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Show k. of the remote outpost on the 1 Lawrence, and Awaited his quarry. Meantime the wireless had .bp. buy In furthering the work of j?. scrlpflon, o tho identify of Dr. pen and Mlns Leneve became practt. oally assured as tho Montrose. dr nearer the waiting officer. Doe Not Believe Son Guilty. U)S ANGKLES. .luty f.l. My too y Crippen, faiher of the accused Lot dr-n wife fdayer, .wad 111 In bed whin reporters brought hlun the news C tho arrest of bis son and the latter', companion today. The ned manhsi ben in poor health and In his weakened weak-ened condition, Ihe Intelligence prr, dnced a vlclblo effect upon him. "Ilawley may have been arretpi but he ha not been convicted yet,' he remarked after recovering cooi pofviire. "I cannot bollee that mr son com mltted the awful crime laid at hli door." Think the Girl W Hypnotited. LONDON. July 31. Scotland Yarrf office tonljtht did net have any ex act Information as to whether Crip pen would bo deported or extradlteij but they anticipated deportation, t whlrh ess", it in said. Crippen wnu) bo placed on trUl within three weeks So that there ralcht he no dU; the officers today made arranc, ments for the prompt dispatch t, Quebec of Sergeant Mitchell, sbouk that bo necessary. The Crippen case Is looked on bj the police hero as one of the mo' dramatic they hav oreT handled Certainly, it is many years slne tb public mind was so stirred by a crlojo. Ethel Irene's relatives fonlich'. are relieved that their long u&pno Ik ended. They have been npprobfin-sive npprobfin-sive of some untoward fat", and ar convinced now that the woman can prove her Itinoccnro. Her mother in an intetivew, said eho was rertalr that Crippen had hypnotized hei daughter, otherwise rne would novel have d?nned boy's clothes. Her father equally' believes thai fbo was the dupe of Crippen. It Is suggested here that Crlppei may claim American citizenship as i means of delaying the course of th( law. Mrs. Leneve eahlod a pathetic ap peal to her daughter Imploring hei to tell the police everything and not to allow her affection ror Crippen tc stand in the way ot lief duty t her pelf nnd her family. The cable con eludes: "Be brave little prirl and have nc fear; we are confident of your inno-.re inno-.re nee." Crippen and Ethel Claire Leneve aboard the steamer Montrose Is destined des-tined to become one of the most notable in criminal history. Not only the circiiruutances of the crime, but the remarkable detective chase across tho Atlantic, with wireless telegraphy contributing for the first time a h orclirlve factor In detection and with tho people, of Europe and America eagerly Intent upon the quest, have combined to make the case one of extraordinary interest. The circumstances of the finding of the msDgled and burned body of Bello Elmore are of recent occurrence, the fa'.ient features being as follows; Story of the Crime Dr. Crippen and hie wife, known by the stage name of Belle Elmore, had for the last two years occupied a louse at 3D HUIdrop Crescent, nortu London. He was an American dentist, den-tist, horn at Coldwater. Mich., rd ilea il-ea ted In Indiana and pursuing medical medi-cal studv later in Michlcan. California, Califor-nia, Ohio and New York City. He had managed a patent medicine husi-P.-S8 in Philadelphia and In Columbus and had appeared as a specialist at I many other point9, Detroit, San PI- j go, Salt Lake City, St, IOuls and 1 Brooklyn. Belle Elmore was a well-known ! vaudeville actress about 35 years old, formerly of Brooklyn. Sh was an attractive woman and an officer of the Music Hall Artists' guild of London. With the Crippen oatr at HUIdrop Crescent, lived Miss Lnev, a young typist of French birth, who served r.s amanuensis to Crippen. Mr6. Crippen Disappeared In February Mrs. Crippen disappeared from her Accustomed activities laat February. To her friends, Dr. Crippen explained she had gone to California. Later au Advertisement appeared In the Tendon Ten-don papers saying she had died in California. But Belle Elmore's for-mer for-mer actress friends in Ixmdon and America began to doubt. Their Inquiries In-quiries led to the belief that Mrs. Crippen had not died In California end suspicions were communicated to the police. The clues of Scotland Yard gradually gradu-ally began to encircle Dr. Crippen early in July. Sir Melville Mac-Naughton, Mac-Naughton, chief of tho criminal in- estimation department, took the matter mat-ter personally in hand and then for the first time appeared