 Shortly after his return to the city, Webber was stabbed by an unidentified youth on July 14, 1913 and fled New York.He became a successful manufacturer in Passaic, New Jersey for a number of years and later served as vice president and secretary of the Garfield Paper Box Company.He later died of peritonitis while undergoing surgery for appendicitis at St. Mary's Hospital or Passaic General Hospital on the night of July 30, 1936 on the 21st anniversary of Becker's execution.