New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE SHOT PROVED FATAL.
WEBSTER. WHO FIRED 1T. NOT FOUND.
G. E. GOODWIN DIES IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE
CORONER TAKES HIS ANTE

G. E. GOODWIN DIES IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE
CORONER TAKES HIS ANTE
MoRTEM STATEMENT.
Tho shot which Bertram @. webster frcd In the
Percval apartment house, Ne. 23o West For'yseeo
st., on Sunday evening inflicted fatal wound ChereS
E. Goodwin who was sfiot died in the Roosevelt HOS
pital a few minutes after 2 a. m yesterday Ihc
surgeons there had performed the operation OF laparo
omy but although Goodwin recovered consciousness
after the operation he continued to grow weaker un"i
he died
His statements regarding the shooting were contra
Aictory To the house-surgeon no said;
was sitting in my writing letter when nea,u
knock at my door, got up ana opened inc aoo, 80,
ster standing just outside the door WIN ",o.
hand As opened the door he put the pistol close my
body and fred fell 10 the noor There were RIO "orus'
mover had any quarrel with Webster ana KNOW Oh nO
reason why he should have shot me. ,.,
Later he said that he had brief struggle WIN
Webster before he was shot,
Coroner schultze did not respond to the request "
20 TO the hospital in time to take Goodwlns an'e-
nortem statement After hearing that the man was
d.ad the Coroner went the apartment house yeser
day morning and talked with Webster's VIE ono
said 70 him that Goodwin had appeared 10 tahe i'm
inc 10 her when they became acquainted in the house
a few months ago. but she had not enoour"seo MS
attentions Her statement contnueo'
o,a .s,een Mp Goodwin forced himself into my room he
was drunk A man named Rcord accompanied him.
RECORD tried TO persuade him to leave the room pu' ne re-
rI,ed Oh no. I'm gcng 10 make love TO ms oaris'
b. n. hent over me and said Come, little one won't
vou 1--we me,n screamed and placed myself under the
n,oecon OF Mr. Colby the proprietor of the house. ana
Actor Wade Of the " Wang " company. Next day "hio
was about to tho elevator, Mr. Goodwin came OUT OF
bis yoon in the hallway half dressed He hac haot OF
leaving his room IN nege attire in fact almost NAKED anu
made excuse fof ms appear
ance and said b. me- you apology" replied
that he owed apology husband and he SAID on
vour husband be -" left. and avoided MI Goonwin
after that He kept on my heels, however MY husband
and were sitting in parlor last night at ABOUT
o'clock Fanny Romsne chamoermaid employed IN the
house. also in the room. knock came al te ooof'
and my husband opened IL. Mr. Gooown sVooo 'here
Only partially dressed He was In the hao OF coming ou'
into the halls very scany attred He seemed to be IN
toxicated Oh it's you is it, he said when ne saw
my husband and made pass at him. MI Goodwin then
left and my husband followed him. rev mihuees aer
heard crash did not hear pistol shot linen my nus
band came back put lis coat and hat ana went out
was fully i've minutes before knew there had been any
shooting.
Mrs webster was in a delicate state Of health and
she begged the Coroner not to cause her detention as
Witness He said that he might be compelled to SEND
her to the House Of Detention unless she could furnish
bail
At II a. M Detective Taylor Of the Twentieth Pre-
cinct arrested Mrs Webster and her maid Mrs. Fanny
Romano. on suspicion that they were accomplices in
the crime 10 the extent of having helped Webster 70
escape after the shooting. They were taken TO the
Jefferson Market Police Court in the afternoon, and Mrs
Romano, who said she was widow OF Kingston
n y and had been employed to nurse Mrs. Webster
in the apartment-house in Forty ST., made the
following sworn statement:
Mr. Webster came home after o'clock last night
and asked his wife how she felt He talked plea'ahuy
10 whit a knock the door, i
started to answer the knock but Mrs Webster got to the
door and opened It. saw Mr. Goodwin as the door
was opened. At sight Of Mr.. Webster MI GOODWIN
raised his arm as II strike and said "Oh, it's you
ia it7' / did not see If he hit Mr.. Webster II MADE
Mr. webster very angry. Mr. Goodwin turned and mn
back toward his and Mr. Webster followed nun
Mrs Webster asked What is the matterP said
"Mr. Goodwin has run of and Mr. Webster Is chaslhg
him.'
Mrs. Webster sprang from the sofa and screamed
nob he Will be killed :" She ran after her husband and
ran after her AS Mrs Webster and reached the ooor
OF Mr.. Goodwin's room, we were behind MI Weo-Nr'
saw Mr.. Goodwin throw cuspdor at MI webster anu
i was broken pieces. Mrs. Webster screamed tooh
her back to her room and laid her on a sofa 90 not
know what happened in Mr. Goodwin's room later
heard no pistol shot In few minutes MI Weo'ter came
back TO his room and put on his coat and hat ne YVES
in his shirt sleeves previous to this. He started 70 90
out and Mrs Webster asked: 'Where are you goinef
lie went to the sofa her and whispered some
thing which 1 did not hear Then he said; "oouWl"
throw a cuspidor at me and / shot him" Then Mrs.
Webster said: "Goi Get OF the way.' And he
went. know nothing about the case
Justice Hogan said he could not hold Mrs. Webster
as witness against her husband, and he let Doth
women co. with the understanding that they "ouu
appear in court again to-day if they were needed.
1t was said that Mrs Webster was known as Evelyn
Granville. an actress, previous to her marriage enc
S pretty little woman with curling blond hair, ana
at the West Thirty-seventhst police station she said
,,,,n p1plA
called herself Evelyn Granville caused the arrest of
boaidinghouse mistress and another woman in Twenty
eichtst some time ago for OBTAINING her trunks, and
a WE'LL known man in this city called at the Thrtet
st. police station to give bail for the prisoners Tie
case caused some scandal.
Detectives searched fer Webster in vain yesterday
and it was believed that he had left the city immedi
stely after the shooting. lie is said TO have been
bookmaher at the raceracs in former years and lately
the keeper OF a stable for racing horses somewhere on
the west side Of the city. The police said they knew
nothing about his history, and could not tell where MS
stable was There seemed TO be no question that nc
had shot Goodwin while in passion over an actual OF
fanc,ed insult to Mrs. Webster.
Goodwin was bachelor. and lived in luxurious style
In the apartmenthouse. His room was adorned Will
fine pictures and contained many books some OF
which were rare and costly lie wore expensive cloth
ing and had about him many knick hnacks which ind
Gated that he was extremely fastidous in his toilet
Coroner schultze yesterday took charge of some dia
mond iewelry found In GO,dwin's room. The only
relative which Goodwin known to have had IN th'
city was a younger brother who recently was mar
RED and who visited the apartment-house with his
bride They left the city on Sunday, not many hour
previous TO the shooting Goodwin was IN the broker
ace and commission business with Rufus :. Frost &
ca AT No "A Whe-st, but at the firms Office yes
teriay Information about him was withheld
After an autopsy NJ the Roosevelt Hospital his boa
was delivered to an undertaken By order Of Coronr
Srhutzc Inspector Dyrnes said that the police mgb
NOT find Webster for several days, but at MS aleo
was almost certain.
NO TRACE YET FOUND OF II. c. OGDEN.
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