The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1850, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1850. tained. In their two first meat charged with sti TRIAL OF ‘PROFESSOR JOUN WHITE WRBSTER, CHARGED WITH THE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENTE, | reat had on ome occasion lent him @ eum of agency, PP san BL Buokingbam eworn— | resid we uUNt own Dr Webster thirty | Bxemination Sphonsand by (Oo OR, 8 Aa Salven one aeon 3 february, 1850, a8 witness my hand, offi- Jobn G Palfrey sworn—I resid (Bigned) JOHN LIVINGSTO®, PARKMAN pen. tee kuew Dr Webster years ago; during my first re- MR onnepi ypc oes vee Now York. ‘MURDER OF oR. GEORGE 4 Rove ceus sthes Sasapmansternast sont koow an eee TPES no right pe him s@a neighbor, attee om Pree ry "ibe | oy | o , ron seria age ts vl webster crea Seceneh caesar dover te harstsaaloge Set men at tone rove MEDICAL‘COLLEGE, BOSTON, waite ts baste it was addrossed to a Fegdfrom the “Pleas ‘the Cro: Be man subject to harmless moments of passion, but they e * Civile” pave 5 ‘s00 exbausted. { OW FRIDAY APTERNOUR, GOvRMBER 25. 1849, consider it Gieguised partially, bat and “Bn “eo 3 lake sworm—I reside in Boston; | have | ~~ ~~ ‘ whether it was ¢o intended; if it hed been shown to | 26? 'the weston and manner mess be wee rth; and when | beem acquainted with Profersor Webster about twenty- | SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. me s'one, | could not ray certainly that it was intea- | the ARROF are Uaknows, all the atteudeat | Sve years; | was with him one year; | baud; [I cannot say why some be set forth, though is should rr Dave always known him to be @ peaceable and hamane BEFORE CHIkF JUSTICE SHAW AND ASSOCIATE say whetber Dr. W. in. arity of detail, for ‘the sovused JUSTICES WILDE, DEWRY, AND METCALF. tended to disguise bis hund by making some letters ail ot men. eae eae one of the ames. James Walker called and swern—I reside at Cam- for his defence. The Court, under consideration, may it | bYGge; I have beew Soqualuted with Professor Webster , diferent; ie letters that are diferent from Or. We a . Me penpeadh en ate general each other, but uot always; the le 7 ‘iifferent { f about ten years; I mever beard anything against "Counsst aga os gon] hy ee yar A “D,.” | will now pay, for it did not ecsur ry defore, | 2 Heit‘ecase, white, one count eet feten that the decuured | 98 0 proceable and humane man. Ghana, ce New Bea. Woreserer tn Dr. W's, 18 generally turned over the word to Daniel ‘Treadwell sworn—t rorlde in Cambridge; I ford, and George Bemis, D. Sobier, Esq, raed | the left tn’Dr. i ora.—| Feride In Cambridge: 1 Eeq., of Boston. ton. colored at the jaeinted and another by en instrument f doath (the striking) wi the College eleven years; | know Professor Webster; I bed w these SNE PON cab eee OD | ttroke at the top; [ do not recollect M9 have known him pearly twenty years; have always ledge, mor have at OPENING FOR THE DEFENCE. in Dr. Webster's genuine bend that i that the fourch count is | known bim ase humane end hermiese man, somewhat Car pmeg! cloced at the top; the letter ter, ae without what 1 ee a bled me ‘The first aud second oounts in this cace | excitable. sae a er, it Franete Bowen sworn —] reside at Cambridge; | know g, trea tore ina eaten Dr. Webster; haveknown bim tweuty years; { amac- | eachother: pel cannot help adding thes ouainted in the im which he moves | uader- | lettor wounds mo deeply, & fow mouths stand bim to bes and irritable man; heise man havo written this; but quickly excited, But soom forgets the cause; I never | * Anew any sote of violence attributed to