The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-29

Montreal, July 28.-A wireless
received here this morning
from the steamship Montrose via
the station at Point Armour, on the
Straits of Belle Isle, 500 miles be-
low Father Point, announced the
presence on board of DR.. H. H.
Crippen. The message read:
p DR.. CriPPen, wanted in London
for the murder Of Belle Elmore, the
actress, IS on board
No mention was made in the dis
patch Of Miss lie Neve, who 8 sup
posed to have left England with Or.
Crippen, but she is with him, It is
understood.
SCOTLAND YARD MAN WAITS.
Detective Dew. Of the Scotland Yard
detective force. who crossed in The
steamship Laurentic on the trail OF DR..
Crippen. is now in Canadian waters his
vessel having passed the Montrose at sea
yesterday. II is believed he win be able
to book a return passage at once with
MS prisoner.
There is no doubt as TO the identity OF
the two passengers travelling second
class on the Montrose from Antwerp 10
/ Quebec and registered under the names
Of the Rev Mr.. Robinson and his son
Delaney. the wireless operator at Point
Amour. has been in communication
with the Montrose both directly and
through the Allan Line steamer Gram
plan since $50 o'clock this afternoon.
Messages Confirm ~.-.
His official message TO Col Percy
Sherwood. OF The Dominion police at OF
tawa and the head Office of the Cansdi-
an Pacific show that there IS no doubt
in the mind OF Capt. Kendall and others
on the NIontroSe that the Robinsons are
the much-sought-after DR. H Crippen
and Miss lie Neve.
Inspector Dew. Of Scotland Yard.
who is on the L4aurenuc with a warrant
for CriDpen, will not be able 70 make
the actual arrest without having his war
rant indorsed by judge Of the Court OF
Kings Bench.
This cannot be done at Father Point or
Rimousd. the nearest judicial districts
being the city Of Quebec. some go miles
away. or Frazerville, 1C0 miles 10 the east
ward It was arranged to-day, with a
view 10 avoiding any legal extraditioe
tangle later TO have Chief Mccarthy. Of
the Quebec provincial force. and Chief
Denis. ef Lewis. with Chief ConstaoIs
Gauvreau, Of the Dominion police. iaks
the doctor and his companion under their
wing on suspicion Of being undesirable
citizens.
Arrest nT Crosse Isle
This little act IN the drama viii take
place at Crosse Isle, where immigrants
are examined on inbound vessels.
| When Inspector Dew arrives on the
Iaurentic at Father Point he VIII be
advised TO go ashore and rush mp 20
Quebec by train. where he can have the
warrant o. KID and proceed down the
river again 10 Crosse Isle. In the immi-
grafton sheds there a place somewhat
similar 10 old Castle Garden. in New
York. on a much smaller scale. Crippen
- and the lie Neve woman viii have the
r warrant read 20 them and they viii be
{ placed formally under arrest As soon
5 as Quebec is reached the pair viii be
] arraigned before Judge Chauveau. Ar
D rangements have been made to send them
! back 10 the old country on the Royal
I / George. which sails on August l.
= Every farm house in the RimOusk dis
{ trict has become a boarding house The
- quota Of newspaper men brought down
- the river on the Intercolonial Ocean
r Limited tonight brings the total UP "a
r forty-four. From Rimouski to civilization
h there are two telegraph wires, operated
q by French Comedians. with a capacity Of
l. transmitting about zoo words an hour Fl
English
a Activity Of News Reporters.
T. Every reporter naturally hopes to ge
= away a story ahead OF the other fellow
L and there is some great jockeying for tht
pole. Yachts and tugs what few ther,
{ are. are at premium. The little gov
ernment pilot boat is berthed 10 capacity
d with detectives and officials Of the Cana
30 dian Pacific
Sandy McEwan. one-time lighthous
keeper on the North Shore. will run al
excursion out to the Monuose in hi
= schooner.
. The report in circulation to-day tha
= Inspector Dew. OF Scotland Yard. wa
l. not in reality aboard the Laurenti
caused the Montreal agents Of the Whit
Star Line to send wireless private cod
message TO the captain, asking for par
= ticulars. Up to a late hour tonight thi
I, had not been answered. Col Sherwoo
said. however. that he had definite ad
: vices that Dew was aboard the vessel
: Dense fog is reported in the Gulf to
night. and very poor weather condition
for sending wireless messages Tn
. Laurenuc should be of Rimousld abou
noon tomorrow. and the MontrOse shoul
II put IN an aupearauce tWenty-fOur hour