The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-18

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1 the Webstcr Cas8s
| EDKTHEn AEAR1Nc BEFokE TaE ConEotz..
| a meeting of fhs Cemmiisse or P2f1'0ns of 1ls8
| Massachusetts, Gonneii. was held 81 Bnslon on
Monday, sl'e s!h inst, im 'he puspose e hezripg
4 phaleny one had % cileF in the eaee Of Dr. WSh-
| ster NJ. Charles Spear. welkknown philah.
thfoplsl Of Boston, opened the session BY presenting
petitions from tarlole persons, praying shel he
tsuee Of HetpssE might b eomiuuied. He siated
thai they wese al from other States. having bSe1
received BY Mrz Webster. ard by hsr given 0p ID
her counsel. The Rev b. II. TIIIo'sooo and III
others Of Manchester, N. H. j. b Flanders arid
1856 oitsrs, and 8. Harlow ard 80 oihefs Of Fani-
New York city; J. 1aaef and 50 olhefs pf Le1tUa
county. NiehiEan. Tbeee petitions, ht aid. were
somewhat n1lisslhl, Init he hoped lbe aoMnitiek
would give them whatever NeiEsf fheg Ntse enlf-
tled so He urged thai fhs sl1asiaa 0f In family
was one ground ~ Communication.
In ngafd 70 crime, he saii ihe greatest suffering
j. AZ horse, in The family c1f}a fa2h19 than IN he
cell Of the criminal HI hnprd this tribunal wptld
/ zee good reason to cefnmnte the pnnishmenf His
bss Of t'e bar uaa agaibsf premediation IN the
net that The motive was not sufficient The f6-
iiton from New Fork ls said conioincs the nAInea
q sx-chenssllof kent and the H4spers fisAt
ceIIos Was dead belore Dr Websier's rrims wat
eemmiiied. He also spoke of ths et quent plea q
Dr. Putnam fOf flie condemned iuaI ~ az ono
hefetcfofc nos acting with tle in iavex Of hbol-
ishing capital punishnsnt,
One Of the signela Of The Fmnhiin county pesl.
tions, a. +. Foes, appended 70 hiz signature ffe
words, Fhoa shalt not kill.s Upon this iaei
| being stated bY Mr. Spear. LienL Gov. Reed ob-
served that the eelsbtatad Charles Thompson, one
of the signers Of The Declasaiion Of lndspcndence
il.e passase alluded % 50 ihat i read Thop snail
2 not murder"
Rev. John H. Spear fhe1 stated lllat he qnss
lion having arisen IN regard 81 the meto5 of kiilinl
/ and The result Of such blow rs thar stated IN IL
conissicn several genslensn desired % speak appI
lhs subject
ii cdr Edward Jarvis, Of Dorchester, qnoses
several eases Of death from blows on the head. ETC
Among other, that Of q child who fell from chai
and died from coneuesipn Of the brain. a litis
eirls playing with ofhsn IL tie rooins caughf ~
foot in the cafrel, fsll and died ii Eive Ininnses
ssHe quoted from English anshefitiss several SID
den deashs iFon concentration of The brain. whers ~
party became insensihls and i11 Fssoil sp4edl'
epsoea. Aaothef Enklish sufeesl Sa7as sbat Il n
contnsaioh be very severe, I'll sense and fec4irn
immediately abolisheds and death ioiIcSsr-
n Dr. Jarvis made the following stni>msnl
g About eight lays before lis dsafh, Dr, Parkm'
called to see him IN Dufuhssiss, and few days
se ter, DR.. Jarvis saw his Dr. Parkman'a) nephe'
IL Mr. Samuel Pafkmau, who asked him il he -
any thing strange, when be replied no He III
B said that the family thought there was somelhil
!. the matter Of Dr. Parkmaa-ihat he was again !
II sane.
