The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
ARREST TWO MEN
IN GEAR|;|Y |;| CASE 5 +! J.
One COnfesseS to Have.
Thrown Body From
Ferryboat.
WAS HARD PUSHED
AND NEEDED MONEY
Aided Louis Crawford to Destroy
Remains Of Chorus Girl, Who
is Thought to Have Died
From Criminal Opera
ton in crawford's
House.
(By Associated press)

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NEW YORK, November 1.-TWO men
are under arrest at police headquarters
In this city, charged with homicide in
connection with the dress suit case inys-
terry In Boston. One Of the men, VIII
liam Howard is said TO have confessed
that lie and his fcllow-prisoncr. Louis
Crawford alias Albert II. Emory, were
the ones who took the body from a hcs-
pital In fremont Street, Boston, and
threw the disrnembered portions. which
were concealed in dress suit cases and
"A hand satchel, into Winthrop (Mass.)
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 throw the body
from ferry boats. 5
Towards Confession.
In the arrest or the two men here
to-day the police declare that the solu-l
ton Of the dress snt case mystery WIZ
be reached, and that the person prima-a
rlly responsible for the death OF Susan
Geary, the chorus girl Of the Shepherd
hands OF the police.
William Howard, who has an aliAs OF
Hunt, Is thirty-six years old, and says
he Is an engineer by occupa ton. Albert
II. Emory, alias Crawford, Is theat-
rical agent. Howard, as soon as he was
placed under arrest the police say,
freely told the complete story OF the dis
position OF the body, but absolutely de-
ntes that he knows who performed the
operation upon the Il chorus girl, which
brought about her death or who dismem-
bored the body. He was hired to help
Crawford, he swears, TO dispose OF the
body, hI,d this is all he has Kad to do
with the case, although III. admits that
he knew the girl had died Under SUB
picious circumstances and that her body
had been cut up.
Howard and Crawford were arrested to-
night. JAS soon as the men were taken
10 police headquarters Howard broke
down and made the alleged confession.
According TO the prisoners sworn state
ment as related by the police he has
known Crawford for more than three years.
Crawford has been employed at various
times by patent medicine concerns
throughout the United States, but for
some time past has been engaged IN man
aging what the police say IS q iylng-ln
hospital, conducted by his mother-in:: Jaw,
DR.. Jane Bishop, on fremont Street, Bos-
ton.
Would Pay S1oo for Job.
On The morning Of September 18th last,
Two dnys before the dlsmembered body
Of susan Geary was found. Howard call
ed at Or. Bishops place to see CraW-
ford. Howard said he needed money
hadly at the time, and when CRAWFORD
suggested that he was in a position 70
act him good fee he quickly jumped
at the chance a,,
"Now, I've got chance TO let YOU
make a good piece of money. CRAWFORD
ia alleged TO have said 70 Howard. sOniy
you want to be mighty careful and keep
yo1r mouth shut. One OF our patients
+ dead and we have got to get rid OF
the body, we've got to sc ria OF OF " py
ali means and without delay.
Then he went on to tell Howard, nc
cording to the confession. that grl
t,ad dled from the effects OF an opera,
,ion FIe explained in detail what was
rcn,,,red 10 remove the remains to some
SPOT where they would not be discovered c'f
for some time.
..How much is there in tt?' Howard
says he asked
:one hundred dollaVs," answered
Gro wford and Immediately Howard says,
thow closed the deal They made an ap-
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