Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
Heard Charge in Silence.

PRODUCTION OF evidence against the ac-
cused, at the conclusion OF which they
were remanded until September with
out having pleaded or made any COM
ment In reply to the charge made against
them.
Few persons except those connected
with the case were admitted to the
police court. although crowd assem-
bled In the neighborhood in the hope
OF catching sight of the prisoners
Crippen and Miss Leneve stood to-
gether In the dock. He wore a gray
frock suit. while his companion was
dressed in a tailor-made suit Of blue.
Arthur Newton. the solicitor engaged
by friends of his client. appeared for
Crippen, and ]. III. Welfare, retained by
the girls father. represented her.
Prosecutor Travers Humphreys had
after introducing evidence in justifica-
tion Of the arrests he asked that the
prisoners be remanded for eight days.
The prosecutor explained that the
governments evidence against the
typist pointed only to her as an acces-
sorry after the fact. He said that he
proposed at this time to offer only
formal evidence In support of the ac-
tion OF the authorities In arresting and
holding the accused. week hence
the prosecution would be ready to pro-
coed with the case.
lew describes Arrest.
Inspector Dew briefly described the
arrests on board the steamer Montrose
as the vessel approached Quebec. AS
he took Crippen into custody the latter
said:
81 am not sorry. My anxiety has been
too much"
Dew said that he told Crippen that he
must put him in handcuffs. ''as you have
written that you intended jumping over
board"
To this Crippen replied: IT will not do
that. My anxiety has been too awful"
Explaining his suspicion tina. the fug1-
tive had planned to commit suicide, the
inspector exhibited to the court a busi-
the words:
'P Robinson Co.. Michigan. Pre-
sented by John E. Robinson
This card was found among Crippen's
effects, and on the back OF 1t, apparently
In the doctors handwriting. was the fol-
lowing:
Wrote Of Jumping Overheard.
Il cannot stand the horror go through
every night any longer. and as 1 see
nothing bright ahead and my journey Is
coming to an end, / have made up my
mind to jump overheard tonight. I know
I have spoiled your life. but some day
you may learn to forgive me. My last
words are Of love-"
Dew also introduced q torn piece OF a
card on which Crippen had written this
question::
'shall we wait until tonight about 10
or IL? IL not, what timer
Asking after Miss Leneve. Crippen said
to the inspector:
Il Will do all I can for her. 1t is only
fair to say that she knows nothing about
1t: ! never told her ANYTHING"
with Capt. Kendall Of the Montrose Miss
Leneve remarked that she had not seen
newspaper since she left London. and.
referring to the murder mystery. added:
Il know nothing about It."
To the inspector the woman said: Il
assure you / know nothing about 1t. !
intended to write my sister when got to
Quebec"
when the warrant was read on ship
greatly agitated and tainted" Dew con-
cluded his testimony by repeating a con-
versation which he had with Crippen
while the latter was exercising on the
deck Of the steamer Megantic during the
return to Liverpool, August "a.
Asked to Look at Girl.
Crippen said: II want to ask a favor
Of you, but / will leave II until Friday
Friday was the day preceding the ar
rival Of the vessel at Liverpool. The in
spector replied:
LAS well now as Friday"
Crippen then said:
| when you took me of the ship (at
Ouebec) did not see Miss Leneve. I dc
not know how things will go. They may
go all right: they may 60 all wrong.
may never see her again and I want tc
ask you to let me see her. / won't speak
to her She has been my only conifor,
| for the last three years"
Crippen was allowed to see his com
panion In trouble.
At this point Solicitor Newton ques.
statement that his client had throughout
been perfectly calm and collected, and
had given no trouble to those who had
/ him In custody.