The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-15


CHARGING
DE-. JOHN w. WEBSTER
WITH
The Murder Of DR.. George Parman
From the Boston Atls.s. sc.nl
Yesterday afternoon, few rAnutes before g oelook
the in the Court House. nv thu INV n,
inquest, summoned by Coroner Pratt in the Psrkmss
was thrown open ad the reporters Of the
papers admitted Coroner stated that In
ancs with the opinion expressed by the Attorney Gene
raj OF the wealth. Mr.. Clifford aud BY vote of
the jury in which vote he concured the evidence be-
fore the inquest would be kept sorst from
until laid before the grand jury He that the
inquest had been In session days and had examined
large number OF witnesses and that their evidence
paper He then said that the verdict Which had been
agreed upon would be made public and secordipRl II
the secretary ofths inquest Mr. Andrews was directed
to read the verdict duly recorded which he did and
it is in the following language
An inquiston taken at the city Of Boston within the
county OF Suffolk, thirteenth day of December in thu
year OF Lord thousand eight hundred and for
Of said county upon the Of sundry parts Of the
boey Of dead man viz, . thorax, kidneys, pelvis
dead, BY the oaths OF osmyn Brewster John '' Ls
Andrews, Pearl Martin, Thomas Restisux, Lewis
Jones, and Harum Merrill, good and lawful men.
who being charged and sworn e. Inquire for the Com
monwealth, when, how and by what means the said
dead man came to his death upon their do say
that they all have been to be parts Of
and the same person that these parts OF the human
frame have been identified proved to be the re-
mains ana parts OF the dead body and limbs Of DR.
George Parkmsn late a citizen OF said Boston aged
about sixty years-thar he to his dsath by VIC.
lepce at sad Boston the twenty third day OF No
yember last, between the hour OF one and half of
the clock in the afternoon Of that day (about which
time be entered alive ars in good health inso the
Massachusetts, Medical College building situate in
North Grove street in said Boston) and the Of
the clock the afternoon of the thrtieth day
OF November last, (when portion Of the said renal
were found concealed in and under the apartments of
Dr. John w Webster. of Cambridge in the county OF
In hus.
the residue Of said remains afterwards
that he killed in said college building by blow or
blows wound or wounds iniic cd upon him with some
instrument or weapon to the jurors 40 wn and by
means not yet known to said jurors and that said
and said means were used by the hands of said DR.
John w. Webster by whom he killed Ia witne ss
whereof the ssia Coroner and Jurors 60 this lnquis
ton have set their hand and seals the day year
above said. JABEZ PRATT Coroner,
OSMYN BREWSTER, Foreman,
JOHN 4. ANDREWS, Secretary,
PEARL MARTIN
THOMAS RESriEUX,
LEWIS JONES
HARUM MERRILL.
Meeting OF the Merchant Butchers or New
York.
assemblsge of the above respectable citi-
zens met together, yesterday evening" pursuant to
public call at their rooms In the First avenue, at
about P. NJ The meeting called to order by Gro.
Esq to take the chair The nomination was greeted
with universal appreciation, AMI Mr.. Montgomery was
GEO. H. BARrLE, Esq, unanimously appointed
secretary Of the meeting.
The call for the meeting having been read the fol-
lowing letter from Alderman Franklin, was then
read -
New YoRK, Dee. II, ls4a
The Grand Jury for the November term cemmuni-
they the slaughter as nuisance and
Their emnunicaon resred to special committee,
% meet a. ss c & ss Is
snS M be hnPPy any y01 may be
GEO. ii. FRANKLIN, 18th Ward,
To THE BUTCHERS OF rHE Cry OF Nrw YoRx.
On motion of Mr. BERRfLL Q comnttee was then ap-
pointed to confer with the committee Of the Common
Ccunci to snghten them on the subject, In relation
to slaughter houses.
Mr. HARrLK stated that Alderman Franklin had OK. i
pressed to him, In conversation he had had with him,
with, on the part of himself and his colleague the
on mon Council, that q committe Of the butchers
should meet the Common Council. to snlighten them /
upon the subject as they prossse to be quite in the
tten appointed that committee -
Mr.. Ea ward Phillips, MIR. Goe. Hsrple,
Mr. S Va H. c o1opf Mr. Mr. Mont sss~ar
committee OF four was then on motion appointed !
to draft resolutions expressive Of the Of this
Mr.. Seaman, Mr.. Stewart, Mr.. Cras.o, and Mr. 4
HAYES, were appointed that committee, who there
upon retired to execute the purpose for which they
appointed.
During the absence Of the committee, Mr. smrr ad-
dressed the Chair and made several upon the
subject in agitation. lie (Nir 81 dwslt with some
warmth upon the Of certain spectators whose
sole object to drive the butchers Of the city
merely for their individual sakes aad interest,
One Of these rabd spectators editor Of OBJ
seure and iconducted sheet, something like one Of
TIE quack me define almanacs, circulated extensively,
merely for the sake Of the advertsements and which
was published somewhere In this city This unhappy
nan called his miserable sheet Of advertisements
Sun In contradictory from the fact OF its
shining nor ever giving any light. He (dr 81 would
the butchers to remove their establishments to Plain
Geld or to Ulster county, might be to the peat
swanps OF Long Island
The committee on its return reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which we're read by the /
spplaute and appreciation On the question Of their
adoption being put by the char, they were carried
Whereas effort being to induce the Common
CSune 70 PISS law to PROHIBIT the ss9ssIns o. cattle
thereby deprive them Of the rights
oSf rs sse ss, s Nw Gs
part In this ana put forward, in the form Of
Of ths slangier houses inc th November las in which
suehsr hey dangerous and entail
70 the public health ard in editorial article Of the said
hat lsTse nsjoy arc favor 81 this pro-
also iesommsess TIE Comm caae 70 pas. s 70 r
move the .laughler heue ard presents the argument,
IN hat is isycr such law and
psI,i.gs tine may and no doubt will es continued ato
The New York Sss and in the rsseatnert Of The Grand
he SHOWN and that should be or ns-
wl,re may that ssrghr Lousoa are detrimental to the
Isae i,sn o. ha, issy ever ~ any Tine created an ep
has foundation truth; proof q what We
bore sta conidtntl racr the cholera 1881
fS snd lSie, when tls rcbie diseae rovod . less
extent ana was less ata the mmcdiae vicinity og the
slaughter house. than IN other pat of the city,
keslved That We are ue.ntgually ard tuaiiaets 4
opToCd 70 the Of law -iaugtsr
Of cattle other In the city, r ths removal
o. the saughtefirr houses hcrffom 10 e passage
Low interfering .th curgts as citizens y way all ths
favor ask OF tha Common Council IL TO let aioue
Resolved, That tarriter cesssiy rui-
that there 10 nothng that
What s perfectly healthy, ard that aaurer
Kept perfectly swe, aud clean, aud il s the dut OF
butcher who wishes 20 be esteemed soOd on to keep hs
place clean.
Resolved That not only NE tu,efcrs every ueha.s
and MANUFACTURES s interested I'm this thnr the
mon Council have rifht pass law the siauth
ter houses, then they have sLt pass law 10
.. ~ SEAMAN
JAS J.. STEWART,