The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-06
MEETS
DEATH IN FLAMES
Anna Milan, Who Has Lured Many
Men To Ruin and Disgrace, Vic
tim of Horrible Fate.

Amid squalid surroundings, In a
dingy, ill-kept room, Anna Milan, the
Vampire, as the police knew her. once
member OF respected eastslde
family, met death in one OF It's most
terrifying forms. early Thursday
morning.
Her body, unmourned ana unclaim'
ed. lies In the county morgue. the
flesh literally cooked from the bones.
The face. with the marks OF the dis
sipation that had wrecked her moral
ly and physically. was not marred, so
identification was easy
Anna Milan, after prolonged all
sence, turned up in Detroit about
week ago, and had been living with
man SAID to be named John Wyman,
at No. 2t2 Congressst east. Wednes-
day afternoon. a curtain IN the base
ment room caught fire In some way.
the wOman's dress caught fire. too.
This is the version of the affair given
by Mrs Christina Reyait, who lives
I'm the house
The Milan woman ran screaming
from the house Wyman paid no at
tention TO her. but continued beating
the burning curtain with his hands.
" -
stood In the doorway leading to the
backyard screaming in agony, while
her dress was burned from her body.
Then she ran into rear shed. Mrs.
Revait ran after her and threw a
blanket over her. She was too far
Anna Milan died in St. Marys hos
pital at 2 o'clock Thursday morning.
II suppose the man did NOT know
SHE was burning" said Mrs. Reyait.
He probably thought she was just
excited. He had his back to her and
vas beating out the flames
Anna Milans fate Is "A sad com
mentary on the life of hayward wo-
man, who had had every opportunity
to lead a decent life amid the best
surrounding She was adopted from
convent when child by woman
who lives in an east-side home. She
married very young and is the mother
OF four children. all OF them said to
be living in Detroit.
She fell from grace. however. and
sank as low as Is possible for any
woman to sink For "A time she was
ali inmate of the notorious House OF
All Nations. and later lived in Sui
eide Row" Both OF these places
have since been torn down b. order
OF the board of health
II was while she lived in Suicide
Row that she lured a man named
Milan TO the place. He was farmer
from near Grand Rapids. He had
sold his land and had something like
$3.50. She lived with him for a time
and one day he was found dead in
bed. What money was left of his roll
was gone. She was arrested and held
on suspicion Of having had something
To DC with his death. She managed
20 clear herself of the charge, how
ever. and was allowed to so, after
being ordered out of town
Other men she lured to one form
or another OF disgrace and destruc-
ton and IL was through this that she
gained the name. The Vampire"
Wyman appeared in police head
quarters Thursday afternoon and gave
his version OF the tragedy. He says
the Milan woman. half drunk. was
smoking cigarette and set fire TO the
curtain, the flames spreading to her
dress. He says that he attempted to
rescue her but that the fimsy material
OF which her dress was composed
burned so quickly that she was beyond
help before he could reach her.
The body Will be claimed by the
woman who adopted Anna Milan from
the convent. The police decline TO
give her name.