Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-04-09

ei' VIC PtOo' VI ilo iuuOccliCo lDul ne uhu
placed in their hands. He said, my coun.
sci have pressed me to keep calm; my We.
ry calmness has been made to bear wit
ness against IN. But my trust has been
in nay God and my own innocence. la
regard to money, must saw a word. The
money paid TO DR.. p. on the afternoon
Of Friday, Nou. %, had saved up from
time to lime, and kept it in trunk n my
house IN Cambridge, bot unfortunately no
one ever saw me take IL out. In regard
10 the Civis letter. tic said cali my Cod
10 witness tha, if il were the last hour Of
my life. | never wrote that letter. Since.
the trial commenced, letter has been re.
ceiyed from this very Ciyis by Que Of my
counsel. II this person has any spark Of
humanity, call upon him TO come for
ward. A notice TO this effect las been
put in the papers. Prof w. having said
this sat down.
deep impression was made upon the
Jury, court and spectators by the solemn
earneslness exhibited.
Chief Justice Shaw then rose 10 delive-
his charge 10 the jury, remarking that he
had thought proper 20 continue the pro-
ceedings as far as 10 deliver his charge ia
the case TO them, because the nature OF the
principles developed in The proceedings
were such es would not require to occupy
their attention any longer.
In the evening the court assembled; in
about minutes Prot. w. came in, and
in charge of the constables took hisseai in
the dock; his appearance was unchanged,
except serious effectiveness, which was
apparent in the contraction of,ls muscles
about The mouth.
The clerk Of The jury came in in five
minutes after.
The clerk Of The court then said, ad.
dressing The jury, Mr.. Foreman, have you
agreed upon yoar verdict
Mr.. Byron, foreman Of the jury bowed
assent.
The clerk then said, John w Webster
hold up your right hand
The prisoner rose and looked steadily
and intensely upon the foreman Of the ju.
~.
The clerk SAID, Mr.. Foreman, look up
on the prisoner; prisoner, look upon the
jury. prof W. still! maintaining his Ak.
ed and intense look upon the Jury. y
What do you say, Mr.. Foreman, is The
prisoner al the bar guilty or not guilty!
GUILTY, was the solemn response.
The hand Of the prisoner, which had
hitherto been held erect, fell 10 The bar in
front of him with a deadly sound, as if he
had lost all muscular action, and his head
dropped upon his breast, his limbs seemed
to give evidence of falling. He then clio.
sed his eyelids, and bowed his head down
in awful and unbroken silence, during
which the court, jury and spectators seem
ed absorbed in their owA reflections.
Chief Justice Shaw broke the awful ST.
lerce and suspense by dismssing the Jury
ia voice wild with emotion. Soon after
the order was given tina! the prisoner should
be remandcd.
DosroN, April l.
The family of ir. Webster were i'll
formed Of The verdict the night that it was
rendered.
The awful disclosure was made 70 them
by Mr.. w. II. Prescott. The scene was
most heart-rending, aud the walls aud
shrieks could not be concealed from the
passers by.
Judge Fay gave it up that DR. W. was
a guilty man after hearing his speech on
Saturday evening.
DR.. W. was brought into court this
morning at 8 O'Clock to receive his sen.
lence lie looked gloomy in the extreme
I,,, Il. o,.l y,,llo,t,l
was Immediately crowded. At 10 o'clock
the Court came. After Gen. Gen. Cliff
ford narrated the facts of the indictment,
trial and verdict and moved to the Court
that the final sentence be now pronoun.
ced.
The prisoner rose lie was asker by
the Clerk what he had to say why sen-
tencc of death should not be pronounced
against him. The prisoner bowed and
took his seat.
Chief Justice Shaw then addressed him.
In conclusion the Judge said, and now
nothing remains but the solemn duty OF
pronouncing the sentence which the law
fixes for the crime of murder, for which
YOU stand convicted. The sentence is
that you, lohu w. Webster, be removed
from this place and be detained in close
custody in the Prison Of this Co.. and
thence taken, at such time, as the oxecu-
tive government of this commonwealth,
may by their warrant appoint to the place
Of execution, and there be hung by the
neck I'LL you are dead, and may God in
his infinite goodness have mercy on you.
SuYrAy RAILRoAD TRAISs.-A bill to pr
hibit railroad trains from running on the Sab
bath, after sunrise or before sunset, except
in cases of "necessity or charity" passed thu
House yesterday, after having been amended
so as TO exclude from the effect of the law,
trains carrying people to and from places OF
worship, trains carrying the mails. and the
trains connecting with the steamboats, which
leave New York on Saturday evenings. As
thus amended the bill passed. Considerable
anxiety has been fe.t in relation to this bill,
by persons living in tho ncighboring towns
M ho corpr into Roct,n tf, affant phurQh