DR.. Jarvis further stated, to illustrate The Vi
ID lence of Websters passion that 4 letter had brl
lately received by DR.. John Homans, from u
4 Wm- Perry, relating occurrence between y
= Webster and Dr. Homans, at pr. HosnaRs 0tie
Ii appears that Dr. Webster and Dr.. Honahs B.
gan TO play at knocking OF hats; finally, they &.
angry and Webster struck at H0mans head
4 they shen closed, and Webster was thFowl
e Webster sprang up, seized large walking shcl
aad raised i to strike blow u Romans, when d
: writer, Dr. Perry nleFiefed, and arrested the blop
DR.. Perry Judged, that If DR.. Webster haa nas
e ceeded in his momeniary intention, i might hay
caused instant death. The next day, though thsr
N was slight drawing down Of the eyes, both pa
e ties were much as usual toward each other.
DIR. Jarvis also stated somewhat sinsilaf cas
! 10 the violent inomentafy passions of Dr. Webster
/ which occurred in Londoa. DR.. Webssef was a
: shop shaving, when d.. Blatehlosd in joiin,
way, remarked Did You ever zee barber shav
monkey Dr. Webster, in great anger, seizs
: i knife and attempted 10 stab Dr. Batchiofd ba
Q was prevented"
Dr.. Flint followed, on the questions whether j.
slant death would ensue as consequence al cen
cassion Of the brain, and quoted IsY'of's MedicQ
Z Jurisprudence, to show that death may follow iron
i even slight blow on the head. HI argued iba
q the effect Of a blow depended considerably apo
4 the peculiar condition Of the person who 1eeeivs
!, It and that which would fracture the skull 81 on
4 person, might have effect upon that Of anpths
1 DR.. Charles N. Winship, of Rexbnfy, stafe
! the ease OF Mr.. Goddard, soa Of Mr. Nathanis
y Goddard, who, while driving al rapid rate, va
thrown from his ohaise. and struck upon his heas
near the temple, causing instant death. He haTdl
{ gasped after the accident. His skull was NOT ias
! tured.
: THE Rev, James Richards related case
. death where he was member of the GosereF'
l. Jury, nine or len years since. Two men were
y store drinking, when, on accoant q scine exc
ting word uttered by one the other struck hin
Z The first then seized rule eioae ~ hand. sl1iee
y inches in length, one-and fourth inches wide, sn
d not onezlonrth inch thick and struck his ppponen
a single blow on the side Of the head.
Is . The man struck, turaed round, mutlefed come
a thing, and went towards the door, IS the nystana
y ers thought, 10 get some weapon re went apes
IS ten steps from The door, when he ieiI dead ~
!" skull was examined and fracture found, but q
fhe other side Of The head, from The blow. WI
al found aquanfty of exlTavasated bood and the pres
sure of this blood upon the brain caused death
I physician called, said that II the head al hs plae
nj had been Immediately tapped, life might have bse
III saved II was not three minutes after The bio'
lie was given that be was dead.
e. DR. Jsfffiss Wgman appeared Al tho soiiciiaiio
y y of some Of The friends OF De Webster. His ob{Hs
on was to testify thai lhe skull of DR. FakkmAp Nj
| not Of tie usual thickness. He staied thaa ~
ss se son Of sixty years Of age would BE- more likely
ne have his skull frestured By given blow than
be person as the middle period Of life.
n . Occasionally the skas Of persons OF advance
II ages hecame thin. He had seen one so thin in &C.
9, tain parts 10 be thicker than cartel papsf,
!. capable of being pushed through with the thum
~ He had however, seen no indications Of any SUE
y state Of things IN ihe aknlI IL DF. Pafkman
m He was Of opinion. that The wound IN The y.
q was not formed by blow from knife from u
- outside, af the rassedness Of Ahs Woun
= II might have been possibly dime HI the a9t Of ii
e, nemherlneIit from lhe inside enlWaslis.
~ q Ia answer to a question 0f Dr. Ball, he fepi
= that he should think that the wound eopId i
y have heen male from she inside, by kf'i1p ii
1sa inches long
sa Df. Wpaan allnded 70 The ease of yon
child, who, while going 10 school. Nas ki|l3a b,
X blow On lhe head from switch, dying almost
~ sianiIQ.
a9 s This closed the sinsslses,s IN ilS talt of
80 ffieRds40f DR.. Webster
The Rev. Mf. Spt al fei1ltfkcf. that 'u coI.
!. qUenes 81 The pending wfif d efIar ana The q.
iP lessoI but 5ilile had bas done Il. he way of
ligipns iof mercy ID MasseShn4eiis.