The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1850, Page 1

NO. 6771. TELEGRAPHIC, WTHIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRGT 108. MENDOUS EXCITEMENT IN BOTH HOUSES on THE Attack of Mr. Preston King, of New York, on the Speaker and Southern Members of the House. Very Exciting Scene in the Senate between General Foote ant Colonel Benton, ae, ‘ae, deo, Senate. w. wator, March 26, 1850. SLAVERY PETITIONS, BTC. Mr. Cucmuns presented petitions from citizens 0° labame, praying that the blessings of slavery might extended to every State in th» Union. Numerous resolutions of inquiry, lying upon the under the rule, were taken up and adcpted. {AL GOVERSMENTS—EXCITING DRBATR BETWEEN MRESRB. DENTON AnD FD0TE. Mr. Foore moved that the biil organising the terri- fal governments of Utah and New Mezioo, be taken p for the purpose of making it the special order of an olting passage of words between Movers. ‘cote and Bento: ued Mr. Beston, a6 the friend of Californis, gave no- ice te Ko who desired port ad Be pare aties that frow this time benesforth, imtends to have the subjvot pressed and urged upon Sevate, until it was aetuicely acted mon He Rjeoted to gi +t Dill precedence. Ths verdenoe in every respect. fhe bed the right to act independ oe: Bhe is bet goverams beoause of ber anomalous po- cn Bix dred thousand dollars of her money been taken from ber, white nothing ef rding her cot OF sug menting ber pro. perity ber. fbe people had dee for that object. foors replied wita rauch warmth. indulging in attack upom Mr. Benton's course, impugn- 1g the motives of bisection aud tutimetiog shat 2 w bore friendship for + allformia was not for the ke of her be gas onl ut because of the presence here of 1 Senators, © feion to back him up aad sus in Lim in the Senate be wes looking for with verieh anxiety He also conte oded that Califora was no doubt whit-ve: Ml, pede een would give riew Lo much discussion. Ia f things he cunridsred ic nighly proper that latter t bill should De take Hie motion was not tile to the admtesicn of storale, e.thow, that he did et that meas til cetiaia other questiou- shati sir Miseourt was that be only the trieud of C Cunrenets, ‘what v4ia be mca by tne de of California? tog —ir. Preside . I mean by “ friends of ' those woo are 4 heretorore tn n) aay —that is what l (Excitement ) Foor, sttef acme remarks. for the purpose of paieg thai that objection py the Puter Senati to per- was entirely inconsistent with his own sone exemple replied to the oharge of cowardi. 1am not much in the habit of dealiag in ities; Bever sipuated that the Seaator cowardly. | never wake alivgations that | cai I feel bound now to say. oy mem npinomewe oF elsewhere. to remove jog to bis e-outedeom. about Shien | the history ‘swell asauy men io Christendom, to whieh ought to cause his cheek to @ with the deepe-t biuem of shame; or if the Tewaine iv bis present attitude without taat lal discredit wil joa he Koows | em familier, which that patt ‘hing counte- chnowledge, as the rerride fear whioh he Ituereed—# heae ver hv comes out fraakly og nimerif beuind bh. ry ewe oy oy My ee or be te prepared to bold prepaced to meet big: on ther footing it Besrox —I p it ecoueadig 6s give insults they cannot be 4. oa Foote rose- (Lo —lee cenatur to Disckguerded day ia Pe re. (im bis seat) —He is a blackgaard. J, LEE goes ‘not be ased ia aa oyster esi! [Or peated calls to order by row Well #ir, let the words odjeeted to be down Im writing in accordance with the estad- rules ae, fler some further colicqoy, it, Foote raid. if the door was pot throws by Mr Benton, he could act forbes ite mated, however. thet he by ali be had ssid, if Mr Benton would proceed in the matter, to meet him, iF. Dicatxson moved to lay the motion penting on table which was agreed to Senate an ye — ———— < im et yrtoss ir On shaving the floor sddresoed the Senate up- the geveral question of slavery, vindicatiog the d by the great body of anti-sisrery agi The onl that the amerionn government should ts and should ‘ithout judiog. the floor for a metion to adjourn, whien pre- House of Mepresentatives, Warninetos, March 26, 1860. journal was read, ke. ™ LIFORRIA QURETION, Prerrow K "] leave to offer @ resob Tocon of California nto the {atom Pee: decided t a tn or. House A resol \ hate om ih atarnm menrage reo said that bie desire was to get a vote on the by the House, ashing whether It was im order to it rte il nestion. to order, Sresuee waid that the resolution was mot debate. Kove them elaimed the question as one of pri- aon What is the point of order ? the decision of the Speaker i* an and derigued to accomplish @ certain