Chapter 18 Section 18

William T. G. Merton, Dentist.I have practiced medicine for 8 years, and I often make dentures myself, so I am very familiar with the methods and steps of making dentures described by Dr. Kopp in his testimony... I don't see any distinctive features about these dentures.The material is a common material.It can be seen that it was polished after it was made... If you put them together with other dentures, I honestly don't see any noticeable difference between them. I also don't think that these dentures match the plaster cast of Dr. Peckman that Dr. Kopp showed in court.In fact, some of the dentures I made fit perfectly on that mold.

In general, I think these false teeth are very common, so it is obviously not convincing to use them as a tool or standard for identifying the deceased.In particular, they had been burnt at high temperatures, so they must have been somewhat deformed, and they were no longer the same as their original forms. Under normal conditions, I can also make out the dentures I have made.Moreover, more than one of my patients had a mandible very similar to Dr. Peckman's.However, due to professional ethics, I'd better not mention their names. Dr. Winslow Lewis, Dr. Jozy Gay, Dean Oliver Holmes and other medical experts who had testified for the prosecution a few days ago appeared in court again.This time, it was on behalf of the defendant, or rather, for Professor John West.In their testimony, the experts made statements roughly similar to those of Dr. William Merton, pointing out that in the absence of other scientific means, the severed limbs alone were not enough evidence to identify the dead.

Dr. Winslow Lewis also stated in his testimony that "Professor West is recognized as a kind man with a generous heart and a compassionate heart, far from the perpetrator".He mentioned that "Professor West has the habit of knocking the door behind his back in the laboratory to prevent being disturbed. He has not done this for three to five years. As early as in the old medical school on Mayson Road, I often found that Can't get into his lab." The defendant's hearing is far from over— My name is Phina G. B. Hatch, and I am the wife of Joseph Hutch, a citizen of Boston.I have known Dr. Peckman for 14 years.I last saw him on Friday, November 23, on the Cambridge Road between the Rue de Blosson and the Rue du Nord Rousseau.I was walking home, so in the direction of Cambridge Bridge.The Ph.D., instead, heads in the direction of Cotter Road, away from the Faculty of Medicine.It should have been a little earlier than 1:50.It was 1:50 when I got home.

I can remember that day because the day before, early in the morning, November 22nd, my husband was on a business trip to Vermont.On the same day, the evening of the 22nd, my sister came to visit me from Maine.The next day, on the 23rd, I went to Chengnan to tell her daughter (that is, my niece) that her mother was coming, and on the way back I ran into Dr. Peckman.When we got home, I told my sister about Dr. Peckman.I said I met Chin on the street.She asked me who, and I said that Dr. Peckman's nickname was "The Chin" because of his extremely pointed chin. (A burst of laughter erupts from the audience.)

William V. Simpson, Office of the Registrar of Deeds, Middlesex District. On Sunday night, November 25, I went to Professor West's house with Sergeant Fuller in Boston.I remember it was around 6 o'clock.The professor is at home.We talked for a long time in his study about the cancellation of the mortgage.In my impression, Professor West spoke freely and behaved naturally.He gave me some records about the loan.I talked to him for a long time.I didn't find him nervous or nervous in any way. I know Dr. Peckman very well, I have known him for almost 10 years.In the past 5 years, I have often registered him with deeds such as home loans or mortgages, so I have seen him often.The last time I saw him was Friday, November 23rd, on Coswell Road in the city.I think it was between 2:10 and 2:15 in the afternoon.I was going downhill, toward Joelston, and he was uphill, toward Levières.The place where we met was off Putland Road.

I remember the date because on that day, I went to a store on Indian Street to collect my money.We did a property title appraisal for the owner of the store.I brought the side page of the receipt, dated November 23rd.I also went to the clothing store on the same day to pay for the coat I am currently wearing.I hadn't been in Boston for the nine days before that day. I left the Cambridge office at 2:03 or 2:04.I'm going to Boston.The clock in the courthouse indicated 2 o'clock.Shortly after meeting Dr. Peckman, I went to the first place I was going, the Otto N. Dunn store on Elm Road and Hanover Street.I looked at the clock in the store, it was 2:15.

I remember Dr. Peckman wearing a tight black overcoat, black trousers, and a dark hat.When I saw him, he had his hands behind his back, his expression was agitated, as if he was very angry.He was walking.The following Sunday afternoon, at about 5 o'clock, I spoke to Mr. James H. Bracker, Dr. Peckman's nephew, about the matter. ………… Mr Anzos was secretary to the forensic jury, who has since been gathering evidence for the prosecution in the case.One day he came to the Registrar of Deeds Office to ask me about his encounter with Dr. Peckman. I told him that I don't recall Professor West saying that there were two other people present at the time or before he paid Dr. Peckman, one of them was the med school handyman, or I thought Wes Professor Te said so.I told him I wasn't absolutely sure of that.He said it was okay, I could still put those words on paper and sign my name.He said he just wanted to get the gist of things.That was the only time he talked to me.

My name is Samuel A. Wentworth, and I do Wholesale Food Supply at the corner of Linder Street and Cambridge Road. I have known Dr. Peckman for two years.I last saw him on Cotter Road, Friday, November 23, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.I remember the time because I have lunch at one o'clock every day.I'll go home for dinner first, and then come back for my son, whose lunch is two o'clock.I waited for him to come back, and after about half an hour, I set off to the city center to pick up Saturday's order.I walked in the direction of the Haymarket, and saw Dr. Peckman, across from Mrs. Kidder's drugstore, on Cotter Road.He is on the same side of the road as I am.He walked to Burdoin Square and stopped.I first thought about it when I got home from the store at 10:30 on a Saturday night and my wife told me that two people were going door to door asking if anyone had seen Dr. Peckman.I said at once: "He must not have gone far, for I met him yesterday afternoon on the Cotter Road."