The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-04-06
The cour, ruled that the manner and appear

The court ruled that the manner and appear.
ancc only were 10 lie asked
/ A-Whcn he came up he was very much af,
fected, 81 much that he burst out CRYING he did
not 20 right away, he could rot he then locked
the door aud went 10 DR. Bgelow lie said it
was no mistake (WitneSs WAS checked from "a.
! wing what he saidl
Boston, March so
Mr. Cl-Iurd counsel for the commonwealth. clio
scd ms elegant Argument at O'Clock. and Chief
Justice Shaw remarked 10 the prisoner that ii he
had ANYTHING more 10 say To the jury before he
charged thcm upon the case, lac had liberty TO DO
So
The prisoner arose and addressed the jury in 4
few words. lie commenced IN rather ! composed
manner, without directly addressing Bench or Ju-
~ lie spoke rather ironically If his counsel and
cenSured them for not bringing up all the proof
OF his innocence that he had placed m their hands
He saii-"My counsel have pressed me To keep
calm. My very calmness has been made 10 bear
against me. But my trust has been IN my God,
and my own innocence In regard 10 money, |
must say word. The money paid DR.. Park
man ON Friday, Nov. % | had saved up from
time 10 time, and kept It in trunk in my house
IN Cambridge; but, unfortunately, not one even
SAW me take it out. In regard To the "Ciris'
letter call my God to witness that if It were the
that letter
Since the trial commenced, letter has been
received from this very "C,rS' hv one of my
counsel Ii this person has any spark of human.
", call on him to come forward \ notice to
this effect has been put in the papers
Professor Webster having said this sat down.
deep impression was made upon the Jury.
court and spectators by the solcmuess exhibited.
Chief Justice Shaw then rose 10 deliver his charge
IN the case to the jury, rcmarkiug that he had
thought proper tu continue the proceedings n far
rs TO declare in the case 10 Them because the ma
tUrc Of the principles involved in the proceedings
wee such is would not require their attention
any longer
In the evening the court assembled In about
five minute, Prof Webster came lu IN charge Of
cou>tabcS and took hi, seat IN the dock HIS ap
pcaraucc was unchanged except serious deIct.
ton which was apparent in the contraction the
muscles about the mouth The clerk Of the Jury
came ln about five minutes The clerk OF the
court then addressed the jury.
MI Foreman, have YOU agreed on a verdict
Mr. Byron, foreman, bowed assent The clerk
then said.-"John W Webster hold up your right
hand
The prisoner rose and looked steadily and in.
trutly upon the foreman Of the jury The clerk
then said, MIR Foreman, look upon the prisoner.
look upon the jury Prof Webster still maintain
ins his fixed look upon the jury What do YOU
say, Mr.. torcmant Is the PMS n'r at the tar
guilty, or not guilty"
Guilty. WIS the solemn response.
The hand the prisoner which had hitherto
been held erect, fell To- the bar in front Of him
with dead sound as II he had lost all muscular
action, aud his head dropped upon III, breast his
limbs seeming Ia give evidence of falling lie
/ then closed his eyvds and bowed his head
down. An awful and unhrukrn silence cnsucd
during which the court jury and spectator,
I seemed to hc absorbed in their own reflections
Chief Justice Shaw broke the awful silence and
suspense by di-mi>~ny the jury, in very mild
manner with emotion. soon after the order wa,
given, uud the prisoner was remandcd
Bo.tan April l.
The fmi'y or Or Webster were no, Informed
uf the verdict de ui- Int that II was rendered
The awful disclosure was made to them by Mr.,
VIM II. Prescott The scene was most intensely
hcartrrulne, and the wall, and ,hrcks could not
be concealed from the pa~,crs-by.
Judge Fay gave it up that Dr.. Webster was q
guilty man after hearing IN, speech On Saturday
evening
Pruf Webster vi. br,u,l; into court this NOR
ming at . o'clock To receive his sentence. lie
l""NtI gloomy Do iAe extreme, but cain AMI cuI'
l.ctcd
The court room was dcnscly crowded. At ter
o'clock the court came IN. Attorney Genera
Culurl narrated the t4,ts at the indictment. tria
and verdict, and novel the court that the tina
scuiongc be- pronounced
The prisoner arose. lie was asked by IL,
clerk what he had to say to show why the sen
rauge Of death should not be pronounced against
Linn The prisoner bowed and took hi, seat
hiel Justice shaw then addressed him. In
conclusion the JUICE said
And now nothing remains but the solemn du
ty Of TrouoUncng the sentence which the law
IKE. for the crime Of murder. Oi.uch you -tanl
convicted which sentence j. that you John W
Webster, be removed from this place and dctaiu
ed in close custody in ;he prison Of this county
and thence taken at such time as the Exacutiy,
Government If this Commonwealth may, by thci
warrant, appoint, to the place Of execution, and
then 10 be hung by the necl, until you are dea,
and may God in his infinite goodness have mercy
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