Chapter 19 Section 19

There was a lady who lived in my house when I said this to my wife.I told the same thing to Mr. Henry L. Foster, who lived in the Rue de Brosson, after the police had found the amputated limb.I don't know exactly when I met Dr. Peckman, I think it was about 3 o'clock, but it must have been after 2:30. My name is Sarah Greenow.Dr. Peckman and I have known each other for many, many years. I believe I last saw Dr. Peckman on the Friday before Thanksgiving, on Cambridge Road in the city between Baker Street and South Rousseau Street, at about 2:50 p.m. Dr. Peckman was walking across the road.I knew it was the Friday before Thanksgiving because I had tea with another lady and I had to meet my son before the tea.

Samuel Cleland, former tenant of Dr. Peckman. I last saw Dr. Peckman on Friday, November 23rd, between 3:15 and 3:30 in the afternoon on Washington Road between Mucker Street and Franklin Street. He was walking with a working man when I saw him, so I couldn't help but take another look.We were on the same side of the road and almost passed each other.I didn't talk to him.I haven't spoken to him for many years. I first spoke about it on Monday morning when a colleague of mine was reading the newspaper about Dr. Peckman's disappearance. I also told this to Mr. Knapp of the police station, and he told me that my clue is of no value, because someone else saw Dr. Peckman in the south of the city at a later time than this.So I just had to keep silent.

My name is Abby B. Roz, and I have known Dr. Peckman for 25 years.I last saw him on Friday, November 23rd, at Green Road just before the junction with Leman Street, opposite Soren Pharmacy.I think it was about a quarter to five in the afternoon, and it was getting dark.There is one more person with Dr.I was walking on the inner side of the sidewalk with my daughter between me and the doctor.Dr. Pikeman is walking in the direction of Burdoin Square.We bowed to each other as we passed, I mean, Dr. Peckman and I. Before that, my daughter and I went to Mr. Hovey's in Venter Street and plucked 11 yards of calico. 20 cents a yard, a total of 2  20 dollars.I paid the bill on the spot.

On the following Tuesday I spoke of the matter with the Reverend Frances Peckman, brother of Dr. George Peckman.It was my daughter who told me I should go and tell the priest.She was in Lexington from Saturday to Tuesday. I'm sure I'm not mistaken about the date, I remember everything before and after my encounter with Dr. Peckman on the road. I had always been a parishioner of the Abbe Frans Peckman, and was therefore very concerned about the disappearance of his brother.I don't remember or know the gentleman who was with Dr. Peckman, but it was definitely not Professor West.The man is taller and stronger.

My name is Mary Rhodes, the daughter of Mrs. Rhodes who just testified.I've known Dr. Peckman for 10 years, so I recognized him instantly.The last time I saw him was Friday, November 23rd, across from Mr. Soren's drugstore on Green Road.My mother is with me.We came out of Hovey's store on Venter Street.Dr. Peckman with one other person.He bowed to his mother as we passed.He was closer to me than my mother, and the cloth in my hand almost touched him.The cloth was calico just bought from Mr. Hovey. I have been recalling the time at that time, it should be 4:30 to 5:00, in the evening.

On Friday, March 29, 1850, the tenth day of the trial, after a total of 112 witnesses were called, the evidence-taking by both parties ended. Among the 112 witnesses, there was no defendant, Professor John West, because the law of Massachusetts at that time prohibited the defendant from appearing in court to defend himself, which not only left countless doubts about the case, but also made this trial repeatedly called "Unjust" title - at least in modern jurisprudence.In particular, what really "trapped" Professor West was the testimony of the handyman Ivren Littlefield, the authenticity of which was known to no one other than himself and Professor West.But in the courtroom at the time, "the law stipulated" that the jury could only hear one side of the story.

At 11:20 a.m. on the same day, another defense lawyer of Professor John West, Pliny Merrick, made a concluding speech on behalf of the defendant.Pliny told the jurors that in order to prove the murder charges against the professor in the indictment, the prosecution must prove that Dr. Peckman is dead, must prove that Professor West is the murderer of Dr. Peckman, and must prove that Weiss Professor Te's actions were premeditated.If the jury doubts any of these, the prosecution's allegations cannot be established. If, for example, Dr. Peckman had left Harvard Medical School after his meeting with Professor West—as testified by the defense witnesses—and there was no further evidence that they met again, Peckman Dr. Mann could not have died at the hands of Professor West, and the prosecution lost the case.

Next, there was a discussion about whether Dr. Peckman was dead, which was jokingly called "Dr. Peckman's alibi" by the press at the time.True, Pliny Merrick pointed out that non-anatomical human limbs did find themselves at Harvard Medical School, and that after November 23rd no one saw Dr. Peckman again, but this does not necessarily mean that Dr. Peckman is dead, or those severed body parts must be the remains of the doctor.In fact, of the series of witnesses called by the prosecution, only the testimony of the dentist Nathan Kopp provided direct evidence of this, yet, as Dr. William Merton, who appeared for the defense, pointed out, even dentists Like artists, they can recognize their "works" at a glance, but after their "works" have been burned at high temperatures, no one can truly "recognize them even when they are burnt to ashes".

Pliny Merrick reminded the jurors not to forget Robert Shaw's announcement of the $3,000 reward that Dr. Peckman "may have run away from home due to some sudden mental illness." "In the notices in all the papers and all over the city, they said he might have run away from home because of a 'mental illness'. Will say so. Since they dared to list this under the $3,000 bounty, they must believe that it is entirely possible for this kind of thing to happen, that is, it is entirely possible for Dr. Peckman to run away from home."