The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-03
SHOT BY AN ANGRY HUSBAND,
CHARLES r. GOODWIN OF THE TURF
GUIDE" A DYING MAN.
Bertram G. webster Enters Hts Room ne
the PercivaI, Pistol In HIND, ind shoots
Him in HIS Chair Webster - Fugitive.

Bertraua c. Webster Enter. Hi. Room .t
tho PercivaI, Pistol In Hand. nnd shoots
Him in His Chnir-Webster ~ Fugitive.
Charles f. Goodwin OF Goodwin's Official
7'nJ Guide, and familiar figure at the race
tracks. was shot and mortay wounded last
night in his rooms ut the Fercival, a hotel
apartment house at $50 West Forty second
street. by Bertram c. Webster. who keeps q
sta lie on the west side for racing horses.
Tho men both lived on tho third floor OF tho
heuse. THOR apartments were remote ono
from the other. Goodwin is a bachelor. and
his rooms wore cared Tor by the janitors assist
ants. Webster is married. His wife Evelna Ia
n small pae.faced young woman. not hand
some. but extremely vivacious.
Webster came home Mt o'clock last night
and found quite party in his rooms.
among them Goodwin and two ladies'
He had been drinking. and his wife's visitors
soon departed. 1t is suspect ed that after their
departure he had words with his wife about
Goodwin. About 1880 O'Clock he left his rooms
He went directly 10 Goodwin's apartments
and rapped at the door. Gooiwin said cheer
lily, Come in"
Webster opened the door and glared at
Goodwin who was writing u letter.
Webs;er had large revolver In his right
hand. lie did not say word. Levelling tho
revolver at tho sitting man he fred it,
Goodwin was !ust about to get ur. Tho bull
let struck him In tn. abdomen. lie toprled
forward. and fell on his face, bre ling q cuspl-
doie which caught his foot.
webster put his revolver in his pocket and
walked out into the hall to the elevator. He
pressed tho button and the car came w.
Mike Farlin. the elevator man. says that
Webster was not tlusterei In the lenst As hs
lsit L, the car on the ground floor he turned to
ThTlln anu 6nlQ ttU Tor uOCtyrp IRrlin
thought that Mrs Webster was ' ii. '"A
ing in ,he sr. me b sh. was stand.
Describes as, a fall and break" She sent
in husband n up stairs 70 see what it was. BE-
said to Mrs. simrson:.
You'd better sepd for q doctor,
r, Mhht doctor? Mrs. Webster I" asked Mrs
No. my doctor" with shrug Of the shoul-
Mrs simnson ran up stairs. Whom she went
'n!o on no ri, Ins 10 s, room ne said to her:
Webster Wa led calmly through the hall into
the street and Disappeared.
MWe1rss Wade e.: an actor, who has q partiu
heard rsm IT,, the shot ana the fail 4 Goodwin. 20
They found him lying on The floor. They
Lifted IN him and carried hun g a lounge Dr.
west ,. Il the Percival. had boon summoned
IL he game and made a superficial examine
Goodwin told tho Doctor substantially what il
sso that the 81 the
reason furit.
An am bninnce, sum moned by tho policeman
The doctors there made an efort to find tho
bullet but we're ere Ynsuccessiul The house sur
Gharies ooa Sn AZ shot i;0 IN s! aSiom.n.
, Bullet entered above and a little to the right Of
was full OF blood.
liver sutnred Patent survived operaiion. but
ii &C. sa;s:@o'.s% sats%sat L Is reserved
hed MOI arrived W to j 80 4. II. ."H'u'a' o"'
about months ago. %ebs. t, and bis VII.
nave az, lived there about a year
| that the hush nd was Jealous OF Goodwin. and
that he Objected 70 Mrs. Web.ter's familiar
trouble between GOODWIN and webser be Seen
s sIsP Ssa He sd M SsSss aPs
,eachsd The ieroival he stumbled straight 10
| Lee W rooms u.s. and md caused scene. 49,
When %asl Goodwin sobered up he went 10 Mrs:
again seen under tho influence Of liquor In the
recently married. has been at the Percival with
Gis vile as Gooiwlns guest They left for
| vi ChRO on SAtllTO8y
Three detectives Of Capt. Cross's command
were sent ont to find Webster.
Charles Z. Goodwin ia tho younger " the
G"oIWin ,B.Gs bIshers Of the GUIDE Ehieh
ibFHuehout tho large cities Of 81" the Union.
selling their opinions on the races
which were to be decided from day to day:
They were more than ordinarily successful ct
| this branch Of the turf business. and their
Guide is regarded as more an advertisements
| for their other business than anything else.
The brothers came to this country. from
England ten or twelve years ago. ard had been
known 10 all racrgoers since that time. always
being IN each others company at the race
| tracks every gay. They occupied a prominent
place in the grand stand and pored for hours
the dark horses which. as lhev declared. they
backed successfully At different timsa The
over Loanteka wien that horse won the
their office, at "a! Broadway, Charles E.
bsnbt and ma" 70 %vsr
His face Is slightly OF the Hebrnic tyne, and
is adorned by a fair mouataohe and slight
pair OF side whiskers. closely cropped II 10
said that the Goodwins are OF jewish extrao.
tiOn,