New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-28
81 TEtsaRspa 10 Tae afY.Yoax TRIBUNE
TRIAL or Or. WEBSTER
FOB TIE
Murder OF Or. Parkman-

sEyoRE zHE sgFSEHE JUDIcLL corA7
TI0HTH DAY


winch n PISCES rs goves ard sofnetres MAKES memo
rarclns " 3 a pencil ia iils blank box
We ere oAeere1 10 nofri7g with re report ~. TIC
have only Eve sitness~s u 40 hey 49,
have ro~ more len Dr 'hs zane mo Coar Th 10 n
more han ..se0fT T7e Colr cane L. four minutes bef-
es hauDe d5a5Lsss beoa -1rsge4 setting question. AZ.
ig out o. The natter r;ed b7 the Attorney Gea-fl
4s. before ne sGosnms-i ls.i e7eiog regard 10 ~
Anonymous icitsrs
HaA.a1;d D. lo,iS swona--I am AZ Old resident oftts
oy, ard not pe-s5nay acquainted MI ne defendant 10
have ssel hs h1nd-vrul- have seen BIS wrt1g "a a-
la lave led ne diplomas of he College ~
he Medical College for UeHiy yesTs have seen DR. We
sefs isu1 wiring cf'er filing Ei.mss; have atieo
srIf.afsrt. sfrre fsueb. mem
m.nshp osef = years. a15 puJisiei on ne subject
three Anonymous eeYs sgt MasAs TgEeg ad received
by MIN we're written by b. Wetsier
would 70 introduce sild 81 testimony ways cJnsid
cred week aud doubtful % nj ihrk us Court -. BE-
disposed - eucnd ne dortdse lad down 10 Moody ead
R9iu IN TIE evidence experts here ibeg 30 10. pro
pose i0Ouce exPeT. 10 esu!y 10 re hand wri'ing
Of Dr. Webster, hui 10 compare e,,er- WHICH are noi ~
hand.~ m via genun" e.er " biz ane gel IL inier
TIC learned g0ed he point some iength
The Attorney General replied referring 70 es.es IN tina
BOOKS and prscice h's Court IL he Of II
er, in which the opposng eoun-c Wa engaged
the Court ruled me tee. mory competent
bemi'i shall f!si show he ~iiness he ieer sigr peat
ser; ssy how c0nf3ert an shall feel embarrassment
not 10 % allowed u esT sin considerably ths grounds Of
MeyricE~Gl jsctea to giving 70 sons
Atioyrsy GensyGi-I consider Tia tbs witness stands
Jury lhsi bic opinion j. well founded.
The Court rucd hat The wiines. be SLOWED to give he
reasons
Wiiae.'-I never yet knew uy who could make
Two letters exactly alike, or two words Alike, ye.
have reyer Known t"D hands which / could not
tel apart; there two ways 0f attempting 10 feigu
hand way is 70 Jet the hs1d loose IA apurfhing way
III other is BY careful nenon each letter 10 AVOID pc
D.
ues or keep ~ Up cOnsiseny through oopsifershe
eugh. find IN Ibis letter hat tbs e.ler AID s
which Dr. Webster makes 1 peculiar manner, are made
differently also he character g. sSen instead Ofihe
qad some other letter. which BE- makes peculiarly agree
win his psfn~ulsry the cepi's J. il ne as hie II
ran hardly h. mistaken ibs nrge + Is made IN the zane
way; the capital II similar h. wi.ness ven into reg
usr lecture chIogAphy, which 90 ubuess be b0ut
cnesp ir 10 boob the tgures 9 and are Al similar 20
DR. Webser's; the sinai Is made ia be way WITH no
loop a. The top, the word Nov for November Il the
his ihe words Of Gnd his am Bostoa Ike hs; The
cspila H. Is not the same the letter sometimes and a.
when used scspia Is hs not made we'll as he
mases It usually, bat laced above The Inc IN biz manner
IN my opinion have doubt this etier written
g snd directed 10 Francs TnEey was put In ihe "ness
hands IL signed Dat This letter IN very differ.
bsuo Il FIRST seems tho hand Of boy bu ou eHtm
ining further, We pee caphsr Winch siO" u 10 be Ne
hand o. one prscticed with tho pen. think is ~
DR. Websters hand writing, see no reason to doubt
fho letter written with frcs shown he witness ]
iudg god BE- by Dr. Webster from the similar
nv and Of me words aud not Of the lccrs winch
ud snnci; the siuulsos consists here The hand hu
Instrument which u wriuen with my opinion a
POSITIVE ths, D.. Webster wrote II, taken Whole, auo
tom the VccuAries pointed out considered was
written i0st d. Webster would write.
NJ. Sohisy--Dd yCp ever see Or. Webster wri.o with a
sdck1 Uiaa,ss-Of course not
~ IKE CopfAre YOU distinctly Of the opinion hal bis
letter written 10 lie same ha.c at the others Jn
HsE-I am.
