The North-Carolina standard., 1850-04-10
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extinct species. You must be Judges Of Il 10 thfa
case II these are the teeshof Dr. Pafkman, and II.
as was stated to ron by Dr.. Keep, their condition
proves that they were put into the furnace in The
head, and the whole body, no part Of it being ds.
similar to Dr. Parkman's, and If the suppositioa Of
suicide and accidental death excluded, the eopss
dehei is established. shall pass over ne sestimo4
ny of Littlefeld it has been somewhat called Ia
question. But whether much or little weight b4
given II, It does not materially affect this case. k
may be remarked, that, as far as it does effect the
case, it is confirmed by other witnesses; (particus
larry The officers Of the poee.1 From about Sunday
or Monday, pretty strict watch was kept Of the med
cal college. until Friday. Nothing Important could
be transacted there without the knowledge Of sl5s
police, of Ltte6eld, or W ebster To some Of tlsss
parties the exstence and ondition Of these renainss
found partly under the frivy, in the tea Chest and
partly in the furnace, must have been known. Yos
will Judge from the evidences by whom. We do not
think much can be argued by the cendnct Of the de-
here to guide US. We do no. know how We should
act in such case, or how he ought 70 haSAaetsds
10 come to the main proof Of ths ease, ,ihei0 arc
two theories in regard to it. The government takss
the one, which supposes that he invited DR.. Park.
man to the medical college, and there slew him, ins
order to get possession Of two notes which he owed
to Dr. Parkman and that he got possession of them.
Dr. Parkman had loaned to Professor w Webster 800
in 1641. In 1916 several parties contributed an
other loan, to relieve him to the amount Of two thous
man contributed five hundred and the three hundred
and thirty-two dollars the old note and other
parties the balance. Dr.. Parkman held the larFs
notes and the mortgage personal property, for ito
security for the benefit of himself and other parties
and also the old note, which was to be given mp
whenever his share was paid. 1t appears that the
defendant was in possession of both notes. and the
government contends that he never paid either; that
he invited DR.. Parkman to his lecture room and slew
him, to get possession of these notes. If this bs
Io No. o<kn ~h. -
that OF the defence, that being together, the ons to
pay and the other to receive money, they grumbled,
and Dr. Webster killed DR.. Parkman in sudden heat,
and then concealed him to avoid detection II this
did entce Dr.. Parkman to the Medical College to
get possession of the notes, can see no difference
between it and murder. The government to strength.
en- its theory, brings proof that he could not have
had money to pay either of the notes; and he has
never pretended that he had money to take up the
larger one of them. You will Judge one very siRni.
hcant fact is, that the 800 which that morning
paid to him by Mr.. Pette-a check on the Freeman9
Bank, was not part Of the money paid, but was on
that afternoon or the next day deposited in the Charles
that morning. that he had settled with Dr.. Parkman
although DR.. Parkman had not yet called on him.
ou must judge how far these circumstances 90 70
prove intention to get hold of the notes as motive
of the homicide; and if that was the motive, it 10
very strong case of murder by express malice. IT,
in the hypothesis Of the Defence the concealment Of
the remains was made by another hand, it was Of no
interest to DR.. Webster, and his reluctance towards
the search is to be accounted for well as the fact
that he did not himself make the discovery which
lay directly in his way. Any concealment of svi-
dence going to impicate him, to which party un-
der suspicion resorts, must go far it goes at all
against him. He has mentioned, that the package
to which he referred in his letter to bis daughter
was one Of oxalic acid, and not those notes whioh
have been brought evidence to prove the ntentioa
OF the homicide If 50, far as that goes, it poes
to obterate the effect Of attempted conceament ef
evidence But it does not at all affect the case o.
the bearing of these notes when found or the AMI
mus or intention of the act. The circumstances Of
the twne used, and many others, which it is need.
less to mention. go to show, that whoever did any
part in the concealment of these remains, did the
whole. We think it of much consequence that hs
waived an examination in the police court. AZ %
the anonymous letters, must judge Of their bear
ing, if proved. But we must remark, that We con-
slider the proof of them exceedingly slight. Charac-
ter may be of consequence in a minor case, 40 Of
larceny; but when prisoner is charged with crime
so atrocous all sink to the level and we must
rest on the proof of the facts; yet in such case
the prisoner has right to put in his character, and
the testimony is competent evidence. Many other
things press upon my mind, but the time reminds
me ought to close. You have been selected by
lot mostly concerned in the active business Of
fcient time to deliberate upon your verdict Uee
your good judgment and sound conscience, and NJ
are assured the verdict will be true ons ~
VERDICT or THE JURY. a7e
The jury retired, at five minutes past eight e'clock
and came into court at eleven o'clock. .s s;stss
Chief Justice Shaw called on the prisoner TO staud
up and hear the verdict. 80
Chief Justce.-Mr. Foreman, have you agreed u
a verdict!
Foreman.-We have. st.f "A. ..s.t
Chief Justice-Do you find the prisoner guilg, y
Forenan.-GUILTY! s .ss.s stss
The prisoner sank back into his chair with his
hands upon the railing, and his face on his hands, and
SO remained for ten minutes. 1gzg59 = S,e,g,4.
When he recovered from the shock, he said to OH.
Ger Jones, "why are you keeping here TO be azsd
at He was Immediately carried up to the jail and
locked up for the night, the precauon having beea
taken to remove his razor and knife. lzs.s- ssaf
buggy was at the door of the Courtroom TO con.
vey the sad intelligence his family al Catnbridus
During the whole of this trial, wa understand from
the officer in charge, that Professor Webster has not
shed tear, or expressed any particular interest fef
officer Lawrence when he left the Jail to hear the yer.
dict was-"TelI Parker to send me some Of his bsss
turkey for dinner Tomorrow, and lot Of good ueea"
Since Mr.. Cleland was on the stand, We learn h6
has retEacted his statement Al to the day which ~
saw DR.. Parkman. Rev. Mr.. Wells has convincel
him the note was received on the 22d and not on ths
23d of November s., 81; - !
We also understand Ms. Rhodes has written alsep
ter to one Of the Judges, in which she rstsess hss
statement that it was Dr.. Parkman whom she saw
CONVICTION OF DR. WEBsrrR. The die !. e,.t.
Last night little before midnight. the lightning
brought word from Boston that Professor Webstef
had been found guilty. The jury were only out I've
hours. The intelligence, although we were impre6i
sed ~ the evidences with frm belief in the pries
ners guilt, smote sadly on our heart. When th1 de-
fence rested, thought DR.. Webster,s charces ~
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