Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15
Doctor To Be
Held For Death
of Young Woman
By United Press Leaned Wire

BOSTON. July l1.--W WarrantS tor
the arrest OF DR.. Thomas l.. Walsh
and his wife on charges of first de-
gree murder were issued by muuicI-
pal court here today III connection
with the death of Miss Edith Louise
Green. 10 year-old state ward
This action was preceded bv 4
police raid on the south end oftIcc
Of Dr. Walsh, who is alleged to have
d!ismemberes the young woman ;
body and concealed it near a Ma;
tapan cemetery after she had died
from an Illegal operation. Ne
lace OF the physician or his wife
Was found.
james Vincent Ford, u, Of South
Boston, with whom Miss Green III
cd marriage intentions on July ),
was arrested by police early today
and held for questioning.
In second raid Al the home of
DR.. Walsh today police found some
OF the missing internal organs OF the
victim concealed in a garbage bar
rel. Police superintendent Michae}
II. Crowley, who conducted the raid.
submitted the material to medical
examiner Timothy J. Leary.
Meanwhile. Ford was ordered held
under $4,000 bail for the Auburn
grand jury.
Following his arrest today on
charge Of engaging physician to
performs an Illegal operation, Ford
Lold police the story Of his friend
ship with Miss Green.
= met her two wears ago in
South Boston, hc said. she was
pretty girl, with pretty brown
(clcs and dark hair. and We became
I Nerv fond Of each other. When |
met her she was working "a a maid.
saw her several times before last
summer. when She became a patient
at the Canton state hospital.
She got out Of the hospital las
! September and took Il job IN
Swampscott, where went to see
her lot. She told me, about a
month ago, that she was to become
4 mother. For time / didn't do
anything about it. Then one day
,hc told me she was faitmg IRE
queutlv and was afraid the doctors
there would learn what the matter
was. Finally We decided 70 &C.
married. You see, liked her a
lot. She was nice girl. We went
| to see Il priest ia Dorchester and he
advised US to get married and V"
, thought We would. But something
! She told mo frightened me and saio
thought we hadn t better get
married.
- had heard Of Dr.. Walsh, 81
last Thursday might ] went to hls
Office. when walked in ho SAID
Well, what =, the trouble son.
told him what wanted and he
agreed. Friday morning, ! went
| there with Edith and paid him $50
| ! left Edith there and returned
that night.
! The DOCTOR told me to com" back
Saturday night aud whcu ! did, IA.
J said, We'll, everything is going tt
BE all right.
,, 81 saw Edith and She seemed tl
/ Dc all rlght. Dh SUNDAY J IIIoh''
the doctor about noon and h" SAT-
tor me to hurry thrrr Immediately
| When arrived he said She , gone.
| ~ said gone: What do YOU mean
she : gonc: .,
=" She IS dead, the doctor said
Then tainted. When / got up
said, We'll, let 5 tell the police
quick, but the doctor said we ma'l
dispose Of the body.
The doctor said Edith was
d, state ward and that nobody woul'
ever know. Well, we talked for I
while and the doctor insisted thai
I I would have to help him dispos'
Of the body. But didn't.
~ left the house and didn
! hear anything more about il until
saw the newspaper TUESDAY.