Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-04

White Plains, y. Y, Oct. S-Five
/ developments occurred today in the
| investigation of the death of Mrs.
! Gertrude German WEBB, New York
and Philadelphia society woman. at
the fashionable Westchester- Bit
more Country Club in Rye a week
ago yesterday.
They were:
!. Terse announcement hv Doctor
Alexander o, Goettlcr of Bellevue
Hospital in New Yoy.. that he had
found mercury in the vtccra of Mrs.
Webb, but that tablets taken from
the sick room were harmless
>. Appearance before the srano
jury of Mrs. Margaret p. tombstone.
wife of former New York judge and
intimate of Mrs. Webb, who left with
the jurors her diary in which she had
recorded certain facts preceding her
friends death which she had con-
sidered suspicious. The Gand jury
sessions then We're adjourned until
M0aGaN.
3. Issuance in New York of a for
NAL statement. by Doctor William ].
Meyer who attended Mrs. Webb in
her last illness. in which he criticiz-
ed the treatment he had received
from District Attorney Rowland o.
Westminster County and criticized
} Charles Webb. the husband. for dis
playing no desire for 4 consultati ton
unit! the last minute; for conduct in
the sick room which the pSvSiciar
SAID was detrimental to has patient;
ana for Indifference as TIE hour Of
death approached.
4 Fen, we'd reports that fcior!s If
Nj. Webb were preparing 20 ask
C~e-na" Smith to have the state
WHICH MI Rowland scoffed st as
'witI stuff
;. FCrrer Surrogate J. p. Gotham
in New York, in behalf of Edmund
..dona Smith Hunter. relative of
Mrs Webb. filed objections to tie
PROBATE of her will which l"'f ali Of
Et> estate 70 her husband Mrs
Wohb's father filed n similar otjec-
ton early in the week.
DR.. Goettler. who said he was max
ing ouantitativc tests to determine
whether tho quantity Of mercury he
had found in Mrs. Wchh's organ Was
sufficient to have caused death. made
known the results Of his examination
in these words:
Il have found mercury IN the VlSCor3
Of Mrs. Webb. l have examined some
tablets taken from the sick room ana
said to be tho only antiseptic tablets
round there and I found them per
fcctly harmless. T have had no state
ment from anyone. nor have | heard
Of any statement showing that Mrs.
Wchb used bichloridc of mercury.
District Attorney Rowland said he
had issued subpocnas for Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Hunter of Devon. Pa. uncle
and aunt of the dead woman. hut that
process servers had been unable to To-
cate them Subpoenas are also out for
DR.. Francis Irwin and DIR. A. =. Ed
gar. both of New York. who were call
Cd into conference by DR.. Meyer
shortly before Mrs. Webb died.
Or Davenport West. who attended
Mrs. Webb at the Roosevelt hospital
before she went TO the club. will prob
ably appear before the grand jury.
Dr. Meyer. who said he had told
the grand jury he wished the privilege
OF returning as witness that he might
detail further circumstances which dld
rot occur 10 him when he testified yes
tcrday. declared in his formal state
ment that he had requested My. How
land t. call him again Monday.
DR.. Never took exception to tho At
tftude of the district attorney Eester-
dav in telling reporters that he had not
cot a staten mt from he physician ne
fore calling him before tho grand jury.
This is not true" declared DR..