The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-27
BALTIMORE
CLUE WAS
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Baltimore, Md, Sept. 27.-Mrs. Louis
Nathan OF this city fears that the torso
OF the young woman found in dress
suit case in winthrop Harbor. Mass,
may be that OF her daughter Mrs. ID.
Maurice Schapiro. aged % years, who left
this city about two months ago with her
husband
They resided at Boston with a cousin
OF the woman, Charles Mulmot. Several
weeks ago the girls parents received
letter from Mulmot saying the couple
had suddenly left Boston and he did not
know their whereabouts
Since then the Nathans have not heard
from their daughter. She was blonde,
and in some respects answered descrip-
tions based upon the appearance OF the
torso found She had a mole on left hip.
but. according to a dispatch from Boston
last night, no such blemish can be noted
on the torso at the morEue.
The Baltimore police are working with
the Boston police trying 10 locate Scha-
piro and his wife.
Mrs. Nathan received a letter from her
daughted mailed Aug u from Providence
r. l., In which the daughter Mrs Scha-
piro. stated that her husband had left
her in a strange city.
She declared she must go 10 work for
her living and she said she did not know
whether To return TO Baltimore. thinkiny Z
she might go to New York. one import
ant statement was to the effect that she
was In delicate condition.
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Whether or not DR. Schapiro is missing
is not known 10 the family other than by
telegram they received from a DR..
Kahn, whom they do not know. The tele-
gram inquired as to when DR.. Schapiro
would return TO Boston. and was ad-
dressed 10 Mrs. Schariro at her mothers
home In this city. inferring that Dr. Kahn
had received information which led him
To believe that the wife was In this city,
and also that both Schapiro and his wife
had left Boston.
AS a matter OF fact. the Nathans know
little OF their son-in-law To them he is
a man OF education, and his manner
charmed them.
He came 10 them unknown, and declared
that he had been I'm this country only
a short time. coming from ST. Peters
burg. II was in ST. Petersburg. he told
them, he graduated in medicine, and was
about 20 start up his practice when he
was arrested and cast into prison.
He admitted TO them. they say that he
was a Nihilist, and that while posting
placards against the cZar because OF the
Russo Japanese war he and several COM
panions we're apprehended. but he es-
capped.
Schapro married Rosa Nathan under
the name OF Morris Fincelstan. The IL
cense was issued here on Dec I. 1904. and
the wedding took place a few days later.
Later the husband said he did not like
the name. and he cut of a portion OF II.
being known as Fink.
This Americanism, however, did not
quite suit him and when he went 10 Phila-
dephia and opened an office he adopted
the name Of d. NJ. Finkelstein, and also
added a few letters, which he placed
under his name on his business cards
The letters were M G. O. T." and Just
what they signfed no one knew Cpon
leaving Philadelphia, he adopted the
name "Schapiro." Incidentally he dropped
the David" from the first part OF his
original name and altered tho spelling Of
tho middle name. changing II from Nor
ris' 20 Maurice"
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Boston. Sept 27.-The police have de-
cided that Mrs Rosa Schapiro. n blonde.
formerly or Baltimore. who disappear
ed from this city several weeks ago,
was not the dead woman
Mrs Schapiro lived with her husbtnd.
Or Maurice Schapiro. Her disappear
auce as well as that OF her husband led
her Baltimore relatives 20 consult with
the local police with reference TO the
possibility that she was the victim OF the
homicide
CAPT. Dugan said this afternoon that
from the condition which the autopsy
revealed he Is satisfied that tho missing
Mrs Schepiro Is not the woman whose
identity the police are seeking TO es-
tabllsh
II has been learned that DR. and Mrs.
Schapiro lived I'm South Providence q few
weeks the past summer and on Aug 10
the doctor moved 90 Boston. The follow
~. ..slg. N,le. I'm
bat neglected 90 send her any address.
She went 20 the Hub the next morning
and spent tho DAY I'm searching for her
husband. but without result.
Dr schaplro meantime made just as
earnest a search for her The Or. and
his Wife were az last united in one of the
police stations the following evening
Since then the couple have been making
their home In Boston Il is understood.