The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-02

pale uTn1d anG Cellcetle-
II IS stiH a greater strain 10 rcmIau
later in a room in wAieA the man was
sitting. apparently osC~po0ered 10y his
position, and 20 be refused tie pripi-
lege of asking the one great question
which the close friends or Bele Elmore
in London have been necessarily ask
Ing, while they were squirting The police
IL the search Why did you 90 this
dreadful thing2 To speak WIKI The girl
for half hour and 10 be prCveute5
even then from asking her the vital
questions, being he'd down 10 empty
queries on unimportsnt topics.
Ready to Talk
All the time you know the poor thjls
is longing with all her heart 10 md
some conhdante 10 whom she can pour
forth her pitiful story Of misadventUre-
But police methods, I suppose. are
right The ancient customs OF Scot
land Yard. as carried out by the chief
inspector sent here, prevail. and I have
only a memory now Of an hours in
specJiou Of Dr. Crippen, the Identified
tlCH OF the diamonds have often seen
Belle ELmOre wear and the little talk
with the overwrCEEht girl in q private
house before she was taken TO jail
Il needed but one glance at DR.. Grip
leA-s wien LL-e -4DLtl4o-e landed mere
abCIL clock this morning 10
tell me that the man We all knew as
Pete Cuupeu ia London was under ar
rest Shaved he was without the spec
LaCleS DE always wore COIiaEleSs, almost
IN SlGIoT-out u Was the man
Standing near the gaIgplanE as I was
Il seemed 10 me that our eyes met
but 7 knew that be did not see me
They tell ne that on the boat coming
over the man was seen reading without
glasses 7 do not believe this He is too
blind % read any print without powerful
He passed me and was hustled into
the carriage which was hurried away
BenInd him. nall carried came the Slrl,
now IN Womans clothes There was
only an opportunity for a glimpse OF
her thrCUEh the thick Veil merCffully
provided by a woman passenger, and
she, too, was hurried away but % the
home Ct Inspector Mccarthy I am given
10 understand
II was night. every body was highly
excited ana under q heavy strain and
there was nothing more for me % do but
10 look But terrible as was the expert
erce I knew that all nv friends IN the
London Music Hail Ladies Guild, who
for three months worked vita me 10
have the police uuravel the mystery
would sleep the better now that the toll
At the Hearing
Il was through a crowd Of curiosity
seekers and battery OF cameras that
pushed my way over 10 the provincial
courthouSe- where the second move in
the apprehension Of Crippen was TO be
taken The carridorsof rhehourth ouse
were 50 crowded that was jostIed here
and there. but soon an attendant ap-
peared, who politely bade me come with
him He opened q door 70 a suite Of Of
fees where I met Judge Anglers. who
presided at the hearing. and little
later I met Inspector Dew
sided at the aearlnE, and a little later 7
met Inspector Dew
had known the inspector IN London.
and through my friends there had
communicate with him several times Of
late He expressed his pleasure at my
could be 10 MIN and then said. with
some restraint,
Mrs Cinnett, am sorry. but the
law vii not permit YOU 10 speak with
Crlppen at the present time. nor NAV
ne talk with you. 7 am sorry-, but it
cannot be helped
Then h. walked through a door which
he opened
Come this way" he said
stepped through the door and found
myself face TO face with Peter Crippen-
seated IN chair. his hands IN irons.
EudCIed on his lap he was staring df-
rectlv 1T me and I was staring at him.
! stepped nearer my heart beating as
II % would burst HIS eyes diSteCdeE
Ite braced himself and IL seemed as
u he were about to speak. but evident
Is he, too, had been warned in advance.
end he sank back in his chair again
Much Changed Man
The man who sat in that chair this
morning was the husband Of Belle FL
more. my most intimate woman friend
I'm London. but II was not the Peter
Criopen I had known The Peter Grip
zen who was entirely at the beck and
call Of his whole-souIed- energetic, dom
mating wife, was gone a man who
had either sunk into tcrpidity OF had
steeled himself 10 a point Of nerveIess-
ness, was in his place
Outside In the Railways We co7,15
hear men speaking exciJedly, with the
name ~Crippen. Crippenr recurring ev-
cry second, but ne sat absolutely IN
mindful.
In the courtyard men, women. and
children were rushing and shouting.
crying his name, trying to peer through
the window panes. laughing loudly; but
he never stirred an evelash.
For more than half an hour we sat
with the vigiIant Dew always between
US. never permitting q move or 8 ges-
ture 10 escape him As we sat we talked
casually OF mutual acqualntances IN
London Of 1heateTS and Of current
things in the United States But never
was the tragedy SO much as hinteC at
Only once did Dr. Crippe1 seem to
show any feeling The entrance Of an
other detective caused Inspector Dew
10 turn his head. and then the man sud
denly sat ND and looked over the
shoulder Of his caUtOr an instant His
eyes opened wide again and he gazed
suddenly at ne, then as If realizing
he helDIeSSnesS Of It, he slowly shook
his head and his eyes dropped He rails
q his mauacIed hands and rested his
face on them, and so kept them
Prepared for Fate.
To me there IS no doubt that when
the tine comes Dr. Crippen viii return
willingly 10 England 10 meet whatever
fate there may be in store for him He
looked ike a man without hope, braced
10 undergo a terrible ordeal
There came an officer to ask me to
20 10 the parliament buildings at once
for something IN which. they were kind
enough TO say. might be Of assistance
ne arrived there TO hnd in . room In
SDector Dew and several other detec-
Jives. ali most polite
At a siEn one Of the men brought out
a package which was united. First there
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