The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-06

again 10 go home to breakfast p
Good Heaven!' exclaimed the lady with unfeie L.
ed horror; you have not been to the store?-why,
it's Sunday!'
madam. We did not hare goldfish for dinner GEES
terdGy!'''
THE JURY In THE WEBSTER TRIAL.
The following is published in the Boston Traveller
of "Wednesday evening From the high character of
that Journal we have right to consider the commu-
nication to be from the source represented by the
signature, and therefore official. Surely the YER
dict of such men ought to satisfy all.
Having read in several papers what purported to
be relation OF the scenes and events which trans
pred IN the jury room on the trial of Dr. John w
Webster have felt DESTROYS (now that the subject
has been brought before the public mind) that plain
statement OF the more important matters connected
with the jury room should be made as 1t might prove
interesting, if not Instructive to the community The
jury was composed of twelve men, from as many DIFF
ferent branches of the mechanical and mercantile
professions" they Were from four different regi-
glous denominations, and their ages varied from 80
to &c years.
They were men whom should designate as pos
sesslng good sound common sense-men capable of
judgng-of discerning-of approaching evidence and
become better acquainted with each ether, and as
the evidence began to bear with crushing weight up
on the prisoner, and the ''net work of complicated
circumstances seemed to encirce him, felt strong
ly the need of S'that wisdom which cometh from
aboye,' guide and direct their minds Alright in their
most momentous and responsible situation.
1t was then that our worthy foreman (whom we
all most highly respect, and whom we shall ever re-
member with pleasure,) proposed to the jury that
how hoe Iifrin
The proposition most cheerfuy responded to,
and ever after that time the voice of praise and pray
er daily assembled trust from sincere hearts to
the throne of Infinite Wisdom and Mercy. | need
not say that the burden of every prayer was for wis
dom to guide and direct unto decision and for bes-
sings most rich and precious to descend upon the
prisoner and his afflicted family.
| Inow come to the closing part of this momentous
trial. When the witnesses for the defence had given
IN their testimony, and the counsel for the prisoner
announced the evidence on their part closed feel
| ing of pain and anguish must have come over the
| mind of every juror-'What /! can no more be said
no more be done in behalfof the unhappy prisoners?
is that the evidence the only eUidence on which we
are to base our verdict f''.Not Guilty.
At that very time, with the light which the able
charge of the Chief Justice aferward gave us on Sc
veral points Of "the law and the evidence | think
speak the sentiments of nearly if not quite all the
jury, when say that they were fully prepared for
their verdict as they when they retired to the
Jury room, after listening to the most able and elo-
quent pleas of the prisoners senior counsel and the
Attorney General-so strongly, fully had the evil
dence pointed to the prlsoneras the guilty man-ANp
TO NO ONE ELSE. After the jury had gone to
their room-with the various evidences of guilt spread
out on the table before them, and the door locked
upon them; shut out it were entirely from the
world, with nothing but the eye of omnscient God
upon them-so painful was the sense of responsible
ty, so unwilling they to came to the result which
all tet they must come to- that thirty forty minutes
were spent ere any thing was done-when at last the
voice OF the foreman was heard calling them to order
and reminding them of duty, however painful and
when they had all taken their seats around the table
then 1t was that one Of the jurors rose and said
"Mr Foreman, before entering upon the farther con-
slderatIon and decision of this most important matter
would propose that we seek for Divine wisdom and
guidance" The proposition met with cordial res
ponse, and the foreman called upon uor to offer
prayer This was done most feelingly and sincerely
We then proceeded to the most trying and painful
part OF our arduous duty. The various articles which
| were put INTO the case were examined by the iurv
and particularly those things which seemed 10 bear
most strongly against the prisoner The final dec-
sion OF the question was resolved into three parts:
First. Are the remains of a human BODY. found
IN the Medical College on the 30th Of Nov, IS49,
those OF the late Dr. George Parkman?
Second Did DIR. George Parkman come to his
death by the hands of Dr. John w. Webster, in the
Medical College, on the 23rd of Nov, 1910?
Third. Is DIR. John w. Webster guilty. as SET
forth In the Indictment of the wilful murder of DIR.
George Parkman?
When the vote on the first question was put twelve
hands arose immediately Some little discussion then
took place, whenthe second question was tested
and twelve hands at once arose. The third-the
the most important question of a-was next to be
tried. Quite pause ensued. One iuror-in his
sympatlles of kindness tor the prisoner (who was his
personal acquaintance or friend) and his afflicted fam
iiy-shrunk from the 'fery ordeal.'' sCan't we
stop here cant the law be indicated and Justice
satisfied, five pause here Must we take the life
of the unhappy prsoner'" Some discussion ensued
the mind of the juror seemed more calm--and he
expressed his readiness TO vote on the final question
which was then put, and twelve hands arose. The
de was cast and John w. Webster was pronounce
ed "Guilty of murder"
Thus ended the closing scene in the jury ROOM
What aiterward TRANSFERRED in the court room IS al
ready known to the public. When our foreman then
pronounced that awful word--GuiIty the jury, as
the prisoner, trembled and grew faint And what
relief 1t was to us when we were again allowed TO
''so Free" and rejon families and friends after so
long aud painful separation ;and there was not Jurors
heart but would have eaped for 10y could the prison
or have been justly allowed the same unspeakable
| blessing. tr.H ONE OF THE IIlRV