The San Francisco call., 1910-08-03
ATTORNEY is /. .
EMPLOYED TO
DEFEND DENTIST
Message From Across the Seas
Brings TO Prisoner His Only F
Clean of Hope
Accused Man Remains Silent,
but Police Are Still Working
on Girl for Confession

~ UEBEC. Aug 2.--Dr.. Hawley H.
Crippen has friends in London
who believe he did not :sIay his
wife, Belle Elmore, and they are will
ing TO pay for a lawyer*to defend him
when he is tried there for murder.
He received proof of this tonight, when
his jailer handed him the following
cablegram from London solicitor:
"Dr. H H. Crippen, care of Inspector
Dew, Quebec: Your friends desire me
10 defend. you and viii pay all*neces-
sary expenses. Will. undertake your
defense, but you must promise to keep
absolute silence and answer no: ques-
tions and do not resist extradition. p;
Reply confirming, as good deal must
be done at once.
Arthur Heeton. solicitor; London"
This unexpected message brought to
the accused dentist in. his lonely cell
the first CLEAN of hope since his arrest
Whether Crippen has accepted the prof
fered assitance could not be learned to-
night The identity of the friends who
volunteered their funds in mis- behalf
could mot be ascertained, and nothing is
known, here about the solicitor. who
signed the cablegrams
Remains Silent
Judging from ahfs. behavior since he
was arrested. the pale little prisoner on
ing to remain silent a. single mono
syllable negative .to>his Jailer's inquiry
whether he wished to give out any pub
.Eic staement was tbe. only message that
came from his today. Reading in his
cell or silently pacing the corridor.
where he is allowed to exercise for part
Of the day. Crippen shows a desire for
little except. TO be: let alone.-~
Doctor Crippen, and Miss Leneve slept
last might the sleep of complete ex-
haustfon. following the ordeal Of the
% preceding. hours RI
Crippen and the girl now face two
weeks or more. Of. monotonous waiting.
There will be no more legal proceed
ings in the case until August S, when
they will have another purely formal
appearance IN court TO give them a
last opportunity of demanding a writ
OF habeas corpus or any other legal
relief to which they may feel entitled.
Neither Will Fight
Unless they change their. expressed
intention neither will apply for writs
or interfere in any way with the meth
DDS adopted by the police to get them
back 70 England @
So far as the province of Quebec is
concerned legal proceedings practically
are closed. The official documents re-
garding the arrest of the couple and
their Interrogation by Judges Langelier
and Anglers of the court of special. ses-
sions were forwarded last night to
Ottawa for the signature of the gov
ernor general.
The color is beginning to return to
Miss Leneve's cheeks and this morn
ing the .matron at the Jail hospital said
she looked a triie less forlorn than
when she was taken there yesterday
afternoon from the house of Chief of
Detectives Mccarthy. Miss. Leneve.
who left the Montrose. in garments
loaned TO her by the ships stewardess,
was supplied today with neat white
dress: which added to the Improvement
in her appearance.
Crippen, taciturn and seeming to a
considerable extent to have recovered
his composure. has volunteered nothing
since his arraignment yesterday which
might help the police in solving the
mystery surrounding the disappearance
of his wife.
Seek Evidence
The detectives would like to gather
from the accused some additional evil
dence, but unless present signs fail they
win receive no help in this line from
Doctor Crippen.
~Crippen is no fool said Inspector
Dew, and no one questioned his opin-
oion.
Accordingly 1t is generally believed
that the police are resting their hopes
on Miss Leneve. If she does not pos
sess the key to tn emystery. they think
she can at least aid them materially
in a reconstruction of the circum-
stances leading up to the disappear
anc eof Belle Elmore. It is known that
Mrs. Crippen was jealous of her hus-
bands typist. and the police have no
doubt that Miss Leneve wa aware of
this jealousy.