The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

INCIDENTS OF THE EXECUTION, &C.

" During a great part Of the day before the execu
tion the prisoner occupied himself with setting aside
little memorials for those few friends in whose cha-
ritable feelings towards him, when he was gone, he
might hope. He selected a number of his books and
wrote in them the names of several persons towards
whom he wished to express some recollection of past
obligations and favours. He seemed to take much in-
terest in this occupation.
" The announcement that the family of the late Pro-
fessor John White Webster were in ignorance of the
day on which he was to suffer the extreme penalty of
the law was discredited by some persons, while those
having the best opportunity for judging were per-
fectly satisfied of its truth. As a confirmation of the
report, it may be stated, that on Thursday, after the
family had remained in the cell four or five hours,
they were kindly informed that the hour for closing
the gaol had arrived ; whereupon Mrs. Webster put
the inquiry, Will this be your hour of closing for
the future ?' The inquiry took the gaoler somewhat
by surprise; but, after a moment's hesitation, he an-
swered in the affirmative; and the family immedi-
ately withdrew without a suspicion that that visit was
to be their last.

" Immediately after the execution, on Friday, the
Rev. Dr. Putnam proceeded to the residence of Mrs.
Webster, and imparted to her and her afflicted chil-
dren the sad intelligence that her husband and their
father was no more. The solemn and deeply painful
scene which ensued should be veiled from the public
gaze. Rather than intrude upon that sacred ground
let us join our tears with theirs, and, by heartfelt
sympathy, seek to bind up and comfort their crushed
and bleeding hearts.

" The remains of Professor Webster were conveyed
on Friday evening to the residence of the family,
whence they will be removed to Mount Auburn, and
deposited in the family tomb of Narcissus Path.
" The funeral will take place on Sunday, in as pri-
vate a manner as possible.'
The Boston Bee says :
"It is said that Professor Webster made no detailed
confession to go before the public. He has talked
freely on the subject of the murder with different in-
dividuals, but always with the promise from them
that they would not make anything public. The
Rev. Mr. Waterston received a very long and very
singularly written letter from the Professor before his
death, and several other clergymen received similar
letters.

" The dress of the condemned was a black frock
coat and pants. His neck was without cravat or
handkerchief. After the body had been placed in the
coffin his features appeared as in life, without distor-
tion, and there was nothing but the purple hue of the
flesh to show that his death had been a violent one,
and that was fast disappearing.
"It is stated that Professor Webster was never in
a better state of health than yesterday. In the morn-
ing he received his breakfast as usual from Parker's,
and ate quite hearty, drank two mugs of tea, smoked
a cigar, and passed the balance of his supply of cigars
to offiuer Jom-s and others in atr:tadaice.
" Before the services in his cell lir. Webster sent
for Mr. Andrews, the gaoler, and All the other officers
of the prison, who visited his cell, Ile then took
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