on the scene Inspector Dc-w Dew in the Case. It was Dew who subjected Crippen to tho ordeal of minute cross-examination. The doctor finally admitted that his wife had not gone to California, Cali-fornia, but asserted that she, had run away as a result of family bickerings. rcka's small tender, accompanied by " Chief McCarthy or the Quebec police and ex-Chief Dennis of the same city. All wore the garb of pilot and over hl florid tace, Inspector Dow had pulled a pilot's vlsorcd cap to hide his features from the man ho sought. Ho did not wish Ci lppon to recognize him and take advantage of tho only avenue ol escape suicide. Crippen Very Nervous. Four sailors quickly rowed tho tender ten-der alongside the Montrose and Dew tnd his companions stopped aboard. Crippen was standing near the rail talking with Dr. Stewart, the shlpa surgeon, and, attempting to appear calm. But that he was nervous was indicated by his furtive glances and his remark to Dr. Stewart. "There are three pilots cominK Rboard," he said nervously. "Is that rot unusual?" Thw surgeon did not reply, but kept his eyes oq the strangers who walked rapidly toward them. "Crippen, I Want You," Said Dew. "Crippen, I want you," aid Inspector Inspec-tor Dew quietly, a he approached. The dentist recoiled involuntarily js he recognized the man who addressed ad-dressed him, then the blood left bi.i fz.ee, his ijrcatoln came short and fast and he gurgled incoherently. As he was being led away to the captain's cabin, where he was transferred trans-ferred later to his own stateroom, le said grate) u 11 y: "Thank God, tho suspense Is ove?. I am glad. Crippen'8 arrest accomplished, Dew tcrrled to Miss Lenove's stateroom, where ho found uer still dressed as "John Robinson, Jr." The Girl Collapses, .She was on the verge of nervous breakdown. Her appearance when c- nfronted by tue detective and told she was under arrest was pitiable, iue control she had fought so hard to retain throughout the voyage had left her. She cried out hysterlcall". and became bo faint that restoratives restora-tives were administered. Shut m her own stateroom and restored to woman's dress, she was closely guarded guard-ed as the vessel continued its Jour l't-y lor fear that she would take her Lie or collapse utterly. Did Not Deny Identity. Although neither Crippen nor tho typist denied their Identity, neither admitted any connection wilh the murder. Neither Inspector Dew nor the Canadians who made the arrest tried to get any incriminating adml9-e.ons adml9-e.ons from the couple. Such efforts are contrary to British law and tho prisoners volunteered no informa tlon. With shock of arrest over, a stow-nrdess stow-nrdess changed the boy's clothing iu vhich the girl had traveled for garments gar-ments more fitted to her sex. Then she collapsed again and lay for more than an hour in her berth, her features distorted and her body shaken shak-en with convulsive sobs. In a sepa-rrte sepa-rrte cabin, guarded by a detective. Crippen sat in silence with his chin sunk on his chest. When Inspector Dew went aboard the steamer today his greatest fear vas that Crippen and Miss Inove, when they found themselves discovered, discov-ered, would commit suicide. Army of Newspaper Men. The small army of American, Canadian Cana-dian and European correspondents that had been waiting at Father Point to see tho end of one of the most exciting manhunts in pollco history, arose at dawn today, but Dew and the Canadian detectives were up before be-fore thorn. From tho gulf of St. Lawrence, K0 miles away, a fog rolled roll-ed up the river and it was Impossible t see more than 50 yards. But the v ireless had penetrated tho mist, bringing word that tho Montrose was only 30 miles away. On account of the fog, she felt her way cautiously and it was 7:30 "'clock before her black rigged fun-Del fun-Del was visible down tho river. At that time the fog lifted a little, but it was still dense enough to aid admirably ad-mirably the purpose of the detectives, vhlch was to get aboard without arousing the suspicions of the couple they hoped to arrest Miss Leneve Trapped In Cabin. Detective De-nnl3 gave tho most interesting in-teresting account of how Miss Ioii-eve Ioii-eve was trapped in her cabin. "As soon as Crippen had been taken tak-en In charge by McCarthy," he said, "Inspector Dew and myself went to cabin No. 5 where we wero Informed that Mtss Leneve was reading a magazine. mag-azine. Dew gave instructions for a stewardess to stand ready with a glass of brandy to be administered