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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1905
Page
5
Chief Inspector W. B. Watts and Captain Dugan lauded the Post for its news scoop identifying a victim and solving the Winthrop suitcase mystery. They called the reporting remarkable, sane, high class, and the greatest triumph in memory.
Pittsburg detains Morris Nathan secretary to B A Reinold of The Shepherd King company as he pleads for the safety of his fiancee Ethel Durrell amid the dress suitcase disappearance in Boston. Witnesses recount Nathan’s earnest devotion and alibis while managers and chorus members corroborate his tale amid police inquiries and a doctor’s certificate controversy.
Samuel Farren head clerk at Paul Klein drugstore on Boylston Tremont says he has seen Miss Susan Geary in the shop several times most recently about seven months ago. He notes she visited with companions and weighed about 140 pounds and has associations with actresses who bought cosmetics.
Chief Watts told a Post reporter that he believes the head was weighted down. He noted a man who visited Berkman’s with a heavy bundle may have carried metal to weigh the head, and suggested the suspect was likely an accomplice rather than the principal.
Winthrop police, after locating the first portion of the dress suitcase victim, join Boston and State officials in the investigation. Chief McNeil and deputy Frank Douglass praise the Post for rapid, assistive reporting and promise to share any helpful clues.
Chief Watts Captain Dugan and a stenographer visited a Boston physician at his home late last night to identify the man who bought the Winthrop tragedy suitcases. The pawnbrokers denied any link. The officers questioned multiple doctors and learned about Miss Geary’s engagement to Nathan, amid religious tensions.
Mrs L O Law of Horton Kansas credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health after indigestion weakness and breathing trouble. She reports rapid improvement after using three boxes and endorses the remedy noting it builds new blood and nerves rather than altering the bowels. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY at 50 cents per box six for 2 50.
A Boston medical examiner lauds the Boston Post for accurate sketches of rings found on a dress suit case victim. He notes the Postman’s drawings better aid identification than other papers’ photographs and credits the draughtsman’s verisimilitude.
Beatrice Price of Roxbury tells a Post reporter in Providence about a deep two year friendship with Susan Geary, a suspected Winthrop suitcase victim. She recalls meeting during an Oriental dance, shared tours, theater outings, and a Labor Day Boston meeting, and suggests police check for boleaimenia powder to identify Geary’s marks.
More than 400 people attended an A. O. H. exemplification in Knights of Columbus Hall Waltham on October 29. The event by Division No. 19 featured 15 members receiving four degrees with James E. ONeill presiding. Speakers included Michael J. Coyle Patrick Duane Alderman Carney and James J. Harold.
Gargiulo and his band performed a benefit recital for Christ Child Charity Circle at Symphony Hall last night. Nunziato the Italian baritone and Nappi the cornetist joined Gargiulo, with Rossini's William Tell and Gargiulo's Baccarole highly applauded. Nunziato earned repeated encores as Gargiulo concluded with selections from Carmen.
A herd of wild cows from the Western plains broke loose in Oxford yesterday. As they wandered the village, one large black cow pursued citizens and had to be shot to stop the danger.
Pittsburg October 29 Chief Mc Quaide states he is holding Nathan in connection with murder though Superintendent Pierce’s instructions did not include the word murder. The report reflects confusion over charges and custody.
City of Boston announces in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws that meetings of citizens qualified to vote for State officers will be held at polling places designated by the Board of Election Commissioners on the specified date and hour.
Citizens will vote on the designated November Tuesday in their precincts for Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary Treasurer Auditor Attorney General Councillor District Attorney to fill a vacancy, five Suffolk County Boston District commissioners, and two General Court representatives. Polls open 6 AM and close 4 PM, attested by City Clerk Edward J Donovan.
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