Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-02

at the table and betrayins herself by
her voice. t-,
Arthur Homer of Montreal, one of
the few English speaking passengers
aboard. came perhaps in closer con-
tact with the pair. He asked Crippen
to lend him magazines and they often
talked together. when Miss LIE Neve
was not present, although Crippen was
careful not to reveal much Of his past
history. Homer says that Crippen and
Miss lie Neve used to drink on an av-
erage of three bottles of beer day
and he had thought 1t strange that
father should allow a young son to
tnuch intoxicants.
It seems that in the rush and bustle
Of departure from Antwerp the two
escaped observation when they came
aboard and passed unnoticed until the
next morning, when Third Oliver j.
Mowat saw them walking together
OH deck. His attention was immediate
ly attracted by the short steps taken
by the younger of the two and her
girliSh voice.
Il continued to watch them" said
Mr.. Mowat, las my suspicious In
creased and. sudden gust of wind
caught the coat covering of the small
er person and lifted it in the air. I'm
derneath l saw large safety pin fas-
tening the trousers to the vest,
thing no normal man would think of
doing. ! reported the matter to Capt
Kendall and it wasn't long before he
had sent his message saying that
Cr!ppen and Miss LIE Neve were
aboard ... ..
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justice moved swiftly today In the case
Of Dr. Hawley II. Crippen and Ethel
Clara lie Neve. who. charged with
guilty knowledge of an abominable
crime" fed from the other side of the
Atlantic only to be caught in police
trap before they could put foot on the
soil of the dominion. The steamer
Montrose upon which the fugitiyes
were arrested. while the vessel was
still 100 miles from this port yester-
day, arrived at her pier at 1.36 A. M
today. The prisoners were hastened
through an enormous crowd of curl
Gus ones to the provincial Jail where
they were placed in separate cells for
the night.
Here they. got a few hours sleep. the
best rest which either had had since
they fled from London on July 9, short
ly before Detective Dew found in the
cellar of the Crippen home the bits of
human flesh. which the authorities
, have tried to establish, once went to
make up the body Of Belle Elmore,
Crippen's lawful wife.
Both prisoners today appeared re-
freshed Theirs was the common ex-
perience of hunted ones The agony
/ of suspense over, they had fallen into
that deep sleep that betokens physical
| exhaustion
! AS soon as the arrests were made
the local court authorities were noti-
! fed. The accused were held under the
, law pertaining to fugitives who are
suspected Of connection with crime.
1t Is hoped that Crippen and his
, typist can be sent back to London on
the steamer Royal George which will
/ sail on Thursday. However, under the
fugitive offending act, the prisoners
have right to remain here is days
before their departure. This period af-
fords them opportunity to seek release
| through habeas corpus proceedings.
| Crippen also may exercise his right as
an American citizen to appeal to the
American consul here and so make
sure that his rights are not infringed.
| 1t is doubtful If Crippen avails him.
self of either chance for delay.
The greatest excitement was caused
in the city yesterday when q wireless
message brought the news that the
long sought man and woman had been
arrested on board the steamer Mont
rose when the vessel laid to of Farther
Point to take on pilot 1t was known
that the steamer with the prisoners
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