Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-03-28
THE TRIAL DIR. WEBSTER.


melancholy appearance, but in other respects was
much usual.
About ! o'clock the indictment was read, and
/ Mr.. Clifford the Attorney General, commenced
his opening in deliberate and solemn manner,
confnng himself to clear and succinct state
ment of facts in possession of the Government.
These facts, he averred, established two prop
osiilons
| FVst-Tha, DR.. Geo. Parknan was murdered
Second-That DR.. John w. Webster committed
the deed sat ,..s ....se fs.f*'
DR.. Parkman would be proved to have been
alive on Friday, the 23d of November, and was
last seen to enter the medical college, ten minutes
before two O'Clock in the afternoon of that day -
He was punctua man, particularly at his meals;
had sick daughter who he was tending, and on
whom he was closely attendant For her comfort
he had purchased some lettuce-difficult at that
season to obtain-which he left at store, intend
ing to call for it afterward 10 carry home TO her.
He entered the medical college, and was not again
seen. The utmost search was made by his friends,
aided by the entire police and liberal rewards; but
no person had ever been found who had seen and
conversed with him since that time
On Sunday for the first time, Dr. Parkman's
friends learned from DR.. Webster himself that he
had been in company with him on Friday between
and O'Clock On the 18th Of Nov were found
in privy vau, in the Medical College, the pelvs
and right thigh 10 the knee, of body correspond
ing to that of Dr.. Parkman. On the evening after,
were found in Dr. Wets,er's laboratory, in a tea
chest, thorax and le, thigh, from the knee to the
hips. Afterward were found, in the furnace of
DR.. Webster, bones, quantity of gold, and block
of mineral teeth None Of the bones found in the
furnace were duplicates of those found in the tea
chest or vault. The teeth would be fully identi-
fed by DR.. Keep as set which he lately made
for Dr. Parkman and mould would be shown
which exactly corresponded TO jaw bone found
in the furnace. The thorax was perforated in the
region Of the heart There have been chemical
applications of strong alkali to; the remains, and
the veins had not been injected with any preser-
vatye fluid. This was the evidence going 10 show
that DR.. Parkman had been murdered.
On the second hand, that the prisoner murdered
DR.. Parkman. Mr.. Clifford went into minute
detail Of DR.. Webster's pecuniary relations OF 1912,
when lie borrowed money of him, and had been in
debt and embarrassment ever since, and he would
show that Dr. Webster dishonesty endeavored 10
raise money Of Robert G.. Shaw and others, on
property mortgaged 10 DR.. Parkman, and ,ha, DR..
Parkman regarded him as dishonest man. and
pressed him accordingly to recover his debt he
alleged that il would be proved that DR.. Webster
had made conflicting statements and false ones,
in relation TO money paid to DR.. Parkman, and that
al the time of the later's disappearance, all OF Dr.
Websiers property was bound to him.
MIR. Clifford also dwelt at great length on Dr.
WebsteIs conduct during the time OF his arrest,
and cOntended that great number of circumstan-
ces would be found ir1econcilabe with the suppO-
son OF his innocence.
Mr. Clifford concluded few minutes past
o'clock, and on motion OF Mr. Soher. the Court
ordered all but medical witnesses to retire.
Charles NJ. Kingsley, the real estate agent OF
Dr.. Parkman, anG Robert G. Shaw, brother nlaw
of the deceased, were examined the first day, but
their evidence hardly sustains the posiuons as
sumed by the Attorney General in his opening
remarks; the Witnesses however, on whose testi-
mony the Government mostly rely 10 sustain the
prosecution have not yet been brought the stand
The evidence OF Drs. Keep, Noble and Wy
man, on Tuesday, was confined to the ldentifca-
tiOn of the teeth, jaw, &c, the former having been
made by DR.. Keep, and the conformation Of the
latter being striking as to produce the general
conviction that the body found none other
than that Of DIR. Parkman. The Transcript in
speaking of The bearing Of the prisoner, says:
The appearance OF the prisoner during the
testimony Of Drs. Keep and Noble different
from that exhibited by him al any other evidence
produced. He was al times considerably agitated,
and his facial muscles we've observed to be vio-
leLtly twitching. He however labored to preserve
an air Of unconcern by frequently drumming his
fingers on his chair and looking about him upon
the audience, although at the sane time he watched
with intense interest every word and movement
Of the witness"
Ii is said the whole number Of witnesses on the
part of the prosecution, this case. eighty Six
If these should all be called to the stand and any
thing like equal number appear for the defence,
the trial is but just commenced -. -
Websters counsel are confident they can clear
him ofthe horrible accusation, and prove that it is
a conspiracy to ruin him. lfthis is the case, what
punishment is there sufficient for his accusers-
The evidence, thus far, however, bears strongly
against the prisoner.
Great supply of Cattle.