The evening world., 1891-08-05
WEBSTER WON'T SURRENDER.
The Shooting Of Broker Goodwin Looks
Very Black for the BOOEmdEeT.
Mrs Webster" Makes u Scene In
the Lobby of Palmer's Theatre.

Bcrtram C.. Webster, who escaped after
numbering Edward G. Guodwln at the Per
riyM Nat-, 30 West Forty y-scCond street, did
not surrender himself 10 the police this morn
Ing, "a hi, Irlcnus said he would
At the ufiiCc ui Howe q llummcl who, II
was stated, had been detained 10 defend Web
stcr, nothing was known about the matter.
Mir Allen, oI the nrm, might know something
about H., an EvENING WORLD reporter was
told but Mr.. Allen could not be found.
II looks very black for webster now, rs
most NJ the stories which "Mrs. Webster
told of the circumstances leading up 10 the
shooting have been shown to be- of doubtful
value.
Evelyn Granville or Betty Green, the
Casino actress, who lived with Webster as his
wlfc, does not seem to be Worried and since
She was parulcd nIhcr counacrs custody she
. Is no longer In delicate health. She said She
was too -irk 10 ~ to prison nS witness.
II was uScurluiuCl to-day that after her
! release Mrs. Webster and the Pcrciyal
chumhormaid, Fanny liOmair, whom she l.
pleased ~ call her maid, pTumcnAdrd ON
broadway, accompanied 10y q man. The trio
created a scene In III" lobby "i fadlh't ;
/ Theatre.
Evelyn Insisted on seeing the performance,
/ and hvr companions used loud argument 10
/ persuade hcr to go home, which she did.
There she found card LEFT by "a mysterious
/ individual with this Iny St"rlous Inscription
" u. "OT." Evelyn tore the card In little
/ pieces.
WAS EyELYN JEALOUS
/ Il 4, now said that n was Evelyn who was
/ Jealous ut Webster and not hr uf her. En-
/ pinccr Shnughnrssy, uf the PerClval. relates
! how Evelyn pursued Webster one night with
! Il club, followed hln into the street ana COM
PEELED him to 20 back 10 their rooms.
/ Webster was not Jealous Of Goodwin, ana
/ the theory Is now advanced that Evelyn used
! the latter rs a foil to make Webster Jealous,
/ Guaded by her remarks, he resented Good
/ wins Intrusion, followed and KILLED him.
| Wcb>tors friends say that the murderer
| win be- surrendered aS soon us the newSpa-
! prrS stop talking about him. He feels COnil-
! dent Of making out a case OF self-delcnSe,
| they declare, and that he Is anxious to come
back aud be released ON ball. ms friends
! boast hat he can furnish suretles In any
amount, as his horses have been winning
money for HIN uf late.
WAS wRITISG 10 MS WIFE wHgE SHOT
II has been discovered that when Goodwin
was shot by Bcrtram &. Webster he was SIT
ting at his writing desk IN his room at the
pcrCiyal, having nearly finished loving and
eloquent letter to his wife.
The ink was still wet, and Goodwin had the
pen IN his hand to tinlSh the letter when
Webster walked in aud the tragedy followed
Later, when he was lying on the lounge
and knew that his wound was fatal, Goodwin
told Mrs. simpson 10 take charge or the un.
finished lcllrr ana MS Otntr papers anu
show them 20 no one.
Mrs. simpson did so and has said nothing
about the letter unti now, the Coroner hay-
ing compelled her to produce II.
! The letter diSClOsCs that Goodwin, who wa'
believed to be a bachelor. was really mar
ricd man with a wife living whom he haC
WTunVCd. Even his uncle, Edward +. Poor
Ot Denny, Poor a CO., did not know that ht
had wife.
The letter Is as follows:
SUNDAY, Aug. >, 1891.
| w Oru Precious Drri,Hg Wits.
! never sat down tu write you with my heart ~
full uf tenderness, sympathy aud love a. tonight
! never loved you more ur needed your love more
than nov, and yet don't know where or no" to be
II seems as IT | had lived years in the last few
. I days aud ~ II tho experience Of n lifetime nae
| been crowded into them.
| lhaye not appreciated the last two or three weeS
/ the damage wa doing yUu, the state Of nina
Wa putting you n n | could not very well write
, you Whom uHght tu aud wanted to, daring, salt
knows that uotniug wrong Is keeping me from hs
aud VIII fret At the obstacles In ny way but hole
/ me hlHmelu,s
| | did not know what was doing, | did not know
tho doubts, auhl"ilss, turtures was causing. fut
/ know why did not, dearest, for have ALREADY
written you at lrugth, aud by degrees wa want Il
drop the subject and put II all behind US.
II not Al once, dear, that grhrpOd tine hitua
tiun. could not appreciate at hrst the true STATE
| VI gour feelings, but soon did aud then came m,
| agony. All the time thought Of you nestled ~
that little home with our dear babies around you
IL ed Of purpose, confident, unswervinR.
II was al this point that Goodwin was shot
Nothing was found which furnished clue Il
the wiic's Whereabouts.