Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

conviction of everyone who IS IN TOUCH
with the case that. while charge OF
murder has been lodged against MOTIFS
Nathan. secretary to the manager or
"The Shepherd King" company, in con-
nection with the Winthrop suit case
mystery, he is not the principal in the
affair and is held because it is believed
he can throw more light on the crime
than anyone else.
That the police have complete story
from Nathan, telling all he knows and
suspe cts, is not denied, but aside from
a few statements that have leaked out
concerning the examination, the au-
thorities refuse to disclose the infor-
nation obtained until after the arrival
of the Boston officers. which it is eX-
pected will be about o'clock in the
morning.
The police say that the publication
sooner of Nathans story might inter-
fere with the purposes of the Boston
authorities.
The determination of whether Nathan
will be requested to return to AJston is
also postponed until these officers ar
rival.
II IS known that Nathan admitted to
SUPERINTENDENT o. DeltCtlNtS
A. McQuaide and Superintendent of Po-
lice Alexander Wallace, that he was
Intimate with Miss Geary and in his
statements he implicated woman VINO
he says, conducted a maternity home
on fremont street, Boston.
The Boston police were Immediately
notiflfied by McQuaide and started out
in search of the woman. When they
tod 4 I,a N
ed the place where Miss Geary went for
treatment, the police believe that the
mystery will be cleared and the people
to blame for the murder of the girl
brought to trial.
Nathan stated to the police officials
that he was not aware of the girlS con-
dition. He declared that they were to
have been married. He said he over
heard conversation between MISS
Geary and two girls who were appear
ing at the Parks in Hartford in which
one of the girls advised Miss Geary 10
go to the fremont street house Tor
treatment. Nathan said he was not re-
sponsIble for Miss Gearys going to d
hospital.
That the crime was done by a woman
Is the belief of the police officials. No
hardened criminal, they say, would
have disposed of the body by cutting
IL up and packing it in a suit case and
then allowing the case to float.
Furthermore. the leaving Of the rings
on the fingers is an indication that the
crime was committed by Il person I'M
accustomed to crime. The rings We're
the tell-tale marks. The authorities
appear to believe that Nathan WAS um-
aware of the murder Of the girl and
that he had no part in that crime. but
they seem to think he is responsible for
her receiving tretment
Nathan is in very bad condition
physically. For weeks he has been
suffering mental anguish. He is on the
verge of collapse and as he has done
his part toward clearing up the mys-
terry, Is being shown every Considera-
tioE. Kimeo. his Japanese friend, Di-
rector of Public Safety Harry More,
Manager b. A. Reinold and Stage Di-
rector Samuel Forrest visited Nathan,
this afternoon. Attorney Charles John
son of Pittsburg. attorney for the
NiXon-Himmerman Co., is acting as
Nathan's legal adviser, in conjunction
with Attorney Burleigh.
himeo said. today. that for two
weeks Nathan has been worrying over
the disappearance of Miss Geary. He
suspected from the very time of the
finding OF the parts of a woman's body
IN the Charles river that the body was
t"a' OF ms sweetheart. Nathan kept
Iu'et' himeo said. because he hoped
mat the body was not that of Miss
Geary.
Natnans story of having last seen
tne murdered girl at the subway sta
tlon at Boylston and fremont streets
oos'on' OH the night of Sept. Q, is borne
out by several members or the cnp.
pah!. tie has been constantly with
the company and returned to Ros+or
wce and made a visit to Providence
II. l., IN search of the girl
MISS Eleanor Barron, who was -,
roommate OF Miss Geary, last season
ana close friend of hers, said ~
night: s"iu' 70
iast saw Miss Geary talking I,
h ana Rita Marie at the top O
Oh the Subway station a
nosiseoh and fremont streets. di
soy 10 talk to them. as it wa
h.So oc CLOCK and l was hurryip
l I'VE III Boston and was q
onie Whhe the company was there
suspected that anything wa
o"s Win Miss Geary until vesta,
Y uay' | understood that she was IN Ut,
,oid ara that She had given the 81,
pany notice. '''e sol
ieihsinher leaving her al Hartsor
'h 'he company broke Up. last Yea