The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-05
INQUIRY into
GIRLS DEATH

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. Am
assistant states attorney or Ramsey
county, Minnesota, arrived In the city
this morning to investigate into the
death OF Mary Ryan, aged -, who died
last Friday night at a local hospital,
from the results Of an alleged criminal
operation performed by a Minneapolis
doctor, whose am is believed to be
Frazer. Norman Watson, a well
known Cavalier farmer, for whom IL
Is stated she worked as a. domestic
thorities to be implicated in the af-
fair.
John Eagelson. an uncle of the
girl, was in tie city yesterday and was
called as a witness before the corO-
ner's jury, which is holding an inquest
in the case. The only witnesses that
have been called thus far are DR.. II.
Fl. Healey, who attended the girl af-
ter her arrival in the city last week,
and Mr.. Eagelson. The latter had
intended to take the remains back to
Canada, but it Is now probable that
the body will be held here, pending
further investigation and the arrival
of the Minnesota authorities. The in
quest was continued from 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon until 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Mr.. EagleBton was questioned by
Coroner Murphy and the jurymen. He
stated that Mary Ryan came to Cav
alier to live with him about " years
ago., and that after staying at his
she worked as a domestic. Accord
home for q few months, she went to-
work for Norman Watson, for whom
she worked as a domestic. Accord
ing to Mr. Eagleson, she was never
alone in the Watson home with him
except during the Winnipeg fair last
summer, when Mrs. Watson was at
tending the Manitoba exposition.
Watson stated that there was no
one at Cavalier in whom the girl con-
fided much, with the exception of
Mrs. Robert Chase, with whom she
to have a dress made. They secured
the goods here and Mrs. Chase helped
her with the dress. Mrs. Chase. ac%
cording to MT. Eagleson, had receiv-
ed two postcards from the Ryan girl
after she left Cavalier in September,
one dated at Grand Forks and one au
East Grand Forks, In which the girl
stated that she was working for SIS a.
month, but hat the work was SO hard
that she did not believe she could
stay the month out. It is believed
that these cards were sent early in
Oc'~ber, but the exact date is not
.yn.
The last time Mr.. Eagleson saw his
niece, Miss Ryan, was when she
brought a rifle to his home and asked
him to keep it safely for her. She
this, o about the first Of October,
Mr.. Eagleson did not remem-
Der the dates. He told the jury that
he would inquire into the facts and,
If possible, secure the postal cards on
his return to Cavalier. The girl, ac-
cording to the testimony given, had
never been in company with n 9TH
man than Mr.. Watson for over a
year, thought at one time a certain
Cavalier man paid her some attention.
According to a signed statement.
made by the girl to DR.. Healy, an
operation was performed at Mime
apolis by a doctor, whose name she
gave as Frazer and whose offices she
stated were in a large building almost
entirely, occupied, by medical men.
She stated that she had been taken to |
the home Of Mrs. O'MalIey, a midwife, |
living at 41S East Eighteenth street, |
In answer to DR.. Hea-
.ey's questioning, she stated that Wat
was responsible for her condition.
Watson Arrives.
Watson was Immediately notified of
he affair and came to this city All
once. It Is stated hat he appeared to
% greatly agitated over the girls
Heath, but that he denied any itnpli-
cation in the case. He expressed a.
Willingness, however, to pay her hos
0ital and medical bills. and after her
Heath made arrangements to pay the
expenses. He then left Grand
Forks, supposedly for Cavalier. and
1as not since been heard from. Wat
son Is a prominent Cavalier farmer, H.
and has two children.
Miss Ryan came to this city early
asst week and went to the Y. W. c. A.
where she was taken care
If by Miss Josephine Brown, matron.
rhe latter became anxious concerning
Ter condition and called DR.. Healey,
who was in charge after that time.
It is probable that Miss Brown, hog
authorities and Mrs. Chase, wno
vas the girls companion at Cavalier,
will be called as witnesses in the case
The members of the jury are r. J.
Smith, J. T. Hart and O. r. ElIestad.
rhe hearing will be continued this
afternoon and the case may be turn
over to the Minnesota authorities,