The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-09-10

in the cell four or five hours, they were kind
ly informed that the hour for closing the jail
had arrived, whereupon Mrs. Webster put
the inquiry "Will this be your hour of
closing for the future 2" The inquiry took
the jailor somewhat by surprise, but after
hesitation he answered in tho afIir-
native, and the family Immediately with
drew, without suspicion that that visit was
to be their last.
Immediately after the execution on Friday, |
Rev. DIR. Putnam proceeded to the residence |
of Mrs. Webster, and impaired to her and |
her afflicted children the sad intelligence that
her husband and their father was no more !
The solemn and deeply painful scene which |
ensued should be veiled from the public |
gaze. Rather than to intrude upon that sa-
cred ground, let us join our tears with theirs,
and, by heartfelt sympathy, seek to bind up
and comfort their crushed and bleeding
hearts.
The remains Of Prof. Webster were con
veyed on Friday evening to the residence OF
the family whence they will be removed to
Mount Auburn and deposited in the family
tomb on " Narcissus Path"
The funeral will take place on Sunday, in
as private manner as possible.
The Boston Bee says " 1t is said that DIR.
Wooster made no detailed confession to 20
before the public. He has talked freely OH
the subject of the murder, with different in.
dividuals, but always with the promise from
them that they would not make anything
public. The Rev. Mr. Waterston received
very long and very singularly written
letter from the Professor, before bis death,
and several other clergymen received similar
letters"
| The dress of the condemned was black
frock coat and pants. His neck was without
cravat or handkerchief After the body had
been placed in the coffin, his features appear
ed as in life, without distortion, and there
was nothing but the purple hue of the flesh
TO show that his death had been violent
one; and that was fast disappearing.
1t is stated that Prof Webster was never
in better state of health than yesterday
In the morning he received his breakfast
as usual from Paikcr's, and ate quite hear
iy, drank two mugs Of tea, smoked cigar
and passel the balance of his supply OF ci
gars to officer Jones and others in attend
ance.
Before the services in his cell, DR.. Web
scr sent for Mr. Andrews, the jaior, and al
the other officers Of the prison, who visitet
bis cell he then took final and affection
ate farewell of them all, thanking each fol
the kindness manifested toward him durin;
his confinement.
The boston Transcript of Saturday says
DR.. Putnam having inquired of the pris
oner yesterday morning, before the religion
exercises in the cell, whether there wcr,
any points he wolld like TO have touched
upon in the prayer, Professor Webster re
piled that there were Two, which it would b
agreeable 10 his feelings to have introduced
one was, that the hearts of his fellow mel
might be sot:ened toward him, after he wa
gone the other that every consolation from
Heaven for the suffering he had inflicted
, might be vouchsafed to the family and rela
f tiyes of the late DIR. Parkman.
In the interview before the prayer, Prof
Webster alluded 10 bis hopo of meeting, il
The world TO which be was about to pass il
spirit. a tenderly beloved child, who die,
some years since. He conversed, with per
feet composurc, on various subjects, mostl,
of religious nature.
The flushed appearance Of the prisoner
face and the efIuson of tears were produced
r apparently by the premature and momen,ar,
tightening of the rope, and not, as some sup
posed by agitation.
The last audible words of Professor Web
ster, as the cap was drawn over his eyes
were, "FATHsR, INTO THY HANDS / COM
MEND MY SPIRIT !"
The wish of the Prisoner as expressed, tht
evening before the execution, both to Sher
iif Eveleth and DR.. Putnam, was that the
execution might be as prompt as possible
He said he would be ready at any momcn
after o'clock. This request the Sheriff Oh
served so far as the convenience and deco
rum of the occasion would allow.
For some days before his death DR.. Web
ster's favorite reading, next to the Bible, wa,
in Channing's Works. He also found mucl
to soothe him and crafty his religious and
literary taste in Bowrine's Mathis ant
Vcspcrs," and in Lonefellow's Collection OIL
Hymns.
The Boston Herald says
1t was one of the las, requests of Professor
Webster of the Sheriff, that his body should
not be seen, skelched, or touched by any
professional man after death. Sheriff Ey-
eleth gave his promise, and has faithfully
kept it, although many artists from this city
and New York visited the Jail for the ex-
press purpose of doing so. One gentleman
came from Cincinnati for the purpose of ia
king cast OF the Professors countenance
he with others were uniformly refused, aud
the body was not allowed 10 be seen or ex-
amined by any one after i, was taken down
from the gallows.
BoGus ARIsTocRAcY. The New York Day
Book snubs the snob aristocracy of that city in
the following fine style:-
1t appears by statements recently made
that the pecuniary affairs of just bankrupted