The Washington times., 1912-10-02

The Gre under No. 8 boiler at the brew
cry, In the combustion chamber OF
which the bones were found, was
drawn this morning. and tomorrow,
when the furnace has cooled on. the
rest Of the dust and ashes will be ex-
amined and sifted In the hope Of finding
further evidence that a human body was
cremated in the fre-box. Webster 10
known to have carried a pocket knife,
and also wore a gold signet ring. These.
In some shape or other. are expected to
be recovered, and furnish conclusive evil
dence OF the identity OF the bones.
To Establish definitely that the bones
which we're taken from the furnace last
evening were those of q human being,
Coroner hewitt examined them this
morning In the presence OF DIR. william
p. Carr. surgeon, and Dr. Charles r.
white. Deputy Coroner. Both agreed
with Dr. hewitt that there was no ques-
ton about the bones being those Of q
human.
Wife Had Premonition.
1t was learned today that Mrs. Ella
Webster, OF 1910 d street southeast, wife
of Arthur Webster, feared that Jett
might do her husband harm, and on the
night Of September IL. when Webster
left his home and went to the brewery
to get some beer. she begged him not
to 90.
II felt that something would happen
to him." she said today. II knew
Arthur and Jet had had trouble, and
l feared the worst When he failed
TO come back home that was why
thought he had been murdered and told
the police SO, although there was moth
Ing at that time except my intuition
to substantiste such a theory"
From, Michael J. Barrett. helper In
the boiler room, who left Jet and
Webster together about 4:30 o'clock on
the morning Of September II, the police
today obtained an important state
cry about o'clock in the morning Up
to the time Barrett left he and Jett had
been quarreling.
Today Barrett told the police that
when Webster nrs: came In he said
pay $40 for It."
Had Previous Quarrel.
Several months before the men had
come to blows following a quarre, Just
outside the brewery over . "growier'
Of beer. Webster at that time struck
Jett with his fist and knocked him
down. There had not been good feeling
between the men after that. although
one day during the summer when they
met at Chesapeake Beach. the first time
they had seen each other after the
fight. they shook hands and agreed 10
let hygones be bygones.
After that webster resumed his visits
N hEA aA LII
when Jett was on duty. His wife, how
ever. with a woman's intuition. begged
was on duty. 81 -,
by the police in the cases are these:
Webster was last seen alive In Jett's
company. At that time Webster was
sitting on a small box by the door
opening into the combustion chamber
front Of the boiler. The two men. al.
though they had been drinking to-
sethsr; had been asarrellins and talk
No oiu. to wsbstsrs ; Whereabouts
terday when Mrs.. Webster sussssted 20
the police that her husbands body
might have been crematsd In the fur
mace. The idea seemed % preposterous
at first that the police gave It no cred
Detectives Baar and Cornwall went
10 the brewery, and at exactly the spot
were Webstsr had been last seen ey
sn Sosa s. sF srsks .efs
turned over to the District chemis,
who said the spots were blood.
From the combustion chamber. with
its 5000 degrees OF heat. the detectives
the ashes. Among them were found
the human bones.
Jetts suicide last Sunday night was