hin ‘Telegraphic by Buin’s Merchants’ Line, (Office No. 29 Wall street.) and House's Printing Line, (Office No. 8 Wall street ) EIGHTH DAY, too come Farkaiea, uy begiviog: hie} an, by 8 im in 90 t pretend to be able to | these ways, beyond ail reasuvable doubdi a document, whether | on your oaths to ther it segular letter. looking more like the letter part of @ “K;” 1 do teli with certainty, by lookts ) ‘acquit him, and there | fae ery inte, it is a simulated band or not; my usual way is to com- zn, tlemer, is perfectly fair for the Prof, Joseph Lovering swora—{ reride at Cambridge; 4 somebroskfaat;” { Bosvon, Wednesday, March 27, 1860. | pare it with @ gemulne hend; | should not juoge « doou- | had berty to rarate the ciroumat 1 aay know Dr. Webster} have kuown him twenty youre; sod | | sh erat ant eee ‘The prisoner was brought in st ten minutes before | ment to be simulated unless some of the letters were | Particularity: it might have used crand frmof the | Deve always knows bim to bes bumene and mid men, | Behe and Just mind will de ‘eald the tne made upeeccountably or irregularly; when | first raw but having shooeh tee ibis bound te prove in~. | _ Gee P. Savory sworm—I reeidejin Chartestown; b ove, te the adhetlon wine t mine, Not » hundred had sssembled in the court room. {3 form, prove nnet, nor would I there letters, my impression was, thet they ware Dr. @ than the Fight of the dofeadant, who has | known Dr, Webster twelve yeare personally; he bas al- | 18, DOW and over. Cigete He took pis seat with the sir of a professor golag to | Webster's; the general appearance of the" Dart letter | been su dragged away from his nome’ aad his | ways beem beld in the community as « very peeceadie, | ti . CATHERINE rornmer, | Sas! said thor lecture to aterdy claws. His cost, by the way, ise | 1: unlike Dr. Webster's band, but, on « close exemina- i Bo powane Paralyved 7 being shut up | bu quiet man, Do. 24, 1849, Poteet eee ‘veoden armobair, with » stuffed moroces cushion, and | t'°P, it appears to be his; don’t kaow how many letters | 1h. Pyens Jury, oF be present ot i saevies 69 yer ewes 46 im it are made similar to Dr Webster's; | did examine ‘@ little heart shaped leaf, of cherry, about tem inches | and eayat frst, but don’t now remember; Mr,Sobier gave wide, on which he places his gloves, and sometimes | the letter to the witness, and asked him to pond oo] sakes memorandums with « pencil in alittle blank | ™#2y le‘tere were lke Dr Webster's. he went on to cawe the siutlar letters and described their siatlerity; ook, He met his two daughters in the library, before | | pnculd eay thie was an unnatural hawd; wh need larly, ‘the trial commenced; an affvoting interview took place. | aletter in which the letters were wade re; actual knowledge ‘We are cheered this morning with the report ecatiowe’ tint L ceuik nas an that it was intentionally andy moh you Sat shewe ie thet the gove nt have only five more wita + it Ging , but when, as in this case, the letters are | this cave. Circomstantian Loos not Kg. to #0, they will have afew more left, for they came into at a uw Luminary proceedings. The government; has had fail to prepare its charges, apd frome the indictment bohia, back, and it isxow his 1 aw compelled to address yo uainted with Professor Webster; | may be direot or ci | aoe be idence consists of (he tes: neq for | separation. You cannot f | also pledged yourself to | posed you would be gl wand, from vario and counterpaine,and if anybody hae been ca the cut a I we Known him tweaty very high as a goad neigh- of his committing any act of tnhu- ; Mr Borrese wae ab pre undertakes