The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-28
OPENING FOR THE DEFENCE.
Tslssraphic Sy Bains Merchants Lane, (Oce No. 70
Wall shest) and Houses Pruning Line, Coffee Ne.
Wall sheef)
EIG H T H d AY.


The prisoner brought in ss ten minutes before
nine. Not hundred had mbled the court room
lie took bis Seat with the cir Of professor goag to
lecture to tsrdy class. His scat BY the way, is .
wooden armchair with stuffed cushion, and
little heart shaped lesf of cherry, about inches
wide, witch he places his gloves, and sometimes
m axes msmorandums with pencil in = little blank
book He met his two daughters In the library, before
the trial oomuenced AFT citing interview took place
We are chssred this morning with the report
that the government have only nvs wtusesss; II
20. they will have few lsfs for tAsy came into
Court with Q list Of moro than seventy. The Court
came In four minutes before ten having doubtless been
engseed settlipg questions arising Of the matter
submitted by the Attorney General just before the
sdjournment last evening In regard to the
ktters.
Nathanisl d. Gould, sworn-I am an old resident Of
the city and not personally acquainted With the de-
Ssndant, but have seen his hand ~rtpg have bis
writing In nling diplo mas; have the diplomas of
the College and the Medical College twenty years;
have seen DR.. Webster's hand writing often in filing
diplomas have attended to writing psrteuisrly since
my youtn haye taught over nfy years and
that the three srony nous letters cent TO Marshal
Tukey, and received BY hlm, written b. Dr. Web
ster
Eir Sehier object TO this May II please the Court
cns vocid bs TO uro- uoe Kind OF testimony xays
conssdesd ~eak And doubtful | do not think this
court ~i be disposed to extend the laid
in Moody 900 hoiin, In the evidences OF experts hors
They 90 not prepese 90 intredues testify
20 the hand writing of Dr. Webster bat compare let
tiers Witch not his handwriting With &c aous let
tss Of hs and sst the iIfsrsnes tast these In
The learned Court argued the poiat at soma length
The Attorney Gsnsrsi replied. rsiefrirg TO in
TIE books ard recent prssrcs IN this court in ,hs
ef Nilsr In woch the opposing cooussl engaged.
The Count ruled the g. sstimopy competent
Mr. Bemisi shsll drst show the witness the letter
wisnsss- thsuid thios this the hand writing Of Dr.
Wsbstss; to ssy ho~ coSddsnt I an. shsli feel
oarseeneet not to be siowsd to explain considerably
Mr. hsrriuk chjsctsd TO giving reasons.
Attorney Gs mail eoLrd~r tbsst this witness stands
here With the tights Of spy expert, aDd 10 giving his
~ssscus mag make u pssectiy plsn the Court and
sss ts.y ., .s:, ~ ~ nS,s,on is .sn iounssa
wissss-l r.vsr Jet knew any one WI, could make
have cover ksewn two hands which 1 could mo-
tell apart; there are two .sys Of attempting to fsisu
way the otbsr by careful each letter 20
avoid pecusrses ts ne xt to mpessibs TO avoid any
up - ,s: .:a aS.s ssssG.a
and the letter r. which DIR. Webster makes In .
pscsh:. pssss' are ,,.s mss' a,s.ss1s,y S also sns
eu.isrly, ssrse Win his psrtissl.rly "a. capital
tats. the large aP is made in the ssus way the
sspita v sisiss trbs w,tusse vert into regular
4 =: D. s: s %.s. is' IN s
1 sss ss' the tn. Ss's sorss os ds'
nd Sis.- ssd Boston y ar. IKE bis; tbs capital
70 not the sane, tn. lssssr 90. soms,,Ie' a .sa
s"y n ~ =. rssss n u"ussiv' but sl.ssS sSo,s
the iue. In hts psDper; In my own spin'ea, have
latter posi- marked Bc~ton Nov 20 aad arsct.d 70
Frsneis Tuksy was put In the vtsssss hands; t v.s
s..s pss ~ " s., e ss, 's,' ~ s.sa
tssr ~ sss sssItsi. ssieSac. i 20 he II. Sssa Of
.s u; pen ssins - 10 DC w,s
ThS 49, vr,.tsr vth ssics YES sho~ ~u The siss.ss
sss:s ~: . :. :,s:,. :, ., w:s.;, ~: s1s
s,eh sr indssises The SIN oousists hsrs net
. 9: s..S s.s !. =: :;.':.;.. .si:s s = =. :,i.
so,ss.S oct so..sesrs1 4 .ss witch jast ss Dr..
.,;ss sa''-D'a J's ever ~ Dr. webster -r's' With
esurs, ,ss %. s,..sy Of N. ,s,
a~ttr - written IL ths ssas hssd ss the o,hsrs,
49, a s@isH svor,-r IN an ,prsy.r, b.,.
ne W.S~1.r ~ .s,v vssrs ssd kpog a.
ss:s...s s:.s ss..s s ssss from so:ss receive.
si,ss.ss vSssS ssvs SEQ sssssy .. sosravsd the
SssIvvS6kn~. I have ersuSeeA The =. Cfys i.tt-r: A
:s Il NJ sSS.io. NJ hssd writing sorry 20 az
shss - sss; sssssss: q g .,sS f.s..s :, n.
sxIAss Dr. WsSe1sr's bet sa sos Prepared 70 speak
of II vssh sha aos aeeros ef eonnasnes it nixht be
his but e. noa prepare1 sxpe~se the op.non With
scpeHsnes; the srss1pss ~ ~ we're not made
Win -: shs sxek- letter prosssss the ams pscu-
nar1o6us e Dr. W . had - ths Dsrt letter bat
souI1 ~ say that they ere sooclusive; i vas not
vris6sa v1sh pen o. bsush; have exAninsd . good
Dasy psslness ofpT. We hand deutng
sgbly - naAs OF ~ oaa qul Dsn bs so 10 maize
sDsk nast % shss In rs poss, bot eculd noe have
- Io6o with a. oe6snary Dsu. (lers the Learned
sosnssa, Mr. sohss na1s dssh With the bssk Of his
0vn stswa Dsn, and sheveA u 70 the vitnessl The
vnarh q vs1rs h vsry ainersDt IN its termisskion;
shou1A ~ q once H sould ~ made With PEN the
.Civis is4ssr hes fsv dinsrsasss, bet mssy siaaxi
de- - Dr hasa; vsry sokise pscslisrity is the
p Il shs suA Of tns word surssA over; the sharae-
ter ~ - 6i1ersnt; ths Arss time the vord used
n ssnnsDssd n The ususl ~ay, ssd snsr vsrds o.
tsr~1 - - - so1forn " Ne dsxuss this u unaoubt