Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-01-31
THE RosT0N MuRDER--PRoRr,ss fsp
H III iWEBsTESR--S IN cOURT. =

eipal court on Saturday 10 hear lie inaic,n,krt =
lgainsi him read ~ Mondays Postof thai chr kats-A
II "a few minutes before one he entered lthr
court room, moving with quick, nckycus
step, ana was led to . chair behind thd lar.
and In front Of the dock The expressiotfof
his countenance was that of d person lust
recovering from some severe illness. ana
permitted for the 6rst time TO leave his
chamber Itwas manifest that his feelings.
had not been adjusted to the extraordinary
Scene inIwhichIh he formed the principal o.
Ject and there was an air Of exhaustion ana
suffering in thdhasty and uncertain gsance
he cast around him, Not moment Of aslky
occurred in disposiug Of the business dor
which hewas broughtu up. With visiblcenio.
tion, Mr. Philips, the clerk. called upon Tie
prisoner to rise, and hcpromptly obeycd lie
order, resting his hand upon The rail bcfoka
him The clerk them holding the midi{t-
lhent iii his hand, said. in full and distihet
voice. John White Webster, the grand ill.,
quest for the county Of Suffolk, have return
gu into this court an Indictment wherein ydu
arc charged with the murder Of George Parry.
man This Indictment will be certified On
tp#the supreme judicial court, where sou Nil
del called upon for trial thereon, at such time
dis !thatI court shall order A copy Of this "a
dietnent will be furnished to YOU. Til.
court now orders that you will Be taken back
tpjail. 30 hethsre kept in custody, until dis
charged by due course Of law
IN Notwithstanding the unquestionhhlS a.
fort be made to listen to the clerk without
displaying any external sign Of what was
passing within his bosom, the awful deelara.
tion, for the murder Of George EParkrSan.n
ehased moaentary change inIhis features:
there was contraction Of the muscles az tLe
mouth and an increased pallor overspread his
face
The instant the order cf tho court was
announced BY the clerk, DIR. Webster was re-
| moved as rapidly as he had entered. The
| whole proceeding did not occupy four min
| utes He HI
/ The appearance Of DR., Webster indicated
/ nothing beyond affection, and when his lonv
established position in life, the terrible charge
| brought against him andth distressing con-
| dition Of his large and interesting family. are
| cpnsiddrcd; hispfesent situation must be re-
| garded as atflictive beyond all conception
\ whether he lie guilty or innocent.
\ Among the spectators were many who al.
/ tended his lectures in college and elsewhere.
and many others who had heard him testify
1 ih court in cases Of murder BY poison. and
4 We may venture to say that no bhe Of either
4 class could bring themselves to realize fully
Il the5drehdful change in his situation. He
4 Was withdrawn from the court ere they could
Il persuade themselves, either ;by his living
n prekencc, or BY hearing his name called. that
/ thewell known, lively, restless, busting. now
ainiable and now petplant Professor Web,
1 ster, was a-prisoner at the bar, enlarged with
the wilfnl murder Of an old friend, even more
Distinguished fer personal peculiarities than
Bh@ Rsls himself The audience generally
/ WIRE prbdounllIy affected BY his appearance,
iaHd |notone yindictivc expression was even
whispered id reference to lis case. An effort
IIwill be made to bring the trial on in MAY.
n EcHkiag ORt,4f Erilenee- Mrs hFgteyy SHINE
Y ollthS inJadcinas liiends Of Dr. Wefstef have en-
deAF9redto Create doubts Of his sniltby exciting
\ slfPtionF against others, ard Publishing lejtefs
irdn ahdng rcest in which lie writers ac-
icuke thelhselves Of the crime. This Las Induced
th3 ritndk Of PaFyilan 10 give detailed Statement
lo la the facts which have vet appeared against
WEA4taf n whifi Some Of tie evids Nice before the
lHCoFolth fads ats Ore pfthese statements which
maY Or MAJ n)tIbel true tfougi ii bnrp1fts TO 10
}aufhehucI sin Inference to the note and morgayct
Hot which 10 much has been said, AMI upon Which /
such Stress is ladl II e statement IS that after
fbsfer %as arrested officers were dispatched To-
IhsIhonse IN Cambridge 10 see If anything Susp
desk was searched tnt nothing particular discover
.ted- I and then comes the following: >E
4 The Enextid day after, Webster, in Jail,
EIcalled for PEN ink and paper, and wrote
letter tel one Of Ills daughters, and given ii 4
ito Pne Of the officers Of the Jail, desired him /
TO deposite it Iin The post office The officer,
however, according to the regulations ofthe |
prison, required all letters to be examined.
and of WHICH fact Webster wassprobably ig-l
notaqt) opened and read it. Most Of the
letter was an aEfettionatc and fatherly epistle
TO bis daughter; but concluding with di-
redtion to tell her mother to take good care
Of khqt pFte4ege ofl Pqpsrs he had given her
few days before; lie substance Of bis language
was, to Keep them secretcd, byIall means -
The jail 6ficeriin lately informed the DO
Lice, and Mr. ClaPp and others started for
Cam bridge again On arriving atN ebstcrs
house, the Officers saw Mrs Webster. ard
! stated TINT they wished to procure that pack
age Of papers which the Doctor had giy6h to
her for safe keeping few days previous
After little trouble, the officers obtained Dos
session, and the papers were examined. a.
mohg them was thenote for $3.50 which Web
stef said he had paid Parkman oh Fridayiat
the College. Another note was also found
fpr1$2,400 but it, had endorscmefit enough
on the back toscsEer the amount. Among
other things in tie package was a sort Of
schedule 9fingtrqctions, as how to act and
what:to say in Tho event Of certain rcsearcRrl
Is and inquiries relating, of course, to the!
Parkman affair Here, then, is IA piece Of
evidence not easilyto be COTTON oYcrn
b CIFctMs1i.NTfAI EviDEScE-In plea for he
suspension of public opinion in the case Of men
chargcdewith crime h$ ID The case of DR.. webster
at Bdstdll until the Iesult Of legal investigation
has been attained he .J54raql ef Commerce Re-
marks: t#GHt
AIen do.not reflect that circumstances
may appear terribly against an innocent man.
The case Of the B5urnes in Vermont, has
not escaped the recollection Of bur older
readers They were tiled and condemned
tp death for tic murder Of Russell Colyin!--
The sentence oftoHe of them was committed
to Imprisonment forilifo, and he was already
in State prison At labor The other awaited
execution. The remains Of the murdered
man had, as was supposed, been destroyed,
but nails and bones and buttons from his
clothes were found and identified. A few
days before that named for the execution Of
the cohdemned man. Russell Colyin entered
town, alive IapdlWelln
h The Boston 1fqgssript says, the Journal
omts TO mention The most marvellous fea-
t,,a ~ ~ ,.o,l. Il. II