The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-17
Capt. B. Il. Webster Found Dead.

Capt. B. 81. Webster Found Dead. i
Capt. B. H. Webster was found dead
in his room on Sunday morning about
ten o'clock. Owing to the fact that he
had no relatives in this locality and the
suddeness of his death, coroner's jury
consisting of j. G. Sonderman, T. r.
Shaw and F. A., Wardwell were SUM
moned by R. Aylen, justice, acting as
coroner. Several witnesses were exam
ined which elected facts about as fol-
lows. Capt. Webster had been in the
post-office on Friday afternoon and at
that time appeared seriously i'll. He had
supper at the Carter hotel that evening.
Next day he was seen at the Winchester
House in the forenoon and appeared to
the witness to be under the influence of
liquor and talked of spending next win
ter in Colorado as the winter here was
too severe for him. The last person to
see him alive was Frank Horr who met
him on the sidewalk near his Office.
Capt. Webster spoke to him asking him
1t he was going out on the train and
when answered in the affirmative said
it would be cold trip. Next morning
Messrs. Lupier and Monnett who run the
hotel and livery stable just across the
street noticed Webster's dog hanging
round and as they had not seen Webster
since Friday suspected something might
be wrong, went over and finding the
door unlocked went in and going into an
inner room found Webster's corpse on
the floor under the window next the
street. He was partly clothed having his
shoes on and laced up. He was in his
shirt sleeves with his coat and vest laid
on chair near. His legs were drawn
up and his left hand was clutching his
throat. He was lying on his face and
was slightly frozen. DR.. Harris was
called and thought from the appearance
of the body that he must have been dead
about six hours. From general appear
ances about the place, it looked as
though the deceased had gotten up early
Sunday morning and had attempted to
make a fire in the Office but as the stove
pipe IN this room was knocked down it
is likely that he had not succeeded here
and then went to the other room in
which he was found and there while
building the fire was attacked with heart
failure and fell over dead. The verdict
of the Jury was that he came to his death
through natural causes.
Capt. Webster was one of the old res
idents of the county and city. He at one
time had farm near Hamilton. A few
years ago he went to Minneapolis to live
with his son but returning from there
after couple of years has since lived
here. He has tor the most time been
living alone in the building where he
had his office and took his meals at the
hotels. He has suffered from asthma for
many years and during the last year
though he has been about, has been quite
feeble for most of the time. Since his
return here he has been acting as sales
man for the Jewell Nursery Co. and did
quite business. He was a veteran of
the civil war. He was discharged as
captain and was receiving SIT month
pension when he died. He was men,
Der OF the local post G. A. R. and was
formerly an Oddfellow. He has sister,
Mrs. S. Taylor, formerly of this county
but now living in New York city A.
brother Henry in Vermont, another
brother, Alva, in Minneapolis, also
daughter and two sons, the latter living
in Seattle and Denver. kilograms have
been received from the latter two stating
they will be here as soon as they can,
Arrangements for the funera! will not he
made until their arrival. Capt. Webster
had been twice married. His second
wife is living in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Webster arrived on Wednesday.
The son Charles. arrived from Denver
yesterday, and Benjamin will be here TO-
day.. Funeral services will be held here
today, and the remains probably buried
at Hamilton, where the father, ami ii Sis
ter is buried.
Orchestra Entertainments.
The Pembina High School Orchestra
played to a crowded house Friday even