The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-04
CRIPPEN ARRESTED
London Physician And His
Stenographer Taken Into
Custody BY Officers
FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC
Man and Woman Suspected Of MUIR
der of Belle EimOre In London Ar
rested BY Inspector Dew Sunday
Morning as the MOntrOse Reached
Father Point

rested BY Inspector Dew Sunday
Morning as the MOntrOse Reached
Father Point.
Father, Que, July 31-Dr. Hawley
Harvey Crippen and Ethel Glare Le-
neve, his stenographer, who fled from
London after the disappearance of
Belle Elmore, the doctors wife, were
arrested here today aboard the Can
adam Pacific liner Montrose, at the
command of Inspector Dew of Scot
land Yard.
The identification or the fugitves
by the English detective marked the
elimination OF one of the most sem
sational flights in recent criminal an
nails. Accompanied by two Canadian
officers, he boarded the vessel at $50
o'clock this morning, and fifteen min
uteS later both man and irl
were locked in their staterooms, Crip-
pen broken in spirit but mentally re-
lieved by relaxed tension; the girl
garbed in boys clothing, sobbing hys-
terically. They were no longer the
Rev. John Robinson and son as book
ed from Antwerp on July 20.
After a brief delay the Montrose
continued her 100 mile journey up the
river towards Quebec, where Jail
awaited the pair. Crippen is charg-
ed with the murder of an unknown
woman. The girl is held as an ac-
sessory. They will be taken back to
England on the steamship Royal
George, leaving Quebec on Thursday
Shortly after 1880 o'clock the Mont
rose pushed her nose through the fog
and at SIS the pilot boat Eureka
set out from the shore. She carried a
host of newspaper men and photo
graphers and as many townspeople
as could crowd aboard
But Inspector Dew was not among
them. He had embarked on the Eu
reka's small tender, accompanied by
Chief Mccarthy of the Quebec police,
and eX-Chief Denis of the same city.
All wore the garb of pilots and
oyer his florid face, Inspector Dew
did not wish Crippen to recognize him
before he could approach and take
advantage of the only avenue of es-
cape-suicide. Four sailors quickly
rowed the tender alongside the Mont
rose and Dew and his companions
stepped aboard
Crippen was standing near the rail
talking with Dr. Stuart, the ships
surgeon That he was nervous was
indicated by his furtive glances and
his remark to DR.. Stuart: There are
three pilots coming aboard he said
nervously. "Is that not unusual?" The
physician did not reply, but kept his
eye on the stranger who walked rap
idly toward them.
"Crippen, want you," said Inspec-
tor Dew quietly as he approached.
The dentist recoiled involuntarily as
he recognized the man addressing
him, then the blood left his face. his
breath came short and fast and he
gurgled incoherently. AS he was be-
ing led away to the captains cabin,
whence he was transferred later to
his own stateroom, he said grateful
ly:
Thank God, the suspense is over,
and | am glad
Crippen's arrest accomplished, Dew
hurried to MISS Leneve's stateroom,
where he found her, still dressed as
John Robinson, Jr.," on the verge
of nervous breakdown Her appear
ance when told that she was under ar
rest, was pitiable All control that
she had fought so hard to retain
throughout the voyage left her, She
cried out Historically and became so
faint that restoratives were admin
istered. Shut in her rorm and res
tored to woman's dress, she was
closely guarded as the vessel contin-
ued its journey, for fear that she
would take her life or collapse ut
terly.
With both under arrest the Mont
roses whistle sounded hoarsely a
signal to the waiting Eureka that
Dew's search was at an end. lmme-
diately the pilot boat came alongside
and the newspaper men and photo
graphers swarmed aboard. Crippen
the found handcuffed in his state
room and Miss Leneve under the care
of a physician in her room.
The news by this time hal spread
among the passengers, who had been
duped throughout the voyage by the
bogus clergyman and his retiring, ef-
feminite SON Captain Kendall kept
from them the identity of the two
mysterious passengers and although
the recent bombardment of wireless
messages had aroused their suspic-
ion. none on board besides Llewellyn
Jones, the wireless operator, knew
that the two were DR., Crippen and his
girl companion.