The New York herald., 1850-04-04
Our Boston Correspondence

Boston, April i, 1850.
PesI'Or WeSstr-PuSie Opinion a Nsriy Diseorer,d
Wine''- The Murderer Diseerusd in "a. .lei BY a
Medical sude,n.
Professor John W. Webster is now lying In Leyerett
street jail under sentence Of death. Truly, the de-
tails Of the fsrkmsn tragedy most horrible The
founder Of the Medical College-he through whose
muniheenoe that noble strusture had been dedicated
TO learning and science, came to his death By the
bands ef murderer within the walls he had himself
rStf-d, and that murderer wa. q man Of equally sh
etspdng In society. and Professor Ia Harvard Coege
Mote than that the honorable Chief Justce sho
need ths criminal 90 an ignominious death, was
psrors fIiens TO Webster and also Senior selow y
of the CorpoTaon OF that niyer,ity with which ths
convicted man uss once so hono-sbly connected.
Who can imagine the feelings OF the criminal as he
stood In the dock Saturday night to lsten with
anxious the verdict CT the jury and when the
wsyd guilty e with such painful from tne
absush and despair that rested on the vd face OF the
prisoner whe would attempt to describe IT, IL vas
most mournfui scene.
but the expression Of every Is How hard p There
are few however, who siill cling to their original
number Though believing him guilty, stin say there
was net evidence enough produced TO warrant the
dict. However, the tias win unqus,tisnably com.
when there be doubts In regard 70 the truth Of
The charge snd tie verdict.
A rumor has been floating about town, for two or
three day., 20 the effect that medical student the
sd of November actually discovered DR. Webster over
tie body of hts victim. But the rumor obtained no
cfedtnce, ana vas btnevtd 70 be foolish hoax Cir
cumstsnces, nevertheless, induced me TO make some
uvsstgstion into the subject, and the result has
chsrg,d the oTinion at hr-t held, In common with
Ctbers. What sm about to relate frmly believe TO
BE- true. My information comes from high legal on
Ger. aud on authority not 70 be disputed.
rhe murder Of Dir fsrkman II always supposed to
have been committed little before two O'Clock aud
a. undoubtedly vas DR.. Webster's lecture was de
hvered between twelve and o'clock and the student.
then vent up stairs 70 another room where Dr. Holmes
lectured frum o'clock till two II appear. that one
- the students left DR.. Holmes lecture short time
before its ccLc,u.ien. and. going do~n stairs
thought Of his over.hoes, which he had left In Dr.
Web'ter's lecture room lie accordingly vent 10 the
deer, but found it fastened. Thinking that Webster
al gone, and knowing Il usual for the doors Of
The lover laboratory 10 be unfsstened be vent down
through the bs-ement entered the loFer laborstory
and pas,ed up the ttairNay TO the upper laboratory
intending To inter- the lecture by the doer open
ing from Webster's private apartment But he bad
rcsrcely rsschsd the top of the stairs when no dis
Dr farkman. The particulars Of this affair have not
entirely leaked out Suffice IL 10 say, eith.r BY
entreates or by threstf the terrified student vas In
duced 90 take meet solemn cath never % civulge
phst he had 90 accidentally discovered Frcm sons
reason ether the student left town and vent TO his
he taken seriously sick With the brain fever aud
he In partial delirum raved and uttered Singular
s1pr-ssiors with regard TO the fsrkmsn murder The
st sdsnt asksd clsrrymsn n he bound to keep
cath which he described; and the rssut that the
shoie stcry divuig-d 90 the minitsr who to
Bcston spd acquainted the government Nth the fact.
but too ls'e 90 make uee of them In court.
tell the tale as u was told 20 me- but must
psst, that u cones from most suthentic source.
Dr. Wsbftsr has admitted to Dr Clark the ell ply
.icisn that whie In hs cell the night of his arrest
lie took tuychnia vital poison. NIDErTE.