by broving to tufer a | ; tho facts alleged. So in this case. The goverament does uot red room about oight o'olook, aud fo Court with s list of more than seventy. The Court Bion to tten ms the sles genteel ta pee 4 oe Chana T Rade \s i's Gabe black velvet crus “whieh | came in four minutes before ten, having doubtiess been imo 'wledge; = it under fe we sworm—I reside i, | ™ facts, Pro: beter; I have known him persoually since d attach: Ths 1846; I bave always known him as an upright and | thekinises ss trot. Wemay | humane man; never beard of his being an iuhumane is'humen uavare, ‘thas the | 282. anaes frm Meafora ’ Edward T. Hi —I reside fin Medford; I fe can doy in auch a case te to Cpptedinene a tctshl! | nmow Prof Webster,| have huown bim slace 1896; | | ‘ouunot Possibly csoape the costings of doube | Rever heard anything to the o engaged settling questions arising out of the matter ph. " submitted by the Attorney General, just betore the bridge, | Oue of the men giv Ja watch but { was feared to ‘sdjournment iast evening, in regard to the anonymous | *") ‘oie ee ee ee ee ietters. . (Hetoulem without « capital letter—Towed with a Netheniel D. Gould; sworn—I am an old resident of | ‘pi! the city, and not persenally acquainted with the de. | own you? Le this your gratitude t h aware Gf ger guilt, ang most deeply we to shield you from the #ern an ¢ evidence of your guilt youknow is Ltook that re'denee from one of your have your own acknowledzments hy whem it . rary but what Prof, | and that the infamous letter was addrosed to you. You ‘sa claim infallibility. | Webster has always beem on upright, kind and humane | 4 Lao, ne the cause of my leaving you wos of yo. lity. I have @ ) Fisher M. Bosworth swern—I am a resident of direct t . there is me! iy, Virgenia 9 Grafton, Worcester county, Massachusetts; | attended | sled, dying? . . | the object of this Lette " im 001 welve oF taint Mendant, but bare seen his handeriting; I have seen bis | medical lectures in 1e47 ana Isu8, | kuow De. Parkas re tS cuanee that we cevenises Prat Wabaree tan dine Teck boarserminter; Ubave known | pase obail remain in si'ence/ but Tdo not intosd: ner mitt | 2°!a then et the sesond avery: ab writing im filling diplomas; have filed the diplomas of | | bad cecasion to go to the Medical colleg: vei ‘Then, szaiu, avy siaxlo fact io ‘of. Webster for the lest twelve or fourteen years; he | Bok ae ? ested with you, aball ascribe istinot issue-~thoe the cnaaces of | hes always been beld, so far as | know, a quiet, peace. | ovr acparaticn to my Vahecntnes 1 destte phe. vb yrafore, to let Kiply. Each fact must be establish able, amiable geptieman. Brow whetier you by'yc ur own assertions, of joubt, and there is the same Cross examined—|i never knew that Dr. Webster was hove of others, cudeavored to throw the blame « Rees brought to prove it may lie, ef be je paitionen me. My future conduct will de- bave attended to writing particularly since | \hrough Front street; | went up the east stairs. nad: | Sf'dincce testimony. cows hese th oes Fs eee tadibse venta ‘6h Count’ 11 7, Guee. your EDWIN FORREST. diplomas; 3 ears, ing to the front door; | f the door ajar mK hold | tiplied lity Of the witness and 4 to that el pita yee Agee and the knob and footie ie panaletiog pee B sg daar faltinatity Pa tjurors themselves in waltiog holt intereaose | BOW Profeecor Webster; 1 have koown bim somewaet Mr, Bemie—We propore to show by this witness | tion of the room that the leotare was not out; { passed | fm the facts taken ae proved ane it is nally hy tel Mat ‘the three anvnymous ietwere tout to Marshal | tbe dissecting