The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-26
|F MYSTERY
fLY CLEARED
Il Swan Died as Result
Performed by
DR.. Grant.
mon OF NURSE
.fy FRANCISCO POLICE
INITIATED BODY of
ii and Hauled 1t in
n Trunk.

rrANCISCO, Sept, 25,-Aftcr
A md nights of silence, Marie
LAD, the nurse held in det-
9, Friday night in connection
dea,h of Eva Swan. follow
t,aiuq of the girls body be-
,ement hooring OF the base
vacant house, confessed TO
4. today that she had knowledge
.v,ration performed by DIR.
||a,t upon Miss Swan and that
Ia the girl after the opera
.,fesslon states that Robert
known ms DR., Grant, -
|lk girls body into a trunk,
|iBc of The legs at the ankles
upt discussed the burial Of the
-k the nurse and spent TWO
|, ths house where it was found.
traul was taken into Gus
.b The nurse, and late today
.rku. former Stanford athlete
. hyed in the house where Miss
nd. was taken 10 the police
|1sd placed in detinue.
,.ne was induced TO tell the
h her brother-in-law, August
Ia Oakland, who visited her at
i prison this afternoon. He
lei picture Of her dead moth
frg With her TO tell the police
sg imprcssing upon her that
u be her mother 5 wish.
QTelcome by Emotion.
|ang woman tainted aud upon
6Hy became hysterical. When
qsjeted she agreed 10 tell the
l.rr 10 detectives.
ing the confession. DR.. Grant
Hon his cell and brought into
k sereeant's Office, where Miss
lthidt Was seated. At sight of
= Dr.. Grant broke away from
'g and ran along the prison
+ lie was chased by police
7 iorcibly returned to the Of.
Eaggercd and almost sank to
then be learned Of tire nurse IS
aOry, Miss Messerschmidt said
p P Parker, The young man
EDowu Miss Swan for eight
y visited the hospital on three
% see the dying girl after
nllon The police immediately
Iher into custody and placed
!stlnue At the city prison. He
thc visits to the hospital TO
ivan, but strongly denied any
iInty for her condition. Later
'ie police a detailed account
'quslntance with Miss Swan,
nsd Lingering Death.
Aessersehmidt said she was not
= 'oe operation, which was per
y sls sald. on April 10 Of this
= iac Offices of DR.. Grant. Fol
he operation Miss Swan re-
z !, T0rk al the Office where she
t!ged She was forced TO leave
I % April 20 because OF illness
Y y Dr' Grant. She was placed
y t6s BE- 8mull hospital ward BY
f y; ene remained for ten days.
W -no1 gradually becoming worse
elf elf brought relief.
'q1g I to Miss Messerschmidf. the
oaIIng the night while alone.
@aud dead IN bed in the morn
Va OULll cS5lOQ.
'Hs Is the nurse s confession,
h@9 is Marie Mcsserschmidt,
~ i-9o Golden Gate avenue.
! evening. April l6, 1910.
psau Of 20i0 Scott street was
10 ny DR.. Robert Thompson.
4 -, grant, and came back the
\, '4saay, tho 18th, for further
one then left and came
epIli 20 and complained of
ss", "ss put to bed by me aud |
= qer S as n,lrse. Miss Swan died
''i,. ssyS later and WAS put into
III ,,uhS' he Or. Grant, first
n;,s 'eeS OFF at the ankles so
NV crush the body into the
Il ~o,1: D: m, that evening the
tsr~o'o1 nueo1 10 321 Eureka Street
iop a'nan a,n and Willie Saack,
4 gong out to 327 Eureka
istp,ni;ssa isa and stayed there all
.toinn about II a. M. the
b tbn saying TO me: Il could
4 Inc ,ooqY because people were
Isla Ne, DR.. Grant, wcui 20
'nd stavos ,eGV house that night
abou'' 'ayed i, all that night, re-
Ito me- 10 o'clock next morning,
II il Nv Shnt he could not bur-
eoonli""II. yard, as IL Was a very
7 bodsy /, night, and he had to
1.at Soo, IN the basement under
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