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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...
...then, on July 2, 1850, Webster admitted to the crime. He said he had become angry with Parkman and had grabbed the nearest object with which to hit Parkman. What he grabbed was a "stick of wood." The blow killed the professor...
...August 30, 1850, in front of a hushed crowd of thousands at the Leverett Street Jail, John W. Webster was hung for the murder of George Parkman...