The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-26
WOMAN KILLED
DURING JOY RIDE;
COMP PANION HELD
w. X. McGregOr Brings Mrs.
Anna Mann Home With Bat
tered Skull
SAYS SHE TUMBLED FROM
AUTO TO PAVEMENT
Claims Three Hospitals Refused
to Give Her Attention
Story is Denied

Walter r. McGregor, former defend
ant in the loan shark" cases, who
changed his name on account OF the
notoriety he received at that time,
he says. to w. r. Mack, is held by
the police pending a thorough investi.
cation by police and coroner into the
death or Mrs. Anna Mann. % years
old, OF No 29S Riopelie-st., wnom he
had taken for an auto ride. Monday
night, and brought home at 1880
o'clock Tuesday morning with her
skull fractured and in a dying condi-
ton. The young woman died few
minutes after being carried TO the
doorway of her home by McGregor.
McGregor is 2S years old, and says
he is now a cigar salesman, rooming
at No, AZ Broadway He is held on
charge of suspicion OF manslaughter.
The story which he told TO the po-
lice is that Mrs Mann stood up in
the auto as he was turning the cor.
ner at Riopelle and Macomb-sts., and
fell headlong from the car as the ma
her up and carried her TO st. Mary s
hospital, but was refused admission
and told that the hospital was full.
Then. he says, he drove TO Grace hos
pital, and then TO Solvay hospital,
where he met with the same refusal.
Then he drove to the woman's home.
In 81. Mary's hospital II is stated
that a man who was greatly excited
and seemed to be intoxicated, pound
ed on the front door late at night and
said that his girl had been injured
The attendant went to call a physl.
clan, and when they returned 10 the
door, the man had left.
Soivay hospital attaches and Grace
hospital officials declare that they re.
ceived no call from McGregor.
The dead woman leaves one child.
PHYLLIS, four years old Her husband.
Elmer Mann, who formerly lived at
No. 230 Beech-st, deserted his wife
some time ago, and a warrant is out
against him. The woman and her
child have been living with her moth.
er, Mrs. John Lang.
Mrs. Lang scouts McGregor's story
that Mrs. Mann carelessly stood up
In the auto, and believes that she
was trying 10 leave the machine,
against McGregor's wishes, to return
home, when McGregor started up the
machine and she was thrown out
Mrs. Mann had been introduced to
McGregor, Monday evening, by Miss
Grace Rohnkohl, 1s years old, a sister
of Mrs Mann, who also lives at the
Riopelle-st address. Miss Rohnkohl
says she met McGregor a few days
before.
Miss Rohnkohl, Al Weisman. her
friend and Mrs. Mann and McGregor
all went for an auto ride. Monday
evening. visiting a number of west.
side saloons and a downtown chop
suey cafe.
Then McGregor took Miss Rohn.
kohl and Weisman home, and started
out with Mrs Mann, saying that they
would Just drive around the block.
That is Miss RohnkohPs story OF the
tragedy, and the next that she saw
OF her sister was when McGregor car.
rted the limp form OF Mrs Mann 10
the door OF her home, and said, "Your
sister is hurt" Miss Rohnkohl. ter.
rfied, opened the door and the in.
Jured woman was carried into the din.
ing room and laid on the floor. while
her mother. stepfather and other
members OF the family, including her
little daughter. gathered near In
five minutes she was dead
Police Surgeon Griffith Thomas
was called and found that the youflg
wcman's skull was fractured. and her
right thumb broken.
Patrolman Edward Weiland took
McGregor to Hunt-st. station. and he
was later transferred TO police head.
quarters, -here he was locked up. on
orders OF Coroner Rothacher. pending
a thorough investigation OF the case