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Show GRIPPEN READY TO STAND TRIAL Broken in Spirit, Alleged Wife Murderer Will Not Fight Extradition. IS NOW SAFELY HELD IN JAIL AT QUEBEC Miss Leneve, Who Is Jointly Charged With Crime, III and Taken to Hospital. QUEBEC, Aur. 1. Dr. ILiwley II. Crippen announced in tho provincial court today that he would not resist his return to England to stand trial for the murder of a woman believed by the police to be bis missing wife, Belle Elmore, El-more, the American actress. Crippen '3 companion in flight, Miss Ethel Clare Leneve, was to have been arraigned today, but her custodians reported re-ported to tho court that she was too ill to appear. The authorities arc confident tbat the woman will give no moro trouble than Crippen promises to, and tbat as soon as thy fifteen da3s of grace provided by the extradition laws of Canada bavo eirpirc-d the prisoners can be returned to Jjondon without any hitch. When Crippen and iliss Leneve were arrested on board the steamer Montrose 3'csterday they wero eharged with identical iden-tical crimes, tho murder and mutilation mutila-tion of an unknown woman. It had been expected that both would bo arraigned ar-raigned at 10:30 o'clock this morning and deported on the steamer "Royal George, that will sail for England Thursday. Thurs-day. However, Inspector Dew received re-ceived instructions whicb chango the programme. Will Observe Formalities. The Englislj, officiuls do not wish anything any-thing done that would give the appearance appear-ance of "railroading" the prisoners. They wish the formalities of extradition followed to the letter. When this became known the arraignment arraign-ment of tho accused was dela3'cd until a new plan of procedure could be mapped out. It was finally determined to bring the prisoners before the court as fugitives from justice and to set a later dato at which they might make any proper protest against their extradition. extra-dition. In tho meantime it is supposed they will .bo permitted to have counsel. Miss Louevo was transferred this moiiiingisfrom the provincial iail to a hospital. The girl scarcely lias been able to stand since her collapse "when sue was taken into custody. Her condition has excited much sympathy, sym-pathy, and jail keepers today suggested to tho court that she be sent to a hospital, where sho could receive medical medi-cal attention. Considerate of Woman. Tho court granted the request, and went further in making known if- intention in-tention to send an ohicial to the hospital to take her answers to the same formal questions that were asked of Crippen in open court. This -will sparo the woman tho shock of appearing in court, and under the circumstances it is deemed advisable not to aggravate the strain under -which she is already suffer iug. The girl's family in London appears to be doing all possible to aid her, and at the sarao time promote tho cause of justice. During tho day she received three cablegrams from her relatives. One of these urged her to tell everything, every-thing, and another besought her to remember re-member her own family, no matter how great might be her love for Crippen. It was a broken man that stood before be-fore Judge Angers in tho provincial court of special sessions. In a voico so weak that it scarcely reached tho bench ho answered the formal questions put to him. The proceedings were brief and at their conclusion the prisoner was remanded re-manded for fifteen clays instead of until un-til August S and at the expiration of that timo ho will be seut back to England Eng-land unless mcantinio ho decides to fight extradition. Hearing Moves Quietly. Following the receipt of instructions from Scotland Yard today, Inspector Dew visited tho court houso and conferred con-ferred for some moments -with tho judge. Then ho held a whispered conference with tho Canadian detectives after which tho latter hurried away to the jail. A report that the' had gono af ter Crippen filtered through the mass of humanity that extended in every direction direc-tion from tho Palais de Justice high on tho historic plains of Abraham. Present!' the detectives with Crippen Crip-pen drove up to tho court houso in a carriage and fought their way through tho crowd to tho judge's chambers. Crippen was brought at once to tho bar. He was heavily manacled. It was apparent ap-parent that he had passed a bad night. On being asked if he was Hawloy H. Crippen, ho said: "I am." "Do you know this man" indicating Crippen nodded his head. 4 "Are 3'ou read- to go back with him or an qualified officer?" "Yes." ' Shows No Fight. "Do 3'ou intend to fight extradition?" extradi-tion?" "No." As ho answered tho questions Crippen Crip-pen scarcely raised his head. To further intcrrogntiyes ho said he was a citizen of tho United States, born in Michigan. When the j"(1fto skedt "Is the girl arrested with -ou Miss Ethel Clare Leneve?" tho doctor replied: re-plied: "Yes." Tho proceedings wero under the fugitive fugi-tive offenders law that obtains between British possessions. Judge Langelior explained toda' that under this statute as 8,0011 as the attorno general of tho provinco of Quebec was notified by cable ca-ble that a warrant had boon issued in London ho instructed Judge Angers to issue a provisional warrant for tho arrest of the suspects n'tho Montrose. Tho examination today was conduct-Continued conduct-Continued on Page Seven. 