Evening journal., 1890-10-02
WAS WEBSTER MuaoeReDl
Suspicious circumstances Connected
With His Death.


The jury summoned TO inquire into
the death of James a. Webster, colored,
who fell or was thrown from a second
story window in the house No. $50 Tat
nall street, spent several hours In a pa.
tlent investigation yesterday, and were
obliged to adjourn in order that time be
had for more thorough inquiry.
The circumstances surrounding his
death are very suspicious, but as yet the
jury has heard no testimony which would
directly impllcate any parties in the
affair.
The dead man, James H Webster was
on intimate terms with Ella Benson, and
she had been living at the house No. 800
Tatnall street with q man named Samuel
Black. Webster was in the habit of fire.
quenting the house and Black had often
expressed disapproval of these visits.
The dead man, it is declared, had decided
to rent room and go housekeeping with
Ella and take her away from Black with
whom she is now living. On Saturday
night be visited the house, after having
been in Elias company during the after.
noon
He went upstairs and soon the family
on the first floor heard loud racket, as
If he had been smashing all the furni-
ture; next his leg was seen protruding
from the window and the man fell into
the street. After being picked up he
said: '"They have treated me badly.
They have thrown me out of the win
dow. One alone could not do it. / did
not think Ella would do such thing.
That man, Black, III get even with him.
They tried to kill me; that is what they
did.
Some witnesses swore that the man
was drunk; that when he came to the
house and could not get admittancs he
burst in the door and began to smash
the furniture. Another witness swore
that Ella met him about an hour before
the event happened, and was very posi-
tive that the man was sober No person
had seen Ella or Black about the house
at or near the time OF the occurrence,
and no light was in the room when the
man fel from the window.
After hearing tina testimony Of more
than dozen witnesses the Jury ad.
journed until Z so o'clock this evening.
Meantime DR.. Hughes and Fahey will
make e post-mortem examination and
several other witnesses will be examined
TO Lignp
The uolofed people in the vicinity of
Tatnall ard New streets are greatly
agitated about the affair Some OF them
wanted to know if Black had been
arrested Several asserted that Black
had escaped from the city, and his
whereabouts could not be ascertsined
Coroner Gamble will make an effort to
find him to day. Ella Benson was ex
amined yesterday, and said that she had
left the place locked up that evening, and
that Black had no kew. When she re
turned late that night, the furniture in
the house was all either br 1l1en or upset,
Abraham H. Webster, father of the
deceased, came to this city from his
home in Maryland yesterday, ard while
he does not accuse anyone of foul play be
wishes to see the matter probed to the
bottom. After the post-mortem exami-
nation he will remove the remains of his
son to Port Deposit, where they will be
inferred
Das. ] G. Fahey and NJ J. Hughes
made post norton examination on the
body of Webster TO day. They found a
conclusion of the brain, followed by an
effusion which produced the CONGESTION,
that caused his death. There was a
small wound just over the left eye which
could hardly have been produced by a
fall An internal wound on the skull
was visible, but there was no external
mark to correspond.