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...upon one George Parkman feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault; that he, the said John W. Webster, with a certain knife which he then and there in his right hand had and held, him the said George Parkman in and upon the left side of the breast of him the said George Parkman then and there feloniously, will-fully and of his malice aforethought, did strike, cut, stab and thrust, giving to the said George Parkman then and there with the aforesaid knife in and upon the left side of the breast...
...public's interest became so great in People v. Webster that worker productivity went down. On the day Shaw's award was announced, the entire city of Boston stopped working to search for Parkman...
Before and during the trial, Webster maintained he knew nothing about the crime and was totally innocent...
...trial, the jury deliberated for two hours and 45 minutes. But despite Sohier's denials, they convicted Webster of murder in the first degree...
...first, Webster protested the verdict. He petitioned the government to, at the very least, reduce his sentence...