Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-15
THE JURY ANDTuF JURORS ROOM IN THE
WEBSTER TRIAL.

THE JURY ANDTHE JURORS ROOM IN HE
WEBSTER TRIAL.
One II the jares who sat IN judgment nIoa me ',s "
DR. Wpbs,er la. given the following interesting '''e
,ss- III the rundnrt &c. the jury u Is a"e 70 ne guy
th, they .hd he hard, poblic oplnim Is much dvi-
DID up~.n ihsr verdict.
IJ.si.e read 10 several papers what rnrro'ed to
b. 4 relation IL the scenes aud events which Trans
pej in the jury ronm on the tfial oil III. JON"
w ". bstsr, ] have t,li desitou- (now iha' the
suisci has bern brougb, brflrs the public mind mat
rlsln asmeni ot III. important matters em"rc'sd
with the jury should be made. as 1t might prove
in,srrs ing. it mt instructive. 20 The community l"e
Jury VAS composed q twelve men, from as many dn"i
eat branches ,f the m.chsnlcsl and mercantile rto'r
sl,n.;" they fn,m f ur different religion. doho"'
,,i,u. and their sges vsfia fran 2S 10 10 ysafs.
They were men whm should deslrna'e a. p ssesS'ng
n, s,und common SENSE capable OF Judging III
discerning of afprecaiing e'idenre and estimating Us
imp. lance The jururs. sfet ihes had heceme bette"
ed with each other aud "a The evidence began :"
hear Win cfoshngwrch uroa III" pnsinsr.ao the net
work " canpics ell clrcumsl ances -e'n.d Ia rhccle
Inn t. II su,tgy the need 4 "that wisdom which coW-
eth from sbovr." guide and direct her minds srishi
In their nn~ mutncutous and responsible siiuatin'' .
II wns then tina worthy inrrnran (wham we an
=, al hphly r-speci add whnm shall -yer Iem"mhef
with pvssu- pf"s.d Ia tho laty that thry sh"n nave
religious service every evening. The pt'pbstt"n was
met che.iflily uspopdrd Ia, snd ever alter that
the lee al pare and prayer daily a-e"nd'6 ~ We
Jom and Mercy. need MI say that the burden ""Ve
~ prayer for wsiun Ia guide aud duert nn'
iirht dscisoo and ff hessrg most rich and pre-
s-u, n descend u"n the frisoet and his all e'ed lHnl
iy.
nav rum. To the closing par, III hi. maneniu- rra
Wien he witnesses r The d.iepce had elyrn Ia Ihrt
tssimruy, and The counsel tr he prisoner an""unc'
tho evidence on Ihef ran closed rline NJ pau aud
anguish must have over he mud ii tyrS juror
.Wha, can no IN ~ b. sal-no be- due IA behalf
-, mi - DtIj
srid,nee. which We are 10 base our veditl ol >ot
Gully"
A. that very time with the lghr which the adj. charge
~ br chet JUS asrwarl CAV" several puins II
"the law and ii ii. evidence thmk sle,h the s-n
u nsn,s u n.sly n not quite all III. Jury, wien say thai
they fully prepared ior lrt vrd,cl hey
~h~n they retired to The JHy Ruin. At ef ,ndng he
II able aid .lln~, pleas Il The ptlsnnes
sci and 'hr attorney genefslso sforgy. ~ fully had
the evidence pointed 10 thu pti~ner he guilty
so osL rL>r. Atet the jury had gour 10 thru
rsin-~ith ihr vafluus evidences guilt spread On
VI. table bef.'e th.n and The doar locked upon ihru.
shut ou a. !, ru,Irey lr,n the world, with moth
ing but ia. eye o the o,nniscirnt God upon them
psipul III, resp sbllly unwilling were
lucy h. cme Ia the result Which oil felt they
Ia; that thrty 70 ty minu'es .p" ere aay th,rg
doneah-t at last the 4 li,s tlfslnan W.,
hesd cslhng h.m la ufisr a"d trn.udiHv htm 4 duty
however pania aud when hey all had lk,n thor
arund the lahr then hat one II ih. lnrus u.e
t'r consideration And d"clsmn al Ihs important
"'at't "'nd roruse Thai NC seek iur Divine wisdom
end guidance"
The proposition met With cordial response aud tie
fneman caird upon Jlnr Ia ,nst rr.yef. THIS was
dan- uus iteltngly aud SINCERELY. We hea trcrolcl
I, the mns trying and painful part e our arlnous dun,
The 'afuu, aftlces which put nln the case were
examined by tht jury, aud paucu atly those things
which seemed IN bear mos, tongly agans, The prisoner
The hnai decision OF ihe question resolved u,o ,hp,
psr'.
F"s, Are thu remains 81 human body found in tn,
Medical { llegr h- 80 If Nuvembrt Isiq lb,so =,
III. lac DIR Grorne Psrkran
Srconi. Did DR. George rarkman come To his lra,l
nv The hand. nj DR.. John W W.h,ter in Tic Med, a
College. IN III. 23d oi November 1892
Third |, DIR. John w Webster guilty. M So, G,ril
IN the indictment. Of the ~lfa murder Of Dr. Geo 10
Psrkmsu'
" hen thr ''ir on The fts Duration was put. lively,
hands atre lninrdiai'l, SIN. little discussion thef
f"'k Pasr. "h"n The srcind question WAS tested an,
twelve hand. al once arns. The third the nost ,n
prtant QUESTION II all, was nrnI To lie rii,d O,if.
pause ENSURED. One in his sym pass II kindness
i'r The prisoner (wh' was his personal acquaintance .,
friend aud his afflicted famls-,hrunk from III. Gt.,
ord"a" "Csuh wes'ophrrel Can't The law be vim
DEBATED aud JUS zee satisfied il We pause herd Nust W.
take the NE al he unhappy prs ,n.rl" Sune discus
'i"n ~n>'rd-ihe mind Of The jnrnr seemed mare calm
a.d he 'apresd his r.sdness vote ON lie final oues
u-n. Which WAS then put. and Twelve hands arose Tn,
die "a, cast and John W. Webster was pronounce,
a 'illy If murder"
ihus end"d the cl''sing scene in the Jury ro,m -
WHAT afterwards TRANSFERRED in III" rAnn is alreai,
kn wn 10 The public. When foreman Then pr,noun nc
% mat swin word g"ily the jury we'll as The prs
onef,teinblrd and grew faint. Aud what relief "
tn us when W. Were again allowed Ia '.po FREE. and 10
IA our inll'". aud friends after long aud PAINFUL
separation and There was Jurors heart but wonl,
nave iesped ir joy could he prisoner have been ius,
SLOWED the same unspeskable blessing
M.