The New York herald., 1850-08-30
The Clssing Scenes In Professor wsbstsr's
Life.
OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
BosTor, August q, 1850.
The Day Of ETee~f'om-Profe'sr Wsbster's Dvee-
fi0ns for the FINAL Dtsposttio~ Of his Body, &rc.
On Friday next, the Both inst, John White Web
ster, recently Professor Of Chemistry in Harvard
ITn;vers;tv conv;c,ed of the ,,yde, ~ Dr csoro.
- -. $50 "
ferkmsn' VIII suher The extreme penalty of the
law at the jail in Leverett street, in this city For
come time past. his conduct and demeanor have
hsen s,ch "a % d;sarr, al s,s,;oion =, ,ha.r, ~
'" '1@" "s '" "''''" an su'p'''on' v" '"o Pa''o VI
those Immediately near him, that he would evade
the sentence of the law by taking his lie in his
own hands Prof.ssor Webster bas sp,,ren,lv
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oeeoihe s'neeie Pehieh,-his hao''s and CONVEX
saiion would betoken that he desires TO die q
Christian, at peace with God and au the world
Yet there are many who once intimately knew the
-
no" cohoemhed man, that al this ume seem pecu-
ary disuustful Of appearances and boldly say that
he will never die ON the scafold Ifit IA. true that
the pn,or,uns,e c,;miosl !. wearing NIL n ,h,.
'n' ""'o''"""' ''"iiua' - "eaii"s "'aSA ~ 'h'
matter, n Is also certain that he has long had IN has
posse ssion the mortal drug that would his self
d.s,,,c,;on No, ma,v ho,rs how.vsr will
'
eialee oe'oie he last scene IN INC 'ei""'e "ss'uy
will have been enacted. The erecuiioner may
petform his sad task or the murderer NAV have
hscom. sn;c;ds Tt, The ciyiliz.d wo,Id I.,,o
'e 1 '"'
that no rank or station can avert the renbuton OF
crime.
p,of,ssor Webster f.s learn fror, one b;ob IN
:, ,> :,
hu'hoiiHO mas requested the iouo"ing disposal oil
hls body, (in case he is hanged, Of coufse.) When
cut down. the corpsr is TO be- Immediately removed
. ,o IN, c.Il Iat,h occuuied by hIn~no one baI m.
fr,rs of IN, iil 40 h, perm,,trd to ~, n Instead
a, an. ronyh mnr cofin' 'fuInish.a n.nsiIv hv thr
su,ho,,,,s he w,,br. his booy 10 h. pl,crd IN one
oI IUsb,psny which viii h, procurvd 6v his friends
y, y. " ss a,s w.. ,,e",a -, ,n
!" n.
raj NJ, Isou.sis. ,ha,i ,sLe nIar, en- S,pdav
Such Iundeps,and. will hs .. IN. i,st ot .arthv
| in tb. care Of John w. Webster. For some years
he bss owned a lot, in which IL erected q family
monument at the cefnstery nv of NJ cunt Auburn: and
IL IA there probably that he will be carried 20 his
hpsI r,,tinR place
Mrs Prescott, sister 10 Mrs Webster, has gone
out a, the city 10 Cambridge Tor the purpose of
saying with Dr Weh.trrs fam, until the last sad
81, me- IL over The wife and a sughter- n il said
and uuiy believe are stl ianorsnt Of the dly OF
s,,cution, and cor tinue their weekly visits TO the
h. sbsnd aud father on Thursdays. The first in
t.In.rbc. of HE death, therefore, will come with
the ccrpe at the dead of niRht-and no peu in hu.
mnp hsnds may picture the sgony of the scene
would perform the PRINCIPAL ouiiss on the occ.son
OF tb. taecutiop; hut 1 am inclined 10 doubt IL
I.puty Sh,nf Pratt 10 probably the man. But IL
m-y not com. to this-ihe unhsppy convict m.y
never emerge from his cell alive, Ewes at this
,,, bour. lew can realize or rrcopcil, Themselves
"a tn, ioes that Professor W,bstrr will die on the
gnlIoy, Speculation. howeyer. in such a ca.e IL
vain. Er, your iosrnal will have br.p distrIbuted
nspy miles from The m.trouolis. the ~retehrd
b,,rt OF The AGED. grsy-hair,d murderer will hav,
ceased 10 heat IEs suarit will hsy, f,,~n to the
r,gb,,ous bar Of greater Judge than .ny of whom
earth csn boast His crimes-his very -elf-wiII
soon n. forgotten and buried i'm obI,yion Man
Lpd will slII continue on Its husy psih and other
men and other crimes will often make the thrilling
story of a pas,inq day
should have touched on other subjects ia our
CITY, as intended when commencing this letter.
but Professor Websters sad case puts Il completely
out Of my power for the present HsRoLp.
uw.r.pxp .ecorrrs
fy,or an. po.,on r,xn.e,,nt A,gu. os1
Tn, mhLe mind h nstnr.ll, occu,srd with the
approschlpQ doom OF this unhspyy man. We