The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-20
KILLED IN A BOXING MATCH
FRIENDLY BOUT RESULTED IN
DEATH OF IRVING WEBSTER,

Unfortunate Affair Occurred At New
Haven Manufacturing Company's
Shops Yesterday Noon-The Two Men
Were Boxing to Pass Away Time
During the Noon Hour-xVebster Died
About Three Hours After,
Irving Webster of 1853 Blake street,
this city, was killed yesterday in a
boxing bout with his friend, James
Egan, at the shops of the New Haven
Manufacturing company. Webster was
rendered unconscious in the bout, which
occurred at noon yesterday, and died at
his home on Blake street at 3:45 yes
terday afternoon.
Webster was employed by the New
Haven Manufacturing company until a
few weeks ago, when he left, and since
then he had been going about the state
participating in boxing bouts. Wednes-
day he returned to New Haven and
went to the New Haven Manufacturing
company's works to see his former CO.
workers. At the shops he wanted to
box, and finally asked Egan to box with
him. Egan did not care to box then,
but said that he had at home a new set
of boxing gloves, which he said he
would bring around yesterday to the
shop and would box with Webster at
| noon yesterday.
Accordingly Webster was on hand at
the noon hour yesterday and after the
men had finished their lunches a ring
was formed in the shop and Egan and
Webster put on the gloves. All went
well for two rounds, neither Of the two
men getting pounded much, but in the
third round Egan in lodging one of
Webster's blows struck his head
against a jutting piece of machinery
and cut a cash over his eye from which
the blood flowed. Referees and time
keepers had been chosen in regulation
STYLE and when the time was UP at the
end of the third round time was called
and the men stepped into the ring for
the fourth round. Webster staggered
as he walked into the ring and as he
reached the center of the ring sank to
the ground.
The men standing at the edge of the
| ring walked up to Webster and raised
him up. He was unconscious and eff
forts WERE made to revive him, but
without avail. DIR. Eliot was called to
the shop and seeing the serious condi-
ton of Webster ordered his father sent
for. The father arrived and the police
ambulance was summoned and the I'M
fortunate man was removed his home
on Blake street. DIR. Converse was
called to the house, but all efforts at
resuscitation were unavailing and Web
ster did not regain consciousness. The
only external bruise noticeable on Web
ster was slight bruise over the left
eye and it is probably the blow which
caused this that produced the concus-
sion of the brain, the undoubted cause
of his death.
Egan was arrested after the bout had
terminated SO suddenly and was locked
up at police headquarters. He was Wis
tied by the coroner after young Web
ster died and was questioned as to the
accident. He said that he had noticed
during the third round that Webster
appeared groggy, but he did not think
that he had been seriously hurt. He
felt very badly over the result of the
affair and sobbed while telling the cor
oner his story.
Coroner Mix stated last evening that
he could not say whether or not Egan
would be held for manslaughter. He
said that he would be held until the af-
fair had been thoroughly investigated.
Medical Examiner White was notified
after Webster's death had occurred and
made an examination Of the body. He
stated last night that he was in doubt
as to whether death had resulted from
conclusion of the brain or from the
bursting of a blood vessel in the brain.
He thought that death undoubtedly en-
sued as the result Of a blow on the
head.
Young Webster was twenty-one years
of age and was the son of Charles F.
Webster of 1853 Blake street. Egan is
employed as a smiths helper at the
New Haven Manufacturing companys
works.