Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-22
'Crippen Sails
With Miss Leneve
ABOARD WHITE STAR LINER ME-
GANTic FOR ENGLAND.
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
Both Prisoners Were Awakened and
Hurriedsy Taken on Board the ehip
Miss Leneve tainted on Deck.

Quebec. p O.. Aug eliza wiley
Harvey Crippen and Ethel Clare Le-
neve formerly Crippen's typist. sailed
for England at o'clock last night on
board the White Star liner Megantic,
due at Liverpool at noon next Satur-
day. By Saturday night they will
probably be lodged in a London jail
to await trial for the murder of a wo-
man supposed to be Crippen's wife
Belle Elmore- As Crippen came l1ur-
rying across the gangplank handcuffed,
his hat pulled low over his eyes and
his chin buried in his collar, trying
apparently to dodge the photogra pliers.
he ran squarely into a rope that held
the gangway steady. The rope caught
him under the chin and jerlSed him
backward, and had not Inspector Dew
of Scotland Yard, who was close be-
hind. caught him. Crippen would have
fallen and possibly pitched between
the two vessels into the water. The
next instant the officer had set his
prisoner on his feet and the pair dis
appeared into the Megantic-
Miss Leneve Carried to Her Cabin.
Miss Leneve who had left the jail
with every evidence of Willingness. had
to be supported as she crossed the
gangpIank. AS she reached. the deck
of the Megantic she tainted and had
to be carried to her ca bin. 1t was half
an hour before she revived. The girl
has never. fully recovered from her
collapse when she was arrested on the
although her condition has caused her
jailor no anxiety.
Inspector Dew managed the depart
ure in a manner that furnished fit
ting climax to their sensational cap
ture
Travelling Incognito.
The finishing touch to a twelve-ho
performance that more than once
verged on opera bouffe came when the
Scotland Yard inspector climbed the
gangplank, and. with impressive
countenancel entered his name on the
pa ssenger list as "Silas- p. Doyle"
This, in spite of the fact that Dew
was probably thel best known man on
board, and that among his 900 fellow
passengers fully 500 had met him here
in Quebec Quite consistently he reg
istered his assistant Sergeant Mitchell,
also of Scotland Yard. as M. +. q.
Johnson" while Mrs Stone, one of
the wardresses brought from London
to look after Miss Leneve appeared. on
the passenger list as MARY Byrne,
and Miss Foster, her companion as
Miss Ogilvie."
Hurried Preparations for Sailing.
In full accord with Inspector Dew's
system of precaution, neither of them
learned that he was to sail yesterday
untid O'Clock in the morning. when
both We're awakened CripPen hastily
packed with clean linen and several
novels the little satchel Governor Mo-
rim OF the Ru6Dec. pTlSOu Hdu Drought
him Miss Leneve carried her Scanty
effects in a paper parcel. She wore d
neat blue suit. bought here with her
own money, and a large hat. which
was set jauntily atop of the light
brown wig the Dlatron had supplied to
hide her short hair. consequent upon
her masquerade as a boy on the way
over.
Passed Father Point Outbound.
Father Point P. Q. Aug. 21.-Dr.
Harvey H. Nrippen and Ethel Care
Leneve passed again at 4.40 p. m. to-
day, the point where they were ar
rested in their flight from England
some weeks ago Miss Leneve is reg
istered on the books of the White Star
liner Megantic as Miss J. Byrne, and
Crippen as Syrus Field Inspector Dew
also retains his alleged incognito.
The trip here from Quebec was un-
eventful. Provided the Megantic meets
with favorable weather. she should
make Belle Isle tomorrow night and
Liverpool Saturday noon.