The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-05
IS MISS L.ENEVE
THE WIFE OF
CRIPPENi?
ALLEGED MURDERER SPENDS A
QUIET TIME IN JA!L-HE Al.
lady EMPLOYED COUNSEL
20 DEFEND HIM.

Quebec, Canada, Aug. 4.-Dr Haw-
ley H. Crippen appeared to be il.
good spirits today Tic isoner
spends his time read;uE anI walking
in the Jail corridor. Miss Leneeve,
jointly charged with Crj1p2n with the
the Irison infirmary. The pretty
typi5t is better supplied with funds
than her male companion. While
but SIS were found Gcippen the
girl carried $50 in currency. A large
part of this sum was used by the
prison matron to purchase necessary
clothing for her charge. Continued
reports that she has made admissions
damaging to Crippen are denied.
Accepts Legal Service.
Quebec, Canada, Aug. 4.-Dr. Grip
pen this morning cabled TO Arthur
Merton. of IL { -at.. tt3
proffered services Of tie solicit, +.
%My fight will not be mada Aere. it
will be made on the 5the, SD, ~
Crippen said, Crtppen's compar1-
tive calm gives refutation to the al
legation thai he was addicted 10
drugs.
Miss Leneve's Counsel.
London. Aug. l-Aliss Laneg a's
family became active in her banalf
today and engaged a provincial SO.
licitOr to look after her interests
from the time she returned within
the jurisdiction of the English court.
That the girl is innocent of any
knowledge of the crime is the opin-
ion of lawyers. The Crown case, so
far as the eXtradition of the prison
GERS is concerned, was completed to-
day. The papers from the legal de-
partment of the government have
! beer turned over to Sergeant Mitch
ell, who sails for Quebec tomorrow.
Has Not Confessed.
London. Englond, Aug. 4-Super-
intendent Forest, of Scotland Yard,
gave his personal assurance this
morning that not a single word has
been received from Inspector Doow
indicating that DR., Crippen had con
fessed. The question whether Grip
pen and his companion had been mar
ried has been revived. because of it's
bearing on the status of the woman
as a possible witness against Grip
pen. Il is known that the police are
hoping that Mis- Leneve will be one
nf ho fc
proved that she is the wife of Grip,
pen. she may refuse absr lutely 10
take the stand against her husband.
The official investigation failed 20
disclose any evidence Cf such mar
riage
Crppens Attorney Active.
London, Aug. 4.-Solicitor Newton.
who was retained to defend Dr. Grip
pen made his first move when he
filed formal application asking the
authorities to permit an iude3and.
ent physician 10 examine bits of hu-
man flesh found in the Cripnau Gel
lar. Il is understood that N-w-9a
will contend they were not indsa-ta
as having belonged to the bodv of
Belle ElmOre.
No Confession, Despite Rumors.
Quebec, Aug 4.-Quetec pr0-.n-
cial authorities insist that Dr.. Grip
pen has nor made a confession. They
maintain this attitude in The fec.
Of persistent rumors that SOM sort
Of a statement had been serure1 e~3n
the prisoner that threw light u0or
the mysterious death in London Of
his actress wife. Belle Elmor4.
Crippen has changed much in sao.
iai ,xXpressicn since Monday. He is
noN ilIowed to shave, and four days
growth Of beard gives him quite
different look Jail Governor Joseph
NORM said that precautions again,
an attempt at selfdestruction we're
50 strict that the prisoner would
neither be allowed 20 have razo-
nor trusted in the hands OF the i4t
barber. NORM said the Canadian
authorities expected 20 20 the .a--
their hands by Angus 1871 Or ~.
The time set by las for tha:- de-
'ention on Canadian soil expires -aa
midnight of August 18th. Mo~.n
said prison"cs probably woulj not an
pear again in court aere