The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-03
NATHAN TELLS ALL HE KNOWS
New Light on the Winthrop Suit Case
Mystery-Boston Police Looking for
the Person Who is Believed to Have
Caused the Death of Susan Geary.

Pittsburg, October 30.--i; is the firm
conviction of every n Who is i'm touch
with the cas- that, while a charge of
murder ina been lodged agiiTst Nc -
Nathan, secretary to manager of the
Shepherd King Company. in conecticn
with the Winthrop suitcase mystery,
he is not the principal in the affair and
is held because it is believed he can
throw nor light on the crime than
any Else.
That the police have a complete
story from Nathan telling all he knows
II suspects, is no denied but aside
from a few statements that have leak
ed out concerning the examination, the
authorities refuse ~ ~liscI.>c the anfOr-
nation obtained until after the arrival
Of tne Boston officers, which is expect
ed about 3 O'Clock iii the morning.
1t is known that Nathan admitted
tfiat he was intimate with Miss Geary
ard il his statement he implicated A
woman who, he says, conducted q ma
ternfty home in fremont street, Bos-
ton.
Nathan stated to the police officer
that he was not aware of the girls
condition. He declared they were to
have been married. He said he over
heard a conversation between Miss
Geary and two girls, who were appear
ing at the Parks in Hartford, in which
one of the girls advised Miss Geary
to go to the fremont street house Off
treatment. Nathan said he was not
responsible for Miss Geary going to Il
hospital. That the crime was done by
a woman is the belief of the police of
ficials. No hardened criminal, they
say would have disposed of the body
by cutting it up and packing it in a suit
case, and then allowing the case to
float.
The authorities appear to believe
that Nathan was unaware of the muir
der of the girl, and that he had no part
in the crime, but they seem to think he
is responsible for her receiving treat
ment. Nathan is on the verge of col
lapse, and the police are doing every
thing to keep him as we'll as possible.
Nathan's story Of having last seen
the murdered girl at the subway sta
ton at Boyleston and fremont streets,
Boston, on the night of September 9th
Is l. OuI NY VI l1C
company.
Boston, Mass, October 3O.-With the
state and city police making effort to
locate the person who is believed to
have caused the death of Susan Geary,
of Cambridge, the victim of the dress
suitcase tragedy, it vas believed to-
night that the case had entered upon
it's last stage and that an arrest would
be made
Norris Nathan, the lover of the girl,
has furnished valuable information re-
garding the case, and the police now
have tangible facts upon which to pur-
sue their investigation. While h po-
lice tonight refused to discuss the
latest developments of the mystery, it
is known that they are in. possession
OIL the name Of the physician who per-
formed the operation that caused the
death of Miss Geary, and it was believ-
ed that this physician would soon be
located by the officers. Tonight Mrs.
Catharine Geary and Miss Evelyn
Geary, mother and sister of the dead
girl, were summoned to the office OF
superintendent of Police William H.
Pierce for an extended conference.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Geary n her
daughter had been closely questioned
by Cambridge police detectives.
1t is learned that they, under rigid
questioning, had given the authorities
additional information regarding the
circumstances Immediately preceding
Susan Geary's disappearance.
Acting under information ELECTED
from Morris Nathan by the Pittsburg
| police, Boston detectives today search
ed the fremont street Office Of a wo-
nan physician who has advertised ex-
tensively in the newspapers. The pro-
| prietress of the establishment was not
present and one of her assistants
whom the police are particularly desir-
Gus of locating was also absent.
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