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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1905
Page
4
In a Boston courthouse context, Crawford and Howard testified with McLeod named as the principal operator. The confession revealed the disposal of Susan Geary’s dismembered body in dress suitcases into Boston Harbor. Authorities state McLeod cut up the remains and crafted a false medical certificate.
Dr. McLeod a reputable Boston gynecologist of Harvard training is jailed on abortion allegations connected to a New York statement by Crawford. Lawyer Innes says bail may be set at 20000 but will not discuss terms while the case proceeds. Family, wife, and brother visited him at police headquarters before transport to the Tombs.
Dr. Percy D. McLeod of Huntington Avenue was arrested for performing an abortion on Susan A Geary of Cambridge. Boston police chief Watts and Captain Dugan led the dragnet amid claims Crawford named McLeod in the Shephard King case. McLeod was arraigned in Municipal Court as details emerged, with officials denying any confession and promising high bail.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding or protruding with Pazoint Ment or money back refund if not cured in 14 days. Priced at 60 cents.
Dr. Percy DeMille McLeod is under arrest in Boston and charged jointly with Howard and Crawford, who are also in custody. The trio faces formal charges connected to the same case.
Typhoid fever leaves nerves sensitive and the tonic must strengthen both flesh and nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a convenient remedy. A Maine reader testifies to recovery after six months of weakness and heart and breathing trouble. Pills feed nerves via the blood and are said to be free of opiates. Sold by druggists or directly from Schenectady New York.
Boston police report William H. Pierce states Crawford and Howard confessed their roles in the Susan Geary case. Crawford says they dismembered parts, traveled via elevated train to Orient Heights, dropped a head and torso overboard near East Boston and Chelsea, then returned home. Record notes dates and locations from the September 18 incident.
Captain Dugan released excerpts from a wire interview via Chief Watts in New York confirming Crawford and Howard confessed to moving a young woman’s body. He outlined the small leather case with the head, the Boston locations, and possible other participants in the operation on Susan Geary.
Miss Katherine Tennien says her sister May Tennien is at Mrs Crawford’s bedside in West Newton. Mrs Crawford ill from a delicate tuberculosis operation and May handles Crawford’s mail. The Tennien family, cousins to Mrs Crawford, pleads not to be misread by New York dispatches.
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