2 CRIPPEN READY TO STAND TRIAL Continued from Pago Ono. ed by Judge Lanpjelicr, who sits on tho bench with Judge Angors. Seem to Have Lost Hope. A half hour before the landing tho prisoners pris-oners were told that they were ncarlng Quebec. Both bad been under tho greatest great-est strain for hours and showed Increased restlessness. Crippcn, who had been attempting at-tempting to read a novel, tossed the book aside and dropped his head In his hjuids in the same despairing attitudo thpt he assumed yesterday forenoon when ho heard the fateful words: "In the name of of the king, I arrest you." At tho same time Miss Lencve, In hor quarters in another parf of the vessel, fell on her knees and gazed out of tho porthole into tho blackness of the night. Suddenly sho turned back Into her room and was seized with a fit of coughing. It was a nervous cough that racked her and the nerves of her guard who had attended her from the time sho collapsed following her arrest. At 10 .30 o'clock Captain Kendall camo down the brldgo and notified Inspector Dew that In a few minutes his passengers passen-gers would be taken ashore. Dew notified noti-fied McCarthy and Denis. Presently Denis emerged from the cabin door with Crippen, whom he held by the arm as they passed both main cabins In a roundabout direction. Crippen, his faco white as death, walked In with a shambling gait. As they passed the stateroom which the doctor formerly had occupied with Miss Leneve, the door of that room swung open and Detectlvo McCarthy half carried car-ried Miss Leneve oul to the passageway. Both prisoners were so near lo physical phys-ical collapse that they scarcely glanced at each other. Miss Lenevo tottered as she moved forward and hardly could have proceeded alone. Sho wore a gray dress, which had been given her by the stewardess when the boy's clothing In which she had crossed the Atlantic was taken from her. Over her hat a heavy veil bad been thrown. But she scarcely needed the veil to hide her features, for her head was so bent that no one could have seen her face. Beauty Aroused Suspicion. On the way over from Antwerp tho face of Miss Leneve had appeared too pretty for that of a boy. A half hour after sho had been placed In custody her features appeared lo be rather those of a well matured woman who had suffered much. Dew led the way to the gangway, a steward carrying a small suit case marked "J. Robinson." This was the only baggage bag-gage which tho two brought with them. Neither had an extra suit of clothing. Crippen woro tho" same brown suit and hat ho did when he embarked at Antwerp. Ant-werp. He Is smooth shaven. As they appeared on the gangplank and caught sight of the enormous crowd that surged about ihe pier, desperately determined to get a glimpse of tho pair, Crippen and the woman would have fallen but for the arms' which supported them- Crippcn's manacled hands swung loosely In front of him. Miss Leneve swayed from side to side. Her closely cut hair still gave her the boyish appearance ap-pearance which she had tried to adopt, and many of tho crowd were fooled Into thinking that the diminutive figure was not of the woman whet had challenged tho attention of two continents and believed be-lieved tho police were using a little boy disguised as a woman to detract the attention of the crowd and so give them opportunity to remove the real prisoner with less Inconvenience. The little procession pro-cession had scarcely reuched the foot of the gangplank when the pushing crowd closed In around it, and It was only after tho police had charged that they were able to make a passage to thu cab that was waiting Just outside the pior shed. On Way to Oourt Room. When the officers found nn opening they half carried their charges to the carriage, pushed them inside and In another an-other moment tho vehicle was clattering along the wooden lloor of tho pier and out into the narrow street that led to tho provincial buildings. The door of thu provincial Jail stood open, awaiting Its new guests, and tho formalities necessary were quickly over. Crippen was placed In a cell smaller than the stateroom which he and his typist had occupied on the Montrose More consideration was shown to Miss Leneve, Le-neve, She was given a large and comparatively com-paratively comfortable, room on an upper floor. This room had been fitted up for the occupation of a scrubwoman employed em-ployed In the jail. It was at tho request of this humble servant of the public that this room, heller than any provided foi prisoners, was given to the little woman ! who for love of a man has found herself a fugitive from Justice, Tho act up-pcars up-pcars to bo typical of the feeling prevailing pre-vailing here; among a large part of Quo-Iri'-h population today. The public ro-fuses ro-fuses to put tho woman In the same class with the man. Early today throngs gathered outsldo the Jail in anticipation of tho appearance of the prisoners in court Next, to tho accused the object of the greatest public attention Is Inspector Dow. Tho latter wore an air this morning not noticeable before. Tho successful conclusion of his mission has put a new light In his face. Nevertheless the Scotland Yard man knows that .a great responsibility still; rests on blm. His prlsonorn havo been caught, but thev are vet to be safoly returned re-turned to London. It Is generally believed be-lieved that Dow has failed to secure the hoped for confession. Whllo his Immediate Immedi-ate duty was to get his man to have obtained ob-tained a confession would have been a feather In tho cap of any officer. Somo Points of Doubt. Just how much Crippen knows of the case