Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-03-26
- Of Dr. JOHN w. Wooster, for the
Murder Of d.. ParAman.
BnsroN, March 10, 1850.
Onr ritv has been all excitement to-tlay

D.
,,c,rIrv of the court house was crowded
ir,.o m carly hour, and has continued 81
,l,rouhout The day, but small number
bri1U able TO gain admiuance.
Inc prisoner, DR.. Webster, was brough
inf. the court house at precisely 9 O'Clock
,bis morning. He was more composed
,h,u he has been for some time, though
his rountenance bore sombre and mel
anrho,v appearance, but in other respects
he was much as usual.
4 few minutes after the arrival of the
prisoner. Chief Justice Shaw took his seal
IN the bench, accompanied Ivy assistant
Justices Wilde, Dewey, and Meica!t".
The lower floor of the Courthouse Vas
not thrown open to the public, no one oe-
lar admitted but the Witnesses, mcmb rs
of the bar. and Jurors. Spectators were.
however. admitted to the small gallery,
which was soon densely crowded. The
gentlemen Of the bar were present II full
force. being admitted by tickets. TO pre-
ven, crowd, the sheriff had taken the
rreraution TO barricade the corridors, and
q station officers at the outside doors.
Some time was consumed in calling The
Jurors. Witnesses, &c. Alto minutes be-
fore 10 o'clock, Attorney General }. H..
Clifford moved the Court to empanet a
ipry in the case. Mr.. Clifford, for the
State, will be assisted by George II. Be
mis-. Esq. and the Hon. Pliny Merrick
and f. d. Sohier appeared for the de-
fence.
The iurv was finally empannelled after
fourteen peremplcry challenges, ten OF
whom were set aside. Robert J. Byran
i, foreman. The court refused to excuse
BENJAMIN III. Green, because he held Il
decided opinion adverse TO capital punish
men,. but not such as would prevent him
from finding a verdict according to law.
Phe case was then opened to the nry
hv the Attorney General, WHO confined
himself To two propositions in his lndIct
menr-frst. that DIR. Parkman was mn
terpd--sccond, that DR.. Webster commit
ted the deed, upon which he dwelt az
gr,a, length, contending that numerous
circumstances would be proved irrec"n'
cilaable with the superstition OF DIR. Web
Gurr's innocence.
On motion of the prosecuting attorney
all but the medical witnesses then retired
from the court room. and preparations
were made for entering Immediately on
the details Of he trial.
The first witness called 10 the stand
was Charles NJ. Kingley, who testified
that he had known DIR. Parkman since the
wear 1896. and had acted as his collecting
aren't w to The time he was missing. He
lnen proceeded to detail his efforts to Us
cover the whereabouts of DR.. Parkman
Immediately after h disap earance, nd
his tracing him to the Medical College,
where he was seen to enter By me last
person who saw h m i've. Witness then
gave detailed account of the searches
that were subsequently made at the NJ G.
zeal College, resulting finally i'll I'll lin
the mutiIated remains Of man, sup. ose
to be those of DR.. Parkman, underneath
te rooms occupied by DR.. Webster, sim
liar to the accounts You have already pub
Lshcd.
Robert c.. Shaw, 4 brother-in-lsw OF
DR.. Parkman, stated that he was present
at the examination OF the remains fonnd
under the college, ard believed that the
llck of hair found there was that OF his
relative. lie would not, however, have
been able to recognise the body as that OF
Or. Parkman, had he not previously known
HIM 10 have been missing.
The court adjourned at 4 o'clock, be-
fore the examination of Mr.. Sha~ had
been finished. until nine clock tomorrow
morning Bah. San.
BosroN, March. 90 1850.
Marshall rukev was sworn. Mr.. Iu-
KEY testified to being informed of DR.
ParGmar'S disappearance and detailed the
moycmcn,s of the police. After the search
shrough the college already detailed, wit,
ness issued a warrant for the arrest OF DR..
W ebsser.
Several witnesses testified to seeing
DIR, Patkman on the day OF his disappear
ance. but nothing new elected.
Elias Fuller. Albert Fuller aid Leonard
Fuller, proprietors of the West Boston l.
ron Foundry, opposite the Medical Col
Irge, were sworn, and testified TO seeing
tmkman enter the college at the hou
specified by the former witness, or within
4 few miul,eS of that time Two Of them
lent to LiIlcicld the tools with which he
dug through the wall, on Friday, Nov.
30th
Mr. Albert Fuller testified that Doctor
Webster came into their room to sign a
check for Mr.. Cummings, a blacksmith,
oil Tuesday, after the disappearance OF
DR. parkman.
Mr.. Paul Holland, grocer;-Saw DR..
Parkman on November 23d, in lis store
between and , O'Clock in the afternoon