New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-20
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE NEw.YORk TRIBUNE.
TRIAL OF DIR. WEBSTER
FOR THE
Murder of DR.. Parkman,


Murder of Dr.. Parkman,
BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
R.eeired sA gyeIt pssd and preciroa The Ho-'s and
Ran Iiaes Of Telegraph
BosroS, Msrci ig-.OAM
The prisoner Dr. ions w. WEBSTER was
brought in at precisely Q O'Clock AN.
He wore e composed and somewhat melancholy
appearance. bat il other respects was much as
usual
4 few moments aftcr Chief Justice Shaw took
his seat On the bench, accompanied by Assistant
Justices Wilder Dewey aud Metcalf Sometime
was occupied IN calling the roll aud excusing
Jurors
The smal gallery was densely crowded with
spectators but other parts OF the court room were
not crowded, spectators having been admitted by
tickets TIE gentlemen Of the Bar were present
in ful force To proven. n crowd the Sheriff had
tax IN the precauton to barricade the corrdora snd
station officers at the outside doors.
The Counsel for the Government is j II. Chl
ford, ESQ. Attorney General, assisted by George
Bemis, ESQ for the defense, Hon. Plny Mcrrick
aud + d. Sobrier.
Fourteen Jurymeu having been examined. there
rem med forty two present.
At u minutes to 10 o'clock Mr. Clifford moved
the Court to proceed TO empannel Jury IN the
case.
Thomas Barry is the oily Jury man yet attained
Second Di-patch-Jury Empannelled-Ope ming
by the Attorney General, &c.
BosroN, Tuesday, March le-l Pm.
After fourteen peremptory challenges OF jury
men by the prisoner, ten of whom were set aside
by the Court, for having formed an opinion in the
case, or Tor entertaining such opinions on capital
punishment as 10 forbid conviction. the following
Jury was empannelled
RosERr J. BYRAAIFoFemAD
Thomas Barry, John BoUowscsle James Cfosuyi
John r Davenport Albert Day Joseph Eusns
Daniel I Fuller. Benjamin Green. Arnod Hayward,
Frederick A Henderson. stephen A sisoApoe
Mr. Green stated to the Court that he held decid'
ed opinion adverse to capita punishment, but not
such as would prevent lin from finding according TO truth
The Court refused to excuse him.
Abou II O'Clock The Indictment was read ard Mr. CHI
ford the Attorney GsnerSl commenced his opening In a
deliberate and solemn manner oonhnng himself 20 clear
ana saecne Of fscis in possession Of he Gov
emmenL
These facts he sveued, established Two propositions
F9a-Thai Dr. Geo ParkmGn murdered.
Seooad-Thal DR.. John w Webster committed Ibs deed
Dr. Park an said Mr. Clifford would BE- prov ed TO have
bean alive on Friday the 81 Of November, and last
.een enter Medical College, ten minutes before Two
O'Clock The afternoon OF thai day. lie wss puncJusi
msn particularly bis meals had alex daughter who he
WAS tending and whom he closely ssi-rasai For
her eomfor, hAd purchased eauee-dieu al that
season TO obIsD-wheh he len store, intending to call
for it saer ard TO carry home her lie catered TIE Medi
cal College snd was not again seen TIE umos, sesrch
made by his friends aided by the entire Ponce and Id
ersl rewards bu person had ever been found who bad
seea ard couversed win hla since Ia, rr-@
On sunday for .ae time. DR. Psrsm.us friend. learn
Cd oin Or Webster himse that he had been company
vrh ha or Friday between ari O'Clock or q e i5,a
II November were c-nd To pnsy vsuA Ia he Mec.eai
College The peyis and right high TO he knee q body
corresponding hat Of Dr. Psrkmsn On TIE evening s..
ter ere found Dr. Websiers laboratory IN lea chest
sthorax and thigh, from The he hps Amer
wxrd were found, he furnace Of Dr. Webster bones
quantity Of gold aud Sloek VI nnerh teeth None Of he
bones found the furnace Duplicates q hose foaad
In he chr, vault The tech would - iuy denu-
Ted BY Dr. Keep Al eel which be lsiely made for Dr.
Psrkrnsn and mould wouid be shown which exactly cor
responded 10 Jaw found The furnace The horsX
was perforated region u The heart There has been
chemical Applications 81 srong Avail 10 The remsinS and
the hsa no, been injected with any preservsve a1d
Ths he evidenee going show thai Dr. PEkmGn bad
| been murdered
Ca he second head hal Se p'soner murdered DR. Park
| nsr MI Clifford vert INTO a minute dets o. Dr. Wet
,,ers relations ofls42 when be borrowed money
Of him and had been debt ard embarrassment ever
since AID be would show that Dr. Webster dishonesty
seavored 10 raise money Robert O shaw and others
property SExrged 20 DR. FATkman, and th4 Dr. Park1sn
regarded him a. dishonest and pressed BIN tecord
nrlv 10 recover his deb, he alleged TIA. H would be
proved that Dr. MetsrT had made cot -eunE ssirneus
sph fsse ones Money PAD 70 Dr fsFkn an
and bal The Tine Of the aiiers css pearanec a. o. Dr.
| M~b.-r'. pToVerty ~ss bound 10 him
Mr. Clifford also owell A. gTesi length on Dr. WEBSTER
cOnduel daing time Of rs Hrr-sL ara oloiended hsi
great uuEbef Of Circumstances woud se io2no nree0o
cii.ble with The s1pposs1ou % rs inpocence
Mr. Chfcrc concluded iew minutes past ocIccA and
on motion 81 Mr. sceier he Court ordered a. bui medical
Witnesses 10 retire
been DS ParamAns agent from MAY June 80 nsd ne
care Of bis real n lie habit VI r,eeng hin a.
east every CAV tgsine1s cad never ed ~ eo1 am a.
home Al the drDef-Ao9r wien b. eAsd Tor hiren year
De- PGrkmsn ssld oy rs fAtuiy - have el h1e a.
y ociock On FRIDAY. witness cummcrccc seErc1ing fof
him on SATURDAY O'Clock, and TH1re h irogh sronn
8osson 81 u Grove art &c MetcN College, whefr ae
entered a. O'clock iiile btf1rc nsvng efi some
bufrr a. grocefy whch he 10 axe 81 b.. re- an
are nun 5ef OF TIE Pence force Gsslssr IL he search
| acknowledgements were 6rsi iss1ed otrrng frws-c
on saturday Sz1tky a-sd that Dr.. PE-kan nst serr
10 o'eock searched al th- N me Medical College,
Court a. OSrned al ;. oe,oeH
AFTERNOON SESSION.
rThe Court re4s-euhe1 a. 81 o'ciock ASiss n ArsSs
-Tsis wness proceeded 70 give Al account q : pa