New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04

excuses when they asked her to show
her marriage certificate
The Scotland Yard officials reiterate
/ their denial Of the report that Inspector
Dew has received from London a dis
/ patch saying that the nutilated body
! found in the cellar of Crippen's house
has been identified
Scotland Yard also denied that con-
! DR. Crippen or Miss Leneve.
! Inspector Dew's dispatch announcing
! the remand ended with the word ''un-
! confession"
william Long, a former assistant of
Dr. Crippen, who as a witness at the in
| quest seemed inclined TO shield the fugf-
| tive. has since talked freely with the au-
/ thorities. Long is said to have withheld
! important facts in the possession of the
| prosecutor. On the day when Crippen
and his companion disappeared he pur-
| chased the suit Of boys clothes In which
Miss Leneve was attired at the time of
her arrest Long has now explained
that at the time when he executed the
errand for Crippen he believed the doc
tors story to the effect that Belle Ell
more, Crippen's wife, had gone to Amer
lea
The family and other friends of Miss
Leneve became active in her behalf to-
| day They gagged a provincial solicit
tor to look after her interests after her
arrival He is an old friend of the fam
y. with whom, it is understood, he
shares the conviction that the girl is
innocent of knowledge of a crime
The case Of the crown as far as the
matter of the extradition of the prison
ers is concerned was also completed to-
day, and the papers from the legal de-
partment Of the government were turned
over TO Sergeant Mitchell, who will sail
for Quebec tomorrow on the steamer
Lake Manitoba The evidence which
will be laid before the Canadian Judge
does not include the report of Professor
Pepper, the Home Office expert, who
made the analytical examination of the
dismembered body. This omission is
significant as DR.. Pepper is depended on
to determine the sex of the victim. and.
if possible, TO identify the parts as hav-
ing belonged to the body of Belle Ell
more It is explained that the profess
sor's report is not yet complete.
The evidence, however. does include
the testimony of DR.. Marshall, the divi-
siona1 surgeon Of police, who at the in
quest swore that It was human flesh
that was Unearthed in the Crippen Gel
lar. Added 10 this are circumstantial
accounts of Belle Elmore's disappear
ance and Of Crfppen's fight. In the
opinion Of the authorities this testimony
constitutes prima facie evidence suffi-
cient TO obtain extradition. and they are
confident that it Will be held sufficient
by the courts Of the Dominion
Sergeant Mitchell will be accompanied
to Quebec by two women. who will take
charge Of Miss Leneve.
Mr.. Newtons appearance in the case |
took the authorities and the public by
surprise this morning, and the police are
puzzled TO know who can be behind the |
movement. Despite active work along |
this line, neither Scotland Yard nor the |
newspaper men have up to to-day been |
able TO get on the track of q single per- |
son who has been willing TO champion
the cause Of the accused physician. In |
4t-SS LLlC SDtlCILoT mas pet-u engaged on |
behalf Of the prisoner, however. an offer |
by him 10 take up the case would under |
the English practice be considered a |
breach of professional etiquette.
The case must first pass the police |
court stage before the solicitor for the |
defence can figure in it. This is the
practice Of the English bar.
Arthur Newton, the solicitor who will |
take charge of Crippen's defence, in an |
interview to-day said:
Tt seems TO ne. on the evidence al |
ready available. that the case against |
DR.. CripDen is not one 10 discourage me |
in the smallest degree So far as I can |
see there is TO kind of evidence that a |
murder has actually been committed
Il am in Geographic communication |
with Crippen. and the statement that /
he has confessed is quite unfounded. |
an applying to the authorities for copies |
Of the dispositions Of witnesses and all |
other available documents There is a |
great deal TO be done, but il will not be !
necessary for me to go to Canada. al |
though I may meet Crippen at the Brit |
ish port Of landing"