The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-05

do and In the Of the afternoon Dr. remarked
that ne had on Friday seen Dr. had paid him s47S
the first suspicion contrary to the custom of
p IS his history, known here for 50 years past, VIII
[From the Boston Herald, Dec. 81
At nine O'Clock Saturday evening crowd Of about
one hundred persons assembled In front Of the
College, and commenced singipE "Old Hundred y and
never did the words "Be Thou God, exalted highn
ial with such solemn accent upon the evening air,
eehoed by choir OF voices, such have seldom been
heard In unison. The moon shone brightly upon the
motey group Of chorsters. and q number OF poles men
painfully solemn scene The spontaneous ac knowledS
ment Of the hand Of the Deity In bringing to Hight the
ioc s deed Which had been committed In the soabre
was subject worthy CT painters art or a moraist
reflections Having erishsd {" Old Hundred,n they
and followed In the same melancholy strain with Poor
Uncle Ned has gone where the good nisgers go"
have learned the following incidents:- w.
There was seen, and actually noted down, tn, fact
that the Professors chemical experiments took up
than he WAS wont to bestow upon them and satisfac
tory proof seemed to rest on the mind OF Lttlsheld
the Friday that Dr. Parkmsn was missing
boy who lives opposite the foundry stated that on
Saturday night last Of the windows of Professor
Wsb:ers room was opened, and singular stencil is.
sued from It, but such odors often occur In the neigh
borhood, it created no excitement.
An lrifhman by the name Of Patrick McGinnis who
lives in what is called the BLACK hole in Cypress
street harangued the multitude, stating in his speech
that he saw Dr. Parkman 80 into the College Friday
morning be came out at half past O'Clock and re.
turned at six in the evening This has been en-.
ployed to take away the o the relics OF the dead
ssrcs:sss and empty them into the different reoepts.
He employed to go Of an errand, and in passing
up the stairs heard what supposed to be
ZION In the Professors study the voice ef Dr. Parkman
he distinctly heard and could swear to- and the SUBJ
Jset IN dispute was the payment Of sum Of money
which the DR.. said had been due for soms time and
He mad AT
the door for a few moments, and heard reply made
either that or would not have much
about the mstter-it had annoyed him to death, and
he was heartily sick OF It.
There were many angry words used by both parties,
ter the door and proceeded perform the errand
thath had been instructed to do. He cav Dr. r. no
more.
One Of reporters visited Cambridge last evening
and sscertanea that on Saturday night Marshal I'd.
wards In consequence Of spprehensons by the Mayor
that an attack might be made upon the residence OF
Professor Webster on Garden street. twenty
five special policemen who directed to patrol
near The USE without exciting suspicious OF their OBJ
ject. No attempt however was made to mosst the in.
nocent occupants OF the cling which is owned
BY Professor Webster Our reporter also learned
facts In relation TO the personal history and family
OF the rroessof Is the son Of the late Red
ne chatter, Eco formerly an aaiuent resident OF ths
north part Of Boston, where died some time about
the year 1884 leaving about $40 6C0 when, We learn
Is conveyed life estate to Professor Wsb,tet and
ut bis death to his children. Young Webster while
college was not considered passionate fractions
mates expresses IL; he wash ervous but not quarrs
some Alter he had graduated he went to Europe and
lahd ON his return from thence about the time
OF his fathers death, he stopped at the Azores
aud became acquainted With Miss Hinckley, nss his
wife AT the port Of Esyal she then residing with
her father who held the post OF American Consul at
That port He married her there and returned 10 Cam
ridge, and lectured at the college for year or two
when he was elected professor In the year Is37
Since then he has resided In Cambridge and has leo
t tnT,d upsn ehsnsir,, geology mlneralogy, at Can
and from tickets TO bis lee the medical college
at the time of his arrest Of from two three thousand
ters was insufficient for his wants and kept him al says
In debt His family now consists Of . wifs aud four
daughters the youngest sixteen years Of age aud the
eldest about twenty three The Oldest IL married to
MIR. Dabsey, the present Consul at Faysi The other
three daughters reside at Cambridge and with their
mother srs in deep affection ON account Of the arrest
and suspicious o Their husband aud fathsr The feeling
entertained among the citizens q who best
know Dr. Webster is that he inuooe ut OF the charge
on which be has been arrested or that II guilty sorae
unknown provoceion Eust have Induced the fatal at
tack Our reporter call, last evening at the jail aud
aeertained that the professor had passed quiet day.
having parskon Of bis meals regularly and being tree
fren at alternate excitement aud gloom which char
aeterzed him for rome twenty four hours after his ar
rest
Yesterday afternoon, about Eve o'clock little child
fell through Il the lower Windows q the college,
creating a ovntiderAbe crash Instantly a crowd OF
some two hundred rushed 10 the spot prsunipg TO
have been the beginning Of an attack the place but
the olHetrs In attendance Heath Eaton 30 quickly
irtsrr,d explained the Of the excitement aai
the ass, mbsge grumtlirgiy dispersed.
The ever rtscy Washington liSAt lrfsutry, Captain
Ctfstl relieved that gallant corps, the city Crtys,
Captain Thompson, yesterday morning aud were on
duty rtady Tor any Kind OF service, throughout toe
sabbath, until lakt evening" then the Nov England
GuRIds Captain joe Tut Btadlie, relieved them, and
took th,ir stations Through the politeness OF
genLt Of the Guard we we're introduced toCapt Put and
certain ed that the N. h. - 60 be held siisnd
sff tor hateysr might trsBFpe. Corporal Joe smith
wac full q srdor aud gnllan'ry. He lie q gentleman
aotvithEtsn ding bis drsb coat.
From the Evening Edition Boston Times Dec. al
sHnkicNMFNT OF PROFESSOR WEBSTER.
About half past one o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
roisfsorJ W. Webster Was take from his cell In toe
LeN,T,tt street jail and conveyed In carriage 20 the
fsee Count and there nrrsigned before Justice Cubh
ing On charge Of having wiliuly murdered DR. Geo.
IuIkman, On Friday, the 231 ult.
ON being ntksd by the Court u he was aware OF the
ne turs OF the charge upon which he brought for
ward The prisoner replied in the negative and request
ed that - night be read 70 him IN. warrant (which
granted BY Jurtice Merrill on Friday, the 30th
ulto) then read in q this request by
FRANKLIN Dexter. Lsq the counsellor retained BY the
defendant The prisoner appeared rather cain the
While, and. az the conclusion a the reading waived
tb ovfh bis counsel exsmnstn ct this coprt and
vas rtmspded 20 jail On the Srst Monday OF January
neat BE- IL e be sregned NJ the bar 81 the Municipal
Court 20 spswer TO the charge which stands against
him.
The Whole affair was conducted With very extraord.
rsy secrecy, and there but few individuals
rent In court and but for the strctest wstchfuness
~ the reporters q The press, might not have been
ste. this morning. 20 iufcrm readers Of the pro-
cstdings lrquiiies we're repeatedly made In proper
quarters ss 20 the time vhsa Mr. Webster would pro-
baby be brought 70 the court, but they made
tlrsly in ysn the answers b,iry undoubtedly o.lsu.
LATED ard intended to lead to the conclusion that he
would not ts brcpyht up 20 soon az be vas.