The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05
Dr.. Moeller's Hearing
Interesting Testimony in the Sensational Case Of Gena
Lein-Dr. lngstad on, the Stand-Girrs Lover
Tells Story

The hearing of DR.. Theo. Moeller
of Minot who is charged with man
slaughter, resulted in the introduc-
tion Of considerable evidence relative
to the recent death of Miss Gina
Lien, the young girl of Union, this
state, who died very suddenly in a
Minot hotel. Following her desth
an inquest was held, the coroner's
Jury finding verdict to the effect
that death was due to a criminal
operation, but did not name the par
ty or parties Thought to be guilty.
Since the RETURN of tbs verdict and
through the activity of the father
of the young woman, Gus Len, DR..
Theo. Moeller was arrested last
week ON charge Of mlanslaughter.
The deceased girl was engaged in
teaching music in Adams, Fairdale
and Nekema, this state, and was
away from home large part of the
time. She had mot been home since
September 27, just six weeks prior
to her death.
Asked for Operation.
The first witness ON the stand fol-
towing he opening of the hearing,
was DR.. E. ]. Engstad of Grand
Forks. He testified that Miss Lien
had called upon him i'm Grand Forks
the week before she arrived in Mi
not. She asked for am examination,
claiming THAT she was not feeling
we'll and thought she had heart
trouble. He gave her "a thorough
examination until he discovered her
condition, when she confessed. ali,
telling Id s~tlhat that was WhatssShe
had been worried about. She also
asked him to perform a criminal
operation which the doctor refused
to do. The doctor said that his ex-
animation as far as he went did not
show amy other ailment.
The father of the diseased girl
was then placed upon the stand. He
identified a letter which he had writ
ten to Miss Lien on October 2, ad-
ising Gina to make him MARRY" her
at once.
Attorney Sutton asked Mr.. Lien
what he meant by the words make
him marry you.'' Mr.. Lien replied
that he felt so bad about the matter
that he did not know scarcely what
he was, writing.
"You did not feel bad because the
girl was going to get married, did
ypu?" asked Mr.. Sutton.
Mr.. Lien said sNo."
Another question having been put
to Mr.. Lien by Attorney Sutton as to
why he felt bad, Mr.. Lien said that
he was sorry that Gina had done
wrong.
L. w. Dale was the next witness
He is the young man to whom Miss
Lien was to have been married, and
his testimony, in substance, was as
follows:
II knew Miss Lien for about two
years. met her first at Nekoma,
Cavalier county. In response to a
letter received from her, l came
here about noon, October 5, and I
met Miss LIEN at the depot at 2
o'clock Sunday morning. I walked
up with her to the hotel, and we
talked on the way UP. She said that
she was glad to see me, and told
her that was glad that she had
come. l told her that ali the rooms
at the hotels i'm Minot were full and
that I would have to give her my
room. / took her Mp to my room,
which was number 143,. and / slept
that might with a travelling MAN
whom l met Saturday afternoon. l
walked up with Miss Lien to the
room. We talked a few minutes.
She said that she was tired and
was not feeling very well and that
she wanted to retire. left her, and
did not see her until between 10
and II o'clock the next morning.
'I went up to her room, and we
talked for about an hour. The con-
versation was pleasant and she ap-
reared cheerful. We did mot talk
anything about getting marrded at
this time and I don't remember
whether we talked anything about
her condition or not.
I'VE went DOWN to the cafe for
dinner about IL or 1880. sat et an
open table and talked about different
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