Evening star., 1896-12-24
DIE F ROM INJURIES
Peter Webb Fatally Injured by a
- ts s Fall.
Philip Barbour Held for the Affair
Believed to Have Been nm
l, Accident.

Peter Webb. a middle-aged coIored man.
died at the Emergency Hos,ital at ll:1
O'Clock this morning result of in juries
received from fall. Philip Barbour. also
colored. was arrested shortly after noon
ana locked up at the first preciact police
station to await investigation of the
matter. The two men were together this
morning. and Barbour admits that ne push
ed Webb. but denies that he struck hsm
OF intended to injure him in any way. The
1--WE men have been coed friends for a
number of years, and Barbour insists that
he had no reason or provocation for strik-
ing the other man, and that the whole af-
fair was an accident.
For n number OF years past Barbolr.
Hho is about thirty-two years of age has
been the driver of a 'night-liner." and
early in the evening stands at ii2 street
hrsd Pennsyiva Tia avenue. Later IL has
been his habit to prowl around the "Di-
vision" picking up late fares Sill he has
pretty fair reputation with the police and
has never been locked up before on any
serious charge. Webb lived al la2 |. stree;
He was formerly employed as an assistant
to a huckster hut lately has been ont of
regular work and has made mis- living
Principally shy helping Barbour with the
cab, occasionally taking a turn on the box
and tf!vfG ing the fares
According to Barbours statement which h
ne has made to the police. he drove to
Webb's house last evening and asked him
to drive for couple of hours while he took
nap, promising to meet the cab at the
stand before midnight, as there was a hall
at, the colored Odd Fellows Hall on NJ
street, and he wanted to be on hand when
II broke up so as to get his share of pas
sengers- He had been drinking earlier in
the eYeaing. There were a coupe of col.
ored women at Webb's house, and, at his
suggestion, Barbour asked them all to take
| a drive for an hour or so. There was more
whisky AT the house. and down town the
four stopped at a number of resorts where
they had number of rounds of whisky
and beer.
The result was that when the two mer
finally got to the hall some time after mid.
night both were pretty well under the in
Huence of liquor. Barbour got inside the
cab. giving his badge to Webb and telling
him TO keep his eye out for fare. Webb
was engaged to take couple 10 George
town, and Barbour waited at the rail for
MN to come back. Barbour then got inside
the cab again ard Webb drove him down
town. Some more drinks We're had, aad IL
ended in tneir making a nigh, Of it.
some time was spent i'm pool room over
friendly game. and about o'clock Bar
bour offered TO drive the other nan nC me
There was some discussion rs o the short
est route. and al 18th and r stress Webb
got out of the cab and said he would walk
the rest of the way.
Barbour asked him for the badge. and as
webb refused tc give ii up. Barbour at
tempted 10 take it from him. He succeeded
IN uppinning the badge, and in the scuffit
webb eItfer tell or was thrown to the
ground. His head struck heavily en- tie
sidewalk. Seeing that the man was serious
y hurt Barbour helped him up and bun
died him into the cab and then drove rap
IDLY 10 the Emergency Hospital arrivfn-,
there about 10 O'Clock. The injured man
was bleeding from the cars and snowe
signs of conclusion of The brain
Everything possible was done to save his
life. hut without avail. Barbour did not
ieaNe the hospital or tfV to escape. ani
was there when a telephone nessag,
brought Policeman Fathers, and he was
placed under arrest Later i'm the dag ht
was removed to the second prccin.t sta.
ton. The police are investigating the case
and claim to have found two witnesses who
say that they saw Barbour strike Webb {
couple of times before the latter fell