Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-30
ENGLISH OFFICER
CERTAIN CR|PPEN
IS ON M0NI.BOsE
''No Room for Doubt" Declares
Scotland Yard Inspector
in Interview.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE
FOR ARRESTING SUSPECTS
Pair Carefully Watched on
Board Steamship-Are Still
Unsuspicious.

FATHER POINT. Quebec. July 3d.
The following wireless message from
the steamship Montrose directed to the
Associated. Press was received here this
morning:
"July 80, a. m.-The Montrose is
now abeams of Heath Point. Anticosti
Island.
~Regarding your wireless. nothing of
Importance has happened yet. Stopped
in dense fog off Belle Isle Thursday
night.
Suspects more retiring than ever.
No arrests have been made. and they
are still unsuspicious of observation.
"Theweather is bright and clear.
(Signed) LEW JONES,
"Marcont operator. Montrose."
Chief1nspector Dew. of Scotland Yard
threw off his reserve to some extent
today as to his plans in tracing the
Cr1ppen suspects.
He remained in close communication
with Chief Mccarthy, of the Quebec
police department. until late last night
and again this morning the two men
consulted on plans for the decisive
rives Off the Father Point. To one of
the representatives who had been of
personal service to him Dew said: ST
am absolutely certain that the persons
on board the Montrose are DR.. Crippen
and the I.eneve woman. The Laurentic
was in touch with the Montrose on the
way, over. and I received messages
from Captain Kendall which leave no
room for doubt about the identity Of
the suspects.
Certain OF Identity.
"Crippen and the woman will be
greatly surprised when Z step aboard
of the Montrose and confront them, but
nv surprise will be just as great, IL the
suspects turn out to be not the persons
expect.
''My trip across the Atlantic was
without incident. Nobody on board ex-
cept the captain and the wireless opera
tor knew OF my identity. The passen-
gers merely thought me a London busi-
ness man, coming out to Canada on a
visit. The first intimation they had OF
my real mission was shortly after we
passed Belle Isle and messages began
to come from the land wireless stations.
Since then I have been besieged by
newspaper men and by others acting
for them. / have been greatly annoyed.
ssWhen I get ready I will tell the
press men of my plans and they will all
learn them together, as I will play no
favorites."
Questioned as to whether he had re-
ceived any word from Scotland Yard
since he left, the inspector replied THAI
ha had received several messages, all OF
y:llich tended to confirm his belief that
the persons on the Montrose We're the
muoh-sought Crippen and his typist
Late wireless dispatches from Captain
Kendall of the Montrose, leave no
doubt that the REV. John Robinson
and son" are DR.. Crippen and his girl
companion. The suspects are still
ignorant of the fact that they are
known. Everybody else aboard is
equally as much in the dark except
some of the officers and the. wireless
operator. who have taken pains that
the facts do not leak out.
On Thursday DIR. Crippen stood on
the deck listening to the crashing of
the Marconi. He asked indifferently
what the message was for, and was
told it was inquiring of the captain of
another liner If he had seen any ice
near Belle Island.
Special Handouts Ordered.
Inspector Dew appeared very nervous
today. There is no doubt that he takes
his mission most seriously.A Every
movement suggests caution on his part
against q possible failure of any de-
tail of his well-worked program. An
illustration OF this was furnished when
he telegraphed to Quebec to have a
special pair of London handouts, a
description of which he, gave. pur-
chased and held for him. ''They are,'
said the inspector. "the only kind in
which would be willing to hold pris-
oner for long time"
The inspectors reference to holding
q prisoner in handouts for a long time
suggests that the English officer does
not propose to take any chances with
Crippen once he lays hold of him again.
Dew has more faith in steel bracelets
than in the word of a suspect. He Is
still smarting under his earlier expe-
rience with the doctor, who nearly a
month ago escaped from London after
promising Inspector Dew to remain
there until no longer wanted.
Reporters to board Ship.
RTeSS REPRESENTATIVES, VIII ttCCOiiPdiiJ
the officers to the Montrose, but they
will not be allowed on board until the
matter of Identification has been de-
terrnined and an arrest or an apology
made. The incident of Inspector Dews
arrival yesterday was still subject of
gossip and considerable amusement to-
day. The inspector had carefully con-
ceaIed his identity on shipboard and
had pictured himself slipping into
Canada as Mr.. Dewhurst. merchant,
of whom no one knew or cared any
thing. He was astonished when he
emerged stealthily from one of the
matches on the Laurentic's decks to
hear himself greeted with a chorus
upon the pilot boat }of "Hurrah for
Dew!" The tug which came out to
meet the man from Scotland Yard had
brought to him forty-four newspaper
writer's, thirty-nine photographers. a
river pilot and few police officials.
The weather was cloudy here this
forenoon. but there was no fog, and 1t
is thought that the Montrose win make
her expected time.