Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
comnonv in Salem.


Provided with photographs OF the
dead woman, headquarters detectives
are securing this city in efforts TO
trace the movements of Miss GealS
from the time she was last seen by
her mother at her home i'll Camprluse'
on Sunday aftrnoon, Sept. TO- SAYING
she was going to the shepherd hllS
Company on its trip to Lowell. me
police state that members OF the conf
MANY say that the young woman did
not join them. She failed to appear
ar the opening performance in Lowell.
but the management received note
signed ostensibly by a doctor saying
that Miss Geary was too ill to fill her
place and would not be able TO do so
for several days.
The name signed to the note of eX-
cuse was p. II. Smith, M. d.. Boston.
One of the most important features OF
the police work, today, was the effort
to establish the identity of the writer
of the missiye. This was a difficult
matter, as the name apparently was
fictitious there being no p. III. Smith
among the registered physicians OF
Boston.
Another step in the police work was
an effort to locate close friends of
Miss Geary. This. too, was not easy
because, as Mrs. Geary. mother OF the
dead woman, said she had few intl-
mates.
AS soon as Chief Watts and Supt.
Pierce of the bureau Of criminal in
vestigation arrived at headquarters,
this forenoon they went into confer
ence on the case. AS he was going
into his office, Supt. Pierce paused
long enough TO say that there was no
doubt about the identification of the
BODY and the work now in hand was
to find out where the girl went for
medical attention and who treated her.
Considerable confidence was eX-
pressed at headquarters that the de-
sired evidence would be secured with
out great delay.
In connection with these statements
it was recalled that a doctor, whose
name had been given to the police in
connection with the purchase of the
suit cases which held the dismember-
ed body, had left the city and that two
weeks ago, in a New York hotel he
privately met the pawnbroker who
sold one of the suit cases.
that the broker had failed to identify
article. but the police declared that
they were not satisfied with the pro-
ceeding. Later the pawnbroker stated
that while he had not identified the
doctor as his customer there were
many points of resemblance. The po-
lice, today, would not indicate whether
steps had been taken to locate the
doctor. neither would they state that
no suspicion was directed towards
him.
After the conference between Supt.
Pierce and Chief Watts it was an
nounced that Detective John w. Nc
Carr had been sent to Pittsburg for
the purpose of examining Nathan and
other members of the shepherd King
Company. The question of bringing
Nathan to this city would not be de-
tcrmined upon, it was stated, until
after McGarr had completed his in
vestigation in Pittsburg. In this con-
nection Supt. Pierce stated that
Nathan knew as much as anyone
about the girl and her movements,
and also of her physical condition.
prior to her sudden disappearance
from the theatrical company of which
she was Il member. Nathans engage
ment to the girl was opposed by the
members of her family and efforts
had been made to prevent the pro-
posed marriage.
In reply to a question as 10 the
probability of an arrest in the case
Supt. Pierce said he hoped to make
one. When asked as to whether or
not he believed the crime had been
committed in Boston, he said it might
have been.
Although diligcnt search has been
made in Salem In an effort to learn
whether or not Miss Geary personally
mailed the letter to her mother OH
the day after she left the company,
no trace of the girl has been found.
Supt. Pierce frankly told the news
paper men. today, that the police de-
partment was working on important
information which had come to them.
but that it would he extremely i'm
prudent to divulge its nature ut this
time.
The police had not received any
communication from pittsburG up to
II o'clock, although they were ex-
peCting Il telephone call from that
city. Detective McGarr will reach
Pittsburg at $50 O'Clock. tomorrow
morning.
Friends IF Nathan, the young man
who is detained by the Pittsburg po-
lice, speak of him in the highest terms.
He has lived nearly all his life in Bos-
ton and has always been known for his
industry and correct habits. During
the past summer he was engaged in
theatrical matters at a popular resort
near this city. He gave up that work
to join The Shepherd King Co. when
its season opened.
The state police officials who were
actively engaged on the case following
TIE discovery Of the body. are working
in harmony with the local department
and State Inspector Silas Smith was
GetailCu to go to Pittsburg with In
spector McGarr.
Deputy Chief Noel of the state police
said, today, that he was fully con-
WINGED that the operation on the girl
was performed at Il Boston establish
ment, after which she was removed to
a private hospital where she died.