The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-29
STRANGE pEATu
OF Widow In Montreal, Who Claimed to
Have Been Poisoned,

OF u Widow In Montreal, Who Claimed I,
Have Been Poisoned.
MONTREAL, oST,, Oct 2s,-This city hal
been thrown into q state Of great excite
ment by the death, under mysterious cir
cumstapces, Of . Mrs, Fanny Ward, 4
widow Of soms forty.two years Of age
Her husband died about year ago, leay
ing his wife and daughter in comfortable
circumstances, Mrs, Ward, however
rented her house short time ago and
went to live at the Turkish bsth insti,
tute, On Monday week she left there ap.
parenty In good health with
out mentioning where she was going,
Days elapsed and there was no word
from her. Her daughter asked the head
al the institution II ne knew where abe
had gone. The latter replied that he did
not. subsequently Miss Ward got @ let
ter purportlnR to be from her mother in
which twas stated that she was visiting
certain friends, and that she need not be
uneasy, On Friday night about 12
o'clock DR.. OTeyier called at the instilu,
tute and stated that Mrs, Ward was at
his place very Ill, and wanted to see the
manager, -1.J
The latter replied that he was worn out
with work. She was under medical
treatment, 10 he would come in the
morning, ~"
Two hours afterwards cab drove to
the door, Mrs, Ward was found. therein
Ia great distress, She Immediately ex-
claimed, "0h, God have been poisoned
and kidnapped" She was put to bed,
and every elIort made TO soothe her, but
with little success, The statement by
Garter and by two medical students
who had followed the cab, was 10 the
effect that at Beaver Hall hill q woman In
q carriage was heard crying murder"
"helpW The woman begged 10 be taken
out Of tho carriage which ALEC contained
u man and woman who, she alleged,
wanted to take her TO an improper place.
Carter lifted her out and placed her In his
own cRrrlage, she promising him any Aum
he liked II he would take her to the Turk
ish Bath Institute.
To the authorities Of the institute the
woman said that she had gone to a car.
tain 'doCtor's; and that she had been
druggsd and III treated and that sue was
being conveyed 10 an improper house by
this mau aud bis wife when she cried for
help. DR., Crevier denies that he III
Treated or drugGed the woman, but says
that she came 10 his house and asked TO
hs allowed to stay there as she was Ill.
01 Wednesday he gave her come NOR
phine as q sedative, and Mrs, Crevler was
With her
On Friday night Mrs. Ward became
worse, and she expressed desire to be
conved to Dr. MGBeon's at the Turkish
bath institute. Dr., Crsvier eudsAvored
to persuade her not IN 60, saying that In
her condition removal might lead to her
death. The woman replied that she would
20 on foot II he would not get carriage.
About one o'clock on Saturday
morning Dr.. Crevier, Madame oreyier and
Mrs. Ward got into their carriage and
were driven toward the institute. AT the
top Of Beaver Hall hill the woman leaped
up and screamed and insisted that she
was hetfayed. She died at an early hour
this morning retaining her consciousness
10 the last, but unable to give clear mar
rstlve OF the incidents which had occur
red during her absence from tho ins,itu.
ton. DR.. McBson, mpnager Of the insti.
tute. has reported the mater to the au.
thorities.