room entry; av! passed out. | met Dr. | 5-176 habe, fer usta \saeum oper wie Tukey, and received by him, were written by Dr. Web | Perkwan com Tound the corner; a» | passed out of sihod who it wae; Virginia re Ni “the College and the Medical College for twenty years; | Yt, “3c 10 see @ student; it was between balf Seivep ce ae lranie ast one and two o'clock, but nearer to two ‘Dave seem Dr. Webster's handwriting often, in filling Pelook; 1 went by the usual way to the college; for the jast seven years; #0 fares | have been able to SEND PRRTSOT 8.68, penne judge, be bas been very quiet and humane man. Tn replying to the lettor ved fro: vt C.M. Hovey, eworm—{ reside at Camoridge; | have | 1 contre myncil mugs ne te, ati there 1cr several nights more, he otused cpevly and ook » re during those th 04 Bat wnstraas, Bian ‘bhere i¢ mos) rari d hea Sovbenn vareeh doe, aighte attersards Mev Porvoat 1 wa) surprised, ou. Bes. ¥ dre aed atenvd beliad, whee whice Mea Per- yoaug bur daring thy isier tae of the 4 niece brown Professor Weboter for twenty or tweaty-five | therein eek me; for tussmuch mw rs Wittia, ater. Fruit etreet court, | looked back and saw the Doctor nr; the tehould remain in si daal if Li ai wi “ > 3 yeare; be bas always beem held im the community ae @ | Part should remain in silence, aa I was myself unwilling a Forrest's siser.) aod young Willis ons ca einn ta ete cent | nee ths teond weat toComer cneeen cores cones ene | Want Mateos teh very hind end. peagreble man. Soieheeimaclest ecenate es bones ni cha Bik haa te nar ian Sn hoes aoa ena yeh 2s NRG fas net enlae ak, | cavenned to theo ¢ newts fare W Len this fact became i d the ‘The Court adjourned at seven o'clock. . Me Piciot Je was arrested, tried and huu; sand they has hee the bell, and met Mr. Littletield, | INCIDENTS OF THE TRIAL. field if a student named Cofrain was . ey In the examination of Officer Sta.kweather, relative | pond fi & capital offence, bay cost many an innocent to the language used De. Wi time he | wenn the babit handwriting of Dr Webde to compare let- ape avectrzed from trusting te the, stron nn wae taken to prisom, when peak: id. the | eu ni ue r rematn with pe 2 pig Pay Sn 4 bee ween Bene) ee m beard shat clroumataacial evidence is cftea the sxronguss be Tear yom ete ao Riis coer do, that there ne remain with reattonven in thi hte, the tuferes. ind of evidence, ana it Pas passed almost into the digalt ton pe j a proverb, that circometancee do net ties at, geadiaard, af | At appears, “Ob, that villain; Fame ruined man!” | tify thore ro 4 ued the polat at roms By, Rote for § months; U fey fo mot, the witheasen Tread ——_ bo > an on joston, a oo Beets he Orn ” peering pot go out till the day after; @he Forrest Biverce Case—Depositions of | b«f-re having thought so, Witnesses. el were éugaged, | 8 Cue o'clock; im Washington’ street, or, pe seek to founs for m aivoro \ as | * " b» meh ] be more carily not to say not ko vo Gay competent we. tuderstoed; diveatiy atver dinner, | ‘put my over gpencd wich « fale oloagiae z onizivarie bv 15m one 1 rained. repeatedly oid) yom that it N.P winie ecat o went the © ; ear “ LATE OF OHIO, UINCINBATI City, #s:—Defore tho sub- 5 first show the witoess the letter the en pone gsony poe! teed tooret | Rib gireumetances i. Weyer of wahd ehty, porsenaily ove | Soci Shere | With you to obtai and prerance writiag of Dr, | tO; | saw it also in the evening papers; | then recol- thiuk this the ba are susvected, w Sruite, who being auiy'awor tulad bush waskst your wish, snd chat we meted fe the perv howcopfident | am. | shall feel em- | iteted the circumstance of having