The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
Trial OF DIR. Webster for the Murder OF DR..
Parkmau.

Bosros, Tuesday March 10.
The prisoner, DIR. John w. Webster, was brought
in at precisely o'clock, a. m.
He wore composed and somewhat melancholy
appearance, but in other respects was much as
usual.
few moments after Chief Justice Shaw took
his seat ON the bench, accompanied by Assistant
Justices Wilder, Dewey, and Metcalf Some
time was occupied in calling the roll and cxcusing
jurors.
The small gallery was densely crowded with
spectators, bat other parts OF the courtroom were
not crowded, spectators having been admitted by
tickets. The gentlemen Of the bar were present in
full force. To prevent crowd, the sheriff had
taken the precauon to barricade the corridors and
station officers at the outside doors.
The counsel for the Government is J. II. Clifford,
esq, attorney general, assisted by George Bems,
esq; for the defence Hon. Pliny Merrick and f. d.
Sobrier.
The jury was finally empannelled, after fourteen
Peremptory challenges, ten OF whom were set aside
Robert j. Bryan is foreman. The court refused TO
excuse Benjamin H. Green, because he held de-
cided opinion adverse to capital punishment, but
not such as would prevent him from finding YER
dict according to law.
The case was then opened to the jury by the at
torncy general, who confined himself TO two propo-
sitions in his indictment: first, that DR.. Parkman
was murdered; second, that DR.. Webster commit
ted the deed upon which he dwelt at great length,
contending that numerous circumstances would be
proved irreconciable with the suppositon Of DR..
Webster's innocence.
The first witness called to the stand as Charles
M. Kingley, who testified that he had known DIR.
Parkman since the year 1886, and had acted his
collecting agent up TO the time he was missing.
He then proceeded to detail his efforts to discover
the whereabouts of DR.. Parkman immediately at
ter his disappearance, and his tracing him to the
Medical College, where he was seen to enter by the
last person who saw him alive.
Robert G.. Shaw, brother-in- law Of DR.. Park
man, stated that he was present at the examination
of the remains found under the college, and be-
licved that the lock of hair found there that OF
his relative. He would not, however, have been
able to recognise the body as that of DIR. Parkman,
had he not previously known him to have been
missing.
The court adjourned at o'clock, until 9 O'Clock
this morning.
New YoRK, March 20-2 p. m.
This being steamer day, there is but little doing
There no tidings the steamer Niagara, now
due at Halifax.
Stocks steady, and quiet as yesterday
Small sales feur; 200 bbs. State brands at
81 SIS. Corn meal 80 rs. Red wheat lO5
and Genesee l27 l29 cents. Sales 10, 900 bushels
corn at Sc 81 cents for mixed and yellow. Nc
change in provisions and groceries. Cotton steady
Small sales at yesterdays prices. Whisky "a 2t
cents per gallon.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20-p. m.
The stock market ia steady. Sales of Penn. 5's
at 9ls; Treasures ll3h nominal.
The market for -four is quiet Small sales o.
common brands at 81 rs; rye flour So rs a 50 81
red at 104 l05c.; and white liz cts. Corn j;
firmer, with sales of yellow at 81 Soc; oats 33c.;
rye Coo. Provisions are in steady request, with q
fair business Mess pork gil ST. I2t; prime
$40. Lard g. a cts.
The grocery market remains quiet, and the ten
dency Of prices downward. Coffee dull. N. o.
sugar a a 81 cts. Molasses q 27l cents.
The cotton market firm. Tobacco quiet. Whisky
% "a cts. in hhds. and bbls.
New ORLEANS, March Is.
On Saturday, 500 bales of cotton were sold
Prices are easier.
The Fashion has arrived from Tampa Bay with
several Indian cmigrants. She reports that Gene
raj Twggs is recovering.
There was fire at Lafayette last night. which
destroyed the theatre, liberty pole, and several
valuable buildings The loss will probably amount
to 5 $4,000
The wife of the engineer who killed on the
Carrollton railroad lately, by explosion of the
boiler, has recovered $4,000 damages of the com
pany.