Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-22
HOMEWARD TRIP,
Continued from Page One.)

The next instant Dew had set Him on
his feet and the pair disappeared into
the Megantic.
Notwithstanding the fears of the Brit
ish police that the dentist might attempt
suicide, the occurrence was too palpably
an accident for its nature to be mistaken
Miss lie Neve, who had left the jail
with every evidence of willingness had
to be supported as she crossed the gang
plank. As she reached the deck of the
steamer she tainted and had to be car
ried to her cabin. 1t was half an hour
before she revived. The girl never has
made a full recovery from her collapse at
arrest. although her condition has caused
her jailer no anxiety
inspector Dew managed the depart
ure or the pair in manner that fur
nisned fitting climax to their sensa =
tional capture. He entered his name
on the passenger list as "Silias P
Doyle" This in spite of the fact that
Dew was probably the pest known
man aboard and that among his 900
ow-passengcrs fully COG had met
him here in Quebec.
Consistently he registered his assist
ant. Serst. Mitchell of Scotland Yards
as m f. G. Johnston" Mrs. Stone
ono of the mattresses. brought from
London to look after Miss LIE Neve APP
peared on the pa ssenger list as MARY
Byrne" and Miss Foster. her emo
panior. as Miss Ogilvie.''
II Dew's object had been the attain
mont of publicity he could not have
chosen a better ship than the Meganc.
She took aboard her go members of
the Queens own" q crack Canadian
regiment, bound for England to join the
PritiSh army ElaneuVr6S Several Can
adian newspaper men and Photograph
era accompanied the regiment. and
Others came from Montreal on the
Meean'ic this morning to see them Oft.
After making sercret arrangements to
board the steamer. Dow conducted his
prisoners with 4 mystery that set the
city in an uproar and brought every re-
) porter and photographer t" Quebec up
on his heels. He struggled them from
the local Jail at 1 O'Clock. with three
hacks and five provincial detectives to
help his own Scotland Yard force. lheh
by ,ircuitous routes he drove TO the
river at Sillery, a village only a mile
from the Jail in Il straight line, but a
measured seven miles over the road he
chose.
In AN alltbtnOhlle tnc FtIhiltIS Ifdt'i-
ed Sillerv in time to see the tug
Queen putting up the the river VIM
Dew on deck wearing triumphant
smile. Thus the British detectives cs-
capcd the photographers ON shore. but
the Megantic on her downward voyage
from Montreal was not due until nooh
and the queen had I" lie OFF Cape
Rogue for nearly three hours until the
liner arrived.
Alert photographers. AMI they wef"
not wanting, had thus all the chance
in the world to charter a tug in que
bee and steam up the river. And they
took it. The Queen was ov"rhauie"
lust as the Megantic hove in sight and
for the next half hour there followed
an exhibition of marine mancuverinS
that would have delighted the heart OF
Capt iahan. the Queen trying to
reach the Mcgantic in such manner
as to put the prisoners aboard unob-
I" served. the snapshottcrs on the tug
'iockeying for place.
4 Finding his task impossible Dew
finally had the Queen dashed I" the
steamers side. and nut Crippen and
Miss lie Never aboard under cam
era fire partly masked by the efforts
of the two prisoners to hide their faces.
,Crippen dashed up the gangplank with
his felt hat pulled low and his face