ob . a Pression that the manual requires wheres charge is made that the journal has becn Lad ih is incor. rect, cg ga geod the Houre mart be ull Defore the Heuse raised, that there be ® perticalar specitieation as to what was erae:d. end what substituted. matter be referred to s committee of nine for investi- thing?” Was enou; ah Ae ehsage: Bao, heen ‘mate by the whether the committee w: that Kin: pia bel whereas he insisted that it was to close on the question must go to a comm aud moved that a committes of five be appuinted. am Sr (wi of Georgia—I oall the th e 8 rrnens (whig) ele geutle- ye coed —The gentleman from New York has stated po question of privilege. aod is not in order. Mr Kinc—If you eill hear me, [ will state it. I charge tbat the Seeast of the House bas been muti. fetes. On he ae Dae. ‘ {camels rionasen aoe e one of morviog. im pi juseted the ceee Shay tee Maer, Gice on the in Prayer by Rev. Mr. Sraaa' Petitioss, “Mire Buerusre—t call upon the genttoman tostate | iis Senosemasiar Gh te caireroe tei sale off . SuRPHEN o pintlenen fy ta wherein tbe journal bas been mutilated. ch Scuoonmaran, (2) n Feference to the sale of tn- Rrronts. Mr. Croi complete. the iil amending the charter po i Oswego Da Dock and Marine Railway Com. ai gg favorably, the bill amending the charter orale ae ike report on the bill amending the charter Mr. Stanton, favorably, the bill enabling religious go- eleties to provide for their expenses. Mr. 8S. moved its reference to a select committee. Also, favorably, the bill amending the act for the in- corporation of religious sccietics. Mr. 8 moved its reference to 8 releot committee. Mr. Bancocs. fevorably, the bill to enable trustees, receivers, &c., to become petitioning oreditors in cer- (ase: must ley the charge I odject to thet xxx— The gomtioman will submit his charge perso ur. Kinon twee tn formed, by a subordinate ett: ee den tore eas, and by the direstion of the Speaker. The Srraxen—The gentleman charges that the Speak- or of the Houre has ‘ tileted the journal. Mr Incr—That is the charge. Mr. McLane—I anak for a Committee of lovestigation. Sternens i ineiet om my point, until an mao —. oat oy the mutilation complained of The Sr. — The gentioman charges that the Speak- Ca ‘matilated the journal, after the resolution had been tain cases. acted on by the liouse Also, favorably, the bill providing certain securities Mr. Kivc —The Chair does not state It in my precise > the mecumeie Referred to the Judiciary neaage. Teport cow plet ‘The Srraxxa—Will the gentleman put his charge in Mr Cacns, com, a ete, the bill amending the charter writing ? of the wutogs of Williameburgn, Mr. "Kina sat down to write. Meanwhile the mom- Mr, Coox, Sve § the bill amending the charter of bers were breathlessly tilent. Mr. King. in a short | the Troy Suvinge Bank. time, sent the charge in writing to the Clerk to be read. 1¢ is as follows:— 1 eres that the jourmal of he ‘13th inet. has been muti- lated by erasing the motion I made, and iuterlining one | did porate th Mr. Camnout moved it be ordered to a third reading. Mr. Wu cram piers written report on the bill im reference to wharfege ity of Abeer, be an opinion vl to the passage of come FP dow 4 majority report the bill for the consideration of es (majority report) in favor of Rn eG ‘General Rallroad Noo gd the amendments of im- portence, and moved that they be printed, and the question laid on the table. oes thought it eeary, and og bee gene mot be adopted it Bammer y= rae t delay the motion was lost. The amecdments were then taken up severally, and ooneurred ip e@ question came up of agreeing to the new eeetion ( Foros the json is Tegard to the location of the New York and Erie road, thro the county of Rockland ppored this amendment at length. stion was also discussed by Messrs, Baboook, ‘mau end otber of Massachusetts, to the ebair, requested him to preside. Mr. Conn then took Bis seat among the members. Me. Sternxra—I would ask what is the motion, and what is the specification? Mr. Kixo—| made motion on the 13th to end the debat the Mies al = the word‘ bill” was erared, ard the word * batituted. Tae Sreacee (pro tem othe Chair has « strong im- ointed —I repeat! wanted to bring the Cauiforala Mr. Sreruzvs—! ineist, before the committer is poned. jon was then continued by Messrs. Dim- ck. Stanton and others, tu opposition, and by Messrs. man, Babcock and others, in favor of the amend- men! Mr Bancocx did not care particularly for the passage of it, excepting for the reacon that be was upwilling £9 Duzerd an ultimate defeat of the bill itecif, by a nom- adoption of the amendment. Mir, Mans thought the