Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-11

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your right hand. Prisoner ro..,,I
ed steadily and in'ently upon the I Taa ~
The Clerk. Mr. Foreman, look nne
prlsoner-prisoner, look upon ,b pOa
Professor Webster still ma;n,,; we
fixed and intent look upon the forsm.!
the jury. e"a'
The Clerk. What do you saw. N,
man, is this prisoner at the bar, gn;l roy
not guilty. sunny
Guilty! was the solemn respoD,.
The hand of the prisoner, Will ,
hitherto been held erect, fell 10 Tho l.. ~
front Of him with a dead sonnd :. ~
had lost all muscular action, and Nj, !.
dropped upon his breast. He ,oan
down, his limbs seeming 10 give .r;S.
OF failing; he then closed bis eyelid'
bowed his head down towards M ~
the forman of the jury, at the same,;s
held lis hand up before his ewes NJ
overcome by the painful duty he had NJ
formed. An awful and unbroken ,ll,,.
ensued, in which the Court, jury and ,O,l
tafors seemed TO absorbed in their own,I
Elections. The appearance OF the prison.
at tins time was painful 10 contemp plate
his eyes were closed and deep signs den.
ted the load of ixexpressible anguish u
his soul and the crushing blow that b,3
fallen upon him. Chief Justice 81,
broke The awful silence and suspen,. HI
dismissing the jury in voice Wild MI
emotion. Mr. Merrick, The pri.on..,J
counsel, then went into the prisop.,1
dock. spoke few words TO him. and ~
after the order was given that the pr;,.l
ner should be removed.
BosToN, Monday, A phil l. |
1t is understood ,ha, the jury after o.
ing out on Saturday night, at FIRST del'I.l
rated in silence for ten minutes, then va.{
on the question whether the remains w,,l
those Of DR.. Parkman; there was a up,p,I
NOUS yes-on the second question, whelI
er Webster murdered him, there wa, M
yeas and nay-the nay came from Be-,
jamin II. Green, who stated his poip, n
doubt; after some discussion he declared
it removed. Web.ter's family was NAL
informed of the verdict The night !, VI,
rendered, the awful disclosure was mad.
TO them on Sunday morning By Mr. VIM
L. Prescott. The scene was most hear.
rendine.
A letter Of coincidence was presept.d
on Sunday afternoon, signed by The head,
OF all the principal families of Cambrite,
including Hon. Edward Everett, Jsfs
Sparks. Prof. Norton, Judge F.y, &C.
Judge Fay confessed that he thought hs
friend Webster was guilty man, ait,,
hearing his own speech on Saturday.
Webster was brought into Court this
morning TO receive his solemn senteps.
he looked gloomy in the extreme, bu, col.
lec'ed and calm. The Court room ".
aensely crowded The Court came in At 10
o'clock. The Attorney General, Clifford.
the facts of the indictment. trial
aud verdict, and moved the Court thst
final sentence be now pronounced.
The prisoner rose and was asked by
The clerk what he had TO say, why sen.
lence should no. be pronounced spsins,
him; the prisoner bows Ell and took his seat
in silence. Chief Justice Shaw then adj.
dressed him, and in conclusions said, land
now nothing a;-a-s liz IL 4.I....... a..,
Of pronouncing The sentence which the
law fixes for the cfine OF murder, Of which
!, Oh stand convicted, which sentence Is.
that you, J. w. Webster, be removed
from this place and be detained in clos.
custody in the prison of this county. and
thence taken at such time as the Executive
government of this Commonwealth may.
by their warrant appoint, TO the place ii
execution, and there be hung BY tie neck
until You are dead; and may Gud, Of his
infinite goodness, have mercy en- your
SOUL"