Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-17
Ryan lyste1y
Is Cear1ngUp.
Police Slowly BIT Saseiy Fastening The cAhocious Cline
Upon Aiary j. Smith, Moo Under AsseSf--H es Ouu
admissions POM Strongly 10 her Guaf-One Woman
Bhames The Other and Bo1k Spear Dire Vengeance

Slowly but surely the facts concern
Ing the murder Of Daniel Ryan, the
miner. whose body was found last SAT-
urday morning, are coming out, and
as each fact Is brought to light the at
rocious crime il fastened more strongly
uTon Mary Jane Smith the notorious
oolored woman Of Victoria alley, who
has been in the tolls for robbery so
many times.
she who sent the messenger boy to the
drug store on the fatal Friday after
non for the morphine. She has adj
mltted that she bought the drug for tho
purpose Of doping Ryan that she
Guild more easily rob him. She has adj
mltted that II was she who bought the
teer into which the poison was placed
and that Ryan was 'doped" In her
crib at Al Victoria alley.
These facts and many more were
brought out this morning and early this
afternoon In Chief Paul's private Office
at the police station during a stormy
scene between the Smith woman and
her confederate Madge Ray.
WOMEN IDENTIFY BODY.
On Monday afternoon the Smith wo-
man was taken to O'Donnells morgue
where the body Of Ryan has been since
its discovery. She saw the body and
at once admitted that the man was in
her place on Friday afternoon. This
morning the Ray woman was taken
there and saw the body.
That's the man." she said.
is he the man who was In Mary
James place on Friday EVENING""
asked Detective Raleigh.
He Is the man, and he Is Just as |
described him to YOU" was the wo-
mans reply.
After taking her back to the police
station the two women were confront
ed with each other In the chiefs Office.
In the presence of Chief Paul, Detective
Raleigh and Assistant County Attorney
Loofbourow.
ONE BLAMES THE OTHER.
Each woman was told what the other
had admitted and then followed 4
stormy scene during which the officers
secured, word by word. the damaging
facts as related above But each wo-
man still declares that II was the other
who actually put the poison into the
beer, but the authorities are practically
certain that the Ray woman is telling
the best story and that II was the Smith
woman who actually did the poisoning.
During the sweating process this
afternoon the women flew at each other
like tigresses. They called each other
liars and murderers and swore dire
vengeance one upon the other
Now yo' look-a here Mary Jane
Smith said the Ray woman, who WIS
much the calmer Of the two. and spoke
with more care and elaboration: II
wants to ak yo some questions Didn't
70 say TO me that yo' waz broke and
needed money an dat yo' wuz agoin'
fer TO dope dat man and take his
money!"
Yes, said dat" admitted the other
Il admit dat ! called dc messenger an
sent out 70 de morphine and dat |
bought de beer but 20 wuz de one what
put de morphine into de beer"
"Yo' are a lynn an you knows IL.
Mary Jane Smith" retorted the Ray
woman. II nevah had nothin' 10 do
with poisonin' him or Robin him. 70
wuz de one what got de money an yo'
told me yo' nevah got nothin'."
NO FURTHER ADMISSION.
This sort Of thing was kept up for
several hours. each calling the other
vile names. But try as they might,
the officers could not get either woman
10 admit that they carried Ryans body
out TO the clubhouse or how much they
secured from him. But for all that,