The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-10
PARTIAL SOLUTION
OF BOSTON MYSTERY
Two Men, Who Disposed o
Girls Body, Arrested in
New York.
ONE MAN CONFESSES
Says He Was Hired in Boston to Dis
ONE MAN coNFEssEs
Says He Was Hired in Boston to Dis
ember Miss Geary's Body and
Throw It Into the
Harbor.

Harbor.
New York, Nov. 1.-TWO men are
under arrest in this city charged with
homicide in connection with the suit
case mystery in Boston. One Of the
men. William Howard, is said TO have
confessed tina, he and his fellow pris-
oner, Louis Crawford, alias Albert b.
Emery. We're the ones who took the
body from IL hospital on fremont street.
Boston and threw the disembered por-
tions. which We're concealed in dress
suit cases and a hand satchel, into
| Winthrop Massachusetts, harbor.
Howard denies that he knows anything
/ about the cutting up of the body, while
Crawford refuses to say a word. Chief
Inspector Watts. of Boston. is on his
way here with witnesses who say they
saw the men thrown the body from
ferryboats.
In the arrest of the two men here
the police declare that the solution of
the suit case mystery Will be reached.
and that the person primarily respon-
siblc for the death of Susan Geary, the
chorus girl of the shepherd King"
company, soon will be in the hands OF
the police.
William Howard, who has an alias of
Hunt, is 36 years of age. He says he
is an engineer by occupation, and that
he has lived since he came here in a
furnished rooming house in East Four
teepth stl eet.
Albert II. Emory, alias Crawford, is
a theatrical agent. Howard. as soon
as he was placed under arrest, the po-
| lice say, freely told the complete story
of the disposition OF the body, but alb
soluteIy denies that, he knows who
performed the operation upon the
chorus girl which brought about her
f1aatb NJ. whn aforementioned the hnlv
He was hired to help Crawford. he
swears, to dispose of the body, and
this is all he has had to do with the
case, although he admits that he knew
the girl had died under suspicious cir
c~umstances and that her body had been
cut w.
Howard and Crawford were arrested
here. AS soon as the men were taken
to police headquarters Howard broke
down and made the alleged confession.
According to he prisoners sworn
statement, as related by the police, he
has known Crawford for more than
three years. Crawford has been en-
ployed at various times by patent med
icine concerns throughout the United
States. but for some time past he has
been engaged in managing what the
police say is Il lying in hospital con-
Quoted by his mother-in-law. DR.. Jane
Bishop, In Fremont street, Boston.
On the morning of September 10. two
days before the dismembered body of
Susan Geary was found. Howard called
at Or. Bishops place to see Crawford
Howard said he needed one badly at
the time. INC when Crawford suggest
ed that he was in a position to get
him ii good fee he quickly jumped at
the chance
Nov I've got a chance to let you
make a good piece of money!" Craw-
ford is alleged to nave said to Howard.
only you want to be mighty careful
and keep our mouth shut. One of our
patients is dead and we have got to
get rid of the body. We have got to
get rid of it by all means. and without
delay.
Then he went on to tell Howard.
according to the confession, that a girl
had died from the effects of an oper-
alton. He explained in detail what was
required-to remove the remains to
some spot where they would not be dis
covered for some time.
How much is there in it?" Howard
said he asked.
zone hundre dollars" answered
Crawford, and Howard says they closed
the deal. They made an appointment
to meet at the hospital on the follow
ing morning. Howard entered the re-.
ception room the next day. and Craw-
ford kept Howard there until night.
whe Crawford handed Howard a small
hand satchcl. the latter says. while
Crawford himself carried a dress suit
case. Howard vas TOLD what was in
the bag and the satchel, but was as
sureG that no suspicion would be at
tracted 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 How
ard not to lose his nerve, and that they
would accomplish their object without
any trouble.
When they boarded the ferryboat,
however, there were more people go
ing to East Boston han they had ex-
pected, Howard says. II no favorable
opportunity presented itself. AT East
Boston, they went ashore and rode on a
trolley car to Orient Heights and re-
turned. Upon reaching the ferry house
there were few people i'll 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 was done. But Crawford told him
there was another portion of the body
to be disposed of, and straightway they
went to the fremont street hospital
and got another suit case. Howard says
he look the case ana with Crawford
drove to the Chelsea ferry, where they
! boarded a DAT and when nobody was
looking threw the suit case into the
river. Before he left Crawford, Howard
received $50. Next day he got $50,
Crawford holding OFT $40 and saying
they mad not aiken in that much at the
hospital.
Two days later Howard was startled
when he heard newspoys calling out
about the grewsome find of a dismem-
bered body in a suit case, and imme-
diately he went to the hospital and told
crawford that he. was scared and
wanted to cave 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 90 they
canle to New York. Shortly afterwards
the police of his city received a mes
sage from the Boston authorities ask
ing them to look out for Crawford.
who, it was believed, could throw
some light III the mystery. 1t was by
constantly watching the New York
theatrical agencies hat the two men
now in custody were located.