The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
CRIPPEN LOCATED AT SEA
SAILED FROM HaTRE ON THE
18TH ON THE SANDMAN.
Hes Dressed a. . Clergyman. and Miss
Le NeSe. In boys RiE. Poses NJ Hls
son Retected by . steward. Accord.
inG to wireless sleuth After Him.
Special Cas, Ds,pa,cAr, TO tbs svs.


LosroS. July 24-The, Havre CORE
spondent Of the Weekly D-sp1teh asserts
confidently that DIR Crippen and Miss
Is Neve are on board tho Sandman.
bound for Montreal.
The story runs that two hours before
the steamer sailed the Rev MIR Robin
son and his son joined her. The man was
dressed in clerical sarb. wore glasses and
had short, struggling heard. but no
mustache. Master Robinson waa we'll
grown youth. broadly proportioned. and
wore a smartly cut suit Of dark tweed.
The pair. who had booked second class
passage. provoked no comment until the
clergyman called a steward and gave him
an order The steward noticed that one
OF the minister's eyebrows was hanging
slightly away from his forehead. where
upon he concluded il was false.
He scrutinised the pair more closely
and noticed the boys peculiar figure
The lad walked without the freedom
usual 10 boyhood The steward informed
the head steward that he was certain
Master Robinson was a girl. His sus-
structions 20 keep the couple under close
observation shortly after he was en-
abled tn see the boy performing his toilet
This clinched the matter. and the captain
was informed that there were two dis
guised passengers on board
Further watching and inquiry estab-
lished the fact to the satisfaction ~ the
captain. Who communicated wirelessly
with the French police. giving a detailed
description Of the pair and also saying
he believed they were Crippen aud Miss
l.. Neve The French police notified
scotland Yard
The description OF Crippen states that
he ~ wearing full clerical costume lie
has hssSy brown eyebrows and a short
sprouting beard HE upper lip - clean
shaver
The woman. disguised a. a hoy. is 81
rather stout build Her hair IL cut short
She 10 very pale. Her nose IL particularly
broad
Great care has been taken not To cause
the pair to suspect they have been watched
or that communications about them have
been sent TO the police
LONDON. July - Chief Inspector Dew
Of Scotland Yard sailei for Canada this
morning He is going to the Dominion
on hunt for DIR. Hawley Harvey Crippen
and Miss Ethel Glare lie Neve. who are
wanted in connection With the murder
Of Belle Gilmore. the doctors wife. In
spector Dew sailed on the Cunarder
Caruuia
There was great activity NJ Scotland
Yard this morning over the Crppen case
Supt. FroeS; and a number Of de,ec-
tiv~s held q protracted conference az
which IL was decided that the chief luspec-
tor should all for New York Immediately
Il was stated after the conference that the
YarJi h ~ reason 10 believe that Dr. Crippen
and the lie Seve woman escaped on an
outgoing steamship yesterday and wer
hound for Csnada.
The 'nly ship which sailed yesterday
was the Allan liner virginian. The vir-
gilman Ia equipped with wireless apparatus
and II IL suggested that the activity 81
Scotland Yard and Chief Inspector Dew Il
sudden Departure this morning may he
due to the fact that the police officers
had heen In communication with the
vessel and had received confirmation
IT the clue that CHppen and the woman
were on board the ship.
The Caronia IL a fast boat and Dew
ought to be able 10 reach Rimouski. on
the ST. Lawrence where the virginian
will pick mp q pilot before proceeding
to Quebec. in time 20 arrest the fusitive~
Inspector lew is the only Scotland
Yard man who knows DR. Crippen we'll
IL was Dew who examined Crippen after
scotland Yards suspicious hal been
aroused In regard TO the disappearance 81
Belle Elmore. Dew IL greatly chagrinet
over the fact that Crippen got away
get hts man.
TINS SUS Supt. Froeet conhrmei
Dew had sailed on the Caronia He
declined. however. to state the nature
Of the information which caused the
sudden departure OF the chief inspector
There IL considerable speculation a.
IN whether Crippcn and the IL Neve
woman sailed on the virginian. or on some
steamship which lett Lngland after the
crime had been discovered. Tho Allan
liner Corsican left Liverpool on July ~.
the day after the remains 81 Belle ElInore
had boon found a, 20 Hilldrop Crescent.
She sailed about $50 p, NJ. which would
allow crippen ample time To reach Liver !
pool after the newspapers had announced |
the discovery Of the body Of his wife
The Grand Trunk Railway agency !
in London cashcd money order for 81 !
on July u from Elias Peterson ~ MArys- !
vile. y. b.. in favor Of DR. Crppan
n Crippcn and the Le Neve woman |
loft London earlier they might have sailed |
On the HesperiAn. Cassandra or Megantic !
II they caught one Of these boats they |
must have left London by the ~ 10 p. VI |
train
The steamship Sicilian left Grav"send |
Tor Canada on July .. calling at Havre |
On the way Crippen and the woman. !
L IL figured out. might have joined this
boat at Havre
one report now current Ia that DR. |
'rippen and Miss IL Neve. the latter
disguised A. a young man. sailed on the :
steamer Sandman from Havr. on July .
IA. being hooked ~ father and son
The Sandman 81 the Allan Limo sailed ,
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