Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-30
CHARGED WITH
KILLING F|ANCEE
ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH
"SUIT CASE" MYSTERY
Morris Nathan, Secretary OF a Theat-
rIcaI Manager, Is Accused Of
Causing Death of Miss
Susan Geary
BY Associate Press.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 29.-After
long and searching examination at
police headquarters, lasting until l
o'clock this morning, Morris Nathan,
secretary to the manager of the "Shep-
herd King" company was held on a
charge of numbering his sweetheart,
Miss Susan Geary, the victim of the
Winthrop suit case mystery.
Nathan, accompanied by Manager b.
A. Reinold, stage director, Samuel For
est and Kineo, a Japanese employed
by Mr.. Lorimer as a dresser, was ar
rested after search of several hours
in the Hotel Henry and taken to police
headquarters.
Nathan insists that he has not seen
the girl since he escorted her to a sub
way train on the night of Septen-
ber 9.
Acting Manager Reinold and Stage
Manager Forrest were taken to detec-
tive headquarters early in the evening
from the Lincoln hotel. They denied
any knowledge of Nathan's where
abouts and after a long session with
Chief McQuaide were allowed to go.
Reinold and Forrest went to the Hotel
Henry shadowed by Detective Cole.
They went upstairs and Cole secured
the number of the room and followed.
Forrest coming out of a room of the
fifth floor and placed Nathan under
arrest.
Nathan was unable to stand when he
learned that Cole was from detective
headquarters. He had been crying for
the past week and was so unnerVed
that Kimeo and Forrest had to almost
carry him to police headquarters. Sup
erintendent McQuaide Immediately
called up Superintendent of Police
Pierce of Boston and talked with him
over the long distance telephone a long
time before returning to his office, where
Superintendent Wallace, Detectives
Cole and Kane, Messrs. Kane, Reinold'
Forrest, Nathan and Kimeo were In
session. Nathan was much overcome
and 1t was with difficulty that he re-
peated his story of his connection with
the mystery.
Kimeo, the Japanese valet of Wright
Lorimer, has been a close friend OF
Nathan.
Josie Barron, who was a close friend
of the murdered girl, was located in
Lacock street last night, but was not
asked to give her story.
Manager Reinold has the doctors
certificates which had been received
at Lowell, Mass, explaining that Miss
Geary was i'll and would be unable to
join the company for some days yet.
An expert penman declared yesterday
that the handwriting was that Of a man
who had endeavored to disguise it, The
certificate was signed by "Dr. P. A.
Smith" His address was not given
however, and the paper was part of
a letterhead, the printed matter on
top having been torn off. Or Smith"
is believed to be a fictitious name, bu.
who it could be Nathan declared he
did not know. He said he knew of no
doctors, medical students or other drug
gists who were acquainted with the
girl. He declared that he had known
her for over a year and that she was
a good, virtuous girl.
The members of the company sympa-
thize deeply with Nathan and believe
him innocent, but are heartbroken over
the girls death.
Miss Geary, or Durrell, as she was
known on the stage, was cookbook
ing girl, but not of the strikingly hand
some type. Her engagement to Nathan
was known to the other members of
the company. She was living at home,
but members of the company say she
was dissatisfied as her stepfather was
not good to her.