The evening times., 1896-09-22
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
Dr.. E. D. Webb Sued by Dr.. G. W.
Webb, an Insane Man.
The DeHiented Plaintiff Charges He
Has Been Neglected and HIS Es-
tate Squandered.

DIR. E. Douglass Webb, an East Washing,
ton physician, was made the defendant in
a suit brought this morning by his brother.
DR.. George w. Webb, an inmate of st.
Elizabcth's Hospital for the Insane. John
j. johnson appeared as the next Lest friend
for tie compl3fnapt.
nent physciaiS br. E. Douglass Webb Pc
titioned for writ OF lunacy for his broth
er and when ne had been adjudged insane
DR.. Webb was appointed committee of his
brothers estate. He was required to give
| bond in the sum Of $1,000, and Philip
Metzger and James Donotoe went his sure
ty. oc IT,
/ Today the Insane brother charges Dr.. e.
Douglass WEBB with neglect aud the petl-
tion on file makes even more damaging
allegations. II is claimed that Or. Doug
lass Webb has, eatne into the POSSESSION. as
coinnIittee, OF large Sums Of money, which
he has converted TO his own use. and also
refused to pay fEouey for the necessary
clothing anu comforts oI ls unfortunate
brother.
1t is for the purpose Of recovering from
the boDdsnen that suit was today entered
against DR.. Webb and his sureties.
In March, 1892. DR.. Webb petitioned the
court for writ of luDacy for his brother.
He claimed that DR.. George Webb had been
OF unsound mind for several years past.
His property was valued at $3.50 in Oc-
toerb. 1889. but that owing to his mental
condition and the fact that he induised i'll
deba auchcs and excess Of dissipation OF
various kinds his property had Teen largely
squandered.
nr Webb at the time stated that lie WIS
an only brother aud next of KIN IN the
District, there beng one other troth.r,
Dr. Newton L. Webb, living in Tennc ssec.
An affidavit OF Dr. II. \. Robbins, now
living at No. 1870 NJ stree; northwest, was
filed, in which he said he II al h1own th,'
unfortunate George webb for thriy-two
years, ard believed hIIn to he of unsound
mind.
Judge Haguer granted d writ of lunaey
and the jury was summoned
The man for when every effort was
heiug made to effect his confinement
fought bis brothers. charge, and the wit
BeSscs on both sides were numerous. Fer
DR.. George Webb there testified in bis
favor DR. +. X. Appieby, DIR. Clifton May
ield, Woodbury. Wheeler, W. X DlebieT,
f. P. Berry, aud Judge George Fisher,
yyhila Dr. douglass Webb gave testimony
against his brcther and backed IL with
the assertions nf DR.. ROhhIns, Dr. God
ding and others.
TIE Jury, however. was taken with the
Intelligent answer OF George Webb, and
failed to find him insane. He thereHpon
r,Isscd for the jury and embraced them one
after another.
TEc brother in May filed another pc
tition alleging further orgies and Cctaucii-
cry. and asserting that at the time men
toned hc was raving maniac. He had no
real estate, but had personal property
valued ut 1855.
Tie unfortunate man claimed that his
brother was after what little money he
lad. .
After another hearing, Webb was ad-
judged insane and his brother appointed
committee
In June, l sol, after being at the asylum
two years. the incarcerated man charged
his brother with wasting his property. and
petitioned the COURT for enlargement of his
powers. SO that, although he yet reniain ined
at the asylu IN, he would have control OF his
property. 70 ..,
Dr. Webb refusesl 10 consent to this, but
the alleged lunat.c was released for -
short while He claimed then th1t he hal
not lad sufficient clatning, AMI his efforts
now are on somewhat tire same line. al
though his attorneys do not say from whom
the large suro of lnoEey has come.