The Washington times., 1923-09-29
POISON ISF1II|VD
IN Vl0|NAIl'S
BODY
Wealthy Mrs. g. G. Webb Was
Victim Of Plot. Some Of Her
Relatives Charge.
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Wills dispo1ing Of her s2.OoO.ooO
estate.
The first of these LEFT her for
tunes TO relatives and friends: the
second. said to beSa ten line docu-
ment, left II to her husband,
Charles Webb, ana the third, q
longer document. left unsigned by
her death, also disposed Of the bulk
OF the estate to her husband The
second viii IL said to be valueless.
The Webbs were married less
than a year ago, following the
death Of Mrs. Webb,s mother, Mrs.
8. Jennings German. who had stead
lastly opposed her marriage 20 the
broker.
At the time Of her marriage. Mrs.
Webb was thirty nine. and was ne
tive In the management OF her New
York realty holdings.
She had never been III, according
to her friends and relatives. Al
month ago she began complaining
OF eye and kidney trouble, growing
steadily worse until her death Tues
day night at the Country Club. Her
mothers fatal illness IL said to have
had the same beginning.
Additional mystery was added to
the case today by the statement OF
Assistant District Attorney Pecora
that not many hours before Mrs.
Webs death he was visited BY o
naan who told him that her death
was expected "under suspicious cir
cumstances'' and urged him to take
some action.
Pecora advised getting an ants.
mortem statement from Mrs. Webb,
hut this was never done as her con.
dttion was then 80 serious Il could
not be obtained.
Mrs. Webb, herself, confided to
DIR. William J. Meyer, the attending
physician, a suspicion that she had
been poisoned, and t1pon her death
Dr., Meyer insisted that the coroner
take charge Of the body. DIR. EIayer
found Mrs. Webb with her lips
blue and put her to bed before
the luncheon party. Pneumonia de.
to take care of her. When he
pneumonia was cleared up other
symptoms, Of which no one seems
willing to talk, developed, and other
nurses were called In.
During the latter part OF the ILL
ness DR.. Meyer is reported to have
barred Mr.. Webb from the room
because he insisted on reading to
the patient papers and business
documents, which plainly were too
much for her weakened condition.
It was likewise during this time
that she 10 reported to have made
her statement to the doctor In the
presence OF others.
Her Relatives Summoned.
It was this statement apparently
that led to the surnYnoning OF Mrs.
Webb's father, s. jennings German:
Of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Hunter OF Devon, Pa.
ana OF at least three highly con.
nected women in New York, who
had formerly been her friends.
1t - this statement which sent
the husband Of one of these women
to Assistant District Attorney Pc
cora. personal friend, on Tuesday,
and 1t Is this statement around which
District Attorney Arthur Rowland's
inquiry in Westchester County will
revolve next week. He will bring
to his office at noon on Thursday
Mr.. Webb, DIR. Meyer, the four
nurses who attended Mrs. Webb and
others connected with the case.
These women were with Mrs. Webb
when she died.
Dr.. Otto, H. Chultze, medical as.
sistant to the New York county dis.
trict attorneys office, made an
unofficial report to prominent
member of the New York Bar chat
an analytical examination of the
viscera Of Mrs. Webb revealed evi-
dence Of a corrosive substance, nos.
sibly bichloride Of mercury The
examination however, is not com.
plete.
Attorney Defends Webb.
Charles Webb, the husband. was.
silent today, but his lawyer, Howard
Thayer Kingsbury, made a state.
ment in his behalf.
Mr.. Kingbury, when asked about
the wills, said he would not dis.
cuss them until after the filing
of one Of Mrs. Webb's wills in the
surrogate's court for probate early
next week"
"It was learned that a contest
would ensue II the ten-line will were
filed, for relatives of Mrs. webb
said they intended next week to