The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-20
DECISION REACHED
BY CORONER'S JURY
FOLLOWING inquest
No One Blamed in Tragedy; De.
tails Of Bismarck Drink
ing Party Barred
II WITNESSES ARE CALLED
Doctors, Chemists and compan-
!, ions Subpoenaed to Give
Evidence in Case

A verdict that the mysterious death
Of Miss Marie Ferderer. 2l-year-old
Mandan woman who expired In To-
cal hospital Dec. II, was caused by
acute meningitis and acute alcoholism
was reached Tuesday night by q Bur-
leigh county coroner's jury following
an inquest.
The jurors, Obert A. Olson, j. B.
Smith and N. E. Harris. all Of Bis
narck, reached their decision q few
minutes after two and one-half hours
Of testimony were completed.
The complete verdict was: 1.-THE
jurors upon their oaths do say that
said Marie Ferderer died in the st.
Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, in Bur-
leigh county, North Dakota, on the
18th day Of December, 1888, at about
lao o'clock p. m, from the effects Of
acute meningitis and acute alcohol
ism; that the same was not felonious."
Eleven witnesses we're called to the
stand in the inquest. Five Of them
had participated In q liquor drinking
party the night preceding Miss Ferd-
erers death, in the apartment Of Mrs.
Frances NJ. Thompson at 100 Avenue
B, Bismarck. Others on the party
besides Mrs. Thompson were Warren
o. johnson, % years old, who resides
at the same apartment house: Ken
meth J. Filbach, 10, and LaVerne
Bunny Paynter. %, members Of .
local orchestra: Miss Eunice Carlson,
20, and Miss Ferderer, both Of Man.
dan.
Doctors Are Called
Other witnesses were DR.. G. E.
Stackhouse of Bismarck, who was
called to treat Miss Ferderer two
hours before her death and who par
ticipated in the autopsy performed
upon her body in an effort to deter
mine the cause of death: DR.. L. w,
Larson of Bismarck, who assisted in
the post -mortem; Floyd Roberts, first
assistant chemist OF the state regula-
tory department here; Coroner Perry
and Deputy Sheriff A. H. Helgeson.
According to testimony Of the five
survivors Of the drinking party, Miss
Ferderer, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew J. Ferderer Of LOT Sixth Ave-
nue., northeast, Mandan, had become
drunk" during the affair.
She and Miss Carlson caught the
$50 .. m. IN. s. To- bus on Sunday
Dec. 10, at Mandan and came to Bis
marck, reaching here at Gas p. m
&C. s. IT, They went directly to the
apartment Of Paynter and Fiibach at
/, 100 Avenue B, next to that Of Mrs
Thompson, and cleaned their apart
ment up. On the bus, Miss Ferderer
had complained Of q headache. Miss
Carlson testified.
Party Began At IL
The party in Mrs. Thompson's
apartment began about IL o'clock the
night Of Sunday, Dec. 10. with the
participants drinking alcohol In hot
water with sugar." the witnesses said
Throughout the party, testimony in
dicated, Miss Ferderer drank strong
drinks and drank them often. insist
Ing that she mix most Of them her
SELF
They consumed all Of the liquor n
one brown" pint bottle and Their
johnson secured another half pint
which he placed in the same bottle
and most Of that was consumed.
Shortly after midnight Miss Ferd.
erer became quite intoxicated. the
witnesses said. and decided she wa
in no condition to 60 home to Man.
dan.
Paynter left with Miss Carlson K
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