Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-26
BREAKS
DOWN IN
CELL
CONF ESSl0N CLEARS SAN
FRANCISCO MYSTERY
Woman Employed By Doctor
Grant Declares Physician
Performed Criminal Opera
ton Which Killed Eva Swan.
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sun Fruucisco, Sent 90 After two
days and nehts az silence. Marie
Mcszerschmidt the nurse held IN de-
tinue since Friday night in cnnnoc-
Uon With the death of Eva swan tol-
lowing the finding ut the girls hody
beneath the flooring of the hnsement
OF vacant house confessed 10 the
police today that She had knowledge
OF the operation performed by Dr.
James GrUm upou Miss swan aud
that She attended the gir attet the
operation.
The confession states that Robert
Thompson, known as IN Grant.
packed the girls hodN isto y trunk.
first cutting of the legs az the un-
l,lcs that Grant discussed the burial
90 the body with the nurse and spent
two nights at the house whore Il was
found
Grant Waa taken into custody with
the nurse end late today paul Parker.
former stanford athlete aud who
lived IN the house where Miss Swan
roomed. was taken Go tho police sta
tion ana placed in detinuc
The nurse WAS induced to tell tho
storN hN her br0thcr-in-laW. August
Bormnn, of Oakland whp visited her
at the city prison this afternoon. lie
showed her picture Of her dead
mother, pleading with her ia tell the
police everything, impressing upon
hon that ths would be her mothers
WITH Tho young Woman tainted and
upon her recovery hoeamc hNstericaI
When She was luieted She agreed 10
tell the entire story "a detectives.
Following the confession Dr
Grant was led from hls cell and
brought into the desk sergeants of-
flee where Miss Mes2etschmidt was
seated AZ sight of Ills nurse, Or.
Grint broke away from the 1ailcrs
End ram along the prison corridors
He WIS chusrd BY policemen mud
foreihls rettrnoa to ihe pfrira III
sta aggvred and almoet sank 30 the
floor when he learned Of the nurses
collapse
In her story, Miss Ateszerschmidt
said that Paul Parker. q young man
who had known Miss swan ior eight
years, had visited the hospital on
three occasions TO see the dying gifi
after HE operation Tho police ini-
took PARKER into custody
aud placed him In dctinue AZ the city
prison He admitted the visits to the
hospital to see Miss swan. but
strongly denied any responsibility for
her condition latcr he gave the
police "a detailed account OF his ac-
lnaintnnee with Miss swan.
Miss Meszerschmidt eaid SHE was
not present at the operation which
WAS performed on April 10 OF this
wear nt the office Of nr Grant Fol-
lowing the operation Miss Swan re-
urned To work M The ofticc where
she was employed She was forced
10 leave her work on April 90 because
lf Illness and went TO Or. Grant She
was placcd in bed in the smail hos
)ital ward maintained hN the doctor
rhorc she remained for ten days, her
condition graduanN becoming worse
mtl death brought relicf
According To Miss Mcsgerschmidt
he giil died during the night while
'lono. she was found dead in bed In
he morning,
Following is tho nurses confession
D. part
"Afy name Is Mare Moszerrchmidt
md live az 1898 Golden Gate avenue.
ln Saturday evening April 10, 1919,
Miss ENa Swan 90 2U40 Scott street
VAS operated ON by pr Robert
Thompson puoWu ns pr Grant ana
anne back the next daN. sunday the
oNentccnth tor further treatment.
She then lcft and came back on April
10 and complained oi palms ana was
,at zap bed hV mc Miss Swan died
boat ton da1s later and was put into
) Grnnte TRUNK he tDrD Grant FIRST
avina the le4e oil at the mikes 50
rat hc might ,rash The ful INTO
he trunk
About % m that ev-
nug the trunk was moved
ID 82t llutoka street Dos an eN-
rcssman named Willie Sack tht doc
Dr eoing out to S27 kreka street on