The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-04-10
Proof. Wcbstcr's Tria1-Verilict Of the Jul
ry-Wcbstcr found Guilty.

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Proof. Wcbstcr's Tria1-vertlict Of the Ju-
ry-Wcbstcr found Guilty.
s'' ' BosToN, 29th ult
The summing up of Mr.. Merrick for defence
was very able, and occupied from six to seven
hours i'm it's delivery. Towards the close, the
Judges seemed deeply affected and the prisoner
listened with rapt attention. .s' o'''s'S
The government, he says, has not produced
parncie OF direct testimony, or one particle Of
evidence but circumstantial, to show that DR.
Parkman is not alive, or that the remains were
those OF Dr. L. 1t may turn out that he had no
agency IN putting them there. He mentioned
the strong evidence that DR.. P. had been seen
on the afternoon of the 23d They had other
witnesses to swear to the same thing, and unless
the evidence could be broken down. the govern
ment have nothing to rest upon. taih5> IA
He then examined the evidence produced by
government, stating that he did it with simple
desire to obtain the truth He was severe in
his remarks in reference to MIR. Lttlefied The
evidence in regard to the teeth, he deemed far
from satisfactory. The medical evidence with
regard to death by violence, disagreed His ex-
PLANTATION with regard to the payment of the
money by DR.. w. was rather poor one ,-.
| Mr. Clifford, counsel for the Commonwealth,
closed his eloquent argument at o'clock, and
Chief Justice Shaw remarked to the prisoner,
that if he had any thing more to say to the Jury
before he charged them upon the features of the
case, he had liberty to say it. ....
| The prisoner arose and addressed the Jury III
few words. He commenced in rather CON
fused manner, without addressing directly eth
er the bench or the jury. -.s, -. g..
He spoke rather ironically of his counsel, and
censured them for not bringing up all the proof
of his innocence, that he had placed in their
hands. '.ar
He said, my counsel have urged me to keep
calm, and my very calmness has been made to
bear against me, but my trust has been in my
God and my own innocence.
In regard to the money, l. must say word.
The money paid DR.. Parkman on the afternoon
of Friday the 23d of November, 1 had saved
from time to time, and kept it in trunk at nv
house in Cambridge, but unfortunately no one
ever me take it out.
In regard to the "Civis'' letter, call my God
to witness that ifit were the last hour my life,
believe me, never wrote that letter.
Since the trial commenced letter has been
received from this very Civis by one of my
counsel; fthis person has any spark of humanity,
| call upon him to come forward-a notice to
this effect has been put in the papers Profess
sor w. having said this sat down deep i'm
preston was made on the Jury, Court and spec
tators by the solemn earnestncss exhibited.
Chief Justice Shaw then rose to deliver his
charge in the case to the Jury, rcmarking that
ings as far as to deliver his charge in the case
to them, because the nature of the principles in
volved IN the proceeding were such would not
require their attention any longer, in the court
assembled. In about S minutes Prof. Webster
came in, i'll charge of the Constables, and took
his seat in the Dock. His appearance was I'M
changed except serious detection which was
apparent in the contraction of the muscles about
the mouth. The clerk of the Jury came in, five
minutes after. The Clerk of the Court then
said, addressing the Jury, ssMr. Foreman, have
you agreed uponEyour vordict?'' MIR. Byron, the
Foreman, bowed assent The Clerk then said
John w. Webster, hold up your right hand
The prisoner rose and looked steadily and in
!, tently upon the Foreman of the Jury The
Clerk said, MIR. Foreman look upon the prisoner.
Prisoner, look upon the Jury. Prof: w. still
maintained his fixed and intense look upon the
Jury-'What do you say Mr. Foreman? Is the
, prisoner atthe bar guilty or not guilty. "Gu1L-
TY! was the solemn response. The hand ofthe
prisoner, which had hitherto been held erect, fell
to the bar in front of him, with dead sound, as
if he had lost all muscular action, and his head
dropped upon his breast; his limbs seeming to
give evidence offailing; he then closed his eyes,
and bowed his head down, and an awful and I'M
broken silence ensued, during which, the court,
jury and spectators seemed to be absorbed in
their own reflections Chief Justice Shaw,
broke the awful silence and suspense by dismiss
ing the Jury in manner full of emotion. Soon
after, the order was given that the prisoner be
removed.
BosroN, April LIST.
The family were not informed of the verdict
the night that it was rendered. The awful dis
: closure was made to them on Saturday morning
by MIR. VIM. II. Prescott. The scene was most
heartrending; the walls and shrieks could not be
concealed from the passers by. Judge Fay
coded that DR.. w. was guilty man, after hear
!, limo 49,. D.-r
f was brought into court this morning, at O. o'clock
to receive his sentence. He looked gloomy in
the extreme, but calm and collected. The
Court Room crowded, and at ten o'clock,
the court came in. Atty. Gen. Clifford, narrated
the facts Of the indictment, trial. and verdict,
and moved the Court that the final sentence be
pronounced. The prisoner arose: He was asked
by the Clerk what he had to say why sentence
of death should not be pronounced against him.
The prisoner bowed and took his seat Chief
Justice Shaw, then addressed him. In conclu-
sion the Judge said, Sand now nothing remains
but the solemn dutyof pronouncing the sentence
which the law fixes for the crime of murder; for
of such you stand convicted; which sentence is,
that you, John w. Webster, be removed from
this place and be detained in close custody in
the prison of this county, and thence be taken
at such time as the executive Government Of
the Commonwealth may by their warrant, ap-
point, to the place of execution, and there to be
, hung by the neck, until you dead, and may
God in His infinite goodness, have mercy on your
SOUL ~ .:|l .@E e
BRoILlNG PIRATE-Human flesh burns
slo1o.-Dr. Woodbridge Strong, one of the wit
nesses in the Webster trial, gave the following
account of dainty little bit of professional cook
cry: -... ~. - -,
81 have dissected good many bodies in my
day; had a pirate given me in warm weather