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found at the Medical College, in the City of Boston,-of bones, slag, vari-
ous metallic and other substances, said to be found in the furnace in the
laboratory of the same building, and of reddish brown spots upon the wain-
scot of the laboratory.
The committee were divided into sub-committees, for the purpose of
apportioning to each the kind of service to which he was most accustomed.
The anatomical examination was especially committed to Dr. Winslow
Lewis. Jr. I examined, however, with him, and at various times by myself,
the
parts of a human body ; and I observed, so far as I made an examination,
the same facts and appearances that Dr. Lewis has described.
The chemical examination was committed to Dr. C. T. Jackson, and to
myself.
CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES.
1. A piece of metal was found to be an alloy of lead and tin. 2. Another
piece of metal was also found to be an alloy of tin and lead. 3. Having
fused most of the pieces of metal into one mass, I gave one portion of it to
Dr. C. T. Jackson. I examined another portion, and found it to consist
essentially of an alloy of lead and tin.
4. The slag from the furnace was pounded into coarse powder; then, by
sifting, several pieces of yellow metal were separated from it. I examined
one of the pieces, and found it to be gold. I have partially examined the
remainder, and believe them to be gold also, in a state of greater or less
purity. The sifted portion was levigated, and will be examined. The
metallic pieces already separated will also be examined further. Their
weight
is 47 grains.
5. An examination was made of small pieces of muscle, and of an artery and
vein, by Mr. Crossley, under my immediate observation, for the purpose of
ascertaining if the body had been injected with arsenic acid, or chloride of
zinc. None was discovered. I shall make an examination of larger portions of
muscle and artery.
6. A piece of flesh, that appeared to have been acted upon by some
powerful re-agent was examined by me. It gave strong indications of an
alkali. This alkali I found to be potash ; It was applied, without any
reasonable doubt, in a caustic state.
7. There were some small, round pieces of sheet-copper. They were
said to have been found in the furnace, but they had not been acted upon by
furnace heat. MARTIN GAY.
Attest, JOHN L. ANDREWS.
Boston, December 8th, 1849.
In consequence of the decease of Dr. Gay, this deposition was inadmis-
sible.
E.
THE ,JURY IN THE WEBSTER TRIAL.
To the Editors of the Traveller-Gentlemen: Having read, in several
papers, what purported to be a relation of the scenes and events which
trans-
pired in the Jury-room, on the trial of John W. Webster, I have felt
desirous
(now that the subject has been brought before the public mind) that a plain
statement of the more important matters connected with the Jury-room
should be made, as it might prove interesting, if not instructive, to the
com-
munity. The Jury was composed of twelve men, from as many different
branches of the mechanical and mercantile " professions ; " they were from
four different religious denominations, and their ages varied from 28 to 66
years. They were men whom I should designate as possessing good sound
common sense,-men capable of judging, of discerning, of appreciating
evidence, and estimating its importance. The Jurors, after they had become
better acquainted with each other, and as the evidence began to bear with
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