seoticn was misunderstood by japan who were sortropgly opposed toit. i¢ mere rovided that the N.Y. -ompaoy should not any special advantage under the provisions of the Mr. Ho.axs (dem ) of 8. Carolina, moved that the general law. It did not takeaway from them om say pe er which they now might have under t! xisting laws. It they new possess the right of making any changes, they would poesess the same right if this should be adopted. Mr. Cuntia was opposed to stogling out this one company, and taying in adance that they alone, of all the railroad ocrporations 1 the State. should not pos- tets certain privilegee gusrantied by this general law. Mr. Geovss (bought the subject entirety overrate He deemed that inasmuch as by th tigation. we—“ Who does?’ “A committee shoula be appotuted !” “Who dreams of such i. ait jt would pot give the compasy pywer to change Wbsle locations Dir. Scuoonmaxen thought thatif such was the case, b jas certainly po need of the adoption of the it. P| ‘The Journal of 13tb inst., was partly read, showing "s resolution was to close debate on Callfor- it, #0 as to railroads, {sion general— common Mr. Houmes said that it was perfeotly obvious that tee of Lavestigation, | Ayre—Mewie. Beach, Carr Il, Colt, Cross, Curtis, Dim mick, Fox, Guinsip, Ni Robinson, Sehvoumaxer, Mr. Ricttaavson— Nine, Bro Cook. Crolies, Mr Howwxs - Very well. ia deine iia Joba ‘Miller, Morgam, Skinner, ent et arene oe ae pcucn moved to reconsider, and that the mo- question offered tion Ile om the table. Car | | | —_ ‘their seats. pation. lence now reigned ard terposing avy objection to the resolutioa which has been moved, but it Is important. as | bp oe pag ve OS ample statements of what bas ooourred should ge before the pubiico, in connection with the charg: bas been made by the gentiewan from New York, (Mr. Kivg). rose to # privileged question, under the rules of the House, to ofer the ususi resolution to stop the > oat off red. bate im bdlavk ar requerted the clerk to do #0. be ‘There was much confasion throughout the proceed- eye jumping up aod wanting to say ~~ » Sed not more than one-half the members ia Boon after two o'clock tbe ducrs were throwa open, 4 the Senate, under the rule, tovk » recess to tour o'clock. . APTRENOON BEASION. Mr. Scnoormakxe moved to reovnsider vote on the bow Sood the improvement of Rackets Kiver. Debated and lost, ‘Mr Cons, the Speaker, asked leave to make an oxpla- si- Mr. Conn raid—{ do not wish to be understood as in- Criee of “Sit down in front,” “order,” “order.” To comstruct bridge across Co To amend General insurance iaw aay to Marine whick OF COMMITTER OF THE WHOLE. The report m the Aims Houre = was agreed to. On the dey indicated, the At 8 ovslosh the Seance adjourned. gentioman bate om the question pendiog before the tee of the Whole. As you, sires you, aad House sre aware, it is @ resolucton ‘very | i resolutions to terminate de- always Kept on band When arose ead offered iting, bat it eRould 1, March 26, 1650. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Sranxs The Goverpor rent ia the report of the physician of the Marine Hospital; aad recommended aa annual aeport from that officer. if Watkas woved thet en extra number, 260, be printed for the imetivution, and that the report be re- Jetred to the Mediesi College Commitioe Carried Also, communicating reaubusions from the State of Mipsieeippt. MeL Sure moved the reference of this com. Municetion to the select committee on the sntject of slavery Mr. Ravmown Joquired whether the chairmen of the committer intended to call the committee together, to consider the various resolutions which bad been re- ferred to them ? Mr. Fenw tieman from Ne jone by the clerk ‘The gentleman made a motion to jay the resolution on Subsequently | sent word to resolution must reed the California messag: og clerk. 1 did wos filed up by bina t correct the journalof tue | to me the morning after the | "When the jourval on WosuiDg. resolution the debste ou the Pelee ts mersage, aud the Califorvia bill them pending before the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union | instrasted the clerk to strike the word “ bill,” giviag BY reasons for pot entertaiuing motion to inol: the bill, —— ub x. move to i bate on the parsage. to | Seem betore the Houre. and as the tiouse had uo perita- mentary knowledge of the tendency of the vill, it eould | Plication. Keterred. not atertein as & privileged motion @ resolution to THIRD READING OF BILLE terminate this debate on it; thus the correction was ‘The House resumed the third reading of bills, and made im my room, and the j: Parted the following, except where otherwise