The Washington times., 1912-10-03
THE WASHINGTON TIMES. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912.


told her, when she. came over--it's just
back OF US where they iived-that ss
soon as I had my supper would 60
down 10 the brewery with her and ask
Z anyone there had seen Arthur. She
misunderstood me, however. and while
was eating went there herself.
"She saw Magnum, who denied thar
ns awSsn S I went over ovsr to the house TO
accompany her found that she had
already made the trip.
Later I met Magnum. ] asked him
II he had seen anythlnS Of Arthur: re
and said that he had not. became
convinced then that he knew something
he would not tell. !.
"Masnum told me tina. he had looked sISs,
house and could 6nd nothing. He told
my daughter he had been looking In
Eighth street pool rooms. He didn't tell
us the same story.
Says Son Was Generous.
my son seemed to have been In
fatuated with this man. They went
hunting together and did everything
else. Both OF them had shot guns OF
the same bore. Ny son had some ex-
ira money, due to the fact that he
worked DAYS besides at night, and he
bought shells for both OF them to use.
He was always that way. liberal and
Ria friends and his old psyents. too.
"Magnum came on late IN the morn
ing after Jett and Webster had the
quarrel think they had, and he must
know something about condition.. In the
"Then OFFICER Kenney met me one
day and said that Jett denied knowing
anything about the case, and suggested
that about the only thing left for mo
to do was TO talk to hi,S,
anything You can do to let me see Jett,
Jett Denied Everything.
80 when both men were of duty,
Kenhey came with eJtt. Jett sat down.
/ talked plain to him. He denied every
thing. I pleaded with him to tell us
anything he might know about the dis
Piled each time that ne know nothins
about the matter. Then I told him
killing his mother. was killing me. and
ehiidrsn XII ssvn wihoat s support saa Tsss he
gan to merely nod when asked quss-
tionA The whites. Of hiy eyes got red
and while ! looked him straight In the
fass i, r. Looked %, ssrS;' sTs the room After
"1 don't want to do anyone an in.
justice. but am convinced that II ]
had asked the officer to lock Jett up
after our conversation that there would
have been a confession instead OF
"Before he left I told him that De-
tective Bosrdman had his men at work
on the case. and that he had told me
on X. xs ss.s .eSn dsa; a
"jett left without speaking. merely
bowing. He never said another word
about the case so far as ! know.
| Told Another Story.
"But the same men who told my
sons wife and that they had not
seen Arthur at the brewery told an
other story to the officers; they ad.
mittsd he had been there"
| Mr.. Webster is q man of remarkable
self-control. He discusses the cast
without q tremor in bis voice except
when he recalls the generosity Of hii
son and his loyalty at all illness tc
his family. These memories start tho
tears.
will be no single stone left unturnet
and who was responsible for his death
Had Gao ON Person. ...-..
Webster 10 presumed to have ha,
about $40 on his person when he disap
peared. He received Sl2.4O at the Nav,
Yard on the last pay day. and of thi
sum he gave his wife SO. On the previ
Gus Saturday Briggs and Bryan ha
given him q check Tor $40 for extra wor
done at the automobile shop. He CAV
IS Of this to his wife also.
Some Of the money was In coin an
the remainder in bills.
Mr.. Bryan. one OF his employers q