Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
SOLVE GEARY MURDER CASE
Girl Submits to Illegal Treatment Which
Proves Unsuccessful.
SECOND OPERATION FOR PERIToSlTIs
IL Fails to save Her '<.e and
Body L. Disposed Of-Further
Arrests Are Expected
To-day.


leaving mis- office at police headquarters
tonight Chief Inspector w. b. Watts
stated that the doctor who dismembered
the body of Susanna A. Geary, the suit
case victim, had been located. He did not
expect, however. that any arrest would
be made for a day or two, intimatng that
the police were awaiting something more
definite from Morris Nathan, the lover OF
the girl, who is now in custody in Pitts
burg, Pa.
The theory of the police regarding the
whole affair in which the most serious
charge in connection with It can only be
msnslaughter, is that Miss Geary went to
a woman and submitted to an Illegal
operation. The operation was not sue
cess, but before the girl died a male
physician was called in and he attempted
to save the girls life by second opera
ton for peritonitis. Miss Geary died. the
doctor then dsmembered the body ana
distributed portions Of II in two suit cases,
which were subsequently found.
The charge against the woman can only
be one of manslaughter, while, according
TO Superintendent Pierce Of the local force
it will be difficult to bring any charge
against Nathan unless he should be
charged with concealing a crime.
Woman and Man Concerned.
That both the woman and man were
with Miss Geary during her last hours or
days is believed to be shown by the
physicians certificate which was sent to
the manager of THE Shepherd King
company. Of which she and Nathan were
members. giving an excuse for her alb
sence. The certificate was written by a
woman, while the address on the envelope
was in a mans handwriting.
Mrs. Geary, the mother of the unfortunate
girl, accompanied by her daughter Evelyn
had a long conference with the Cambridge
police officials this afternoon during which
she denied she knew of her daughter
trouble and expressed her belief in
Nathan's innocence.
dispatch from Pittsburg this afternoon
to the effect that the Pittsburg authorities
had stated that there would be an arrest
here of a man and a woman was shown
Superintendent Pierce who regretted that
publicity had been given this statement as
he believed that It would defeat the ends
of justice.
with the exception OF few minor details,
the police regard the suit case mystery as
practically solved
Nathan starts for Boston.
PITTSBURG, Oct. S1.-with the reluctant
consent OF his attorneys and against the
advice of the physician called in, Morris
Nathan, arrested here in connection with
the winthrop suit case mystery voluntarily
left the city tonight at II o'clock for
Boston in the custody of Sllas P. Smith. OF
the Massa chusetts state constabulary. In
spector McGarr. of the Boston metropolitan
| police, remains here to further interrogate
tomorrow members OF the shepherd King
theatrical company, of which Nathan was
| member. s.8t
Nathan was in such an extreme state
of nervousness today that officers Dunn and
Dennison were detgiied ito guard his cell
lest he do himself harm.
! Manager Reinoldr and other members OF
the company were examined separately to-
day by the Boston officers, the examlna'
ton lasting all day Inspector McGarI
| will resume 1t tomorrow. Further informa.
| ton as to the result of the examination
was withheld other than the fact that
with what they had learned the mystery
had been solved and arrests in Boston
would be the final chapter of the case.
Nathan was advised not to go to Bos
! ton, but he insisted that he wanted &c
return as quickly as possible and help tc
avenge his sweetheart's murder.
|
One of the reasons assigned for this was
that his cell in police headquarters was just
across the alley from the Nixon theater
where the shepherd King is being per.
formed, and the strains OF the music fol-
! the dance in which Miss Geary formerly
participated were distinctly audible to the
prisoner at each performance.
says Miss Geary il Alive.
Attorney Henry Siskand, accompanied
Nathan to Boston, and while waiting To-
his train at Union station, startled tn,
newspaper men by saying that he expected
to produce Miss Geary alive.
ut has not yet been proven" said ne
| that the parts of the body found in tn
suit case were members of the body o
Susan Geary. The head had not been fount
and the only means OF identification ar
cheap rings, Of which there are thousand
of identical designs on display in jewelr!
stores all over the country. We VIII en-
deavor to produce Miss Geary alive
He refused to say to what extent hi
firm had information that Miss Geary wa
alive, but said that he expected to fin,
her.
The departure OF Nathan for Boston wa
not accomplished without a struggle
despite Nathan's desire to return home
Inspector John r. McGarr of Boston. &C
companied by Detectives George Cole an
James Egan of the local force, searches
the rooms OF Nathan and secured from IN
trunk and from members Of the ''Shepher
King company six letters which ar
alleged TO contain discriminating eyidencs
When Siskand learned of this find he In
sisted that they be turned over TO him
as they were the property of his client
The Boston police officials refused an
Siskand retalated by refusing TO permi