Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-27

tor the missing balloon America II and
its occupants. Alan r. Hawley and
Augustus Post
Mr.. Stratton was selected for this
work by William ii. Hawiey. brother
of the missing balloon pilot, who ac-
companied him to Canada. He carries
credentials to the governor general of
Canada and letter from Cortland T,
Field Bishop. president of the Aero
club of America, requesting every pos
sible assistance be rendered In the
work. He will organize central bu-
reau in Ottawa and will Immediately
engage the services of two civil engi
neers to plan out the best method of
attempting to launch relief expeditions
if necessary
All information thus far gathered
will be collected together with the
| Canadian governments weather report
in an effort TO plot as nearly as pos
sible the possible course which the
balloon probably took. They are con
ferring In Canada with Lewis Spindler,
who was sent to Toronto by the st
Louis Aero club. The Aero club Off
cials will be in charge of the New
York end of the search They are still
hopeful that some message may be
received from the aeronauts within
| the next twentyfour hours telling of
the safe landing in the northern wilds
PORTAGE. Wis, Oct 24-The IA
nous silk special train running be
| tween Tacoma and New York resumed
It's trip from here today after crash.
ing into the rear end of freight train
killing Conductor Stediford and catch
ing fire late yesterday The entire fire
department of Portage was called to
| fight the blaze back from the cargo OF
silk valued at half million dollars
Railroad men are beginning to eye
The silk special with suspicion. A fly
ng trip is made 10 New York direct
ly after the arrival of the Pacific
steamer from the Orient and three
trips the train has been wrecked or
caught in storms. The train wrecked
yesterday also carried nearly mil.
ion dollars worth OF gold bullion from
the Alaska mines.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-Following a con
'erence with prison authorities, Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone today def
| nitely fixed the date for the hanging of
DR.. H. II. Crippen, convicted of the
murder of his wife, Belle Gilmore, for
Tuesday, Nov s.
Crippen's attorneys are already pre-.
pairing for their appeal to the court of
criminal appeals, although it Is ad
mitted there is only the slightest
chance this will interfere with the de.
cision of the lower court.
Crippen had recovered his compos-
IRE today and continued to protest his
innocence. When offered religious
said he was more interested in get
ting his rights than listening to a
priest.
Ethel Leneve is prostrated today
oht Hdu iully eApecttu thdl M Niip
pen would be acquitted thus causing
her own release. When she received
word that Crippen had been convicted
and sentenced to death she tainted and
ii was some time before the prison
doctor could restore her to conscious
ness. She is now apprehensive of the
outcome of her own trial ON the
charge of being an accessory after the
fact, which will begin tomorrow
LONDON, Oct. 25.-After trial OF
unexpected brevity today, Ethel Glare
Leneve was acquitted of the charge
OF being an accessory after the fact
to the murder of Belle Elmore Grip
per
The speedy and favorable verdict
by the jury was surprise, for follow
ing the sentencing to death last Sat
urday of Dr. Hawley Harvey Grip
pen for the murder of his wife, 1t
was expected that Miss Leneve, his
former stenographer, would receive at
least prison sentence.
Miss I.eneve did not take the stand
in her own defense. Pale and trem-
bling, apparently fearful of an adverse
verdict. she pleaded not guilty to the
charge that she did afterwards fe.
loniously receive. comfort, harbor, as
sist and maintain DR., Crippen.
Richard d. Muir, the crown prose
cutor, started out as though he in.
tended to prosecute the girl as vigor.
ously as he did Crippen and in his
opening statement he urged the pris
oner undoubtedly knew OF the murder
Of Mrs Crippen Only few witnesses
were called by the prosecution. how.
ever, and the examination of them
was brief, with no determined effort
made to bring out damaging evidence
against the girl.
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, who
arraigned Crippen in merciless fash
ion summed up the evidence for the
jury. and his every word and action
clearly indicated that his sympathies
were with the unfortunate prisoner,
whose delicate condition was a point
in her favor.
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