Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
INQUEST OVER BONES
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| til the morning of the 18th Of last
month";
Webster and Jett seemed to have been
friendly that morning Jet had told him
some time before that morning that ne
and Webster had met at Chesapeake
Beach. had drink together and were
again friends. He said Webster was in
toxfcated when he saw him in the boiler
room the morning of September II.
Waterman Wise said he had seen Web
Ster In the boiler room q number OF times.
but did not see him the morning of Sep
tember II. He thought Jett and Webster
were not friends.
Daniel Histon, the engineer, was on
duty the time Webster is alleged to have
been murdered, but he saw nothing of
him, he stated.
Mrs. Webster Thanks The Star.
IT want to thank The Star for what
has been done to clear up the mysterious
disappearance of my husband" Mrs. Ella
Webster said today at the home of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. NJ. E. Webster, 1913
G street southeast.
II can hardly express my appreciation
for the efforts of your newspaper" she
continued land want to say that if The
Star had not taken the matter up SO
promptly Monday don't believe anything
would ever have been done which would
| solve the mystery"
Mrs. Webster declared she thought Jet
| should have been arrested Sunday after
| he had been confronted by Webster
father She said that the police could
| have held Jet and others who were in
| the engine room at the brewery the
| morning Of September II pending an in
| vestigation, and if it is proved Jett put
| Webster's body in the furnace could
| have held him on serious charge.
| 1t was declared at Mrs. Webster's home
! today that last Sunday when the father
| of Webster questioned Jet as to the
whereabouts of his son, the fireman de-
clared he had not seen him from the time
he left the engine room of the brewery.
IF you know anything, for Gods sake
| tell me- the father said to Jet.
II do not know where Arthur is" Jet
| replied.
Believe Jet Knew of Murder.
| The police say that IL Jet. who COM
| mitted suicide last Sunday night, were
alive today he might be able to tell who
/ killed Webster. But they believe the
| secret of the murderer's identity was
buried with the body Of Jet this after
noon.
| Following the exclusive report in The
| Star yesterday of the finding of blood
spots on bricks under 'cleanout door
| room of the brewery, Detectives Baur
and Cornwell. who had again taken UP
| their investigation. discovered pieces OF
bones, which were later identified as
| those of human being.
An employee of the brewery, under the
direction of the detectives, dragged ashes
| from the fire box through the "cleanout
| door, and almost with the first shovel
| full taken out small pieces of charred
bone were found Each rakeful Of dust
and ashes brought out more bone. AS
| they came out they We're placed in a
| pan, until a number of large pieces were
procured, which the detectives believed
would be sufficient for identification.
| The bones were taken by the detectives
| to police headquarters and turned over
| to Inspector Boardn1an, chief of detect
| ives. Later Coroner hewitt declared them
! to be parts of the ribs, shoulder blade.
pelvis, scapula, femur and other portions
| of the frame.
| to have the box cleaned out while the
| fire still remained in the furnace. He
declared that it could be cleaned, and
| that the fire would not have to be stop
ped. Efforts are being made to find some
/ article in the ashes which would lead to
the positive Identity of the cremated VIC
| tim.
! crowd Gathers at Brewery.
/ Following the finding of the blood
i despatched bricks the news spread rapid
, ly in the vicinity of the brewery. and
within a short time a curious throng had
/ gathered about the engine room. A
| still larger crowd assembled when it be-
| came known last evening that bones had
been raked from the furnace.
loon finding the bones Detective Corn
well informtd members of Websters
family. The latter's wife and mother
collapsed Mrs. Josephine Woodburn.
| grandmother of Arthur Webster, was
| equally effected. She asked that any
| part Of the remains which the detectives
| found be preserved for burial If the
| identity is established.
| The detectives are now endeaVOrinS to
determine how the man who was Gre
mated was put into the furnace. They
are searching for some weapon by which
they believe he was either killed or rem
dered unconscious before his body was
showed through the small door into the
1 fire They contend that it would have
! been Impossible for one or even two men
! to put fully conscious nlan into the
| furnace through the "cIeanout" door.
| Funeral services for Lentie l.. Jett,
| charged by the wife and mother OF Web
ster with responsibility for the disappear
| ance OF the latter and who committed
| suicide Sunday night We're held this
/. morning at his late home. 60 Florence
! street northeast
/ Rev. Paul Warrington. pastor of the
! Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, OFF,
! GATED The body was taken to the Union
! station this afternoon and sent to Spot
sylvania Court House, Va, for interment.