The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-15
Tragic I}eatl[ Of This Young Wo-
man ln'< ;ti&ated by Coronor's
eJury..SulCide Verdict Returned

Miss Hazelgrove walked up Fifth avenue with her en-
at the corner Of the j. c. Penny Co., store, Miss Hazel
grove stating that she going to supper This at
six o'clock The suppostion is that she planned hav
ing supper down town. She did not put appearance
at the store this morning and inquiry at her rooming
house and among her associates failed to elicit any nfor
nation to her whereabouts. She had made men
on of any contemplated absence from the city and
continued absence from her usual residence has given
to fear untOWard happening 1t is requested
that any person having knowledge Of Miss Hazegoves
movements after six clock Friday evening communicate
the to either the sher Office the police department.
or to States Attorney L. s. B. Ritchie.
Miss Hazelgrove has been resident of the city for a
number of and has great many friends in the city,
Her mother who lives at Tuttle, N. d. former
resident of the city and she has brother farming at Good
rch N D. Messages to her relatives fail to bring forth
any information regarding her disappearance.
headed by Sheriff Larson have split up into searching par
ties this afternoon and parong the river and vicinity
in the hope of discovering clue to her disappearance
LATER-The body of Miss Mary Hazelgrove was
found Saturday P NJ the side hill back of the State
Teachers College, the discovery of the body being made
bv Chief of Police Ernest Swanson and Patroman Fred
King The police officials state that all indications point
to the theory that death sefmposed there
strong odor of carboc acid her clothes and handker
chief Also gauze which was by the body. A
cork found her body which also leads to the the
ory that death caused by her hand The body is
in the hands of the county coroner n O. Holberg
States Attorney L. B. Ritchie states that coroners
The inquest over the body of the late Mary Hazel
grove was called at 1000 o'clock this morning in the
dertakng parlors of the county coroner N O. Holberg
Messrs E. j. Pegg c. K Otto and Alfred Anderson being
obtained as jurors
Herman Stern was the first witness called to the
stand and testified to the effect that Mary Hazelgrove
hf1 C1ofh hoo1r
keeper twenty three years of age and had been
resident at his home for the past three years. On Friday
evening, Mr. Stern testified he left the store building
about 62O accompanied by Miss Hazelgrove as their
usual custom They walked to the postoffice building
usual and returned to the Penney where Miss
Hazegrove turned south with the remark that she would
presumption that Miss Hazelgrove planning going
up to the club of the Business and Professional Wo
mems club Of which she member. Mr. Stern states
that he returned to the store after supper where he stad
for hour returning to his home at 945 and ret
ing for the night after leaving unlocked for Miss
Hazegroves return About midnight at the discovery of
the fact that she had not returned to her room he became
alarmed and phoned to Miss Emma VonDomarus, who
close friend Of Miss Hazegrove asking if she had
Miss Hazegrove during the evening knew of her
whereabouts AS Miss VonDomarus had not her she
offered go out and search for her company with Mr.
Stern They visited various places where they thought
she might go but could find trace Of her. They met
Officer Fred King and asked him if he had anything
of her and received negative They kept up the
search until about then went to Mr. Sterns house
where Miss Van Domarus remained the rest Of the night
At six in the morning they got up and went to the N P
depot to Miss Hazelgrove had taken the early
ing train She had not Then they met No. and thought
perhaps they might have gone east the night before and
would return that train, but of she did not
appear They continued the search in the park and other
places and not finding her general alarm sent out
and Mr.. Stern did not again her until her remains
were brought in The deceased had made her home with
the Sters for the past three years. Her mother formerly
lived here but had moved to Tuttle N. D.
The post morten examination was conducted this
morning by Doctors E A. Pray and Will H Moore. Both
physicians placed the stand under oath and tes