Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-01
ARMY OF PURSUERS
Chase for Crippen and Girl the
Widest in History.
$4,000 PERSONS IN HUNT
Confident of Escape, But Whole
World Knew Their Every Move.
WIRELESS TIE GREAT FACTOR
Without It's Aid Accused Doctor and
Companion Probably Would
Still Be Free.
$4,000 PERSONS IN HUNT
WIRELESS TIE GREAT FACTOR


aboard the steamship Montrose, off Fa-
Their Point, Quebec, yesterday. and
they placed under arrest Dr. Harvey
Haw1ey Crippen, one of the most re-
markable chases after fugitive from
justice came to a dramatic end.
The whole civilized world. and.
thanks to the wireless telegraph, all
the waters thereof, had been for eight
cen days-since July 13-searched for
Crippen and Ethel Leneve, his girl COM
panion and former typist.
And at last-thanks again to the
speeding of news through the air and
to the speeding of second steamship
| through the water-here he was, cap
| tured, and with a trial for murder
confronting him, after having com
| pletely disappeared, and perhaps after
having had the strongest hopes that
he would win his way. in disguise 10
freedom
Was ROBBED as Clergyman.
| For DAYS he sailed the sea in apparent
| serenity. robed as a clergyman, win ms
companion attired as a sickly boy stuoeh'
| his son The other passengers, 1gno-
| rant of their Identities, talked with the
| two and knew them as the Kew. MI.
Robinson and Young Robinson ftoo-
ably the man felt, at times, conEdent tilat
he had escaped his pursuers by taxing
this obscure steamer from Antwerp to
Canada
Yet all the while there was lowering
over him the hand of the law, represent
ed by the air waves of the Maroon elec-
trio system. And days ago tne Id"
hand practically descended upon MN.
Early last week the captain OF the
Montrose felt sure that the Roplnsons
were Crippen and MISS LeheNe. ne sem
the news by his wireless operator, Lew
ellyn Jones, simultaneously and py reiass
to England and Canada. He watched tine
actions of the suspected pair niaue ne
uuent reports of their every DONG. anu
so the ewes of the police on both sides or
the ocean were constantly on the fugi-
tives, though they were hundreds Oh mics
away.
Dew Follows on Faster Boat.
Meanwhile Inspector Dew, sthe British
detective chief, caught the Laurentlc'
faster boat, and reached this side OF the
world in time to identify them and cause
their arrest. Meanwhile, too hundreds
of other vessels equipped WIN the WI
derful wireless were being quietly searcn-
ed; every seaport along almost every
civilized coast of the world was belng
watched, and practically every railroad
station and city in Europe was Delns
guarded lest the runaways journeyed by
land. 1t was calculated several days ago
that $1,000 persons throughout the world
were doing little else than looking for
Crippen and his typist.
No such universal search has ever been
made for missing persons. 1t is almost
safe to say now that they are caught.
that they did not have one chance In
thousand of escaping.
Going back to the beginning of the
ctr 6iS9nnPa OF
Belle Elmore,'' Crippen's wife-it may
readily be seen that the middle-aged
DOCTOR if he killed her, as it is charged.
has managed to keep out of the clutches
of the law for exactly half year, for
the Staying appears to have been done
either January 81 or February !. in Lon
don. 1t may also be seen that the ele-
ment called Chance" which criminals
lations, had lot to do with the discovery
of the crime and the capture of the sus-
pected slayer.
Appeared on Good Terms.
On the evening of January 81, at their
home, No. 80 Hilldrop Crescent, London,
DIR. Crippen and Mrs. Crippen-who was
much better known Belle Elmore-
gave a card party and dinner to some
friends. Belle Gilmore was in the hes:
of health, and apparently On the best
of terms with her husband. She was d
well known music hall artistic, and for
a long time had been treasurer of the
Music Hall Ladies Guild. Some mem
bers of that organization were in the
party. 1t was known to them that DR..
Crippen was yale tooth specialist
that he had been. in America, connected
with an institution dispensing homeopathy
ic "hOme remedies" and that he had
claimed to be a specialist in one thing
or another for years.
Also it was known that he had jim his
employ at the time of this party a young
girl stenographer and typist named Ethel
Clare Leneve.
Two days after this function there
came to the Office of the Music Hall
Ladies Guild letter signed apparently
by Belle Gilmore, which rendered her
resignation as treasurer of the society.
The writer had received news, the letter
said. of the serious illness of near and
dear relative in California and must sail
for the states without even bidding her
friends goodbye. She inclosed the check
book and account book of the society.
The music hall women, with whom she
was most popular. wondered at this sud
den call. They talked about it among
themselves. Several Of them called at
the Crippen home two or three times in
the next few days, but were not able to
find either the doctor or Miss Leneve.
Typist Wore Mrs. Crippen's Brooch.
Then. February %, DR.. Crippen sur
prised them by appearing at the Music
Hall Benevolent Society's dinner, escort
ing Miss Leneve. She had at her neck
a valuable brooch which the other women
recognized as having been the property
of Belle Gilmore, and favOrite piece of
jeWelry which she constantly wore. They
whispered that 1t was curious Belle did
not take this to America with her.
March IS there appeared in the daily
newspapers notice to the effect that
Belle Gilmore had died in California, sud
denly. A similar notice was sent to the
theatrical periodicals.
Belle Elmore's friends, among them
particularly Mr.. and Mrs. Martinetti,
visited Crippen and asked for particu-
able TO give many details. He merely
Somehow they were not satisfied and a
couple OF weeks later they wrote to the
health officers of various California cities
and learned that there was no record of
any such person as Miss Gilmore or Mrs.
Crippen ha ing died in that state
At this paint the element of chance
entered heavily. The music hall artists,
bordering oves the mysterious disappear
ance of their friend re-examined the let
ter she had written offering her resigna-
ton from their society. They found that
the name Elmore was spelled Fillmore
with two Is instead of one. Looking
closer, they WERE able to see that it was
not her handwriting at ALL
John Edward Nash and his wife. the
atrical people OF London. were perhaps
the closest friends of Belle Gilmore, and
the others put TIE whole situation before
tho Washes when thew returned from, n