moted :— read cathe next mornin; eter to the House. # occurred just as i have narrated them. Bothing more to say. Mr. kino said that the opinions of Mr. Cobb were ruch, thet be did pot vote fur putting him in the ebair, becaure be could control om important questions. © Order. Mr. Ricwanoson —I call the gentieman to order. Mr. Kixo—There wes @ rawor of en inteation to smother the resolution to teke the bill out of the com- mittee, and with o view to indicate the readiness to vote fer California, without reference to any ocher | To amend the ect providing for the nor; tters. ‘poration af Nir Srevene did not offer the resclation at all. j Tillases, 00 tar ae it relates to the villege of Niagare Mr. Kino—The Clerk drew it up. | Pale. In relation to the Lewiston statement of the Railread. Speeker, there was no foundetion for the charge, To confirm the proceedings of the Board of Supervi- | core of eo" nty of Allegany. ® terry he would therefore withdraw bis resolution. Several other gentlemen participaced in the disous- — on trom Breskneck Landing to gon. ite prevae for filling vacancies in the oMfloe of Justice itaithe duarge ages the Bpeanatlehy | a be barge against peaker ‘ence at #peciai town meetings " wGranting ands under water at Cold Spring to Henty Lo relation to the iees of the county Tressarer of ie | "Im relation to the arsistants to the Surrogate in the eity of New York. (Gives assistants the power of the Burrogete, da:ing bis ab ence } To amend the Revised Statutes, in relation to the Courts of Sessions, and to regaiate the police in the town of Waterviiet., To amend the ‘obarter of the Hudson Orphan aod Reliet Astociation. ‘To amend the act 5 the State to assume the Dansvilie Slip and Bari table. the eet for the settlement of the claims of Christian party of the Uneide indians. To {— aM | rother to maintein « dem Re. lacerpereats the village of Little Falls by the mame of Rockland. ‘ To lncorp ovate the Odd Fellow’s Hall Association of jelaiive to the erection of @ bridge across the Tena- , to be paid fur by the counties of Orleans, rie apd Genesee, Ip relation to the assessment and collection of taxes im the city of New York; and to amend the act in rei ton thereto, To amend the set suthorizing the incorporation of rural Arsveiations ch to offer @ resolution and s few remarks, deny tog ee — ought to bave done— Ty a King) was willing to xt lined to do t0, He had « high respect for the Speaker, amd believed that a straint bed tuduced bim to alter the j. Theee who threatened the existence of the government, would not hesl:ate, by artifice, to aceomplieh their par- Pht remark ced great excitement. Mr. K. 4 the Speaker (pro tem ) otiemem to take their der was then raleed, the several resolutions cemetery which To extend the time ter County Treasurers to take body wanted to say rome the cath of «Mice and file teetr omoial bond to recond the demand for the h covious question on Mr. In relation to excise im the village of Cohoos—ayes, Burt's resolution. 46 lost; aud @ motion to recousider aid on the table. Mr. Wesrwonrn eald that if gentlemen wanted to raise ‘To change the name of Robert William Koberts. Astorm in the North, they bad better make ® martyr of To amena the meat for the more effectual protection of married wom: & To mend th ‘he ‘Revieed Statutes relative to commis ol for taki Gaps. (Referred back to the Judiciary Com ie ne Hours, at the Inetance of Mr. Venable, renewed bis om for a committer of nine. ky dem .) of North Carolina, contended i dope shat it was bis duty to do. Prcoeedings took place, and finally, of ninety. ene to rixty-nine, the resolution fur a Com ot Inventigation was agreed to. 3 Wisrmnor appolated the following on the com- mittee :— To extend the coarter of the Chautanque Mutaal Insurance ( cm pany city of Trey. TRIAL OF PROFESSOR JOHN W. F. WEBSTER, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF DR. GEORGE PARKMAN, IN THE MEDICAL COLLEGE, BOSTON, Friday, November 23, 1849. Interesting Testimony. BY BAIN'S MERCHANTS’ TELEGRAPH, (OFFICE NO 29 WALL STREBT,) AND HOUSE'S PRINTING TELE- GRAPH (OFFICE NO, 8 WALL STREBT,) SEVENTH DAY. Bosrow, Mareh 26, 1850, The prisoner was brought in fi ites before Rine, looking like the morning, much brighter than he did last night. Under the cloud of damning evidence and the howling of the mob outside, God grant that be may yet be able to recover himself and our common humanity from the stigma of a orime too fiendish fer thedevil. The siris keen and bracing this morning, e little toomuch so for those gentlemen of the bar who yesterdey thronged the south steps of the court House; they are clear now; the same, or some other cause, makes @ thinness inside. Thank heaven, the jem te somewhat diminished. Ralph Smith, sworm.