Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
Inspector Does Not Believe
She Had Any Share
in the Murder of
Belle Elmore.
GIRL IN STATE
OF TOTAL COLLAPSE
Crippen Cheerful and Does
Not Appear to Fear the
conse4sences.

tninhR t4at Ethel CiaTe LeNeNe is III
noceng n any share in the murder of
BellsF FElmore. He says she has told
him her complete story and he be-
lieves her innocent OF any crime, but
that she is trying to shield Crippen
and maintain that he is also innocent.
The girl is i'm state of almost total
collapse. On the other hand Crippen
is cheerful, and seems to have no fear
of the consequences.
o. the Montrose threw interesting side
light on the actions OF the pair on
the voyage from Antwerp. Dominica
Keen, the steward who looked after
their stateroom, had the best oppor-
tunity for observing their actions. He
said:
II was one of the first to discover,
by her neat methods in her room, her
way of walking and Ier effeminateI
gear that John Robinson. Jr.. was
a woman. Then we discovered that
the labels had been taken from all
their clothes, that the lining had been
torn from the younger Robinson's hat
and soon Captain Kendall was con-
vinced that he had the much sought
fugitives aboard. The pair spent most
OF their time in their cabin and
Stunned the other passengers so far
as possible"
Alfred Smith the dining-room
steward, told how Crippen had ma
neuvered to keep Miss LeNeve seated
by him at the table He said that
Crippen asked for two seats at the
Captains table side by side. and next
to the wall so that no one could sit
by Miss LeNeve other than himself.
my boy is little deaf" he told the
steward, and after some argument
succeeded in getting the desired seats.
In this way he prevented any passen-
gers engaging the girl in conversation
at the table and betraying her sex by
her voice.
Arthur Homer, of Montreal, one of
the few English speaking passengers
aboard, came perhaps in closer con-
tact with the pair. Homer says that
Crippen and Miss LeNeve used to
drink on an average three bottles of
beer n day and he had thought II
strange that father should allow
young son to touch intoxicants.
Father Broken-Hearted.
Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 2.--Bowed
down by years and broken by the or.
deal of his sons flight and arrest on
suspicion of having killed his wife,
M. A. Crippen, father of DR.. Hawlsy
II. Crippen, presents today the most
pathetic figure of the case that has
engrossed the interest of two CONT
nents.
81 have not the money to go to
Uawley, but ~ | had ] would gladly
so and be Of whatever consolation
might be to him." said the suspects
fother today.
II have not received any word from
him, and do not expect to. II is hardl
to have to be alone and suffer, but T
don't think IL will last long. am
not long for this world now, and since
this trial has come to me I have not
had a single day of good health.
They can't prove anything on
Hawley. They cant even prove that
Belle Elmore is dead. Why should 7
believe him guilty? ] know he would
not do such a thing. It passes belief
don't feel car stand this worry much
longer. feel as II would like to
TO away alone and die I did my best
to educate Hawley and his son. I
did the best could, and now in my
old age ! am alone and overwhelmed
by this disgrace"