against him is in doubt. Whother he has learned that the Brhish authorities authori-ties havo boon unable to Identify the dismembered dis-membered body found In the cellar of his Illlldrop Crescent homo as that of his uctresa wlfo Is not known. Without such Identification lawyers say a conviction may bo Impossible. Dew has said that Crlppon was a coward cow-ard Dew, however, has been mistaken about CrJppen boforo now. Ho was mis- taken when he accepted Crtppon's promise prom-ise to remain In London. Another hero today Is Captain Kendall of tho Montrose, who discovered tho Identity Iden-tity of the suspects after they had oludcd the police of the other side for eleven days. The captaftu said today that he suspected Crippen the momont he laid eyes on him shortly after the man boarded board-ed the steamer at Antwerp on July 20. "The English papers were full of the case while we were on the other sldo," said the captain, "and I became very much Interested In It. I bought all the papers and used to lie In my bunk and road them. Look here," and opening the drawer of his dc k In his cabin, tho skipper skip-per produced half a dozen papers, each containing pictures of Crippen and Miss Leneve. One of tho dentist's pictures had the black mustache blocked out with white chalk. "I did that," continued Kendall, "the first day 1 saw the man aboard. He was clean shaven then and I wanted to see how this likeness would look without the mustache. I also chalked out the spectacles spec-tacles In the picture. Crippen wore no spectacles aboard. Here Is the result: You can see how closely it resembles the man as he looks today. And here is something some-thing else I did." The skipper took from his desk a square of white cardboard witb a round holu cut In the center and fitted it over a newspaper cut of Miss Loncve. Thus superimposed It covered the girl's picture hat and dress, leaving only thu face showing. "I did this and compared the pictured face with that of the passenger Crippen said was his son," said Kendall. The re-semblanco re-semblanco Is striking. After these experiments ex-periments I was convinced. "Crippen was very wary in his talks with me. Several times I conversed with him in the cabin, but always I was careful care-ful to ask blm no questions that would excite his suspicions. Up to the hour of his arrest I bclle'e that he did not dream how sure we were of their lden-ity." lden-ity." There arc many today who believe Crippen was taken less by surprise than had been planned. H Is certain that his resources for escape bad dwindled tin-til tin-til he was nearly helpless. He had a railroad ticket for Detroit, but only 510 In his pocket. Miss leneve had not a cent. Crippen, however, did have several jewels con-coalcd con-coalcd on his person. Sidelights on Case. Talks with the crew and stewards of tho Montrose throw Interesting sidelights on the action of the pair on the voyage from Antwerp. Dominlck Keen, the steward who looked after their stateroom, state-room, had Ihe best opportunity for observing ob-serving their uctlons. Ho saldr ; "I was one of the first to discover by her neat methods in her room, her way of walking and her effeminate figure that John Robinson, Jr., was a woman. Then wo discovered that the labels had boon taken from all their clothes, lining had been torn from the younger Robinson's Robin-son's hat and soon Captain Kendall was convinced that ho had the much-soughl fugitive on board." Alfred Smith, the dining room steward, told how Crippen had maneuvered to keep Miss Leneve seated by him at the lable. lie said Crippen had asked for two scats at the captain's table, side by sldo and her next to I ho wall, so that no ono could sit beside Miss Lcnovc other than himself. him-self. "My boy Is a little deaf," ho told the steward, and after somo argument succeeded In gutting the desired seats. In this way he prevented any passengers from engaging the girl In conversation at the tablo and betraying her sex by her voice. Arthur Homer of Montreal, one of the few English-speaking passengers aboard, camo perhaps in closer contact with the pair. Crippen used to lend him magazines maga-zines and they often talked together, when Miss Leneve was not present, although al-though Crippen was careful not to reveal much of his past history. ' G-RIEF-STRICKEN ' FATHER j IS PATHETIC FIGURE ; LOS ANGELES. Aug- I. Bowed down i by years and broken by the ordeal of his son's flight and arrest on suspicion I of having murdered his wife, M. A. Crlppon. Crlp-pon. father of Dr. Itawley Crippen. to- day presents the most pathetic figure of the case that has engrossed the Interest of two continents. "I have not the money to go to Haw-ley, Haw-ley, but If I had 1 would gladly go and be of whatever consolation I might be to him," said the suspect's father today. "I havo not. received any word from him and don't expect to. It Js bard to have to be alone and suffer, but I don't think It will last long. T am not long for this world now nnd .nlnco this trial has come to me I havo not had a single day of good health. "They can't prove anything on Hawley. Thev can't even prove that Belle Elmore : Is dead. Why should I believe him guilty ,M "I know he wouldn't do such a thing. H It passes belief. I may never know tha truth, as I don't feci I can Btand this H worry much longer I feel as If I would 'H like to go away alone and die. I did H my best to educate Hawley and his son. M I did tho best I could and now In my H old age I am alono and overwhelmed by 1 this disgrace H |