Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-02
NATHAN RETURNS
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the unfortunate woman, both oi VIII
were examined at some length 'ou"S'

-. .x,n1ined at some length. today.
pos,on Nov Pending the arriVai
of Norris Nathan. who has peeii oe
.a;,,,1 ~ the suit case mystery, u was
III, avnected here that any arrest would
~ ,,,ode until after the police had had
an opportunity of QUESTIONING INC
- nan who is held because of the
18Th If Miss Susan A. Geary, the al
1o,,aa victim. In police circles some
thi,,e, nj n sensation was caused by the
statement Of Attorney Siskind. repre-
senting Nathan, that he hoped to show
that Miss Geary is alive and that he
expected TO produce the young woman.
This statement also suggested Nathan $
possible defence and the necessity also
of the commonwealth proving that the
dismembercd parts found in the suit
cases were portions Of the body of the
Geary girl.
Among the details of the case which
the police have considered at length is
that of the similarity Of handwriting
between the letter received by the
mother of the girl from Salem signed
by the missing daughter and the ply
sician's certificate signed up. II. Smith,
NJ. D., Boston" received by MISS
Gearys company at Lowell and refer
ring to her enforced absence on account
of illness.
1t mas been pointed out that both
miSsiVes were written upon paper near
ly. if not quite identical and that the
note signed by Miss Geary was mailed
at Salem probably after the death of
the victim Of the suit case mystery
and after the purchases of the suit
cases at the office of the Boston pawn
brokers' establishment.
During the forenoon Evelyn Geary,
sister of the dead girl, was brought 10
headquarters for a consultation with
the officers. 1t had been arranged that
Supt. Pierce. CHIEF Inspector Watts
assistant, shall meet Nathan on his ar
rival.
Miss Geary remained with Capt. Du-
gan of the inspectors force, who
brought her to headquarters where she
remained for some time. At the con-
clusicn of the conference information
was denied as to what had taken place.
On her way out Miss Geary stated with
reference To the report that letters had
been found in Nathan's room at Pitts
DtlTS lllulcailiiss lIil lllt' ltllliIy flltN
that Susan Geary had gone TO an inSti-
tutiCn to submit to an operation that
she wished to state that SHE personally
had written no letters to Nathan. Her
mother had written one. but she said
she was very sure there was nothing
in her mothers letter to indicate the
knowledge OF her daughters condition
as Mrs. Geary was ignorant of it. Miss
Geary said th2t her sister had had no
intimate male friends other than Ma
than.
Her mother hai written regularly
once week she said, but she VAS very
sure that there was nothing in her
mothers letter to Indicate the knoWl-
edge of her daughters condition, as
Mrs. Geary was ignorant of it. Miss
Geary added that her sister had had 10
intimate male friends other than Ma
than.
1t was learned, today, that the police
have a warrant calling for the arrest
of Nathan. The specific complaint was
not disclosed. Deputy Neal, of the
state police. thinks little of the claim OF
Nathan'S lawyer that Miss Geary lives
and that the dismembered body is that
Of another woman.
''rhcre is not one chance in a million
that it is anybody else than Susan