The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-13

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live. and e 1od & ny wileess. .hsvsf 81 We nof
csnt ciIdrs6 meyer had the irmoiest ilea of .nju
rit1r Dr. p. untii the moment the blow was struck.
Dr. P. was extremely severe and sharp the most
provoking Of ofmenand am irritable and passionate.
and brief violence Of temper has been
bese,,ing sin Of my life. was an only child much
induged-and have never acquired econtroi over
my passions that ought to have acquired early, and
the consequence is all this
:. Blu, you notified DR.. P. to meet you al certrin
hour, and told him you would pay him, when you
knew you had not the money -
5. No." he replied. IS did not tell him would
pay him. and there is evidence that told him so.
Except my own words spoken after his disappearance.
had paid him, those words of the miserable ts-
sue Of falsehoods to which was committed from the
moment had begun to conceal the homicide. l
never had thought Of injnring Parkman.'
This was accompanied by the statement in which
Professor Webster attempts to explain to his see.
ing L,tleaeld, sending for blood, and Of inquring a.
bout gases from the vault After reading the state
Dr. Putnam proceeded 10 argue as 10 its truth
fulness saying that it made when the writ OF er-
ror was still pending. Aso that Professor Wsbsters
estate was worth several thousand dollars, and that
he was not in such strait as to commit such crime
deliberately. >rs-
The previous petition from Professor ebster, pro-
testing his innocence and praying for absolute PARDON
was
verng in their belief bis innocence, until his con-
fession was communicated to them about a week
since. He concluded in asserting his belief that the
confession true.
| Bosrox, July 5-P. NJ.
The wife and three daughters of Professor Web.
ster appeared before the Council this afternoon, and
pleaded in aid of the petition of their husband and
father, for a Communication Of punishment.
| Mrs. Webster said that she had been unwaverng
I i;,, tho hol;o Of of har hush
made his confession. She also stated, that it was
chiefly through her means and representations, that
the petition for pardon and protestaton Of his inno
cence was sent in.
After their withdrawal, the Council sent for DR..
Putnam, and stated that they, having grave doubts
on certain points in the confession, had consulted
separately three eminent surgeons, and document
had been prepared for him to communicate to Pro-
;; fessor Webster.
Before the document was read, the doors were
closed but was understood that Of the ques-
tions propoun6ed was whether such stick as that
described in the confession, would give such blow
as would death in minutes! All three
sidered it would not. The other questions stated
to have been answered adverse to the confession.
The opinion is universally expressed, that no COM
mutation will be granted.
BosroS, July 8. A hearing was held this morn
ing before the committee pardons, in the case Of
petition was presented for clemency, signed by
9se persons of New York city; two from franklin
county, New York. and two from Michigan.
The lieutenant governor stated that a large num-
Der of petitions for commutation of the unhappy
sentence received from all parts of the country
one from Mr.. Green, juryman in the case, and
two three others from persons who said they them
selves committed the murder, and not Professor
Webster.
Several medical men were present, and showed
that blow the head, such that which Profess
sor Webster said he gave Dr. Parkman, often caused
death in a short time.
Mr.. Edwin Jarvis cited two instances to prove the
ungovernable temper of Professor Webster, and how
soon it was over. In case, Dr.. Webster, when
STUDENT commenced the play of knocking off hats
the Of it. Finally, Webster got enraged, sez
ed stick, and would have given his companion a
deadly blow, had he not been prevented. The next
moment it was all with him, and he did evnce
? the least resentment whatever.
At another time, while in London, Professor Web.
ster was being shaved, when Dr.. Lathford playfuly
/ remarked, Did you ever a barber shave mon.
| key -"
t Mr. Webster was much ennged at this, and seized
knife. and would have struck at DR.. L.. had he moi
been prevented.
Dr.. Jeffries Wyman was introduced to show that
Dr. Parkman's skull was little thinner than the
, erage Of persons.
A petition was presented by Professor Brown
signed by President Sparks, and nearly all the pro-
fessors Of Harvard College, praying for commuta
ton Of sentence. not the ground of his late con-
, fession-he as they say, having forfeited all claim
to be believed-but the great probability that
1 lists that the act was not premeditated.
Professor Bowen urged delay, in order to obtain
, more direct petitions in the
The case was then postponed until the 18th inst.
NEW YoRK, July 8. A. M.
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