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Show SURE CRIPPEN IS ONiNTHOSE Commander of the Boat Sends Positive Message to Mon-' Mon-' treal Paper. HIS FEMALE COMPANION DISGUISED AS A BOY Both Show Signs of Worry and Refuse to "Mix" With Others. FATTIER POINT, Que., July 29. The man. who holds tho key to tho Crippen casc, Inspector Dew, of Scotland Yard, arrived today on tho steamship Lauron-tlc Lauron-tlc from J-ondon and Is waiting hero to unlock tho secret the steamship Mont-roso Mont-roso will bring to Father Point on Bun-day. Bun-day. Dow Is tho English officer who made an examination of Dr. Hawlcy II. Crlppen's home in London f ter the disappearance dis-appearance of tho doctor's actress wifo, Belle Elmore. He had an appointment to meet Crippen later, but before the date arrived the collar of the Crippen houso unearthed the mutilated remains of a woman, and Dr. Crippen was a fugitive. Depends on One Man. Inspector Dow probably Is the only man In America tonight qualified to say with cortalnty whether the two suspects who sailed on tho Canadian Pacific liner lin-er Montrose from Antwerp on July 20 under the name of John Robinson and John Robinson, Jr.. are Dr. Crippen and his typist, Ethel Claire Leneve. He will board the Montrose when she stops hero to take her river pilot, seek out the two persons on board whom Captain Kendall believes are Crippen and Miss Leneve, and If ho clinches the captain's suspicions, suspi-cions, the so-called "Robinson" will be arrested by the Canadian polico offlcors who are waiting here with warrants, charging Crippen with tho murder of an unknown woman. Ills companion will be held as an accessory. Chief McCarthy of tho Quebec police, who mot Dew here today, says he is confident con-fident the suspicions of tho Montrose's skipper will prove correct. The wireless station here resounded all day with messages between tho Canadian Ca-nadian .authorities, the Scotland Yard Inspector In-spector and tho captain of the Montrose. Plenty of Formality. An Immense amount of red tape had to bo unrolled before the London detective detec-tive could bo landed hero from tho "Laurentic. Father Point has no quarantine and 710 customs Inspector, but Captain Jean Baptlste Belangcr of the tug which puts tho pilots aboard on Incoming liners received re-ceived orders from Ottawa aithorizing him to tako Dew off. When the pilot left here at 3:30 o'clock sho carried two physicians especially authorized au-thorized to Inspect 'the Laurentic. Tho long expected dotectlvo proved to bo a largo florid-faced man wearing a long green ulster, a black derby and an air of impenetrable reserve. He Immediately Im-mediately dodged behind the Canadian polico officers and declined to discuss the case. "I am sworn to secrecy." he said. "I cannot answer any of your questions." ques-tions." The fact that .Dew .sought out Chief McCarthy here seems to indicate that tho provlnicial officers and not tho dominion do-minion authorities will arrest Crippen if ho Is aboard the Montrose. Will Land Sunday. The Montrose will enter the mouth of the SL Lawrence tomorrow and should arrive here Sunday afternoon. Sho Is due at Quobcc early Monday morning. Inspector Dew and Chief McCarthy visited vis-ited the local wireless station tonight to moke sure that the restrictions placod by the government upon Avlrcless communication com-munication with the Montrose will be regarded. Tho police say tho couple aboard tho vessel do not yet know they are under suspicion and every precaution precau-tion Is being taken to prevent their getting get-ting wind of tho preparations to receive re-ceive them. No private messages to the Montrose arc recolved here, and it Is said the captain of the vessel exercises supervision supervi-sion over everything received. The police po-lice fear that if any of the passengers hear of tho suspicion regarding tho alleged al-leged Crippen the latter may learn and tho task of identifying and arresting him on Sundav will be made moro difficult. dif-ficult. By a complete surprise, Inspector In-spector Dew and the Canadian polico hope to break down the self-possession of the man and perhaps obtain a confession con-fession before they reach Quebec. Avoiding Publicity. Inspector Dew's disinclination to discuss dis-cuss tho caso and his aversion to reporters re-porters Is almost humorous. ITe even threatens to bar thorn from boarding the Montroso. But he promised tonight to make known his plans Just as soon as he deemed It advisable. "I have been worried awfully by reporters." re-porters." ho said. Ho was greatly embarrassed em-barrassed when photographers tried to take snap shots and became panicky when tho crowd on the pilot boat sent up "Three cheers for Dew!" Frederick M. Ryder. United States consul con-sul at Rimouski, arrived here today and conferred with unicr jucunrury iov m-mallarize m-mallarize himself with tho Crippen caso, In the event the man thought to bo Dr. Crinpeu is arrested and domands protection pro-tection as an American. The consul will be notified immediately If any arrest is '"iir Rvder said be doubted if Dr. Crip-nen Crip-nen would appeal to him if arrested The state department ut Washington has given Mr. Ryder no Instructions. It was reported tonlcht. that Inspector Dew had boon In wireless touch with Captain Kendall of tho Montrose while the two vessels wero approaching Canadian Cana-dian shores. Whllo It Is Impossible to obtain the text of tho messages exchanged. ex-changed. It Is assorted that positive Identification Iden-tification of the couple was established to Dew's satisfaction. This has not been confirmed