In case tho girl fainted, then ho en-teied en-teied the cabin, followed by myself. "Do you recognize me?" ho askd the girl, who rose to greet him. "No," she replied bluntly as tho color left her face. "Well," said he, "I am a detective of Scotland Yard and I have here a warrant for your arrest." Girl Collapses. The magazine fell from the girl's hand and she sank back on the sota in a faint. Then tho stewardess entered en-tered at a word from Dew and forced a little liquor between her Hps "The girl was clad in a boy's suit e f brown material, but even in this III-flltlng III-flltlng attire ehe ehowed some of the beauty that the police believe led Crippen to turn against his wife. Possesses Great Beauty. "Hot light Drown hair Is cut short and parted in the middle atter the English boy fashion. Her eyes are gray and largo and heavily fringed, and her complexion is clear. Her faee Is pleasingly oval and her expression ex-pression winning." It was more ti.an four hours after she faced the detective that the girl was able to sit up. Even then her condition was pitiful and no one saw her except the ship surgeon and tho stewardess. Newspaper Men on Board. Crippen was attired in a traveling fcult of blue serge and tweed over-eoat. over-eoat. Gold-rimmed eyeglasses rested on hi6 nose, and from behind ibeni his eyes looked out dully. Hir? taie vas pale nnd drawn. With both ui'-der ui'-der arrest, the Montrose s whistle soi.nded hoarsely a signal to the walling wall-ing Eureka that Inspector Dew's starch was at an end. Immediately tho pilot boat came alongside and Ihi; newspaper men and photographers swarmed aboard. Crippen, they fouu i handcuffed In his stateroom No. 8 nnd Miss Leneve under tho care of a physician in No. 5. Bombardment of Messages. The newB by this time had e proud among Iho passengers who had been duped throughout the voyage by the bogus clergyman and his retiring ef-femioate ef-femioate son. Captain Kendall had kept from them the identity of the tv.o myKfrlous prisoners and, although al-though the recent bombardment of wireless mobsncea had aiou.-ed th1r suspicions, none on board bejdde Llewellyn Jones, the wireless operator, opera-tor, know that the two were Crippen , and his plrl companion, j Most Notable Crime In History, Tho crime which had its dramatic denouement today in the arrest of Dr. The suavity of Crippen led tho police po-lice to give conditional credit to h's statement and they took his word of h-nor that ho would remain subject to call until his story could bo verified. veri-fied. This was on July 12. Crippen and Typist Disappear. The next day Dr. Crippen and tho pietty young typist, Mins Lcnevo, disappeared, leaving no trace of iheir whereabouts. The house at Hllldiop was hastily searched. This time, Inspector In-spector Dew and his staff ransacked cellar and garret. In the cellar a misplaced brick led to a ghastly discovery. dis-covery. Beneath the floor was found the battered body of a human belns. It had been placed in quicklime and was burned beyond recognition. Even the sex was undeterminable by the doctors at first, although the body was finally established as that of n woman. World Wide Search, Immediately a search of almost world-wide scope began, at first in London and England, then through France and continental points anJ finally to America. Many false clows were followed to a fruitless end Dt Crippen and his typist appeared to have vanished completely. Police . descriptions were cabled throughout the world. One circumstance of tho Il!ght proved to be most Important; namely. Dr. Crippen purchased a suit or boy's clothing, evidently tc disguise dis-guise his companion as a boy i'i their flight. The first real clue came on the sailing of the Canadian Pacific steamer Montrose from Antwerp on June 20 A couple of strange appear-unco appear-unco took hasty passage on the stealers steal-ers two hours before she sailed. Thev gave the names of ' Rev. John Itob-l.ison Itob-l.ison and John Robinson, Jr.," sai l to be father and son. Two days out, Captain Kendall of the Montrose had his suspicion excited. He became convinced that the youncer Robinson was a woman and then that the pair were those for whom London and i the outer world had been searching j In vain. By wireless bo communicnt- j ed his suspicions to Scotland Yard. A minute description of the pair sent by wireless to the ship at sea con firmed Captain Kendalls suspicions The two were kept under surveillance, surveil-lance, but not under arrest. Then began the sensational