—I am in the lMquor business: my place cf business ie im Exchange street; 1 had deal. ings with Professor Webster. (Letter shown witness, and be was asked if he had ever reosived it). He | thought he had, though he had not marked it ac- cording to his usual practice; he was owing mo; I wished to close the account, and wrote to him to that effect, and this was the reply; the letter was dated Camanrnc e, Ootober 5, 1813. Desr Dir: I wii the fees from our medic about which time | wii ont nt, J. W. & Surra, Dill om receivin, of November, ti! Your oted: 1 Pen your indulg~ ence. 263TER. | | Samuel P. Fuller sworn —1 am 0 pal officer; on | Sunday, | went with Mr. Thompson to the Registrar Of Deeds office, to see whether the mortzaze was taken up; the clerk told me he did not kvow Dr, P. and could mot tell whether the mort- gage was taken up; be told me! could very easily get at the record by seeing Dr. W.; the clerk and mysoif went to Dr. Webster's a little after dark; | called and asked bim for the date of the mortgage whish Dr. P. | marked that the driver ought to have turmed into that had cancelled, he went to an account book and turned | over the leaves cme time; he trembled badly; he thea | came and rat down, and sald it was strange he could not find these papers; he theo went aod looked in a trunk; then returned to the book, and after looking tome time said,‘ My ticket man came to me the other day, and said Dr. P. came to him and demanded what money he hed for me, and said [ was ® damned rascal end a scoundrel; it hurt me considerably at the time, but | have rettied with Dr. P. and care nothing about it now;” the clerk had some farther conversation with Dr. W , and was told that the mortgage was not on real estate, but om persona) property; Dr. W. then turoed | whep we arrived at the jail we ati got out, aad went Snd left the room. and | saw no more of him that night; | W88 Cue of the officers who searohed Dr. W.’s room on Tuesday, [The witness here explained the localiti and corroborated the former testimony as to the search of Dr. W.’s room, being partioularty confident that | when the privy was mentioned, Dr, W. directed their | attention from it to anotber room | dissecting room vault, aud them went to tho trap door; 1 was one of those who descended there and examined; We osrarshed the | below the building there was wall dividing the privy | and the reet of the building trom the part into which descended; there was mo hole iu that and no access to that part beyoud it; Litelefeld end | them hed conversation shout the privy and the mode of getting access to it; | have since passed through the bole ia the wall, and examined the space or eight of us had been searching since 4 o'clock AL M., on Saturday, the day after the arrest; when I came to papers avd labelled; the labels had mot been Io: written; I took the minerals off one by one nnd laid them dows; | then saw tan im the box, and puttiag my band down, drow out « large knife, which | putin my Pooket, and then said thers must besemething more than minerals in this box; I took it up aud car- ried it imto the ange of the room; on turnil over the remains there aay saw a bole ia the left evant; I remarked that the knife would ft the hole well; the tan was ecraped off ovly with the hand; au ofcer wae goin; t something else; | forbid xt, and told him to let everything be till the Corover came; [ found @ Kidney im the ash-hole, under the range; some bed cloth © blankets, and « comforter were fouad ta the laboratory under the table; they were nearly n I bed charge of the rooms for five weeks; | eda nO Men without @ written pass from the Vity Marshal or Mayor tee dhe on | to watoh the motions of Mr, Littlete! y, step be took; the bole ta the privy eeat hon he pA wi ‘we tried to get the thorax throvgeb, but it would mot go; the peivis would go through’ by turning it edgectss; we cried un experi- = to ree If @ noise could be beard from the |s- peneteeye fa Dr. Holmes’ lecture room; we tried it jooe and other loud potses, one of us beimg Q the laboratory and the other in Dr. Holmes’ lecture room; nothing could be heard from one to the other. (The tea chest was exhibited to the witness, and be identified it, it was ome of the tallest kind of tea obeste, and there to be no lead ia it, as far as we could tee, A plate were alto ex Dibited. for Stat perpese jd not see ) Crotrevamised—1 mei the hole in the privy vost, tied several ean to ten weet the thorax ee (Shen up; T held ‘the ee | turned it over; the stri: domes of the