by the inspector. The mar. suspected of being Crippen Is said to bo showing slims of nervousness, hut no cue on board lias been permitted tn rucss his Identity with the excenllou of Cnutain Kendall, ills officers and tho wireless operator. Tho government has apnronrlatcd all tho wireless service and It is imnossi-blo imnossi-blo to get a private message to the Montrose. COMMANDER'S MESSAGE TELLS THE REAL STORY MONTREAL, July 29. The Montreal Star prints the following message, which It states It received this morning from Kendull of tho Montrose: "Steamship Montrose. July 2S. "To tho Editor of the Montreal Star: "Dr. Crippen and Miss Lenovn, I am confident, arc on board. He Is still shaving his mustache growth and ho is growing a beard. "Dr. Crippen has no suspicion that Continued 011 Ptuie Two. SURE CRIPPBX IS ON MONTROSE Continued from Page One. his identity is suspected. The other passengers pas-sengers also are ignorant of his identity. Miss Lenevc refrains from talking. The pair have no baggage. "They cannot be parted and are very reticent. Dr. Crlppen has stated that he has traveled much. He puts In much of his time reading books. He is very sleepless at nights. "I first suspected the Identity of tho couple two hours after leaving Antwerp, when I got the tlrst clue. Dr. Crlppen says with regard to his companion, who is disguised as a boy. that he Is taking him to California. The boy. says the doctor, is in bad health. They spend much time together in their rooms. Or-dlnarllv Or-dlnarllv they are bright and cheerful, but at times both show signs of decided worry- Dr. Crlppen Is booked aa a merchant. mer-chant. The woman, disguised as a boy, is booked as a student. "This" Is the first account given to any newspaper. "KENDALL, Commander." Will Arrivo Sunday. The Canadian Pacific steamer Montrose, Mont-rose, carrying among her passengers twr persons believed by Captain Kendall to be Dr. Hawley H. Crlppen and his typist. typ-ist. Ethel Clara Lenevc. steamed through the strait of Belle Isle this morning. This places the vessel, about whose arrival ar-rival the greatest Interest centers, some 500 miles east of Father point. She is expected to take on a pilot here Sunday morning. Early today a thlrty-two-milc wind swept away the fog that had covered tho broad mouth of the St. Lawrence river since last evening, and the Montrose Mont-rose will not experience delay unless the weather predictions for tho next forty-eight forty-eight hours fail. The White Star liner Laurcntlc, aboard which Is Chief Inspector Dew of Scotland Scot-land Ynrd, already had entered the St. Lawrence, and under favorable conditions condi-tions should pass this point between 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock this afternoon. At :j a. m. today she twas 165 miles eastof here. The purpose of Scotland Yard has been accomplished, in that Inspector Dew. traveling on a faster steamer, has outstripped the suspects and he will bo in a position to make his attempt at Identitlcatlon when the "John Robinson and "John Robinson, Jr.." of the Montrose Mont-rose passenger list, arrive at a Canadian port. Plans of Officers. The provincial police understand that Dew will land here and wait for the Montrose. His subsequent procedure Is a matter of doubt here. He may board the Montrose and continue to Quebec. It Is believed that his plans havo been worked out with tho minutest detail and that there can be no hitch. Chief McCarthy of the Quebec provincial provin-cial police will make the arrest of Dr. Crlppen if he should prove to be on board the Montrose. Tho chief received word todav that arrangements had been made between Scotland Yard and the dominion government whereby Inspector Dew will be permitted to land here under a pclal order suspending the quarantine quaran-tine regulations, and the Quebec official Is prepared to co-operate with the Scotland Scot-land Yard man In whatever course the latter may adopt. .. . n The Allan line steamer Sardinian, which passed here early today, helped materially In the early stages of the trans-Atlantic pursuit. It was this vessel ves-sel that picked up the strange wireless from the Montrose and relayed to the European coast the word that two persons per-sons believed to be Dr. Crlppen and Miss Lencve were aboard the Montrose. The plans of the police are based, of course, on the assumption that Crlppen and his companion are aboard the Montrose This fuct has not been 'absolutely established from the police standpoint. Nevertheless Neverthe-less the frequent wireless messages which, have been received since the Montrose got Into touch with this side of the Atlantic At-lantic tend to confirm the belief that Captain Kendall Is correct in tbe matter mat-ter of identification. Not Yet Arrested. These messages are In varying degrees of posltlvencss. some maUJng the explicit ex-plicit statement that Crlppen Is aboard the steamer, others reiterating the fact that the suspected parties are aboard. Tho messages have definitely established that no actual arrests have been mado thus far, , , , It was Dew who interviewed Crlppen In London and he knows the man well. It was Dew also to whom Scotland Yard says Crippen's promise was given that he would not leave London until the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his actress wife. Belle Elmore, was cleared up. A personal element enters into the keen activity of Inspector Dew, as he has been sharply criticised by the press and public in London and by some members mem-bers of parliament for not arresting Crlppen at the time suspicion was first strongly directed against him. |