Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05
Dew STILL ABSENT
Thought to Be Arranging to
Take Prisoners Back.
WILL AVOID PUBLICITY
No Legal Action Until Sergt. Mitch
ell Gets to Quebec.
CRIPPEN AND GIRL SILENT
Neither Will Talk About the Other.
Miss Leneve Refuses to
See Callers.
CRIPPEN AND GIRL SILENT

QUEBEC, August 5.-The continued alb
sence from Quebec Of Inspector Dew add
ed another minor element of mystery to
the Crippen case today.
1t is thought that his wish to escape
unwelcome attentions is not of itself suf-
ficient to account for his trip to Montreal
yesterday and his further journey to To.
ronto and Niagara Falls, begun last
night.
1t is strongly suspected that his mis-.
sion is to arrange so that he may ge,
his prisoners out Of the country with
less publicity than attended their ar
rival. In moments Of his greatest an.
noyance the Scotland Yard detective in
timated strongly that he would so man
age affairs that the excitement which
marked his coming to Canada would not
be duplicated when the party reached
England.
II this purpose is to be accomplished
the departure from this side must be
made In secrecy. r;
To Keep Departure Secret.
Nobody but those Immediately con.
cerned." Dew is quoted as saying, "wil
know upon what steamer we leave OF
This has been accepted by the news
paper men as something Of a challenge
and so has aroused special interest in the
inspectors immediate doings. 1t Is sup
posed that he is now engaged in inter
viewing steamship and railroad officers te
ascertain how the trip back to England
may be accomplished in the most secret
manner.
While the British officers could pu,
their prisoners aboard steamer within
two miles OF the Jail where they are now
confined and land them in Liverpool, II
they are determined upon escaping pub
licity. any one of several plans might be
adopted. They could take the doctor and
Miss Leneve by train to st. John, n. B.
or Halifax, n. S., both Canadian ports
or they might put them aboard tue
here and transfer them to a liner al
some point agreed upon along the Ave
hundred-mile stretch In the st. Lawrence
river between Montreal and the river:
mouth
Understanding Was Reached.
There is also interest today in the
seeming understanding between DR.. Grip
pen and Miss Leneve. made during their
flight. as to what either should say or not
say in the event of their arrest. Accord
ing to their custodians neither has been
led into saying a single word about the
other
Judge Anglers. who examined the &c.
cused last Monday. today said that he
expected no further legal action in the
case until Sergt. Mitchell of Scotland
Yard arrived from London next weei
with the papers applying for the extradi
tions. Mitchell will hand his papers tC
Judge Anglers and the presence of the
prisoners will not be necessary on this
occasion.
Miss Leneve is reluctant to receive any
callers. A Church Of England clergyman
who visited the jail and asked to see the
girl received from her the reply that sht
did not wish to see any one.
Crippen's Last Letter.
O-s. On.>@o. Angus: e-Cs'
was probably one Of the last busines.
| letters signed by DR.. Crippen, prior to hi!
flight from London four weeks ago. wa!
received by an Ottawa woman July q,
Early in July she wrote. In answer to al
advertisement. 10 DR.. Crippen's medica
office In London regarding an ear affec
tion from which she suffered, and In re
ply received signed letter from The
doctor diagnosing her symptoms and Of
fering 10 supply the apparatus for .
cure for So.
Evidently Miss Leneve did not type
write the communication as 1t is initialec
| ''E. f." The letter was written July l3
Ii Is interesting to note that July II, two
days before this communication was SEN
| to Ottawa. DIR. Crippen had been closely
questioned by Scotland Yard detectives
and on the day 1t was mailed the body
supposed to be Mrs. Crippen's was foune
| in the Hilldrop Crescent house.