Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-04-13
News of the lueek u.
Domestic intelligence.
Prof. Webster...Verdiet Of the Iury---Inti.
dents, &e.

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Tho Boston Courier has the following in re-
| gard to the closing scene Of the trial Of Prof.
| Webster.
At 8 o'clock precisely the papers werc hand
cd to the Jury and they retired to their apart
mont. The Court adjourned to their ante
chamber in the building, where 1t was their in
tcntion to wait until midnight for the purpose of
being in readiness TO impart information TO the
Jurors, should they be doubtful on any point Of
law, or otherwise require the opinion OF the
Judges. 1t having been generally known that
the case was in the hands of the Jury, and that
a verdict was likely to be rendered during the
night,th excitement among the assembled mu-
titudc in the vicinity became intense, and vari-
Gus were the conjcctures made. There could be
seen in all directions in Court-squarc groups OF
people engaged in serious discussions concern
ing the trial. The scene within the Court, tho
moro solemn, was not less exciting, and, not
withstanding the latcncss OF the hour at which
the result was made known, there were present
in the Court many of our oldest and most
respectable citizens. The scenes within and
without tho Court House will never be forgot
ten by those who witnessed them.
The jury, after retiring, passed some forty
minutes In brcathless silence, scarcely exchan-
ging glanccs Of the eye. The strong, unbroken
chain Of evidence, together with the powerful
argument of the Attorney General, had so fas-
tened the marks of guilt upon the prisoner. that
almost the only question for the jury to act up
on, was one of formality-to vote upon their
verdict.
At half past nine o'clock. the foreman, Mr..
Byram, addressed his associates upon their du-
ty, which he stated to be to render verdict in
accordance with the evidence. There were
three questions to be settled, in order to justify
the jurors in the rendition Of verdict of guilty,
and these wcre-Was IL proved that the trag-
mcnts of human body found on Prof. Web
ster's premises, at the Medical College, were the
remains of the late DIR. Parkmnns Was it proved
that Prof. Webster, and he alone, murdered DIR.
Parkman: And was the murder the result OF
delibcration and malice aforcthoughti On each
of these questions, the jury voted by holding up
their right hands as follows:
First Qucstion-Has the identity Of DR.. Park
mans body been satisfactorily proved: fes-
each juror holding up his right hand.
Second Qucstion-Did Prof John White
Webster, and no one else, murder DIR. George
Parkmani Yes-each juror again holding up
his right hand.
Third Qucstion-Was the murder the result
Of previous preparation, and was II "malico
aforcthought" On this intcrrogatory the Ju-
ry stood eieren to one.
After this vote the jury rose from their table
some walked the room, others looked tixcdly
upon indifferent objects, and all were in tears
and terrible state of anguish. The dissenting
juror was allowed TO remain unqucstioncd for
some thirty minutes, while he collected his
thoughts and cast the evidence over again in his
mind. Finally, he called upon his associates to
vote again upon the question, when he held up
his hand with the other eleven, and then unan-
imous verdict was declared. There was very
little discussion in the jury room, and the tcsti-
mony of those witnesses who sworc to having
seen the deceased after the time that the muir
der was stated TO have been committed, was
well and fully considered. but the Jury could
not bring themselves to belief that the witness
scs could have been correct.
At twenty minutes of IL o'clock it was ru-
morcd throughout the Courtroom that the Ju-
~ had agreed upon verdict and that they were
about to report. The sccno which immediately
cnsued was awful. The entire Courtroom was
crowded with seated and standing spectators, all
watching with fixed gaze the door thro' which
it was expected the Jury would enter.
At thirteen minutes of ii the prisoner, un-
manaclcd, in custody of officer Jones, came in
and took his scat in the dock. He looked down.
cast. Ills lips were compressed and his face
pale In three minutes after the entrance of
the prisoner, the Court and Jury entered almost
sim multaneously-thc Judges through the west
ern door, and the Jurors through the eastern
door.
All eyes were now turned upon the Jury,
whose faces bespoke suppressed emotion and
solcmnity, and whose checks, in several instan-
ces, were wet with tears. After a short pause,
Judge Shaw instructed the Clerk of the Court
to intcrrogate the Jury rs to their agreement
upon verdict, and the latter proceeded as fol-
lows:
Clerk-Gcntlemcn of the Jury, have you
agreed upon verdicti
Foreman OF the Jury-We have.
Clerk-Who shall speak for you,
The Jury-Our Foreman.
Clerk-John w. Webster, rise and hold up
your right hand. Mr.. Foreman, look at tho
prisoner-John w. Webster, look at the Fore
man OF the Jury. What say you, Mr.. Foreman,
is the prisoner at the bar, John W. Webster,
Guilty or Not Guiltyi
Foreman-GUILTY.
Clcrk--So you say, Mr.. Foreman, 30 you all
say, Gentlemen Of the yuryi
The Jury-WR DO.
The announcement of the verdict had a terri
BILE effect upon the prisoner. His uplifted arm
dropped, as If the circulation of the blood thro'
it had been stopped, and his hand struck upon
the bar in front OF the dock. Indeed there was
an appearance of something like a paralytic
shock visible throughout his entire frame, and
he sank backwards into his chair. He soon
raised his right hand to his face, but for some
time there was not strength enough in his arm
to hold it there. The muscles of his face evin-
ced great internal emotion, and in all respects
he presented a most apalling spectacle. He
seemed like man whose last hope had been
scattered by a single blow. During the ten
minutes which elapsed in this solemn ceremony,
the Court presented sight seldom If ever wit
messed before. We shall not undertake to de-
scribe the appearance of the vast audience du-
ring the rendition OF the verdict, nor the man
ncr in which they deported themselves, because
a truthful picture of this scene is beyond the
power of our pen.
The prisoner was then manacled, and in GUS
tody of officer Jones was conveyed to Lcyerctt
street jail in hack. In the jail Office he inform