Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-05
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FRIDAY MORNING.. MAR. oo,1sto
PROFESSOR HHasrnH coNy3CrhD.
BI'rt.1V;:ToE. VI.


The intelligence received by Mail, last even. t
inp that the Iorv hod rendered verdict cI
CtuTy agoin.t Prof. Webster, vos received
io our community with almost universal aston
i.hmcnr and regret. 1t WAS the common opn-
jon even among those who were unable 10 be-
lavc Prot. Webster innocent or the awful crime
Imputed to him that no Jury could pronounce
! IN guilty, on tho evidence. The result Shows
low differently testimony a'i"cIs those who
? ai and Il osn who lear it;-for We are wei
convince tia, n, verdi was ever rendered by
an intelligent and uprieht llry with more
consci 'uliru- conviction of il truth and Justice.
THE positive assertions of the four or five un-
inpcachcd witnesses who swore they Sa'c Dr..
p,rkinan hours after hc WAS seen to enter !
tie Medical College naturally produced pre-
found scnsation out of Boston aud impressed .
tie conviction uH,u community that whether /
tie witnesses were mistaken or lot, their tes- .
tmony must unavodab'y create that " reason. /
r,lc Doubt" the tcu,t IF which the LAW hu-
inlnclv gives to the accused. Tnc tIit la
teen real with tn, CREATES; aylty. and i,
N,ry rare that the public at large is 50 widely
tid SO upH i.j,rm d in regard TO a matter Of
lublic interest \ ID yet we have not met
i.an who believed it poSsi5!c that l'oL Web
.ur could be convjcrd This, as we have
ti!, on'y proves how impossible il i 10 trans
! to r,gcr those coucomitants which SO Is
t,ntih!', m,dly and change impressions thai
ere received from IesUm 'ay orH'y given ;-ior
We repeat ,hat ii is impossible TO doubt the en-
ire fitnlu,ncss and Integrity OF the jury.
We have never been abe 10 believe Prof
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las uI.h cohNc &C. we "'u II i'"''H u''n
,.ll I, clear our m.ul Of dJujiS now. Il he Is
,,ril,. Nj. innocence and the cx,raordiuar,
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,ibutiun Of the aN.
W., riva brluN the brief address made b.
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viargc OF '"N-e 'N""' WING" We ''''u III ,'''
LH4S. Ater tie closing Argument I'll TIC -
'urncy N-"''"' '''-
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Ll.r AZ Webster, b fore giving this cas-,
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'Nr'' ',',,'rn, vhich la. been brought to boa
va, ,'a l. would rcqlire many hours t,
,,,i',,,,l,. hat if iima ,.ulId be granlr
W. ,Il ,,r,,,,ut for nine uul OF every tr
~ ,,,u,. am conf nj cuu.I give tIC!A lAC.
l,nati,n.
~, ,",,,,,. fin, advice Of my counsel hay
r.,a.,. l,.d mn nv liu-; but thew have ~