Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-30


 Boston, Oct 3O.-Y Yesterdays investl gatiOns having satisfied the police that the victim of the ''suit case'' trag edy was Susan Geary of Cambride, , chorus girl, they were making every possible effort to-day to discover who was responsible for the death of the young woman. At the request ot Chief William B. Watts of the bureau of criminal Investigation, Morris Ma, than, to whom the girl was engaged is being held by the police of Pitts burg, Pa. pending further investiga- tion. The autopsy on the torso found In the suit case off Winthrop Septem- Der 21 having shown that only skill ed surgeon could have dissected the body in the manner in which 1t had been done. the police are endelyoring to learn what physician the young wo- man may have consulted at about the time she left "The Shepherd King theatrical company on September 10
 Provided with photographs of the dead woman, headquarters detectives are securing this city in efforts to trace the movements of Miss Geary from the time she was last seen by her mother at her home in Cambridge, on Sunday afternoon, September 10. At that time she left. saying she was go- ing to join ''Thie Shepherd King" com- pany, with which she was connected, on it's trip to Lowell The police have learned from members of the company that the young woman did not join them She failed to appear at the opening performance in Lowell, but the management received note, sign ed ostensibly by docror, saying that Miss Gearyl 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. H. Smith, NJ. D., Bos- ton.''
 One of the most important features of the police work to-day was the ef- fort to establish the identity of the . writer of the missive. This was diff ficuIt matter as the name apparently was fictitious, there being no r. H. Smith among the registered physi- clans of Boston.
 Another step ill 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 intimate friends.
 As soon as Chief Watts and Super intendent Pierce, of the bureau e criminal investigation, arrived at head quarters this forenoon, they went into conference on the case. As he was going into his office, Superintendent Pierce paused long enough to say that there was no doubt about the identiti- cation 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 express ed at headquarters that the desired evidence would be secured without great delay.
 In connection with these statements it was recalled that doctor whose name had been given to the police in connection with the purchase of the suit cases which held the dismembered body had left the city and that two weeks ago. in Now York hotel, he privately met the pawnbroker who sold one of the suit cases. After the meeting it was announced that the broker had failed to identify the doe tor as the purchaser of the article, but the police declared that they were not satisfied with the proceeding. Later, the pawnbrOker stated that while he had not identified the doctor as his customer there were many points of resemblance. The police 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 Super intendent Pierce and Chief Watts it was announced that Detective John W. McGarr had been sent to Pittsburg for the purpose of examining Nathan and other members of "rhe Shepherd King" company. The question of bringing Nathan to this city would not be determined, it was stated, until af- ter McGarr had completed his investi- cation in Pittsburg He left at 10:l9 today and was due in Pittsburg at 6:30 tomorrow morning. In this con nection Superintendent Pierce stated that Nathan knew as much as any one nbOut the girl and her movements. and also of her physical condition, prior to her sudden disappearance from the theatrical company of which she was member Nathan's engage ment to the girl was opposed by the members of her family. he sadi. and efforts had been made Co prevent the proposed marriage.
 In reply to the question as to the probability of an arrest here fin the case. Superintendent Pierce said he hoped to make one. When asked as to whether or not the crime had been committed in Boston. he sai dit might have been He then frankly told the T,pwSpaperman today that the police department was working on important information which had come t0 them. but that it would be extremely impFtI- dent to divulge It's nature at this time.
 The police had not received any communication from the Pittsburr of feials mp to n o'clock although they were expecting a telephone call from that cityl
 Salem. Mess. Oct 3O.-AItn0ugh the last Ieffpr ever rsceivesf by Mfs Cath eriue Geary of Cambridge from her daughter Susan. who fs heIievei to have been tho victim of tie Winthrop ruft case traetziy. was mailed iu this city September 1a. it has not Fef been rx.au-zasr,fsf urheel1sr fhss rn-1rs-s Trnr1arr