Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-16
WORKING ON
THERYAN CASE.
Demonstrated Beyond a Doubt That
Man Mas Poisoned.
MORPHINE THE DRUG Used.


The analysis Of the stomach Of Dam
lei Ryan whose body was found In an
clubhouse 10 Victoria alley saturday.
has, so far, demonstrated beyond any
question OF doubt that the man was
poisoned by morphine. Traces Of the
deadly drug, In no uncertain quantity
wire found in the dead mans bladder
BY City Chemist Harms, and the next
thing to prove Is who gave him the
deadly dose The police have also dis
covered he glasses from which the beer
was drunk and they were turned over
"a the chemist this morning for analy-
sis. Much depende upon the outcome
OF this investigated, for II It is deter
mined that the poison was given from
one OF the glasses, It fastens the crime
UPON the two negro women now In The
city jail being held on suspicion,
Ever since the body. of Ryan was
discovered and there were evidences OF
foul play and robbery, the case has
bsen In the hands Of Detective George
Raleigh. He has had the matter excln-
siyely. Last night he made some I'M
portant discoveries and the result was
the arrest OF the negro women
Mary Jane Smith and. Madge
Fay. The former hasn beep
arrested several times for robbery but
in each case she managed to escape
punishment owing 10 the fact that her
alleged victims did care to make
their names public In appearing against
her in the prosecution OF the cases
The other woman lsIregarded AZ being
Of the same type and both are known to
be associated with the dozen or so coll
ored women arrestedwithin the last two
months for several cases Of robbery.
The Ray woman maintains discreet
silence and refuses to talk about the
matter at all. although she has been
questioned by the police several times
The other woman admits that Ryan was
In her place on Friday night, but OF
course denies giving him poison. She
admitted that he drank beer In her
place and the police lost no time in se-
curing the glasses from which the beer
was drunk.
THEORY OF CRIME.
Although Chief Paul does not admit
II to be true. II was stated upon relii-
bic authority this afternoon that Ryan
was poisoned In the Smith woman's
place and that. becoming alarmed over
his condition. the women carried him
out TO the closet and left him there to
die. Late this afternoon II was report
ed around police headquarters that ,rie
OF the women had confessed that Ryan
was drugged and carried out as de-
crlbed. When quetioned about the
matter Chief Paul denied the rumor.
I'VE have questioned them closely"
he said. but all that we did get out OF
them was very little and that was only
q small piece at time One Of the
women refuses absolutely to talk at all
but we feel sure that we will be able
to get all the facts from them before
long, We have the glasses from which
the beer was drunk and they are being
analysed ana we expect report from
them almosr any moment"
II has also been learned by the po-
lice that Ryan had money on Friday
night and that he had gold watch al
So When his body was found the
money and watch gone. The buckskin
guard attached to the latter had been
cut and In place OF the watch an old
silver case, minus the works, had been
substituted.
MORPHINE IN GLASSES
The examination of the glasses this
afternoon brought out the following
statement from Chief Paul:
We know absolutely that he was
drinking with the women In the room
at ~ Victoria alley on Friday evening,
and the two glasses which were secured
by the police have never been washed.
and one Of them shows traces Of NOR
phine and shows 1t good and strong"
The women are being held and may
have to answer TO the charge OF MUIR
der