The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-02
THU LAST sCRNE IN THE TRIAL
PROFESSOR WEBSTER.
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THE SENTENCE or DHATH
PRoNoUNokD Dr
CHIEF JUSTICE SHAW.
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Strange Developments Relative to the Murder Of
Dr.. George Parkman.
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INTERVENING IHCIDEH rs,
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I'dtgvuyksc os~r Hosss's 0~d Basn's Wwes.
.rHa LAST SCENE IN THE TRIAL
INTEREYTIN0 INCIDEH rs,
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Tasgophse ovs HosseI a~d Bsiss pvwes.

Tatgyopkie ossr Hosses a~d Bais's Wwes.
Bosro~, Mosdsy, April I, 1854.
Professor Webster brought into court this morn
Ing ct siaht minutes to nine O'Clock, to rsosivs the
solemn sentence Of the Law He locked gloomy IL the
extreme bat collected and osln. The court wss
desssly crowded all the avenues leading - IL
Al ten minutes past nine the Court Game In, in
cluding the Hon Richard Fletcher, whs had net at-
tended the trial.
After scms minutes Of silence Mr Attorney General
Cnord narrated the facts the indictment trial ana
verdict and moved the Court that the ansl sentence
be nov prosounesd.
The prisonsrross and asked BY the clerk What h
bad to show Why sentence Of death should not b. pro-
noupced against him.
The prisoner bowed sua took his seat In silsnes
The SENTENCE.
Chief Justice Shaw then addressed hin In The fsl-
John w. wsbstsr- In meeting you here for the last
time, to pronounce that sentence which the Lev has
sfhfed to the high and aggravated offence Of which
you staBd convicted it 10 impossible BY language 70
give uttsssDcs to the dep consciousness Of rssaOn
bty to the keen Of ssdnss. and syupsthy with
which approach tsis solemn duty. Cirsumstsasss
which ell who hear may duly appreciate but whsh 10
may hardly nt to aiude to In detail render
the peri, of thh duty, the present occaon
sbsumstsnees, the feeling Of indesorbsbs solsnnity
attaches to the utterspos OF that rsssL
butive justice, which oons,rrs . fellow being to an
untim-ly aud igpominious death but when con
sicsr al the circumstances OF your pest life, your
vsroua relations In soss'y, the claims upon you by
others the hopes and expectations you have cherished,
with your present condition, and the iguominious
death which awaits ycu vs oppressed With gsisf
and srsuish and nothiog but . sense Of operative
duty, imposss Ds By theIsw, whose Of aud minis
tsri are. could sustain Us In pronouneing sueha
judgment.
Against the crime of xisul murder Of which you stsnd
ooSviotsd-s orims as which humAnity shudd.rs- q
srme everywhere and under all forms Of society 70.
gardsd wis the deepest sbhorrsnos the Law has de-
nounced i everest pspsitss In these fsw slmpls but
solemn and impressive vords Every person shall
Of s III. .sm. TI. m.s.s o.
this sw 10 the protection and security Of hunsa fs
he most object OF sjast snd pstsrnA sov.ra-
mept II 10 made the duty Of this court 60 dscisrs
thi. penalty against apy who sha have been fund
guilty, 10 6us Of the justice Of
acts VI juaisiai power which an sarshiy tribaoai
can b. called upon to ~xsrciss 10 Is . high snd
risy o. the iav, veil In it. stsrs ssS ipd.Tisis
severity % ,n iss pros~otirg ana pstsrnal bsngnity
y y,nss..s the su.y .,,n .sv.,sy in ord.. sass "a:
Sish;s may BE- more tf.ctusliv ssearsd. By ths re-
esrd before Us appears that you hAvs bssn adstsd
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murder alleging that on the t~sntythird Of Novem-
ber last you made an assault or th. psrssn Of Dr.
pri,ed bim Of hfs With malice sforstnsusas rni is
slieg-d to have been dons within spsrtmsat OF Q
sSes ,ou wsr, md ss,
the psrpon 81 Of mature age ~sll kno and u
extensive eosssetions in this ossnussy, saa bsns
fsotor TO that Institution. the charge VI oasuoe
90 aggravated 10 the midst Of q pssosal usity,
erected an irstsn,snsous osssurss Of sarpriss,
slSm. and terror, s1d vss foiloved By universal
and intsrss spxisty TO learn, by the results Of q
jndsetsl proc.eciDs. whether this ehsrss true.
