The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-30

aOh my children what viii become OF them!n His
conosrn .ss not for himself III. heart was on those
would &C me upon them wAs that vhoh troubled him.
ohcer s,srkw. .thsr that fsithful Officer took down
they wanted O1er stark weather advised him not to
talk too oily, but directed his attention TO sut
was that thought aashsd soross his mind, and he sI.
claimed, That william am ruined manu- Could
anything b more natural more oonsstsut With the
sspposiion Of innocence involved IN horrible combl
pation Of d1oulties? MIR. ID Parker came, and they
vent TO the Medical College the Of the terrible
discoveries DR. Webster shattered mind still dwsls only
on bis family He was stil refused any Communication
with them or With his friends Ia town he pisnsd.
Mr.. Parker suggested him that there was another
family In distress. whioh he might perhaps explain
He was silent; he was taken TO the College. la what
part OF the College he most calm' In ths upper
laboratory snd 1t the time the keys of the prvy
oslled for Had he bees conscious that the evi
deuce Of his guilt was concesed In that privy could
ed on them In great sstonishmsnt There they we're,
however innocent he might BE-. There they, we're
beyond power OF hts explsustion aud bshold,ns the
ruin of his desiest POSSESSIONS OF reputation thss he
priced more than life, he was taken back 80 tho jail,
spd under the kind care OF his ar Hesves be
for his kpopess, hs passed pisot OF suffering In tho
morning he was little revived, and whes he came
TO hnssu he utteredin smple and sd-ctiug language
the whole Of this defepos'i do think tho
I.msps Of Or Psrxmsn. but how they came whore
they are Am cure do not Know" Had De. Webster
placed The there thiuk he would have scattered
them wbers they would oe sure to be found! With
familiar knowledge II tbe power of slkSss aud soids
spd ths cemmsnd OF MEANS by which, IN eight
undistinguishablr pulp, ws,si he have dipped them
In potash and held them To ths DIRE The u0potion Is
abturd DR. Webster undertakes ptauAtion OF the
means by which there remsiDs came where they
fooLd i he knows Dothng Sboutt Hedsniss tbs forco
OF the circumstances which tend sx the
ton uton him aud throws himself upon his character
earned by yeare OF lxborous virtue He has ryat in
law to bring his chsrs,'er against such doubtful evil
oebce and hs bitbg- no II hir neigh a ot whem
testify that bis whete OF lite IL suoh TO IN
cspscitsts him Tor 40 toul and horrible u dsed OF
cruelty. II right that he Who has balm.d vtctue
In bis character should be saved by t t is for you
gentlemen to 90 your duty, and give hun ths fullest
bsuebt of the law ald the evidence He thros him
reA upon you YOU never forget your last days
work In this prorscted cassmay God grant my client
. good deliveranoe, and may ne grAnt the same 70
you.
delivery Of his argument Of which the above is Of
course but very imperfect abstract 1t able
plss and held the profound attention OF q crowded
court room, from first TO last. We particularly noticed
that, towards the close the juages we're DEEPLY in
terested and affected TIE prisoner listened with
wrspt attention ard towards the close, the presprs
top rolled from his forehead 10 large drops though hs
cordial TO his narrowed feelings such . viodicstiou
must have been but II guilty, now worse than hun.
drsd gbbets. In point the plea OF Judge Hsrrick
seemed To Us TO or Ill advised Hs drew attention to
the prisoners most Insignificant failure 90 shoe where
be got the money vith which h. he paid Dr. Park
msp and ventured scss AID mis-rsbs apology Tor IL
MIR Clifford viii rAk. open that sore place 10 morrow,
and make H. tpsak with Q voic- Of tbaod-r. In his
treatment Of Littls~o's test nepy, Judge MerrIsk
wa s~ver- much more than my skstch indicat tes,
but not, believe, more 20 than II deserves.