see: gerate, to exalt their oly ae ye A a | lew to deaide our fut ws. Prom the time you y in Garvassment wot to be allowed to explain considerably |. #4 spoke of it im the Depot. | was first apprised Geo. Jamieson; previous to the month of May or Ju ne to me aad expressed great suxtety to it the of wy opinion my attendance would be required here, yesterday, at uf onected refton howe, bad reson to bcifeve that Mr. Je) ieson received m ~ ] Cy pe - ur. # rf the etn te ft ‘Mr. You Prevent the very Tee Gaatel Terie cen teatincmnitinte |. The Atsoren-Geneml. here. clated thet be vas wet | stlel and on manehon Chap .teak cinema Terese i learned that Jamieson, hd, Cub of the froBe door; A ware that he had ay further testimony to sub- Pome CR i bed room; I tried “th bere the rights of auy expert, nud io giving his ie r a! Thestre » fi ed, and weet up ee eal tata eeescg om Oe | potst onight anion, tm whieh be chocké eck une court te | ot Piast x, oF 304; bud nee “on tu Mrs, Korroay calling ou} of the bod. Opie Court ruibd thu the ‘wituese be allowed to give | auiuit further evidence, but he was not Bow awace of | reasousble doabs ‘a detead te | Heeb or” herent ante wens “eras bis | RIB ay ee thereabouts, and them any such ne . Wiest rever yet knew any one wh> could make ‘Tne court najourned to half past three o'elook. period: On sow p th _ dus after the ovove Salted oe » red those w! Eefenaship. me ee Web etreet, where she now resides, be sfomabl " y y two letters exactly alike, or two words alike, yet! | AFTERNOON SESSION. follows ta thi “~ thei to kwew ¥ ‘Ks ex goer hapetas will be lasured in are, Forrest bedroo i bave keqwn two ny Powe i conte no: | THE DEFENCE. teh Brey. ut 12 o'clesh at night, whes al apart, ‘two way ‘vempting i feano pe one vay is to let the band loose 10 e tou . OFENING OF MR, ROHIER FOR THE PRISONER, | po) ry . Teritiee bonis Whe aueiiliosatste tavsch lntine, 6 | Govtemen of the Jecp—l om a are, gentiomen | ‘Out future will wot be blightad If’ y eu. way; ny 3 ro Will w lighted if you avoid pocultortilog: tt #4 next to tupossibie to arold aay | tnat it te considered imperative om the counsel for the Pietels, im ossting disztace time; Pr tees pect the tight of ea! anost familiar wa | considerable k mgt’; {ge pri-oner, in euch @ case as this, to dwell on the mighty | | and the letter B, Webster makes in & | interests which his client hes at stake, If | were to do fo it rane nee A | Hie" peeve peculles es eae mage ee ae the ft, | might wander trom the I might be drawn to Vy . Se Satare bales free Re ADY Feasopable ae cise Ghee letmest, whieh be mates”’pe. | the dcok by an bonceed profecssr, under whom mony alt seca ean sue, e¢ with his, particelariy the capital in this room have been educated 3? np ca eos petbeetan, bet, Wi € orrest my Ewe vas, Bedtor ‘to da Pete y pitately apd without notice lait the ryom,s0d saber 35, Lats, Jokers o ia Bet York regrabed for bi, be wan nah Worhe Fond ta te house the ett eo An6 fit thie intersiow apore mea joned need mert are etre phe and upeeusl of excitement on the part of Mr. jai, water es ts Of the case. ‘ ore hetog f shee gesten 8 relation to his wise a fecllug which, fariwate as Jetier which you Gentirmen of the Jury, we stand together. You,as well | Pi\® © . 