Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-03
Z YARD GIVES
SlyNOI ISIS OF ITS PLANS.

IONDOf V. aAug. 3.-Several important
facts bearir ,gt on the Belle Gilmore u
der case CT me to light today, when
the nolice a.so let 1t be known that
progress was y eing made in the devel-
onment of eyi4 ence. William Long, a
former assistant of DR.. Crippen, who
as a witness at the inquest over the
raemeut OF a inns body. ound in
the cellar of CrR opens Hilldrop Cres-
cent home was / Inclined to shield the
fugitive, has sine } talked freely with
the authorities.
For a time Long withheld important
facts now in thS possession of h
prosecutor. 1t wast Long who, on the
day that Crippen- and his companion
disappeared, purcha sed the suit of
boys clothes in viii CHI Miss LIE Neve
was attired at theS time of her$arrest.
Long a now explained that at the
time he executed this ezrsnd for
crippen he, fully believed the doctors
story to the effect that Belize Gilmore,
Crippen's wife, had i~yonetto America.
Miss lie Nevess f anhtiy'Active.
The family and. other friends of Miss
LIE Neve became active in [her behalf
today and engaged a provincial solicit
tor to look after her il t~terests from,the
time that she is retu rned within the
jurisdiction Of English courts. The-law-
yer retained has long teenia friend of
the LIE Neve family, 18th whom II is
understood, he shares the conviction
that the girl is innocentb of knowledge
OF the crime with whic On through an
unfortunate chain of\circ umstanceslshe
has been associated.
The case of the Crown 80 farpas the
matter of the e~xtraditiolA of the pris-
oners is concerned. also was completed
today and the papers from the legal de-
partment of the gove1inment turned
over to Sergeant Mitchell, whofTwiIl sail
for Quebec tomorrow on the steamer
Lake Manitoba.
The evidence which, will be laid be- !
fore the Canadian judge is an elahhra-
ton of that taken at the inquest, but
1t does not include the. report of Pro-
fesscr Pepper, the home office expert,
who made the analytical examination
Of the dismembered body. This omis-
sion is significant. as Pepper is de-
pended upon to determine the ssex of
the victim. and if possible to clipch the
identification of the parts as, having
belonged TO the body of Belle Gilmore.
1t is explained that the professors re-
port is mott yet complete.
Crown Sufficient evidence.
The evidence, however, does include
the testimony of DR.. Marshall. the d.
visional surgeon Of police, who at the
inquest swpre1 that 1t was human flesh
that was nIfrearthed in the Crippen cell
lar. AddedFto this are ci1pumstantial
accounts of Belle Elmore'sl disappear
ance and of Or. Crippen,s flight.
In the opinion of the authorities this
testimony constitutes prima facie evil
de~ncebsdfficient to secure e~xtradition,
and they are confident that 1t will be
held sufficienttbyNthe courts of the Do
~mtnion.
Sergeant mitchell will be laccompa-
MED to Quebec by two wardresses, who
will take charge of Miss LIE Neve.
Arthur Newton, a London solicitor,
this afternoon confirmed the press dis
patches from Quebec which stated that
he had unde uaken the defense of Crip-1
pen. Newton said that he had been
approached by friends of the prisoner
and had cabIed to the latter asking If
he desired him to take up the case
Crippen. he said, replied, asserting.
Newton declined to- reveal the names
of these friends who had retained him.
Newtonss appearances In the case took
the authorities by surprise, n the
police are puzzled to know who can be
behind the movement. Unless Newton
has been engaged on behalf of the
prisoner, however, an offer by him to
take the case would. underTth Eng
1ish practise, be considered a breach
of professional etiquette.
AS it is, the case must first Fpass the
police court stage before the solicitor
for the defense can figure in 1t. Super
intendent Froest, of Scotland Yard,
said this Afternoon that headquarters Y
had received no word of any new turn
at Quebec since the prisoners twere re-
manded Monday.