Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-10

Itable-SOme walked the room, others look
fxedly upon Indifferent objects, and all were
in tears and terrible state Of anguish. The
dissenting Juror was allowed TO remain I'M
questioned for about thirty minutes, while
he collected his thoughts and cast the evil
dence over again in his mind. Finally, he
called upon his associates TO vote again up
on the question, when he held up his hand
with the other eleven. There was very lit
tie discussion in the jury room, and the tes-
timony Of those witnesses who swore to
having seen the deceased after the time that
the murder was stated to have been com
mitted, was well and fully considered, bu,
the jury could not bring themselves to be-
lief that The witnesses could have been cor
rect.
A,twenty minutes Of eleven o'c lock, it
was rumored throughout the Court room
that the jury had agreed upon verdict and
That they were about to report. The scene
which Immediately ensued was awful. The
entire Court room was crowded with seated
aud standing spectators, all watching, with
fixed gaze, the door through which it was
expected the jury would enter.
At thirteen minutes Of eleven, the prisoner
unmanacled, in custody of officer Jones,
came in and took his seat in the dock. He
looked down-cast. His lips were com
pressed and his face pale. IN three minutes
after the entrance Of the prisoner, the court
and Jury entered almost simultaneously
the Judges through the Western door and
the Jurors through the Eastern door.
All eyes were now turned upon the jury,
whose faces bespoke suppressed emotion
-. a.
raj instances, were wet with tears. After
short pause, Judge Shaw inst1ucted,he Clerk
Of the Court to in,errogate the jury as to
their agreement upon verdict
The announcement Of the verdict had
terrible effect upon the prisoner. His uplfl-
ed arm dropped as if the circulation of the
blood through it had been stopped and his
hand struck upon the bar in the front OF the
dock. Indeed there was an appearance Of
something like paral vito shock visible
through his entire frame, and he sank back
wards into his chair. He soon raised his
RICH, hand to his face, but for some time
there was strength enough in his arm to
hold it there. The muscles of his face e.
WINGED great internal emotion, and in all re-
spects he presented most appalling spec
tacle. He seemed like man whose last
hope had been scattered by single blow.
During the ten minutes which elapsed in
this solemn ceremony the Court presented
a sight seldom if ever witnessed before
We shall not undertake TO describe the ap-
pearance Of the vast audience during the
rendition Of the verdict, nor the manner in
which TREY depor.ed themselves, because a
truthful picture Of this scene is beyond the
power Of our pen.
Judge Merrick here went 10 his client,
shook hands with him, and spoke a few
words IN his ear. The interview was not
over a minutes duration.
AT eleven O'clock, Chief Justice Shaw adj
dressed the jury, informing them that they
nigh. be required hereafter to try some civil
cases, but for the present they were reliev-
ed from further duty. He then directed the
Sheriff to remand the prisoner, and adjourn
ed the Court.
The Boston Traveller says:
The demeanor Of Professor Webster
while awaiting in one Of the rooms of the
court house the time asst gned for the sen
tence, was tina, Of man duly impressed
with the solemn ceremony about to be en-
acted He passed to the window of the
room and looking up TO the sun, rernarke ed
that in the day Of our prosperity we hardly
realized the nature of our sins that his
sins had been many, and that his trust was
in mercifu God. He was glad he had no.
been cut off in the midst Of his sins, and thai.
time and space for repentance had been
granted to him. He had nearly done with
this world, and for his own fate he was pre-
pared, except when he thought of his faml-
Ily. Here his for,i,ude forsook him, and
he exclaimed, :'Wha, will become of them"
In coming down to the court room, be
was seized with trembling Of the limbs,
and the officer was obliged to support him.
His family and friends will be allowed
free access TO him.
The Transcript says
1t is understood tina, the prisoners fami-
ly were Wholly unprepared for the terrible
result. They had secured their own pas
sages and tina, of Professor Webster, at his
direction, for Fayal, for the 2Olh of this
month. They have all along had the
strongest persuasion of his innocence; and
were completely Frustrated by the over
whelming intelligence Of his conviction.
The Boston Atlas adds
We learn tina, upon DR.. Webster's arrival
in the Jail office, from the Court House, his
first inquiry was-"lIave my things been
sent ," (meaning change Of under cloth
ing y to which Mr.. Andrews, the Jaior, re-
piled in the affirmative. HI was accompa-
MED to his cell by Mr.. Andrews, and when
within it, aiI-''Well, Mr.. Andrews, they
have found me guilty, and must pu. my
trus. in God Bv the way, am to have
INV meals from Parker's, as usual :" Mr.
ANDREWS replied af1irmasiveIy. His razors