Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-28
Ship Bearing Crippen Case
SIeuth Passes Belle Isle.
MESSAGES BY WIRELESS
Questions Flashed During the Night
Bring No Replies.
LONDON GREATLY INTERESTED
No Word Expected at Scotland
Yard From Detective Until He
Reaches Rimouski.

MONTREAL, July 2S.-The White
Star steamer Laurentic. westbound,
passed Belle Isle at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. She had aboard Inspector Dew, a
Scotland Yard representative in the
Crippen case
The night off the coast OF eastern
Canada was full of wireless questions
flashed seaward, but no reply came 10
reveal the whereabouts of DR. Hawley
II. Crfppen of London, wanted in that
city in connection with the disappear
ance of his actress wife, Belle Elmore,
or OF the Doctors former typist, Ethel
Cara Leneve. Nor did any incoming
word reveal the identity OF the two pas
sengers who on July 20 went aboard
the Canadian Pacinc steamer aIontlose a;
Antwerp as Rev. John Robinson" and
John Robinson, jr.." and who are re-
ported under suspicion ut Scotland
Yard as possibly being Crippen and his
typist.
Throughout the night the Montrose was
supposed TO be rapidly rearing zune
OF Wireless communication witu tIe s,a-
ton at belle Isle. Owing to me seam
ers type ot apparatus this Would De
WITHIN IJO miles oI tile coast.
Wireless Operators Busy.
operators never ceased their calls. ather
Point, Quebec, was spot of especial
activity. There officer of the Do-
minlon police. Chief Constable Guavreau,
awaited word from the Lau,entic and
Inspector Dew. The Dominion officer
looked for messages telling wnat, II any
thing, Lew learned from the .dontrose
by wireless wnen the two steamers weie,
according to calculations, in close prox-
unity to eacn other at noon yesterday.
GauvreauS instructions flom Commits
sioner Sherwood, at Ottawa, are to board
the MontrOse when she pauses at Fat.er
Point for pilot and to arrest Dr. Grip
pen and his typist if they are found.
The attorney general S department al
Quebec also Is represented. 1t sent out
Chief Mccarthy and another officer, with
authority to arrest.
Scotland Yard in Dark.
LONDON, July 2S.-Scotland Yard has
received no messages relative to develop.
ments In the Crippen case either from
Inspector Dew. who is on board the
steamer Laurentic, or from Capt. Kendall
of the Montrose since the original ex-
changes with the latter, when he reported
that he believed DR.. Crippen and his
typist, Miss Leneve, were among his
passengers.
All sorts of stories are afloat regarding
wireless messages with these two vessels
now drawing near to the Canadian coast,
but the police officials are confident that
If any communications concerning Grip
pen had been made they would be the
nrst to be informed.
Scotland Yard does not expect to hear
from Inspector Dew until the latter hae
something definite to report. Supt. For
est said today:
I'VE do not expect to hear from In.
spector Dew until he arrives at Rimouski.
There is no reason why we should. All
we want to know from him is that he
has landed and has arrested the couple
them as Crippen and Miss Leneve.
Intense Interest in Case.
Interest in the Crippen case continues
intense here. No feature Of the case. per-
haps, has excited more general affection
than the part that the wireless system OF
communication has played.
Should the now pursued clCe prove true,
a precedent in police resources will have
been established, for every recent impor-
tant Development in the mystery has been
while the suspects and polio. informants
were on the high seas and SO out of touch
with the authorities, except through the
wireless, the newest method of conlmuni-
cation.
The strange disappearance of the
American actress, Belle Emore, the dis
which she had occupied with her hus-
band. DR.. Crippen. and the dropping out
of sight of the doctor and the prepos-
sessing typist, have combined also 10
make the present one of the most talked
Of cases in the recent history Of the