South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
MAN AND WOMAN
LEAVE HOSPITALS
Two Members of Party Are
Fully ReCOvered-Dr. F. n.
Irwin Issues Statement.

q. Steel. 631 +. Bronson St. a
member Of the unlueky party held
last Thursday night at the residence
when two others were asphyxiated.
left Epworth hospital Saturday. Miss
Marion Heyden, another member of
the party. is also recovered and left
st. Joseph's hospital at Mishawaka
Sunday afternoon.
DR.. +. II. Irwin, whose name was
brought into the tragedy, gave out
the following statement, which was
addressed 10 the editor of The News
Times:
/ hope you Will give me the OPP
portunity 10 correct the erroneous
and unfounded report of my cOnnec-
ton with the tragedy which occurred
last Friday morning on Bronson St
in this city.
About a week before this occur
renee my Office girl, who had been
with me for some time. left my en-
ploy and secured for me Miss Marion
Heyder, who was a mere acquaint-
ance of hers and who was a stranger
10 me. Friday morning about
$3.50 ! was working in my Office on
a patient. Mr.. Coleman from Chi
cago. I was called TO the telephone
and with some difficulty recognized
the voice of Miss Heyden, who in
an incoherent manner made me un-
derstand that something critical had
occurred.
Told To Go Next Door.
I told her to go next door and
have some one. else tell me what
was the trouble. Afterward j learn
ed that she went to the next door
neighbor, who happened 10 be Mrs.
b. b. Miller, wife Of the city sealer.
Mrs. Miller promptly called me and
i'm brief told me the situation and
said that l had better come down at
once. Realizing the seriousness OF
the situation, l asked Mr. Coleman
10 accompany me, and we went di-
rectly TO the Miller residence.
After being informed briefly of
what had occurred, Mr.. Coleman and
1 went next door where the tragedy
occurred, and went in, but seeing the
situation decided 10 await the ar
rival of the physician, and returned
to the Miller residence. In a few
| minutes DR.. Myers came and we
went with him TO the Steele house
and, after learning the true stua-
ton. we returned TO the Miller resi-
dence and the police and coroner
! were summoned
Left Purse in Room.
Miss Heyden mentioned the fact
/ that her coat, hat and purse were
I still at the Steele residence and she
wanted them, and that Miss Weight
/ had a purse and was wearing a dia-
/ mond ring; thereupon Mrs. Miller
suggested that / had better get heI
| pocketboOk and any valuable jewel
! ry that she had and turn it over to
/ the coroner. Acting on the sugges-
| ton. ] returned 10 the Steele house
| and procured Miss Heyden's coat
hat and purse, and Miss Voight':
| purse and two rings, which l took tC
the Miller residence. This was done
! in the presence of probably - or L
people. In a moment an Officer
came in and said 1 was wanted al
| the Steele house, and on the way
over he said, Il think you are want
/ ed about the rings said 'Al
right"
Meeting the coroner, l introduced
myself and we shook hands, anc
/ thereupon delivered to him the
property of the deceased. 1 return
ed 10 Mishawaka and took the 1:2C
/ train for Goshen TO keep an engage
ment with my brother, a practicing
! physician at that place.
Statements Are Denied.
Up TO this time it had never Oc'
Cured TO me that any action on my
part could in any possible way b,
misconstrued, even by the most viviC
imagination of a newspaper report
err as the attitude of Mr. Coleman
and myself was one of assistance
only. You being in the newspaper
business and perhaps calloused L
these things, cannot realize the shocl
and humiliation ] suffered when OF
returning from Goshen ] read fo
the first time the lurid account o
the tragedy and of my connection
with it.
These are the exact facts in tn,
case stated briefly, and from then
il is impossible for me 10 realiz,
how the widest flight of imagina
ton could conjure up the statement
as published in various papers tina
! was engaged 10 the girl, that / haC
given her a diamond ring, that
had said the ring was mine, that
had gone TO Goshen 10 arrange TO
the funeral. and various other state