lower joint of the A to ree it Wil the Coroner's ju at four o'closk; officer Buttwan at half pest one o'elock; it member saying verraticn next tivy ; Mr. Clapp stood near it; the tide flowed in teen the privy, in the treneh yy the walle, bat not over the groend ; the ground there rlants to- werde the wall; the pr ie over te qoute et a trenebes: the groupd is mot steep io thet part; found rome towels directly under the privy; the xcbie en the minerels were not in freeh hey looked es though they had been written hr mentns Mr Eaton was there whem the remains were discovered. femur) Pardon Biche, vveen = nephew of the late Dr Ferkme: rt in the re to it; | oatled jogs, between 10 and ‘elec! by Monday; found the janitor in the 1 asked ter lectured raid @i4 not, bat he thought he tried his lectare room @ 4 sale of ary goods. ce Mr vy Mr. B wweky. J be AY A Maseachusetts, the tine fs, iste Golem to heep a IF. . y i x . ebia) yi of city Jedge of the elty of New oom, (dem Dey ireuis. Mr Gentry. ( } of : of Htecte, into Committee of the Whole vor Jeo, ogninet aid to nistorical Society to erect s fire. Mr Cons again Io ohaie pecet boneing . be Homse adjcurmed, that ths afte be @id come st aboat le he paid bin asved bim bow be knew the time; be sald it was ater bw rtudents bed gene from the iweture, sod toey usually some minutes to ask questions; he bad been el at come 7 mee just i henigh when Dr. Parkman came, table an: acked bim if he was read: gy he was; he (Dr, P.) then took out from bis side from the: tes; he then pald area and some cents; 1 donot remember a the = without counting it, snOmanarien oh 39) Web- m teld bim there was one thi he ton which was @ mortgege; he ‘ald’ he hed A with Le bey hoy would see pee he then Raed out, cerrying the bills exposed to vi 1 asked him about the money, as it might lead to 8 discovery; he seid he could not remember but one bill, which was s bill of one hundred dollere on the “New England Bank;” they were of various deno- minations, but he could mot remember distinotly but that one; he said he had the notes, and at the same time ropped his face in a a whieh made an impression upon me at the time: elee were present at the interview, an tically, “No!” we then turned ihe been long acquainted with the Doctor; perish oD lecture room, that there was sw H ‘a great deal of sympathy; he made no : hee seemed to anticipate my _—_ ade no inquiries about the search or he fi lew lasted or fifteen wass change of position. while w we were Parkman; after that, poke of general the Doctor took seat ou the settee; the Doctor watted the door after me; | judged #0, because | heard the bolt le. and there was no else in the room. Cross-examined—I did not see Dr. Webster come to the door, but infer it, from bearing th firet heard of the disappearance on Saturday, . M ; I searched constantly from thet at five o'clock, on Sunday; he hesi! only ove of the bills; one hundred dollar bill of the New England Ban! Charles 8. Starkweather sw Kirgeley Ainrworth; stated to the the object for which we bad Come to look over the Medical College, to seo it we ew find Dr kmau; they made no odjectio long whily at Dr Webster's lecture ‘#t last, and opened it; we went into th: apd then into the back room, and down Dr Webster followed You see here, Cr @ went out of the laboratory tf door, at the stairs; | was one of the party t out to arrest Dr Webster; the others were ofticers Clapp and Spurr; the doctor conversed very freely ont talked of the ratlrosd; spoke of Mra eaid, hed seen Dr. Parkman on Friday; would ride round end see her; wheo we got to the corner of Second street, Dr. Webster re- rtreet to get into the college; some one sata the driver Was iether green; Mr Ciupp did most of the talking; through into the back offices; Dr. Webster was the first to speak; be raid, “ Mr. Ciapp, what doves this mean?" Mr. Clapp eaid, “ Dr. Webster, we have dous looking for Dr. Ferkena ; You are now in custody for bis mur- Ger,” Dr. Webster raid, * What, me?” Yeu; you are im custody for the musder of Or Parkiman;” Mr Cimpp made a cittimus avd geve it to me; not to commit the Deotor till they came back ; Clapp aad Spurr went sway to find Me. 8. D Parker; after they went out, Ur. Webster asked me for some water, and drank several times; he eked if they bed found Dr. ferkwan? | told him | wiehed be would ask no questions which it was improper for me to answer; he reid, 1 © might tell him something about it; woea did they find bim’ did they fod the whole ot the body? | bow came they to euspect me? UO my chiidrea! what wiil they do? what witi they think of me? | when did you get the information?” 