The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-01
CRIME OF CR|PPEN;;
WORLDWIDE CHASE
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California and suspicious were COM
municated to the police
The clues Of Scotland Yard gradual
~ began To encircle DIR. Crippen early
in July. Sir Melville MacNaughtOn
chief Of the criminal investigation de-
partment took the matter personally
in hand and then for the first time APP
peared on the scene Inspector Dew.
II was Dew who subjected Crippen 10
the ordeal of minute cross examination.
The doctor finally admitted that his
wife had not gone 10 California, but
asserted that she had run away as a
result OF family chickering's.
The suavity Of Crippen led the police
TO give conditional credit 10 his state
ment and they took his word OF honor
that he would remain subject 10 call
until his story could be verified. This
was on July Il.
The next day, Dr. Crippen and the
pretty young typist. Miss LeneVe, dis
appeared. leaving no trace OF their
whereabouts. The house at Hilldrop
Crescent was hastily searched. This
time, Inspector Dew and his staff ran
sacked cellar and garnet. In the eel
lar, a misplaced brick led TO a CHASTITY
discovery. Beneath the floor was found
the battered body OF a human being II
had been placed in quicklime and was
burned beyond recognition. Even the
sex was undetermined by the doctors
at first, although the body was finally
established as that of a woman
Worldwide Search.
Immediately a search of almost
worldwide scope began. at first in Lon
don and Egland then through France
and continental points and finally 10
America Many false clues were fol-
lowed 10 a fruitless end. DR.. Crlppen
and his typist appeared 10 have van
ished completely. Police descriptions
were cabled thrOl ghOut the world. One
circumstance of the flight proved 10 be
most important; namely Dr. Crlppen
purchased a suit of boys clothing, evil
IDENTIFY TO disguise his companion as
boy in their flight.
The first real clue came on sailing of
the Canadian Pacific steamer MOntrose
from Antwerp on July 20. A couple or
strange passengers took hasty passage
on the steamer two hours before II
sailed. They gave the names of Rev
John Robinson, and John Robinson
jr" said 10 be father and son. Two
days out, Capt. Kendall of the Mont
rose had his suspicious excited. He
became convinced that the younger
Robinson was a woman and then that
the pair We're those for whom London
and the outer world had been search
ing in vain. By wireless he cOmmuni-
Gated his suspicious 10 Scotland yard.
minute description of the pair sent
by wireless TO the ship at sea con
firmed Capt KendalTs suspicious. The
two were kept under surveillance but
not under arrest.
Detective Chase.
Then began the sensational detective
chase which eliminated yesterday.
Inspector Dew. baked in his first at
tempt TO apprehend Crippen, hurried TO
Liverpool. where he caught the White
Star steamer Laurentic. She was faster
than the MOntrOse and both were head
ed for the same destination. The l-au-
rentic overlook and passed the Mont
rose at sea and two days ago, Inspec-
tor Dew landed AT Father Point. one
of the remote OutpOsts on the 81. Law
renee and awaited his quarry. Mean
time the wireless had been busy In
furthering the work of description, so
the identity OF DIT. Crippen and Miss
LeneVe became practically assured as
the MOntrose drew nearer the waiting
officers.