The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-22

The Parkman Murder.

| CoHoNEE's lNQuEsr INTnE rAREMAN CAsE
--lnE BEMAiNs- rRovEn TO ~ PARTS ~
rllr noDY or DA GroRGE PARkMAN-DR.
ions W, WEBSTER CHARGED wiTH nA'INo
KILLED nN,-Yosltrdny afternoon, n few
minutes before q o'clock, the room Ia tie
Court House occupied 10y the jury Of Inquest
summoned 10y Coroner PrnIJ,u the PalknHn
cusc, WINS thrown open uud lhu Reporters at
| the various papers Admitted. Coroner Pau
stated that ~ accordance with tie oplniou
expressed 10y the Attorney General of the
( Commonwealth NJ Ctn1n, aud Ivy a vote
orIhe Jury, Ia which vote be- eoueurred, the
ov,dcrce before The inquest wo"ld by kept
secret lClm every hody Until luiA before lhc
timur jury he f..,',", ked II,s, ,l.,. .i.qiIesg
had been Ia session 10 day, aud Ind oNntu-
/ iutd large number of Witnesses, aud ll,o,
I their evidence occupied over eighty large
inulsenp pngcs Of wrIug pnWr. lie lhcu
said that the verdict which had been agreed
upon would be made public, aud according
~ tho Secretary Of The Inquest, Mr. Andrews,
was directed To read tho verdict NJ daily re-
corded, which he did, untl 1t is Ia the follow
ing lauBuage:--
SUFFOLK, So.
An inqu.iHon lAkcu At the Ctiy ol Boston,
wiuun tie County ol Sudolk, tlureoulh duy
/ ul Dcccmhut, ~ ihu year ct our Lard one
/ thousand cigli hundred aud forty .uiuc, bo-
/ lure JahrZ Prnlt, E.qn one of the Curuurfs
/ Of said tuuuiy, upon ihc view of suudry
paris uf Ihe hndy ota dead mun, VIZ, n tho.
tuN, kidneys, pcl,is, Two thighs, luit leg, aud
suudry bones, there ~ ing dead 10y tho onths
oi Osluyu Brewster, John l.. AndrcWs, Pearl
Mnruu, lhoHus RcsticuN, LuNtS Junos aud
iilurum Murrl, good aud lawful men, WIN
being charged and sworn to inquire for the
/ Commonwealth, When, how aud 10y what
means tic suid dead Iuan came 10 his death,
upon their ouths du Say that they all have
been demonstrated TO Ice paris of one aud
lie same prrsuu--lhut these parts ut the hu-
uiuu frame have been Identified aud proved
10 brNhc remains and parts of the dead bod
aud Iimbs Of ID. t;Uorgo fWkmuU, tatu u
clllzou ct said Boston,ngcd about siXly years
--thut he came to his drUlh 10y violence, al
said Boston, on the twenty day of No
ycubur ust, or between the hour of QUO and
a half OF the clock, Ia ,!o afternoon Of TINT
day tubout.NNhiCh tuc lac entered alive, md
in good health. into the Massachusetts Nludi,
cal College bulldug situate IA North Grove
Of the clock Ia lhr afternoon of the thirllulh
duy OF November last, when portion Of the
said reunius were found concealed in aud
under tho apartments of Dr. John w.
Webster, of Cambridge, la the county of
MiddiesuA,n SdId r0ttCEu tJrTTtrrrg,i vvtrrrfr
building the residue OF suid remains Mere ut.
forwards discu,crrd-thni lac was. killed ia
snid college building 10y blow or blows,
Mound or wounds, Inflicted upon him with
some instrument or weapon TO the jurors
unknown, aud 10y means not Yet known to
snid jurors, and that said blow or blows,
wound ur wuu,,ir ~ere ieilieled pt-o4,. i,i,,,y
aud said mems were tsed lay the hunds of
snid DR.. John W. Webster, 10y whom lac wus
killed. Ia witness whereof tho said Coro-
uer aud Jurors 10 this luVuisrttun have ret
their hands aud seuls,ihc day aud year above
snid.
JABEZ PRATT, Coroner.
OSMYN BREWSTER, Foreman, with
JOHN J.. AN DREWS, Secretary,
PEARL MARTIN, seal
THOMAS RESTIEUN, to each
ll.MiS- JONES, -----.-- mime.
llARUM MERRILL,
Tie reading of The verdict having been
concluded, the Coroner announced that votes
of thanks had been passed by tho Jury TO the
City Mnrshal and olher oflNers ofthr police
department, for the prompt and efficient ser
vices rendered 10y them to the inquest, IN
procuring evidence aud rendering such 9th
assistunce ms was in their power, aud uat
the Coroner be requested 10 communicates
said vote to the City ainrshul-Io Mr. Daniel
Merrill the Superintendent of 'ho Court
House, for his aileuuOns-Hnd to the Cor
ouer, Foreman aud Secretary,tor the accept
able aud satisfactory manner III which they
had discharged the duties that had devolved
aFop- them,
Constable T.. J. Jones' then mndo the usr-
nj proclamation ,ndIourning thu Inqucs, with
out day.
or" We wers this morning shown some
Jumps of California gold belonging to II ~
pound loI tSorth ubout $2500,) sent by n
Newnrker To his mother. lie Yns one of
Col. Stevcnsons Regiment of N. Y. Volun-
Tegry, uriti tttt=spenI snmn-l : months at the