1 aeked | the Doctor, then. if anybody bad scoeas to his | private spartments but huneelf ? “ Nobody has | Aocens to wy private apartments but the porver, who there was @ pause. then, of pei If; he then sai be walked the floor, uy asm came nd on him, and said, Or. We ything? he raid he had not; p. and he walked the floor; [ was wut ea hour; Mr. Clapp came back | to commit the Do over; tola the | Dootor | must cowtmit him; he could uot stad; | | it beet to rend for a phys: not bert unle: r pe. Webster, Mr ta were then ia the upp (ere oduced two grapples, one of them med: qaaily hurridte; iY pUurpore that the Doctor nig’ 1 thate the matier preolanly secording to previous detail. He was also shown @ buneb of keys foundin Lr W's private drew bh jom io the polloe court up in the street. Sowe of them were some skeleion keys, The Attorney Generel was proceeding to ask whether ayy of these « heye btted ‘aike Tent doors ia the building when the Prircaer's counsel objected, aud some disoussion tu-k Pp ‘The Court ruled that the question be pat.) Une of these keys fils the di-seoting ruom door, auother the front door of the College, another the door wader it, and another the froot lecture room door | of Dr, Webster, and the beck door, leading dowa to bis Inboratory ; the front door key ie brass ; whom Delors the police court, I sald to Lr Webster, dave fousd some keys in the back room raid be. hoee that are Gled t"’ he t! raid. beys | pie! ‘up Im the fron! street, ana threw im ther ome wine sud ardent epirits were found to a drawer mination—| testified before the Coroner's minutes im writlag from time to time of con Twemt to the sedi Friday, the day of the discovery at + | ached big if there was not aay private place College. that bad not been searched ; be that the oly plece net searched, was Ur. Webster's rivy ; that the Dr bad the keys and was gone away ; r t him | would come pw day to examine jw the tea chest turned over; eather, and Eaton, were present, or three ot Uatood om the lower fe ataire, about tem feet from them; raw the Qo: tien was put pre war soswered that we bad oil but the Dootors tos te one if we bed tbe word bie we hod wont in the store; Stephem & Ktibalt t# alto store; It fe the store of 8. U. Warr: bout @ year ands half; beve seen secre beteres cemeet say whem | raw bin; raw him ore Itequewily before | was at the store Blepben B Kimball, ewe 1am clerk in the rt Warren, knew Dr Webster by right; © Monday or Toreday of Phiukeg!¥ing werk, for large vieed Bich bowks; | Koos the Tebowed bie tow jemiioed the ax Boh boo the ones be told, aed prisomer the them) [id not then Koow feo im im the prison; I bal bg time be the ete are’ 0120, prisomer aid wot alate whim bow lorg # grap a bite rhree, Ltd the be hor he 0 C9ER Fate | verration I hed Lad wich Dr. W William N. Tiller sworn —t facturer have carried om the business forty. Stoneman the remaine: be examined it, and amall t thread mariine.) I bave no doubt but that the ae found on the remaivs and on the fish hooks. is the same as that in the 1t le made of ules hemp, which is unupual fo y twinees eh cont day. for common twine at the pre- Cross exemined—Such twine as this | twenty-five ates pound fer; the pen BS 4 this ia bis own wares very adroitly.) Natbapiel Waterman swor I at No 81 apd 88 Cornhill; | am ‘sequainted with Dr, em acquainted with Dr. the ald him the money’”” he peld be took the ‘and darted out of the building; I ald, that if that wae the case, he did nut get for teas the college, before some, one, seeing @ papers, enticed bim into one of on gael bellcreeoten be ual hee homed in hentia the cellar of one of his own houses, for I did not believe tory of bis going over Craigie’s bridge; he raid he to Cambridge; he was sure of the fact; “ Oaly & mermerizer has told Mr Fits Henry Homer, ber of the cab he went away in, and he has = 4 it up, and found spots of blood in the lining Poe ‘The court adjourned till half-past 5 o'clock P. M. APTRANOUN aKs8108. Mr. Waterman resuined -Dr Webster was conversin with the foreman about a tio box, bi wanted the handle put on particularly strong upow cover; | told him @ piece of tin could be put under th OOver, 60 4 Lo make it strong enough to hold s hundred pounds; be wanted the cover left for to be soldered on; “for,” said he, “you know { cau do suoh things;! { have vever 1 any suc box for Dr. Webster b: % don’t know whe it was ordered to ba done. (Aa ac- count was ehown to Mr, Waterman of things on by hie to br. Webster, reaching back to 1843 4 8 your account? It is. |» there any article une this box ebarged to him? No Charles Lorthrop, sworn. —[ am Mr Waterman's fore Trewember Dr