Known DR. Wcos'cr for many years and know his hand
wniilg have known hs hand cm notes received IN he
have seen csspaiy; a. em an engraver have pad con
adorable attention 70 tand-wnne aud been frequently
cal ed INTO court % Judge n handwriting hsve exam
i'Vd Nr NViH Isu'9 u is ~ ny 'Np"L ms htni
wiring sorry 20 that feel cute confident ul :
wih regard 90 tie DAT letter. hnd certain pccunrufs
Ia wticn the caei resembles Dr. Wchs'crs hand but !
not prepared 10 speak q u Wh the sane deeto If
Confidence might be be- nat an no' prepared to O.
press the opinion ia couhd-rct me ensure ui the notes
were not mao" VIVA pen ne s'cA Letter presents ue
could notsay hat 'hy are cone osye ~ss h"i written
wHh pen brush have tXSm.aed COED many speci-
mems ofDr W. hsni writing
Crots-szaniacdl DO MOI know bui per mig po-sih ~
DO made cd quill pen be e. SCI lO make sgcL
Is that IN he ro.e bui could rot have been made
with 81 ordinary pen. Here The lraned COUNSEL Mr -
hes made dbsh Vu tie back Of he siue. pen tud
showed 10 w.iuoss The usk % ,ogis IS very diG,r
us termination. should .sy 81 once II could Re
nsde III pee he Iiys ieicr hiss ieS difference
hu. uHay silnuruts 10 Or. We Eanc very GkiDg
cnarty Il the 81 he end uf the word turned over he
char cter fr Is d,rrut the fret time the word Is sed
commenced in tie usual Ry AID LferVa ,A altered
so "a o conform 10 he disguise ks Is u!c biedv a.
gu- hand though very much disg USED the genera
air o. the letters, han ytlLs wtiE upon ms
mind M. a ac the uos tropsv genuine ana cha acte
cannot say, without sitting down 10 al examination
which letter consider most changed have sisted lie
prominent considerations thst Affect mind Ia regard 10
tat letters
bir Bemis here read the three letters all OF which sy
pearcd In PRINT Al the lime o. bo ecrpuon the Civs
letter Of some length and recommended osre search
IN cellars and ueoesssfiss especially a. East Cambria
anu aug OF he bridges 10 bring Up The deaf
body of Dr Pagknan The other leuers bg.et and
viii give Transcripts ofthcn
DART Letter
You win nnd Bfuoky- ~
"Ius Aput.. C.rr4ts "a rHs p.sr a
The witness now eNsmined The Ess Cambridge letter
! posmsiked Nov g. brought 10 Nj Turkey by ue Poe,
hsv. no douh, this letter was written BY the same hsri
cher hvce "a single let,er Whlca ih,
conclusion coad be established. but iss OK whole wofoi
thr.r is strtkirr resemblance. die words Va H. A..
the words b, ginning win cspsl W. sud the word be-
AL sifike similar OF the same there is striking sim
iRrfy N The letter which scarcely ever turned " q
IN, end OF wOgd he Boston In al ihec IL sk~
positive TIA; II not written with pen. nor
written Ia NY Judgment with bu.hi It wss not WRITER
with ANYTHING son Wliuess "a planned ne pec1sr etec
OF pens and brushes u mtk "a letters l have made ~
ptTmenls win -n instrument given ne by the couu.c
THE prisoners counsel OhecIod The AHcfuey Gene :
IemsTAcd that he proposed - show ths an in-l ari-n
found IN tho prisoners private would produce JUS
sueh document ard no other would The Court IA ei ta
evidence enur.ly iuaomissibie TIE ts~rts might hsv
been made win soue Other IsTuueut, ies.hs.
in the prisoners hand writing. the pencil marx
VI he bottom oftweuy ioai; thry dollar note
The prescription cn The same ~ hsd doubt ,h
prisoners hSniwins he rneAs across fhe face Ct lh
noe were certainly s1 made Win pen
Cro,s cJs~ tasd- have seen these pspoTs hef--c,
have seen o.heT ANONYMOUS e.iers 30 rOg kuOW wher
they came from. NiMess shown = .ciier which h
ssid wsstn Or Mtbsirrs ordinary hsndwiiuns write
IN hs.ie, as addressed to MafsAS Tuley TIE C!F's
letter nci much sgused to r,v eonsiGer Il 30
stised partially hut could not heeT IL intend
1 ID IL bal htVl SlOWn % Svue. CCu'f no. AZ
certainly hat 4 was inlCAIorsis disguised hand can
net why letters different; canuol whsae
Or W intended 10 diseu,se his hand by making some e.
aercnt, The letters hat arre from Or. W
arc generally Ike each other oui not always u leite
ID, vii sOr x oid occur % before, y
Or "" Is generally rVred The word The rn a
D.. w hs4a hand The a rf ciestt b. to- .up ],
these ciicts e. eel hf srpsrsfe ssT0Ee a. he TOP;
do not recoccg any "A ~ Dr. " = hand thai . closed
the top th- letter L." - he Civs letter l. maze "
cut whst cal hook The right re citer = cAgs,
roafd with @weeping curve he srucisly makes "a
with hos h. bat sometimes Il "a siuAuer letter, i'ok
iuoV h Iae later pSrt ofs DO ro prctua 10 De- th'
to io with ceE,agtyb b. cAig q acocumeut whether i
I a snula.sI bad not usss way q - comps
with genuine lard I sh3ad uoI iu,ge baud o. De sn
biz " irrSeua4y; when sg does letters ny '1ffes
sion was hAi lhey were Dr. " s5sssrs, The general A.
peArsnee 81 the Dart letter s unhso d. We6ses hstd
0at 90 a close examination sppears 10 be hs Goa
ksc~ how ieteTs II u made slaiar % Dr. W 60
seg'si cid examine ans al tat bat dVat row re
member IS Aier gave The 0;Vr b. nc witness and ask
ain how letters we're .ke pr Webs ere, ~
sinl,s- letters SID drrcfisc9 thel
sriiiSrsly s1CUd tas was aun@;lfal hanS Nhci
sho~n lvtsr WI ch The ir'ris were maze rrgS afs
men l1red ihSi ecu4 Ia was n ell ota y
Disguised tut when. 10 MS case, he let.ers unE4a
a. snt iDcO1ssien4v. -, ga ( "a ~ Z ><u st4