detective chase vbich culminated yesterday. Inspector Inspec-tor Dew, balked in his first attempt to apprehend Crippen, hurried to Liverpool, Liv-erpool, where he caught the Whlto Star steamer Laurentlc. Sh wan faster than the Montrose and both wore headed for the same destination. destina-tion. Tho Lauren tic overtook and passed the Montrose at sea and two days ago Dew landed at Father Point. CRIPPEN IS mum Typist Collapses When Confronted by Inspector In-spector Dew oooooooooooooooo o o O NEWSBOYS' HARVEST O O IN LONDON. O 0 o O LXDXDON. July 31. London. O O eagerly waiting,, got the first O O news of the identification and O O arrest of Dr. Haw ley H. Crip- O O pen and his companion, Ethel Le- O O vene, through the Associated O (v Pret6 dispatches, which were re- O O ceived here far ahead of acores O O of other messages announcing O O the event. o O Special editions of the Sunday O O papers with the Associated O O Press dispatches were issued by O O ihe thousands and were eagerly O O bought up. It is a long time O O since the newsboys had such a O O harvest. O O O oooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo o o O ON BOARD STEAMSHIP O O MONTROSE, VIA WIRELESS O O TO QUEBEC. July 31. While O O closely guarded on the passage Q O between Father Point and Que- O O bee, Dr. Crippen and Miss Leneve o O wore allowed to see each other. O O Miss Leneve Is rapidly recover- O O ing he-r composure and Dr. O O Crippen appears cheerful. O O No effort was made by In-O O spector Dew to secure a coo- O O fesslon from Dr. Crippen. The O O Jewels found on the prisoner, it O O Is said, furnished the only in- O O criminating evidence discovered. O O O ooooooooooooooo FATHER POINT, QUE., July 31. Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and Ethel Eth-el Claire Levene, his stenographer, who fled from London after the disappearance dis-appearance of Belle Elmore, the doctor's doc-tor's wife, were arrested here today aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Montrose, at the command of Inspector Inspec-tor Dew of Scotland Yard. The Identification of the long sought fugitives on board the fog-shrouded fog-shrouded steamer by the English detective, de-tective, who had raced across the At-lantic At-lantic ahead of the Montrose, marked the culmination of one of the mosf j sensational flights In recent criminal 1 annals. Accompanied by Canadian , officers, he boarded the vessel at 8:30 ! o'clock this morning and 15 minutes i later both man and girl were locked In their staterooms, Crippen broken I I, -i spirit, but mentally relieved by the I relaxed tension; the girl, garbed In boys' clothing, sobbing hysterically, j They were no longer the "Rev. John ' Robinson and son," as booked from I Antwerp on July 20, Continued Trip to Jail. Alter biitf dG.ay, the Montroso continued con-tinued her . -.vriune, journey up the river towards Quebec, where jail awaited the pair. Crippen is charged v ith the murder of an unknown woman, wom-an, believed to have been his actress wife. The girl is held as an acee&-rory. acee&-rory. In charge of Inspector Dew, tey will be taken back to England lor trial, on the Royal Line 6teamer Royal George, leaving Quebec Thursday Thurs-day next. Seldom has there been a scene sin-rounding sin-rounding the pursuit of a crlmiual so pregnant with dramatic features as that enacted in this little settlement this morning. Inspector Dew hfd spent a sleepless night at the Marconi Mar-coni operator's side, commuuicating through the fog with the liner that bore the man and woman he sought The man had 1iei to him in Iondon and fled the city with tho mysteries of Belle Elmore's disappearance unsolved un-solved and a strong personal feeling entered into the case, accentuating Hie detective's desire to carry out tho task assigned him by Scotland Yard. Arrived in a Storm. At L30 a. m. the approaching ship's whistle was heard above the bellowing bellow-ing of tho Father Point foghorn. Like a giant alarm clock, it awakened awak-ened the nervous villagers and the expectant newspaper men who dressed dress-ed hurriedly and waited in a drizzling rain for the liner's arrival Shortly after 7:30 o'clock the Montrose Mon-trose pushed her nose through the fog and at S:ir the pilot boat Eureka Eu-reka aet. out from shore. She car-lied car-lied a host of newspaper men nnd photographers and the more foiiu-lnte foiiu-lnte townnpeopl. who were able to crowd aboard. But Inspector Dew j v as not. among them. As a precan-J precan-J Hon. he had embarked on the Eu- |