Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-03
ACCOMPLICES IN SUIT
CASE MURDER ARRESTED
William Howard Confesses He Threw Dismembered
Body of Susan Geary Into Winthrop Harbor.
Butcher Will Soon Be in Tolls.

ard, only yoL want to be mighty
careful and keep your mouth shut
one OF our patients Is dead, and We
have got to get rid of the body
We've got to get rid of It by. al
means, and without delay"
Then he went on to tell Howard
that a girl had died from the effects
of an operation. He explained in de
tail what was required to remove tn,
remains to- some spot where they
would not be discovered for some
time.
How much is there in it?" Howard
said he asked.
"One hundred dollars" answered
Crawford, and Immediately. Howard
says. they closed the deal They made
an appointment to meet at the hospi-
tai on the following day. Howard en-
tered the reception room the next
day, and Crawford kept Howard there
until night, when Crawford handed
Howard a small hand satchel, the lat
ter says, while Crawford himself car
ried a dress suit case. Howard was
told what was in the bag and the sat
chel. but was assured that no suspicion
would be attracted to them. Then they
started for the East Boston ferry. and
on the way Crawford explained that
they would throw the body into the
harbor at the first opportunity.
Crawford told Howard not to lose
his nerve and that they would accom-
plish their object without any trouble.
When they boarded the ferry boat,
however. there were more people GO
ing to East Boston than they had ex-
pected, Howard says, and no favora-
BILE opportunity presented Itself At
East Boston they went ashore and
rode on trolley car to Orient Heights
and returned Upon reaching the
ferry house there were few people in
the vicinity. and when the craft was
well out in the stream Crawford said
Let her go." and Howard dropped the
satchel, which contained the head of
the dead girl while Crawford dropped
over the stern the suit case containing
the limbs.
Howard said he thought the job
done. but Crawford told him that
there was another portion OF the body
to be disposed Of and straight way
they went to the fremont street hos
pital and got another suit case. How
ard says he took the case and with
Crawford drove to Chelsea ferry.
where they boarded q boat and when
nobody was looking threw the suit
case into the river. Before he left
Crawford, Howard received $50. he
says. Next day he got $50. Crawford
holding out $40 and saying that they
had not taken In much at the hospi-
tai.
Two days later Howard was startled
when he heard newsbOys calling out
about the gruesome find Of q dismem-
bered body in a snlt case, and lmmedi.
ately he went 10 the hospital and told
Crawford that he was scared and
wanted to leave town Crawford gave
him some more money he says and
told him that he intended to get out
too. and that he would accompany him
to New York. on September 22 they
came TO New York Shortly after the
police Of this city received message
from Boston asking them TO look out
for Crawford. who It way believed
could throw some light on the mys.
terry II was said by constantly watch
Ing the New York theatrical agencies
that the two men now In custody wert
located.