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Show DR. WEBSTER ENTERS PLEA OF "GUILTY" i Illinois Physician Confesces Murder of I His Wife Last September Defense Offers no Witness In Trial Prose-J cutlon Offers Several. Oiegon, III., Jim 3. in. Hair.v K. Webster pleided guilty to murdei In the Ogle county court hero today on tho first anniversary of his marriage to llessle Kent Webster, whom, by his own confession, ho Killed near heie last September Webster withdrew n plea of not guilty, previously made by him Webster wns charged with murdering murder-ing his wife In ii wood between Dixon and Polo. Ill, last fall Webster's at-tot at-tot ne) 's said the) would place no witnesses wit-nesses ou the stand Desplto this announcement State si Attotno) Emerson and Sheriff Do lanoy, were prepared with witnesses nnd dociimciitmy evidence to submit what they termed nn "air tlgin case against tho joiing ph)slclan. Attorney John B. Edwin of Webster's Web-ster's counsel, In a brief statement after tho defendant wns taken befoto! Judgo I'm rand, announced formally that his client desired to enter tho plea' of guilty. Webster then made tho plea of guilty In person. Acts of Own Free Will. Judgo I'unand asked Webster If defendant undci stood thnt ho was en titled to trial by Juiy and It tho plea of guilty was made with Webstei's own free will . |