Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-04
ACCEPTS LAWYERS GFFtR
OF DtFENSE AT TRIAL
Prisoner Answers CabIegram From
London Solicitor and Agrees to
Terms Set forth-Doctor Declares
His Fight for Freedom Will be
Made Before the British Courts.
(By Associated PressJ

QUEBEC, Aug. 3.-Inspector Dew,
Of Scotland Yard, captor of DR.. Haw-
ley H. Crippen, said with positiveness
and irritation tonight that the prison
er had not confessed to the murder
of Belle Gilmore, his wife.
IF you chaps don't stop Fostering
me about this confession business
I'll have to leave town." said the in
spector.
Joseph NORM. Crippen's jailer, was
equally positive that no word of con-
fession had come from the dentists
lips.
Attorney General Gouin and Judge
l.angelief, before whom the man and
his girl companion, Ethel Leneve,
were arraigned, said they had heard
ntthing of a confession and they
sdmted the idea that Crippen could
ha e made one to Dew without their
knk Wedge.
Answers Offer Of Defense.
BE foregoing denials came on top
of sgue rumors of unknown origin
that there had been a confession, al
though Inspector Dew spent barely
five inutes with Crippen during the
entire day. This visit he made to the
dentists cell this afternoon to obtain
Crippeiys answer to Solicitor New
o tons o,blegram from London prof
ferringt legal assistance. To this Grip
ren rep led, accepting and promising
to- keen his mouth shut and not re-
sist e4 radition, conditions which
were inn osed in the solicitors mes
sage Of st night.
Crippens acceptance of the offer of
counsel w,uld seem further to indi-
cate that I've intends to maintain his
attitude Of silence. And the few
words that came directly from the
prisoner hi nself indicated anything
but the moot of self-confessed muir
derer. He old one of his keepers
that he wouli make no fight here,
but was prepared to fight when he
came to trial in London. An effort
70 learn anything about the friends
that the Lon,ton solicitor says are
willing to pay the expenses of his
defense was as fruitless here as it is
said to have bten in London.
Jail Object of Interest
The big grey stone Jail, on the
heights of Abrah,m, where Crippen is
confined, has become the foremost of
Quebec's many Joints of interest,
The seeing Queb,,c" trolley cars stop
nearby so that the tourists, who
throng the city in summer may have
9 chance to gaze Into the window of
the corridor where the alleged wife
slayer takes his exercise. Several
persons saw him today and once he
looked out the window and smiled.
Miss Ieneve old rot figure in the
days crop of rumors,
She conti><.es to spend her time
quietly IN the prisoii infirmsry and
is said to be ,improv,d in health.
Miss lensse Didn't Cause Tragedy.
ROSELJE. N. j.. Aug. 3.-"The in
fatuation ofoEsheI Clare Leneve and
Dr. Crippen had nothing to do with
the disappearance of his wife. | am
suxe of that and I was intimate in
their home life
IF he killed Belle Elmore it was in
ft OF unzovernabie temper over
some petty quarrel. Belle was never
Jealous to ny knowledge. Her hus-
band admired her. took pains TO serve
her smallest wishes aud was genuine
~ fond of her. I believe Leneve came
into the story later"
such Is the opinion OF Nine. Fred
Ginnet. a close friend OF the Crippens.
who has Just returned 70 her home
here after identifying both Crippen
and his companion. at Quebec.
An associate with Belle Elmore in
the London Theatrical Benefit socie-
". Of which they were both officers.
Nine Ginnet was among the FIRST 20
distrust the death notice Of her friend
appearing in the London papers. She
suspected a hidden tragedy and. al
though in this country her activity N
forcing her suspicious on the Lon
don authorities. vas largely RESPONSE
bic for the investigation set on foot BY
Scotland Yard which first gave Dr.
Crippen alarm. Since coming 70 this
country she has kept In continuous
touch With the little circle 81 init
mates Who were welcome a. the bone
IN Hindrop Crescent and she speaks
from their knowledge ss vel ss her
own.
Thererore her opinfon commands