Webster's calling at the shop om tbe 20tb of Novensber, abou" ten o'clook ia the morbing; be wanted a square tiu box; | showed some; be raid "they would mot a ; hu wauted one to pack things Iu, say emalt books, ko ; he wi dd cae made —< IbieK tin; we generally made them of light tia, he said he wea only mecensary to keep the air out, wavted it to be made strong, and thirty inches deep. pull cut; { told hi: a to solder on, terman caine alopg aud made a nestion; he aaid Parkon Dr. Webster said, man got fer from stopped ia some of bere; he did mot belleve the story of hte going over sure enough h ws would solder ic out of town; be had if,” [ teld bia, * we y;"” he wanted it sooner, | pre rr to have it done in season to carry over CI Oster pase by the +4 towards the toil house Lins if be covid reo the bill; he had paid De. Park the money he received of the students none of large and som the t from fome to six times for Webster. Crogs-¢xemined -1 Ime@edietety meativoed the com- Betsy N. Colemen, sworm--! koow Dr, Webster; have krown Dim e number of years; | saw bim on Friday, the day of hie arrest, at my bourse, he asked we whem } leet taw Dr. Parkuwan; | told bic it was ow Sharada: of lart week; be raid, ' Was ft hot Friday?” | #al “NO; he seemed distr i | aeked him if be Deard anything of Dr Parkman; be said there hed beru & ccat fished up which had spots of blow und hie bet bad been fownd a! the ferry; | “O, dear!” then be asked me two or three times if tt wad Was not Friday | raw Le Parkman; he repeated the question as he war going out ot the doar, Mf it was not Friday; | told bie it was pot. Hon Semucl D Parker sworn - | The witmess is the proreouting efficer for the covnty of SuMfolk and ls prom eeding to gtve a history of the local proovsdings oa the of rofereor Webster; but it is totally iaaudible by your reporter, which gives a oceation to aay that the arravgemente for the scoommodation of the re porters im this court are most soaudaloasly imper'eat, Cr tlre. their organe of bearing are. If sixteen of the idle lawyers in one corner of the bar im- mediately behiod the prosecuting officer, and ta front of the witnese-siand, had beem made to cbarge places, or could now be made to eaange places with the sixteem reporters, some sixteea mil- hous of the people, who depend apom the powspapers for en account of this trial would be much mote likely to get the truthor it; but perbaps the edifeation of 16 lawyers ia worth more than that of 16,000 000 of orai- very pepe ] De. W, called for water; [asked De Gay Het Bim, be expressed great distrers about mis wile ard ebildien; be asked me to send for Wa Prercott, | replied that he wes f town; he seid bie tthe Revere Hou | These are the ont: The learned a 9 of bis bran mew Ob, my w 4 children!” — sentence was lost entirely,) I wot ay Cy ob. th te show that they wae the tome tl Gee ater was not nearer thao nine oF M. Commings.— | a the jell; | areteted im tak: lock up.en the Friday mig ht of bir poney b; he was ioe ver: give bie water, but he oul nO notice; | beard hia say, | expected i went and told Mr. Parker be could at come Mr. Parker Dr. Gey, and offterrs Jones oud Layton went down Gay asked if be could oot come vp; he ssid, mo; afterwards he tarew bis ame around Jones. as it jeaed ; offfeer Jomes and wyrelt carried bim up «taire and rot him down ia tobsir; | rode outside, on « carriage. ¢ ing dowe to were detained some Uae ou U A. door to open; the Doetet ery freely ; hes face locked red; the weather was cold; was clone by the Doctor all the time en in the building 5 = im the upper laboratory, while they we ing im the little bask private roo wonder what they want there they Ly ah oy they for mt ie the coat in we put hia in the turned on Die velwk aad bes and entered by the quite @ number of gent them evlied wy attention to the farpe: | there notte wat | thought to be & leagment tholl and rome on turning round, | eaw Oe, Webeter shout (wo feet trom the pricy doot, | wens fete the room whem the remater were hrowght up throveh the trap doer, bt. W. brought ta there by the officers; he put bis feet telt vp egainet the door; he was with) the rematos: be perrpited very ime | ordered two tru to take him to the © use of Hie Hobe: why ut of his Limbs, amd he settied pact on) to Ue carriage as if fatne; Ube Gret word be spoke "Why dom t they ask Little After that he sett, im the carriage was, fed? He oem explain all tiie? Whet sil my poor family doin wished me to explain it to che vr, t opity » 1 am sorry for You sorry for tm ae jel estied my atten. od & ked me tt it wee widenoe, 1 we had anything of @ proper it tole Preteseos Web. ‘vat, thes U