The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-30
SUITCASE MURDER
MYSTERY SOLVED.
Chorus Girl Victim in Boston
Tragedy, Which Has Puz-
zled Police.
Journal Special Service. ].

Journal Special Service.
Boston, Oct. 30.--Miss Susanna Ar-
nes. Geary, 20 years old, Of Cambridge,
a chorus girl in g The Shepherd King, =
whose stage name was Ethel Burrell,
was the victim of the suitcase murder
mystery. That this is the name Of the
young woman who was operated upon
illegally and whose body, dismembered
and headless, was found in the two
sllitcases, one in Winthrop harbor on
Sept. IL and the other near CharlestoWn
bridge on Oct. II, was established to-
Mrs. Catherine r. Geary, the mother,
and the Misses Bertha and Evelyna
Geary, sisters, have identified the three
rings found upon the right hand Of
the victim as those belonging to Su-,
sanna A. Geary. They did not look
at the torso nor the arms and legs, be-
cause they were satisfied that the rings
could have belonged to no one else than
Miss Geary. AS far as the identified
tion is concerned, that phase of the suit
case mystery has been solved.
'+' Last Seen by Fiance.
''The Shepherd King was presented
at the Colonial theater in Boston the
week Of September 40. Miss Durrell q
last appearance with the company was
on the evening of Sept. 9. That eve
ming, after the performance, she bade
goodby to her fance, Morris Nathan,
assistant to the manager Of the oompa-
ny and the holder Of the bookselling
home to spend Sunday. @&& .s., 4:.1. %
Mrs. Geary last saw her daughter at
ll2:4O pm. Sunday, Sept. 10, when she
left her home, saying she was to catch
the l pm. train for Lowell, where the
| company was booked for the week
That day she was i'll and discouraged.
She did not 90 to- Lowell. ~. .a%.o -
On Sept. II the stage manager OF
the company at%Lowell received what
purported to be 'physician's ,certif-
'A'' Boston, los eoliy Sept. 11.-Miss Ethel Bur.
rell is suffering from bowel trouble and
will be unable to work for several
days. A. Smith, MD " g,
The name signed to this certificate
is believed to be fictitious. .
Mothers First Tidings. -. =
Later in the week Mrs. Geary re.
ceived letter at. Cambridge from
young woman member of the company
addressed to her daughter Severa
days after it's receipt the mother opened
it and then learned for: the first time
| GQaG loE lduSutoIStAdu uot JoAAOu ns
Shepherd King" company at Lowell.
Mrs. Geary received by mail on Sept
90 scrawly letter written apparently
with difficulty, but in her daughter Z
handwriting, which, according to the
envelop, was mailed in Salem at $3.50
pm. Sept. 10. The letter stated the
girl had been sick. She inclosed S.
for her father and asked her mother
not to forward any letters. ~. ~
4 i: Last Word from Daughter.
That was the last word the mother
had from her, daughter. That the let
ter was written by her daughter thu
mother has no.doubt, but the uncertain
hand, the wavering OF the strokes
; shows that the writer was either veal
. or penciling the note under great phys
ical difficulty. {$les s,,s.s~@-s> , goGt.zs.
:! After receivingS this letter. Mrs
Geary endeavored without success t
obtain q; trs6eef ofoher daughter. Sh'
had several interviews with Morri
Nathan,9 who vase engaged to- marr.
Miss Geary and who went to 9Cambridg
four or fve times while the e.compan,
} was touring New England, but, he coul,
= offer no explanations Of the young WON
ans absence. = n ~. II ,:t'E-.2 .=5& 5&
:t>@ Saw Daughters Rings.
!, i Yesterday Mrs. Geary realized tina
her daughter was dead when, with he