Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
PROFESSOR JOHN w. WEBSTER.

r.. D.,s,,t Couditon-His Famly-Anotter Confession
.or,esnondent of the New York Tribune writing from
c,s,on under date of the 10Th inst, says;
Friday 3o,h will seal the fate Of John White WEBSTER.
n Lii: realizes his condition. and does not urinur ih
~, H. far his execution is near M hand. lie appears
civ calm and prepared for the worst lie considers
,hat ,bc law If capital punishment Is rsh' ana 'ia m
III, subject of that law. He is Kept closely cohiihtd
n i allowed visit him beside the officers oi Inc
m xccnt his own spiritual advisers, Rev Dr. tuhami, Oh
D. bnrv and Unitarian Minister from Cambridge lhrrc
800 yr,y little ii any fen thai he viii commit suicide 40
, u,rd has been placed over him more than mar over
% persons in the Jail and am informed that there WIN noi
Nv s vas in the Of Pearson, who was lately eNec.u
~ E,s Cambridge. In the latter case razor was ouhu
,n nr;.oncs hat about week before his execution nc
w. tnwldrcd 10 the Sheriff that il was placed there by
,,vc whose name do not desire now 10 MAKE "on''
,r,h The request that he earsonJ would dcstfo! HIS Wv"
Dr. Webster is said be quite connoisseur in the maj,
=; ,,linr life While in England some twenty years
" Ia ,,s in The constant habit of attending executions
Z, ,t,t time large number Ut crimes were pnishaoic IN
,,h md am told by distinguished government oicc',
,n, ISIS were So frequent that on every friday one W
- rcrsons were executed in London. II sai INA. ilo
$50. Webster did not miss single case during ms say VI
London Ilei thoroughly conveFSant WIN the 'ar9ns
- urinr death He las frequently efilcSs"a hS oil-
80 ,t,t hanging bv the neck VIII produce the easIes aoT
/, i the quickest and is productive OF the least pam. ic
fact that Professor Webster possesses ms
% n believe that he will die by the rope and by no other
s Touching that matter he could easily hahg iis.i
in his cell il lie desired lie has freely acknowledges 10
sheriff Eyolc,h that he attempted 10 destroy ms own ne "
- bc a on the night of his arrest lie also acKnoweus
7" ha, Tie dose was too powerful destroy e and fur
,hm,re that in consequence Of taking he suffered more
min han sufficient "dtaM dose would nave created
o strong desire that his family shall not hho"
when he 10 be executed. Strange as 1t may scen an
assured by who visits the family that as yet y ~
NOT knon. ,. - h -, ,ho,, s,r,nor
10 ;,cd linn from Friday Thursday, in order 10 escape
the annoyance ot certain people VINO got IN inc hao VI
cowdinq the coach which they usually took passage III ~
rho civ for no other purpose but gaze at them ls
ch.ngc I make their last visit on Thursday next the
av hcfe his DEATH DR.. Webster desires that they may DC
allowed L. visit lin the that day rs any other ana 10
90 away the same without their knowing tla II IS ue is
time ,hry viii SEE him. Some Of the friends ot The family
mink differently and of The opinion that they should To
informed If the day Of execution In answer 10 his VI
Whistler ns.ns persons who believe thus, that his fas-
~ do not wish know the day, but DESIRE ON te contrary,
IN he kept in ignorance ol the time
Dr. Lowell This city, and several other clergy visit
AR. w, sT and daughters. Aside from this they receive
no company, neither do they visit any ihcV can 10 puppets
cxcept In them from tie Jail by Professor Webster.
Mans have b. IN taken stop MI communication upon the
subject Of the execution with the does'ics o MIS- Web
sler's family. - .
gentleman oc uur acGugin'ancc-Mr. S.-'isted me
prnssr about week since and coming out OF his cell,
,k his final leave If him. Tie Professor took > by the
hand and asked him if be went 10 Church. ~ IS, Was The
"Where DO you z" e. asked the proiessot D re-
nli,d that he went To hear Theodore Parker. "Ah, said
Professor Webster IL sorry for that that 80 good man
as Won should 90 10 Mr. Parkers meting though he a
learned and good man. yet think he is too fast " Il seek
truth and eu where think hear the most of III Tie
h.st l,,ic may en- however, the reply of friend
who pl,c a final farewell 10 The prisoner aud t!t
There is M DOUBT that the statement l. true which Was
published in The Tribune Yesterday tnat "rh,r mas aac
another cont, acknowledges. that The killing was pre-
me,intcd II will lie made public after his DEATH think
shall he able satisfy the readers oi the Tribune IN nv next
that SOM oi Dr. Parkman papers we're taken from hi;
clothing before they burned beside those mentioned
in his "Conrssion which as.ens upon him another alsc-
mood.