littlefield's cross examination by the de
fence. It however does not uflfect his testimony oa
the direct examination.
Boston, March24.
The royal mail steamer Niagara reached lift
wharf hero yesterday afternoon, and the mailt
were immediately dispatched South.
Greece.—Letters from Syria to the 9th state
that more than one thousnnd vessels had heen
seized and confiscated in difierent parts of
Greece, and thut in the meantime commerce
had suffered seriously. The impression w“ ! ’
that if the blockade continued u month longer,
there were but few who would not be reduced-
to bankruptcy.
IIon. Thos. Butler Kino’s official report"f
his visit to California, has at length been M ro '
pleted and placed in the hands of tho Freu -
dent, who designs to communicate it to Con
gress. His views as to the mineral wealth of
California, far surpuss those of Mr. AVrioht,
whose general statement has heretofore bom
published. Mr King represents that f« rl !
millions have already been taken from the
region. Fifty millions will be taken within d' e
present year. In 1851 and 1852, overa hun
dred millions will, as he represents, be t»h l "
from the diluvial soil nnd from the minff’ r0 “ !
quartz mountains. He says that fifteen tho"
and foreigners, most of them from Chili) m
now engaged in gold hunting, with 9even thou*
and Americans.
the-
EF 3 The St. Louis Republican rel»K»
following incident :—“A few days 9 ' nce ’, .
store of Messrs. McGhee and Rilley.ntGam
took fire during tho absenceofthe owners a
per. Mr. RilVey, when he returned and ®P
the store, discovered tho fire burning ^
where a keg of powder was deposited, a ^
first effort was to secure the powder r° ^
plosion. In the act of throwing it ' rom m | ( n:.
dow, the powder exploded with tre
force, throwing down the walls of the
Although the powder was in Mr. ‘ i:„ijt in-
when it ignited, he escaped with but s o
jury.”
Edward M’Crady, Esq., was, on
elected Solicitor of the Planters 8° * ^
it s’ Bank of South Carolina, in pl»*e 0
MeiivivoF-R, Esq., resigned.