Excerpt from Report of the Trial of Prof. John W. Webster, Indicted for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Holden at Boston, on Tuesday, March 19, 1850 The great interest taken in the trial of Prof. Webster - a trial which, since its commencement, has absorbed the attention of the entire community - has induced the publishers to furnish an accurate edition, for preservation and future reference. They have spared no expense to secure the most thorough and correct report which it was possible to make. All, except the testimony, was phonographically reported by Dr. Stone, and we have reason to believe that it will meet the expectations of the public. Arrangements of the most complete character were also effected with other reporters, to obtain a faithful report of the evidence. The charge of Chief Justice Shaw, and the argument of Mr. Clifford, have been carefully corrected by them; while we regret to say, that the haste with which the work has been stereotyped has prevented the arguments of Messrs. Merrick and Sohier from being revised, either by themselves, or by Dr. Stone. These latter arguments were written out, as soon as reported, by six or eight individuals, and were immediately stereotyped, before examination. In a future edition, any inaccuracies which may be observed will be corrected. This edition contains, in an Appendix, the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, the deposition of Dr. Martin Gay, and other valuable and interesting papers, not contained in any other edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.