Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-09

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Bal 1DENTs of the WEBSTER TRIAL.
CD .
mos, ~ idle story respecting two OF the witnesses
is. h. dcGencc-Mr. Cieland and Mrs Rhodes-
lehlI h. rc,rAc,ed ,Icir testimony about seeing
r. rkman, On the afternoon Of lac day on
deh he disappeared, is denied.
y, e TLe Boston Courier OF Monday worning has
le ID ,iIowin. in rcgarS to the closing SCENE Of
H. rial OF Prof. Wcbster:
5,o 2 O'Clock. precisely, the pa pers "":'rc handed
m, 4 In Jury. and they retired To their apartment.
as;as1s Cruri adjourned To their ante Chs9iber III The
An. IA I'M, where i, was their intention ~ wait until
~ ~ .4b,yit. Tor The purpose OF being in :cadincss 10
of IA RI information 10 the jurors shonld they he
tsIosb,e1l on any point OF law, or o'iteTwise r"-
,ssss io'te t!n. ap.uionuf tic Judges. II a!aving been
III. as.,s..yv known r!iEt rhc case vas q, the hands
M N l!i,y. nfd that st verdict WAS !+keiy To lie
- [.o1, rcd during the night, the cHcitC:tcnt among
~. w. s.scu.lfrd multitude III the 'ici2;iy became
or ,luie u.r, AID various were tie c"tp"ctf!res made.
~ Eif1srr could To seen in all dirccloi:s III Court
80 :. rr.un. cr Dcuj!c engaged iu.icriows dis
4. 1I Io,- conrrruftg The trial. Tie sceIie with.
l., IN Can't, t!!ougI mcrr s,Icfan w@s not less
. NJ. = inc. and r,wi.!r,;antlng the !aicn"ss Of
, ,@ In, IoI, a, which tic result was tHldc known.
gDfp prTSt.Ii III iit 'HHIIt'H' '=CI"IS MANY
,SS.l n IN uli.,i aud most rrSpcciah!" Cl';Zcns-
~ IA half r:sl uine O'clock tic foreman, Air. By
M addressed lis associates U;'"n .thc!r duty,
,ehtri, he stated to he to render Il vcsdiCt in ac-
,is .,rl ,rrr with law and evidence. There were
H.. t,rs,. Questions 10 b" settled, in order to Justify
the jurors in a r~endilioa uI Il verdict Of guilty,
nnd these wcre-Was it proved t!St the fraG
~ manIs Of a human body found on Prot Wrbster's
~ mo rnisrs. at the aicd;cal College, were tie re.
Mains Of the late DR.. George Fatkm.an !? Was
:. e nrnvcd that Prof. Webster, and hr fli"ne, mIr-
,th ldsfrd Dr.. Parkman? And was the murder the
NJ, res, ltn al Gc!iLcration aud malice aIorcihnH@hI ?
I'M Oa each OF tlcsr questions the jury v"iCd by bold
ind m their right ;auis. rs follows:
fs Fr<t Qats'ion Has HE idcnritytf DR.. Park
: n na,l'4 tody been satisfactorily proved! Yes
n eacll Juror LuIilry MP his right hand
Second QaeS,ioD.-Did Prof. lohn White Web
Al, s,er. and M one el.c. murder DIR. Gaprg" Park
RI, tnan? y,s-each Juror again holding up his
riglt hand.
r. THird Qac&,ion-Was he murjcr the rcsul'
OF previous PIE partition. aud was ii " Gnalicc afore..
d1 ate ught r GA ;his Interrogation tic jury stood
rret tt Fea t" ""s.
an, Aftr-rhis vu,cthc jury rose from theis table: some
$50 'krd the rorm, others locked tiXctiiy upon in
m. difrtruI Objects. rfld al were III tears and a ter
M riblc state of aarni.h. Tic dissenting Juror was
I'm, aiibwCd to remain uuqucsticmcd for nb"nt thirty
0s stiuics. While he collected his thoughts and
IN cA i The ctidFnce over again in I.Ia. mud. FL
a nal ~. he CaiitI mpnIr Ills associates 10 vote again
MN the question. when he held np his hard
~ w III tie other clevHn. and then /" unanimous
g vi tlcr was declared. There was vSry LITTLE dis
1r Gu SSinn III Ike jury rot7n, and the testimony %!
nj ill., ,Sc witnesses vito swure To having seen the
IA del ceased nit1r tie tlrlc IttHI IRE murder was cu'n-
nj mi t,cd. was well and tuily considered, but the
jtFy Cnn!G not bring themselves tn-a belief tIa'
n NJ Witnesses could have been corset
n At twenty F-iuuitrs of eleven UE.'Ck, it was
nd moICd Throughout abe Cos1t rnGnthat the jury
j "a agreed upon "a verdict and tina they were
n bout 10 report. The scene which immediately
~ "a Sucd WIS awful The entire court room was
Ct ow dcd with seated and standing spectators, all
! w Rtching, with fixed gaze the door ttituugti which
III was expected tie jury would ent::r.
y 4; thirteen rninMles Oi eleven, the prisoner, I'M
n NJ ausclCd, iu custody OF officer Iuncs, ca:.Ie in
a pd tool: his seat in tie deck. lie looked down
= cA,t. Ills iins were compressed a~ntflliS face pale.
Ia three minutes after the entrance Of the priso.
nj. the court and iwry catered almost simnitane-
i op sly-thc Judges through tie Western door
Nd The jurors through The Eastern A"oT,
All eyes were now turned Hpna ttf jary, whose
ices bespoke suppressed e%Koti0ns nd sO!cmnity,
md whose cheeks, in several instances, were
ct with tears. After a short cause, Judge
Shaw instructed the Clerk of the C:burt To imter.
7ogSSe the jury as to their ogtcc+hent upon a
Verdict.
The announcement of the verd;c2IlIad a Terri
be eEect upon the prisoner. Eiist.npiiftCd arm
ufoPPed as if the circulation OF the llOOd through
Il had been stopped and his hand stFhck upon the
BIZ in front of the dock. Indeed :llere was an
appearance OF something like a p~FGaIytic shock
ylsibie through his entire frame, andtHe sank back
wards into his chair. lie soon raised his right
'hand 10 his face, but for some time there was not
Strength enough in his arm to hold it there
The muscles of his face evinced great internal
emotion, and in all respects he presented a most
ppalling spectacle. He seemed like a man
whose last hopes had ,bced scattered by a single
blow. During the ten minutes which elapsedin
This solemn CerPmony the COurt OrssaDtad 4 siphI