The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-20
THE TRIAL.
nonSE's AND BAiN's rELESRhPH.

BosTos, ruEsoAv, March 10.
Abe prisoner Dr. John w. Webster, vas brought In
20 court st precisely "a. nj. tie wore composed and
sousvhst mssnehoiy appssEspcs butn other respects
was much IS usual.
Shortly after O'Clock, CbIsr Justice Shaw took his
the bench accom- panied By Assistant Justices
Wide, Dewey and Nstcalf Some time occupied
In calling the roll aud exeusibs Iorors.
The small gallery vas deusely crowded with specta-
tors but other parts cf the court crowd
sd-spectstor, having been admitted by ticket. Tse
gentlemen OF the oar present In FULL force To
prevent cTosd the sheriff had taken the precsution
bsrriesos the eorrdoEs and station officers at the
outside doors.
The couasel for the government k !. II. clifford
ESQ., Attorney Ge neral he is assisted by George Bsnis
ftq. For the defence Hon. Piney MvrIick, and 4. D.
sohi,r, Fec.
ON taking his seat the prisoner looked around tns
room, and recognizing some of his friends sslutsJ
them IN his accustomed way. With some he sho IL
HANDS and the whole ths appearances of in.
nccsut msn n one might Judge from his appearance
Of composure. WHEN be was called upon TO plead he
answered " Not guilty. In firm tone snd unhssitst-
ips maLnsr.
Att~.Ive minute. before ten O'Clock, Mr.. clifford
moved the court 10 proceed 10 smpsnnsR Jury in the
Gaze. Fourteen Jurynsn having been examined there
remain ed foriy.two.
After fourteen perem ptory challenges Of iurym.n by
the prisoner, ten OF whom sdds BY the Court
for having Tor med opinion In the case for
Pertaining such opinions capital punshnsnt 20
forbid conviction, the folosing jury vas empsn.
nsiied -
RsstRr J. BrElx. Foreman.
Thomas Barry, Benjsm n. Green,
John y. Dav.uport, James crosby,
psoiei Fuller, Joseph Eustis,
fsnhA a ~
Albeft Day.
Sir Gr,sn stated to the Court that he held decided
opinion adverse TO capital punishment but such
would prevent him from finding according to truth -
The Court refused 20 excuse him.
About ii O'Clock the Indictment vas reed, aud Mr
chnord, the Attorney General oomnensed his op-oiug
In . deliberate and solemn manner. eenaniDg hiss.f
to and suceoet statement OF facts In possession
OF u. government.
Thsss fsst he s.errsd established two propostious
first-Tbst Dr. G-orse farkmAn vss murdered
s.copd-Ikst Dr. John W. wsb,ter cos mittsd the
Dr. Psrkmsn. said Mr.. Cudord would be proved 20
have been slive Friday, the 1sd of Novemb-r, aud
-ss sst seen TO enter the Medical college ten minutes
before tvo O clock the sfterooon Of that day ne
vas . pupctusl msn, particularly st his mssls had
sics daughter. Who he vas tspspg and on rhon he
wssooesly attendant. For her conf1rt he had pur-
ehAseo lettuce difscut At that TO obtain
which he left st stcrs Intending 20 call for t after
sro 20 e.y sooe ~, 20 ns a,ne., sne
made by hs friend sided by the entire police aud
hbersl rewards but no Jsrson bsd ever bs.z found
Who bad and oonreTted with hifa siaoe that
time.
On Sunday. for the nrst time DIR. fargmsn'. frienis
learned from Dr Webster himself that be nsd been In
compsny with him on Friday, between and oclock.
On the 3ofh Of November. found la privy vault
IN the Medical College the pelvs sBi tight thigh a.
the tnes az bcdy corresponding 70 that Of Or farh
nan On the evening after. vefe foupd IN Dr. Web
ssborstery, tea cssst, tbofsz snH left thigh,
nom ths bnes to the hipe AftsrSsrd we're foand In
The furnace of DR.. webster, bopee quantity OF geld,
srd block 81 mineral teeth None Of the bones
fuupo In the furnace duplicates of those fJups In
the tee chest vault The teeth would b. fully idsp
ursd ~ Dr. Keep, ssa Get vnich be lately made Tor
Or iGsmsn, snd . moud you'd be tho~n, which en-
scty cuirsspcnd.a to bone found IN the furnsse.
Jhe thosx was perforated IN the region Of the hears
There had been chemical applications OF strong slksli
10 The remains. and the bad not been njectrs
Win any rrsseryatfve nsid. 1his uss the evidence
eoipe to shos that Dr Psrta aan had been murdered
ON the second h~so that the yrieorer murdsrss Dr.
fsrknsn. Mr. clifford vept Into minute detail Of
Dr. Msbsisr's pecupisfy relations "a 1897 when he
bcrro.ed money ~ him. snd hsd been in debt aud en
hsfrsssnebt ever since aud he would show tbst Or.
tert u shsw sna others, on property mortssget 10
Dr. fsrtmsp, aDd thst Dr farkmap srded him ss
oi.honest nan aud pressed hin accordingly "
his dsbs be alleged that would bs proved that Or.
Webster hsd msas consieiins statements and false
once M relation 20 money paid to Dr rsrkmsn and
that st the time ~ bis dsppesrsBce all Of Dr. Web
ster's properly Was bound to him.
Mr.. Clirsd alec dseit At great length on Dr. Web