The news & observer., 1905-11-04
LIFTING THE VAIL
Two Arrests in Dress
Suit Case Inquiry.
One of These Men, Howard. Has Con-
tessed to the Disposal Of Miss
Geary's Dismembered
Body.
Body.
(By The Associated Press

New York. Nov. 1.-Two men are
under arrest at the police headquar-
| ters in this city. charged with homi-
| eide in connection with The dress
suit case mystery at Boston. one of
the men, William Howard is said to
have confessed that he and his
fellow prisoner. Louis Crawford, alias
Albert II. Emory. We're the ones who
took the body from hospital on
fremont street, Boston, and threw the
dismembered portions which We're con-
cealed in the dress suit cases and Il
hand satchel into Winthrop (Mass)
harbor.
Howard denies that he knows any
thing about the cutting up of the
body, While Crawford refuses to say a
word. Chief Inspector Watts, of BOs-
ton, is on his way here. with witnesses
who say they saw the men throw the
body from ferry boats.
In the arrest of the two men here
today the police declare that the So
luton of the dress suit case mystery
will be reached ana that the person
primarily responsible 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 SO years old. and says he
is an engineer by occupation. Albert
Fl. Emory alias Crawford, is a theatri-
cal agent. Howard, as soon as he was
placed under arrest, the police say
freely told the complete story of the
disposition of the body. but absolutely
denies that he knows who performed
the operation upon the chorus girl
which brought about her death or who
dismembered the body. He was hired
| to help Crawford, he sWearS to dis
| pose 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 circumstances
and that her body had been cut up.
| The Confession of Howard.
| Howard and Crawford were arrest
ed tonight. AS soon as the men were
taken to police headquarters Howard
broke down and made the alleged con-
| fesSiOn.
According to the 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
medicine concerns throughout the Uni
! ted States, but for some time has been
engaged in managing what the police
say is a lying in hospital conducted by
| his mother-in-laW, Dr.. Jane Blshop,
on fremont street, Baston.
| On the morning of september 10,
! last, two days before the dlsnem-
bered body of Susan Geary was found
| Howard called at Dr. blShop s
place to see Crawford. Howard SAID
he needed money badly at the time,
and when Crawford suggested that
he was in a position to get him
good fee, he quickly jumped at the
chance.
"Now I've got a chance TO let you
make a good piece of money CraW-
ford is alleged to have salu 10 HOW
ard. ''only you want 10 pe mighty
careful and keep your NOUN smut.
One of our patients is deau, ana we
/! have got to get rid of the pooy; We've
got to get rid of it by all means and
without delay"
Then he went on to tell HoWrad
that a girl had died from tne eftects
OF an operation He explained in
detail what was required 10 remove
the remains to some spot "here they
would not be discovered Iof some
time
The Bargain Closed.
How much is there in it?' How
ara says he asked
one hundred dollars, answered