New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
WEBSTER TO GIVE HIJfSELF UP.
HOWE & HUMNIEL TO DEFEND HINf-HIs WIFE
DETAINED AS A WITNESS.

HOWE & HUMMEL TO DEFEND HIM-HIs WIFE
DETAINED AS A WITNESS.
1t was learned late last night that Howe & Hummel
had been retained by Bertram Webster, who fatally
shot Charles E. Goodwin in the Perclval apartment
house no 230 West Forty st., Sunday even
Ing, and that Webster would appear in court within
fOrty-eight hours.
Goodwin was a nephew of the wife OF Edward E.
Poor, member Of the firm Of Denny Poor d Co., dry
goods merchants at No. 116 Worth-st. BY direction
Of Mr.. Poor the body Of Goodwin was in the care Of
an undertaken at No $50 Fourtl-ave yesterday, await
ing the arrival Of the dead mans parents whose home
is in Minneapolis. Mr.. Poor said that Goodwin was
born in Boston and had been wealthy. Not
many years ago Goodwin to this city and obtained
employment as clerk az moderate salary. His
father who had been merchant in Boston, had moved
10 Minneapolis. To the latter city, IT said yester
day. young GoOdwn's body would probably be taken
for burial.
The police failed to find Webster yesterday. His
wife guarded by detectives in the house in Forty
sccond-st. all the forenoon, and at 2 p IN. she and
her maid Mrs. Fanny ROmalne, were again taken to
the Jefferson Market Police Court. Mrs. Webster
attended by Charles p. McClelland and l. VI. Often
hoefer, her counsel George Wade, Of the De Wolf
Hopper Opera Company, and his wife, and DR.. Sc
baStian J. WINNER also in court. Mr.. Wade and
Dr.. Winiler said that they lifted Goodwin from the
floor to the couch. Wade said that he heard Goodwin
the elevator i'm the PercvaI declared that il was
about s o'clock Sunday night when Webster told
him 10 send for doctor Goodwin had hurt himself
lie did not hear the shot.
Mrs. Webster was not called upon to testify. Mr.
DttcnhOefer moved for her discharge on the ground
that she the wife Of Webster could not there
fore be held IS witness for the people, Justice
Hogan refused to discharge Mrs. Webster because,
he said, marriage ceremony had been performed
between her and Webster. lie held her and the maid
witnesses. He released Mrs. Webster In the custody
Of her counsel.
The letter which Goodwin was writing when he
killed addressed to his wife, and was in
afectonate terms. 1t referred to some sorrow which
he had brought her and to the pain that he suffered in
consequence.
Early last evening man and two women entered
the lobby OF Palmer's Theatre and one of the
approached the bOX-Ofice. The man called her back
and they held a considerable discussion, seeming TO
disagree about something. All three finally went away
without going inside the theatre. The woman was
recognized as Mrs. Webster or Evelyn Granville, as she
was formerly known. 1t was learned that she had
left her fat after O'Clock, with her lawyer and
her maid. They went some distance downtown and
she then expressed desire 10 go to Palmers to
The Tar and the Tartar The lawyer however,
thought that 1t not best for his client 10 appear
in public place, and when they reached the theatre
be persuaded her not to 90 in. The three then returned
TO the fiat.