New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
CR|PPEN IN LONDON CELL
| arue Crowd Watches Landing
at Liverpool.
PRISONERS HEALTH GOOD
Doctor and Miss Leneve Ar
rairned at Bow Street Court
at Late Hour.

London, Aug 21.-Df. i1a"iOS
Crippen, the American, and his type
writer. Ethel Clara Leneve, returned 10
London to-day from Canada, where tney
were apprehended by the police on sus-
nicion OF being connected with the dis-
appearance Of Dr. Crippen's actress WIFE
Belle Gilmore. and with having knowi-
edge of the mutlIated body, believed by
the police to be that OF Mrs Crippen'
which was found in their Hilldrop Cres-
cent house.
It is lust seven weeks since DR.. Grip
pen and his companion, disguised III
bows clothes. secretly left London Fol
lowing their disappearance the Scotland
Yard officials instituted search for the
suspected persons in every part of Eu-
rome and had a watch placed on the
principal ports on the Atlantic side or
the Western Hemisphere. 1t remained
for wireless telegraphy. however. 10
locate the doctor and his companion.
that agency being utilized by Captain
Kendall of the steamer MonGose- 10
notify the London authorities that the
pair were on his vessel, then In mid
ocean.
The Crippen party. composed OF the
two prisoners. Chief Inspector Dew anu
Sergeant Mitchell, of Scotland Yard. ana
the two wardresses who had In charge
Miss Leneve. arrived at Euston Station
at I o'clock this evening from Liverpool,
where they had disembarked few
hours earlier from the steamer Megantic.
Three taxicabs were waiting at the sta
ton, and the party Immediately was
driven to the Bow street police court
where the accused man and woman were
formally charged with the crime ana
then placed in cells
An immense crowd which had gath
cred at Euston Kissed and booed the
pair when they emerged from the sta
ton. but the police prevented further
hostile demonstrations
Liverpool Aug 27.-Dr. Hawley III.
Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve landed
here from the steamer Megantic this
afternoon. They were Immediately
placed on train by Inspector Dew OF
Scotland Yard, who made the arrests In
Canada, and taken to London, to be heid
pending the determination Of the inquest
on the fragments of the body found In
the cellar Of the Crippen home.
A large crowd had been waiting FOR
hours at the landing stage 10 witness
the coming ashore of the prisoners. out
shortly before the arrival of the Me-
gantic the police drove from the stage
and its vicinity and from the ships
living in adjoining berths all spectators
except those with special permits. Miss
I.eneye wore a heavy veil, and DIR. Grip
pen, on landing. covered his face so tha'
his features were invisible.
INSPECTOR Dew made use Of simple
ruge to attract the attention of the
crowd to the bows of the Megantic, and
while all interest was concentrated or
that end of the steamer succeeded In
disembarking his prisoners from
gangvay at the stern Of the ship
attracting scarcely any attention.
The crowd of spectators, which after
being driven from the landing stage had
rushed TO the entrance of the station
nearest the bow of the ship, soon be-
came aware of the maneuvre and hur-
ried to the other end OF the station, but
thew were too late 10 get a view of DIR
Crippen and Miss Leneve, who had al
ready been placed in a specially reserved
saloon car of the train. all the blinds
of which We're drawn.
Both DR. Crippen and Miss Lenevt
were in excellent health. The Megantic
il was stated, had had an unusually GOOD
voyage. Splendid weather prevailed
with the exception Of yesterday, when {
rough sea prevented the prisoners from
taking their usual exercise at night, a:
had been their custom during the voy-
age.
Dr. Crippen proved to be an excellen
sailor, and was not affected by the trip
but Inspector Dew and Sergeant Mitch
ell were on the verge of seasickness
and the mattresses accompanying Mis-!
Leneve we're i'll throughout the voyage
Miss Leneve. who remained in hel
berth during the greater part of the voy-
age. exhibited Il really cheerful de
meanor and chatted with the wardresse,
on duty in her staterOom for hour afte
hour during the trip. DR.. Crippen. OF
the contrary was very tacitUrn. ant
scarcely spoke except for an occasional
word To Purser Pomeroy during the OF
ficer's daily official visits to his cabin.