The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-02

Inspector McCauley. who was with
Nathan the latter part of the night. does
not agree with Nathan's counsel that the
defendant is in a serious condition. He
believes that Nathan was shamming.
Nathan slept well all night said the
inspector today, "and was feeling well
when he awoke this morning. His tenn
p%erature is still a little high from the ex-
element probably. II looks to me as
though he were shamming a good part OF
the Illness now in order to prevent any
more examination
Captain Dugan OF police headquarters
announced today that they had eliminated
from all suspicion three doctors who had
been mentioned In the case.
The captain said also that the iamon
ring belonging to Miss Geary was not
pawned by Nathan. the police were nov
convinced, but by "A friend of Nathan. The
ring I'm question had been purchased Sept.
I at a Summer street jewelry store. 1t
had been fully identified by the firm. by
Mrs. Geary and by her daughter Eve
Ign.
AN IMPORTANT FACT.
Another very important fact establish
ed to the satisfaction OF the police is that
he visited the DR.. Bishop offices at rs
fremont street on Sept. 10 and made In
quiries concerning the whereabouts OF the
Geary girl and was told that she was not
on their books and no information could
be given him.
The police are now searching for the
pa wn icket given for the ring and thus
far they have failed to locate 1t either I'm
Susie Geary's trunk and her home. or In
Nathan's effects. Nathan will be asked
concerning these matters.
Mrs. Geary told capt. Dugan on Tues
day afternoon that she never saw the
pawn ticket or suspected even that the
ring had been pawned or sold.
by the discovery OF the ring and the
facts In connection with II. the most i'm
portant and damaging evidence against
Nathan thus far gained is in the hands OF
the city police.
When the relatives OF the dead girl no.
ticed that Susie's solitaire ring. a present
from her mother, was missing from tho
hand found I'm the second suit case. IL was
surmised that this ring had been pledged
for the money necessary TO defray the ex-
penses OF an operation.
Tho police Immediately prepared for a
thorough canvass OF the pawnshops and
"A search OF their card index system OF
tracing pawned and sold property. They
discovered that on the days I'm question as
many as 75 or 100 rings OF that description
were pledged and sold TO pawnbrokers I'm
this city. and I'm going through the sever
al hundred card tracers they found an in
dication that Susie Geary's ring had been
pawned with the Collateral Loan com
pany.
PAwNED SEPT. II.
on Tuesday Capt. Dugan visited that
place and spent the afternoon examln-
ing the records and the rings received
there and he finally found one which no
believed TO be Miss Geary's. He took
X 10 the home OF the Gearys. where the
after carefully scrutlnizlng the
ring, positively Identified Il.
Capt. Dugan then discovered by the
books OF the loan company tina the ring
was pladged for $40 on Sept. II by a young
man. whom the police are satisfied then
can prove WIS n friend of Morris Nathan
I'm establishing tho fact thai the ring
was pawned on Sept. n. the police claim
ara a-hla-ta-ahew that the operation
was committed on or after tina date and
not before and at n place not far re-
moved from the offices OF the Collateral
Loan company in Boyiston street. for 70
is reasonable 20 presume that the person
who pawned tho ring went 20 tho place
nearest 10 tho offices OF the malpracti-
TONER and also handiest 10 the theatre
IN which tho company. Of which both
Nathan and the Geary girl were mem