Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-22
TRIAL, OF DR.. JOHN W. WEBSTER, FOR THE
MURDER OF DIR. PARkMAN

MURDER OF DIR. PARKMAN.
BosroS MARCH lgS p. VI.
Our city has been all excitement to-day account Of t
commencement of the trial of Or. John w. Webster th
charge Of numbering pf. Parkman The vicinity OF TN
court house crowded irp6 early hour and has con
tinucd throughout the day, but small number being d'
90 gain admitance.
The prisoner Dr. Webster brought into the court hons
at precisely o'clock this morning lie was compose
than he has been for time though his coEncnance or'
sonbre and melancholy appearance, but in other respects
he much ~ usual
few minutes after the arrival prisoner Chief Jus
lice Shaw took his The bench accompanied by ass
tant Justices Wlbo, Dewey, and Metcalf The lower ioo
OF tho Court house not thrown open 10 the public n
one being admitted but the Witnesses members of The bar
and Jurors Spectators were however admitted the snal
gallery which soon depsey crowded. The gentlemen
Of The bar present in full force being admitted by tick
cts To prevent n crowd the sheriff had taken the precau
ton 10 barricade the corridors, and 10 station officers IN,
Some time was consumed in calling tho Jurors Witnesses
&c A, ten minutes before 10 O'clock Attorney General
H. Clifford moved the Court empanel Jury in the case
Mr. Clifford for the State, will be assisted by George
Dennis Esq, and the Hon Pny Merrick and T. D. Sober
appeared for the defence.
The lury vas finally cmpannced fourteen pcrcinpio
nv challenges OF whom set aside Robert J. Byran
is foreman The refused 70 excuse Benjamin H. Green
because h. held decided opinion adverse IL capital punish
ucn; but not such would prevent him from finding
dict according TO law.
The case then opened the Jury by the Attorney
General who confined himself 10 two propositions in his in
dictmcnl--rst that DR. Parknan mnrdered--secont
that Dr. Webster committed The deed, upon which he dwc
al great length con,cndng that circumstances
would be proved econciieabc with the sppostion Of Dr.
Websler's innocence
On motion Of the prosecuting attorney, all hui the med.
zeal then retired from the roo and pre-
paraons mado for entering Immediately The details
of the trial.
Th. fast witness called - the stand was CHARLES VI
kingey, who testified that ltr had known Or. parkmnn
since wear 1896 and had acted his Collecting agen, NJ
the time he missing. He then proceeded 10 detail his
efforts discover the whereabouts of Dr. Parkan imn,ei-
acv his disappearance aud hs tracing ln 10 the
Medical College where he enter hy The last per
son who cav him alive Witnesses then cayu detailed ac
o the searches that subsequently made nj The
Medical College rcsun. finally in tind!n, The mulaed IT.
mains OF man, supposed Ia be- hosa 81 Dr. parknam I'M
derncath The occupied bv pr Webster similar 10 tn.
accounts have already published.
Robert C. Shaw, brother n-law Of DR. Parkman stated
that liz present the examination ot the remains found
under ;e College, aud believed that the lock of hair found
there ,ha, q: his relative He would not however have
been able recognise Tile body that ut DR. Parkan had
he NOT previously known hiln 10 haze been missing.
The court adjourned o'clock before the examination
Of Mr. Shaw had been finished, until o'clock Tomorrow
morning.
BosToN, MARCH 20 p NJ.
The examination Of the witnesses the part the prose
cuon continued to-day. Among those who testified
the family physician Of Dr. Parknan the Anatomical
Ph stefan oil the College and four five others. The
testimony was chiefly in reference the identity the re
mains those of DR.. Paiknanal the witnesses believing
that The body found was that OF d.. PaTkman.