Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-02
Seems Utterly Discouraged, but Says He viii Not
Fight Extradition... Miss Le Neve Also Remanded
being Treated with Unusual Leniency-.:
Urged by Family in England to Tell All.

put on Crippens track when the wireless
from Capt. Kendall of the Montrose
brought word that the dentist was
aboard. is resting here after his labors
an object of curiosity to residents and to
the tourists who throng this queer old
French city at this time of the year.
and the envy and admiration of the local
police. Now that the fugitives are in
prison. the inspectors responsibility is
suspended. not to be resumed again un-
til they start back to London.
a London dispatch says Miss Le
Neye's relatives have retained coun-
sci here to defend her. but on this
point the police have received no Of
fetal information. The court proceed
nss, so far Us Crippen wGs concerned.
closed about noon today with the order
of tho court rnmanding him. Crippen
seemed absolutely discouraged, but as
far as can fc aSccrtained. he has let
nothing slip that can be used against
him, when he comes W for trial The
police pin their hopes upon Miss lie
Neve, but. following the wishes of IN ..
sector Dow. they say that they are
making no effort to obtain confessions
their conclusion the prisoner was re-
Inanded until Aug. 3. when the court
will give him another chance to ask
for writ Of habeas corpus or to eX-
ercse ary other privilege afforded him
by law to delay his return to England
for trial. However. .Crippen declared
that he would not interpose objection
to his eNtradition
Following the receipt of instructions
! from Scotland Yard today Inspector
Dew visited TIE court house and con-
fer"ed for some moments with the
Judge. Then he held q whispered con-
Versaticn with the Canadian detectives.
after which the latter hurried away to
the Jail.
A report that they had gone after
Crippen filtered through the surging
mass of humanity that sloped down in
every direction from the Palais De Jus
tice, high on the historic plains of
Abrah ham,
Presently the detectives with Grip
pen drove up to the court house in a
carriage and literally fought their way
through the crowd to the Judges
chambers Crippen was brought at
once to the bar He was heavily man
acled. the steel brace celets weighting
down his thin wrists. 1t was apparent
that he had passed bad night.
The judge asked the prisoner if he
was Hawley Fl. Crippen.
do you know this man." indicating
Inspector Dew Crippen nodded his
head.
Are you ready to go back with him
or any other qualified officer?"
Yes
do you intend to fight extradition? ?"
No"
AS he answered the questions Grip
pen scarcely raised his head. Further
interrogated he said he was a citizen
of tie United States born in Michigan.
When the judge asked: 'Is The girl
arrested with you Miss Ethel Clare
LIE Neve?" the doctor replied Yes"
His response was in the most color
| less tone.
Tie proceedings against Crippen and
Miss lie Neve were under the fugitive
offenders law that obtains between
British possessions. Judge Langelier
explained today that under this stat
. ute. as soon as the attorney general
of the province of Quebec was notified
by cable that a warrant had been is-
sued in London he instructed Judge
| Angers to .sSue a provisional warrant
for the arrest of the suspects on the
| Nontrose. The examination today was
conducted by Judge Langelier. who
sits on the bench with Judge Anglers
! Talks with the crew and stewards
, Of the Montrose throw interesting side
| lights OH the actions of the pair on the
voyage from Antwerp. Dominique
Keen. the steward who looked after
J their stateroom. had the best opportu
! nifty of observing their actions He
said:
II was one of the first to discover
by her neat methods in her room. he1
way Of walking and her effeminate fig
ure. that John Robinson. Jr.,'' was a
woman. Then we discovered that the
! labels had been taken from all their
/ clothes. that the lining had been tori
from the Younger Robinsons hat and
/ soon Capt. Kendall was convinced that
] he had the muchsought fugitives
! aboard. The pair spent most of theil
| time in their cabin and Stunned the
other passengers so far as possible"
Alfred Smith. the dining room stew
ard. described how Crippen maneuvre6
to keep Miss lie Neve seated by him al
the table. He said that Crippen asked
for two seats at the captains table
| side by side, and next to the wall. Sc
I that no one could sit beside Miss Ii
| Neve other than himself.
my boy is 8 little deaf" he told the
| oko nd
| ceeded in getting the desired seats
| In this way he prevented any passen
gers engaging the girl in conversation