The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-02
American Dentist, Arrested
for Murder Of His Wife in
London, Seems Glad That
Suspense is Finally Over.
CRIPPEN WHITE AS DEATH
WHEN HE FACES CROWD
Both Prisoners on Verge of
Collapse When Taken From
Steamer on Which They Fled
From Scene of the Crime,
CAPTAIN KENDALL A HERO

~ UEBEC, August 1.-Canadian JUS
tiee moved swiftly today In the
ease of DIR. Hawley III. Crtppen
and Ethel Clare LeneVe, who, charged
BILE crime" fled from the other side of
the Atlantis only 10 be caught In IA pO-
lice trap before they could put foot ON
the soil OF the Dominion.
The steamer MOntrOse, On which the
fugitiVes were arrested yesterday
while the vessel was still 400 miles
from this port, arrived AT her pier here
at 1i5O o'clock this morning.
The prisoners were FASTENED through
an enormous crowd OF curious ones 10
the provincial jail. where they were
placed in separate cells for the night.
Here they got few hours sleep. the
best rest either had had since they
fled from London on July 8. shortly be-
fore detectives found in the cellar OF
the Crippen home the bits OF human
flesh which the authorities have tried
TO establish once went to make up the
body of Belle Gilmore, Crippen's wife.
As soon as the arrests were made
the local court authorities were mott
fled and Judge Panet Anglers had ar
ranged to hold court at 1880 o'clock
this morning The accused were held
under the law pertaining. TO fugitives
the court proceedings were arranged to
be conducted expeditiOusly.
The greatest excitement was caused
In the city yesterday when a wireless
message brought the news that the long
sought man ana woman had been ar
rested on board the steamer MOntrOse
when the vessel laid TO off Father
Point to take on a pilot.
Great Excitement Prevails.
1t was known that the steamer
would be due here soon after midnight.
Early in the evening crowds began TO
gather at the pier. AS the night ad-
vanced the crowd grew greater. The
police found difficulty in restraining
the curious. The steamer was sighted
down the harbOr. The excitement was
intense. When the boat swung into
her pier. Crippen was still in cabin No.
8, where he was confined yesterday.
With him was Detective Denis. Miss
LeneVe was under close watch of Chief
the night Inspector Dew had passed
from one cabin to the other not for one
moment relaxing the watch on the pris-
oners who once slipped through his
A half hour before the landing the
prisoners were told that they were
nearing Quebec. Both had been under
the greatest strain for hours and
showed increased restlessness. Grip
pen, who had been attempting to read
d novel, tossed the book aside and
dropped his head in his hands in the
same despairing attitude that he as
heard the fateful words: In the name
of the king, l arrest you"
At the same time Miss LeneVe in
her quarters in another part of the yes
sci, fell On her knees and gaZed out OF
the portfolio into the darkness Of the
night. Suddenly she turned back into
her room and was seized with a fit Of
1t was a nervous cough
that Tacked her and the nerves of her
guard who had attended her from the
time she collapsed following her arrest
CriDDen White as Death.
AT 1880 O'Clock Capt Kendall came
down the bridge and notified Inspector
Dew that in a few minutes his passen-
gers would be taken ashore. Dew no
Titled 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. mis- face white as death,
walked in with a stumbling gait. AS
they passed the staterOOm which the
doctor formerly occupied with Miss
Leneve, the door of that room swung
open and Detective Mccarthy half car
ried Miss Leneve out to the passag
way.
Both prisoners were so near to phys
zeal collapse that they scarcely glanced
at each other. Miss Leneve tOttered
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