The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-03

k&t&t Was A&N@& 10 -
Her Observation-Disclosures Made by
Rings.
Boston. October 9-Tilat the dis
mambered body found In a suit case ut
Winthrop on September 81 Is that OF
susan Geary. Of Cambridge, Is the be-
lief OF the girls family and friends.
and 81 the Boston police department.
Miss Geary, vas a chorus girl OF
The Shepherd King Company" and
was known on the stage as Ethel Dud-
reli- She was ri years of age. Mira
Geary today identified three rings
taken from the right hand found In the
second dress suit case picked UP near
the new Chariestown bridge. on Fri
day last. as those worn by her daugh-
ter when she absented nerself Srpm the
theatrical company on September 10.
Confirmation OF Mass Geary's disap-
pearance from the company came from
Morris Nathan. secretary tn the man.
aSer OF the company. TO whom Miss
Geary was engaged. Mr.. Nathan -
no~ IN Pitsl.urg, Pa. According to
Nathan. Miss Geary parted from him
on the best or terms the day after the
company closed its last engagements In
this city, and he supposed. he said. that
lie should see her at the next perform
ance in Lowell on the following day.
Instead. however, "A message was re-
ceived hy the company's manager,
from "P. ~. Smith. Nj. H.. Boston.'
which stated that Miss Durrell' was
suffering from stomach trouble and
would lie unable Ia report for several
days.
Miss Geary dropped u OF sight af-
ter that, and - far as the police are
concerned, they have been unable 10
lind any one who either saw or COM
municated with the girl. Tel days
later, on September 21st, a dress suit
case in which was the torso OF a
young woman was found floating In
the harbor near the Winthrop Yacht
Club, about three miles below the city,
and on Friday hast another suit case
containing the arms and legs of the
victim was taken from the water OF
the city docks. near the new Charles
town bridge. over the Charles river.
On the fingers OF the right hand were
three rings. which gave the police the
first tangible ciew in the case. 1t "a
then found that Mrs. Geary had a miss
Ing daughter whose description tailed
with that Of the suit cise victim. Mrs.
Gcary and her two daughters describ-
Ell the rings and afterwards positively
identified them rs belonging To Susan
Gpary.
The police then turned their atten-
ton 10 the search for the person re-
sponsible for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
the body. but = far little progress in
that direction has been made.
Mrs. Geary declared today hat when
she last saw her daughter the latter
complained Of pains in the side and
Mrs. Gearv suggested that she might
a been operated upon for %appendi-
citis n that the doctor being unsuc-
ces5ful in the operation, cut her up.
AS soon as Mrs. Geary's suspicious
We're confirmed by the description Of
the rings. n message was sent To Mr..
Nathan at Pitfsburg. saking him TO
come to Eo&ton and bring the note
signed Up. \. Smith, NJ. D.. Boston,"
Nathan at rittsburg. asking him to
did not join the company i'm Lowell,
an investigation was started In order
TO locate Smith. but that no trace OF
him could he found Since then, Ma
than has been in frequent c~ommuuica-
ton with Mrs. Geary, and il is said,
urged her TO notify the police Of the
disappearance of her daughter. Mrs.
Geary objected. however, OIL account
of the notoriety.