duet it. A Jury. almost Of ycar own shoosiaS. vas
sslected In the msnusr beat ssieassd iasars In
ss'is-cs: ssd IN nps,s.sly coas..l we're .opodsssd
done sn tbss lwsrniDs, soqueecs. and shin sould
accomplish Ia prsssntirg your defence In les bsst
fully examined. aud after isborious trial Of unpss-
eeseptsd sssth. conducted, as hope. with pssass
70 ss," .Sd, spo. ..si ss,u sHS ss" II y:
vhols prcesssfng. ] en- constrsnsd 20 ssy, In be-
hs sr ID. s'.,s ss.s they Gan .'rssi,. no ass Or
All the thrilling ercumsssnoss which elostsr around
the esss and ihropx cur memories sish the retro
vtlful, violent, end malicious s.~trus.ios Of ths
hfs 81 fsusv man, In the pssss Of oed, ssd
nest u NE. -i,h bright hop-s vsss sa-s.ioss .s-
tuel sttsehnen1- suope sH,-ssivs, aud sunsroas-
thu. ss1. IL sos ~ n.
i.eu.tsd bs. r.nisd you % %. ilr.pss.ss ssoss
him vboss voice 10 10. hsshsd IN death, ssd ssoss
wrongs can b. only visaea,sd By ths nviss assos Of
ysuf esss hard on. ana your cssiss men, TOO
N one rspinisg thought srisss 10 Jour misd,
OBJ 'hinE Of h,n. instantly dspri,.d Of fs BIZ roar
guilty. hspd. Then not lost % ell Of r-triSs-
tive jass'es-h ycu hsvs any eams msussuoas risiss II
sDsuish Of truth :" I have ssnn~d assinss Hsavsa
and ny e.p soui my pssihmsns Il Jsss ood Be
snpls may arord . solemn -sfsiss 70 eli, ssp-siai-
TO the ysose Msy impress se.vIy .son
tsssh spars ssa,sst The iadursse. Of ashsilsssd
sne .sdieti,s pAssios-to rsstss tsnptstoa svsry
seln,h sors'd and ~iehsa parpo~s 10 listen 70 the
and shbs they isssinstiv.Iy shrnh viIh ssborrsscs
fron the hr,t thought Of s>ssps tas life u ssoth.r
soeisty, essspsd TO secure prosssson thsss o~u.
We fcrb~sr for obvious sonsidsrassoss fro0 sdtsug
prsprss,s on osessoss ia. sh,. is hss osI, S." .sr
pfovinee on occssiops se the present. sddrsss ths
il,.rsts the trsrsssd the ouiss,s shoss early NE
has ben GEES snopr0 The veious, ths p.xlsctsd
sbsneobsd- vbo have been sisss~d vith no n~sns Of
rorsi ard rssscus culture -bo have nsvvr rsssivsd
and stsebiips isfsescss ~ home. 10 such an one :
vord of advice, spts ocesesos i'm ersssivs nay
G .osa r I'D sp.hep snd tend 10 good; ost IN ss,s
hhs the, vhsre tbess eireumstsnoss all reversed
no vofo OF ours could be more srscacious than ths
eosEs,sisss of year own better thoussn to vsseh
But this Lest ,sd duty cs proussne-
rs senssree, -hich -ib5e.d the voice oi ans - ssd
~ IN ksstnx " ettefanoe, ws eaono4
90 With feelings of pdidsrsncs formal sna o,.aI
act ctd forbid thss ss should b. prs.-st-d from
rduissns ssd srpys.s'rs tho. iss~pr-sssbls feel
ihfs 81 fpseset, sympsthy ssd compssstsn Nh ch
efve sp<phtsoudy In our hearts; and %
Meet sine~ssy ssd scrdisly dsplors the dss.
ussssng coodison into vhicn crime hes bssashs
ycv; shd thoosh ssvs ~oro - pres.ss sss.oIs.
nr az ~ ssrtniy hors W essr ou tt hous cs y.us
smis,ion. pei ~sss,'viy ec@msna yoo ts shs m.rey
% cur Pss.esiy ts'hse, pf,n whom IL aSa,dNnss
cf S<rry ssd from ~bom may al hope fpr pa.dea
sDe psscs And SOC, botb'ng mans eat ths solemn
sen ftar RI . rh h. LAD assa
fu The crime ~ 1ufdss Of ~hieh you stand iesea
vhseh ssrssse. Il. thst yos, JosI- W. wsssrs-, hs
REMOVED rcm this place. and sefsped In olo-s eus-
tcdJ In the ptt-os ~ this eoupsy and thence tss-a
q sreh uus - the kxeouuvs Roy.rom.ns of shss
Common ~selth nAy by thar vstrxss soesxet N IN.
psoe u ss.eetion snd thsss be hsessd M sh~ ss~s
ustu you are dead 500 nsy 0o1, In Ma Esiss so>A
n~ss, have nsrcy en- pour sosi
1Hs nSrscf 10 rrs SENTENCE
On the pris' p.r "a o.-r-h~inirs us sank ;. hss
s~ss soa fos snv monerss sept IN ssouy. Che se-ss
vss ors ~ s-fni ssieouiy The ptisper wss orse,-S
~ rrsnssd, ard ieft the room In cbasss al
The tmnspss crowd retired from IN. c.,,, 49,, "a