0s ond bane saliberwecde him sad bie wife, I mever witness itor ar |, eve this defendant's life and family in our hands. | 1)¢‘pe4} morderers confessed that the tered the homes | 1 firmly believe thes something 7 earn He ds to stand or fall by your decision. Ail bis fate. | Bemlthe wind ae Rowe tom te sore cia very | Upeu binenteanes inte the root, euilon ot dep eaten es beppiness—ail tender relations that narrow street. by ae . ment 4 * Me aetaae fas drawn ascend him-—all the hed cud loved. beings | nscihee hypomania thea ta ta Br. ay bry teg pe oa 00 hee the enbaranss af whos tha: depend upom him, are at your mercy. mence Key TI t “ ‘t was that produced the tal leeds), CARISTIANA iA our " char ge im Dim: 1 bad ab Reowa Mr, Forrest previvasty . ‘oworn, betut the examination of this case, by examining ce Ht in ule light of them plaia and imparcuive votes, | thanaein piss 1 bed sleaye Sarped betaon som ¥ groced. and gathorod up an immense chain of cirenmetances, itis within ie alate crush this deferdan: ia chain cone rte, Firet, there is what . rod befure the rubse rider, Nobere . Coane who, an eto eye—it le contagious— is po safety for | }, te Hee ve XS a inower, if there is prejudice io the mind of one of | eonsucto, our briel dream | f' New York, tt pavel. ‘Haye we forgotten the great excitement eft Huowatel lis! ot Now Yor Bien CG ON Swern aud eubsecibed before me: tMiefonrah of Mar WMP. HILLARD, siderman. * Le vever came cut. ae, . ould turn cut that he id leave it--thore An i heow= tha I have ind’ Ghat femomtcunce 18. me, might time of vor e com C vers reality sentes ws Im she hat ane. Ancther circumosancerclied upon to prove theisedt ty ‘of the remains - and the most imper'act one—is the teeth. ‘This upon the Pr ry fa 6 on affair, Dy being duly swore pn: Mr Basin’ rota ant time in © peouliarity is amend of «Ne ne tell we | cow'd go to Lem all jot that their cirowm- and nother. Se muen, | very hi ra @ thee . 0 OF year IMA and Jed in Ube house for tir told us, io the my 5 him open the door ¥ drawerg the Inet of am the in ve between the sald Forrest 4 aed aSectionnte, Astened) PARK GODWIN. 4 cam he more pay thal 4 by the witness #ubsoribe sand swera bs J, {+4 Ag reasy. 1500, as witcess my band sod \ mediately a Mre Forrest, ferview with De. va ee JOMN LIVINGSTON, Com. &e,¥.¥. | dine dovnin he menmenea 5 00. ereen shall Iie dace a= foyer om shaper et ae eaeity ae wirtear: Det any however om have bet let's wernt the testimeny of ® " vevee. when ese 5 Ht HI ? i all bight inughiag and tale p howe in Suxtoent a8 ~ iif A ‘ail that oi wae im the dal it: aed the case { May, ing. for four, moment and thet fore woulg sh up cfs loser | hws meniond tanto, amed Capt. (aloraft, used oe ae Hit z, usils + iH i 3 ii the charac. bd over; ane bila aA able to enecet Tov Stacy destng wing tae ete foe Soon tr plassn, which tam alcag the rear ot the howe, wees mech A gel Se him bar pry aaeh pome time in the alee Ryd EBPs fetter | consider be Mr oa) righ o be drawer of one of the wn’ Degee ‘examine ome omar epoceaneed beet & fool preter Ration ie | ths t fF g i uff ui i i { i Hi 3. LIVINGSTON, it oe mer M6 oem + 090) Maral there - teary; tere wee canaliy hept— All vee mote orewnd his week; a Foret tod om Rep anlee * Ws! one we word Sevuaity sisted and | Inte tor Pennsylvania ie New York. simile OT epic te mercy of sicihing “Ot oe fermen Re voa cfs word; the words eat, blo seit Lem positive ft was not hing © mee oH sir wast written, In my jodcment, with S tiscinotion, ge te | hy bed not writtes with aay thing sett, o ‘the pisined the peeuilar effect of goaking letters.| I have made jostrament given me by the coun sl vicmey, General remarked that he proposed to shoe that eo instrament found ta the pri motives rene © 9° ates boat com eener's private room, would produce on the br ua the com fer eek bare berm Nit Sublet closed be opening at 6 o'clock, cooupytng faethe apebe batgir” at'tout toh abcat two hours end @ quaster, F i = ; i Paeets g } 5 cedar come ny eee