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Bemis Report of the Webster Trial, 1850 [1897], Image No: 401   Enlarge and print image (37K)           << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>
viii CONTENTS. Pages. Attorney General's closing Address for the Government 240-287 Chief Justice's Address to Defendant before Charging the Jury 287 Address of Prof. Webster to the Court and Jury 287-290 Chief Justice's Charge to the Jury . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290-318 Verdict 318 Motion for Sentence, and Sentence 318-321 HEARING ON THE PETITION FOR A WRIT 'OF ERROR. Application to J. Fletcher and postponement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Meeting of the Court for Law-hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Admission of Mr. Goodrich as Associate Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Petition for Writ of Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Assignment of Errors and Affidavit :. .- ..... . . : .. 322-323 Copy of Record of Supreme Judicial Court 324 Copy of Record of Municipal Court 325 Copy of Order of Notice served on Defendant 326 Mr. Sohier's Statement of Grounds of Application 326-329 Mr. Goodrich's Argument 329-334 Mr. Bemis's Argument 334-344 Attorney-General's Argument 344-347 Mr. Merrick's Argument 347-349 Opinion of the Court, by Shaw, C. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349-357 HEARING ON THE APPLICATION TO THE EXECUTIVE. First Petition for Re-hearing 357-359 Second Petition for Commutation 359 Appearance of Dr. Putnam for Defendant, and Preliminary Re- marks : 359-361 dConfessional Statement of Prof. Webstec 361-366 Dr. Putnam's further Narrative 366 Supplementary Explanations by Prof. Webster 366-371 Hearings before the Committee on Pardons .. 371-372 Prof. Webster's Explanation as to the Water Pipes 371-372 Report of the Committee on Pardons 373 Decision of Council against Commutation 374 Communication of Governor approving Decision of Council 374-378 Issuing of Warrant and Execution 378-380 APPENDIX. Coroner's Inquest and Opinion of County Attorney 381-383 Second Civis Letter 383-384 Card of Medical Lectures 385 Letter of one of the Jury as to Verdict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385-387 Points in Mr. Justice Wilde's Opinion in York's Case . . . 387 Arrangements for the Jury-trial 387-388