Evening journal., 1910-10-20
CRIPPEN KNEW
ALL THE PLANS
Warned by QuartermaSter Of
the MOntrOSe That He
Would be Arrested
THREATENING SUICIDE
LETTERS A BLIND

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. Oct. 20.-That Or. VI. II.
{ Crippen was warned i'm advance by
the quariermas ster on board the Can
{ adiah Pacific liner Montrose. on which
/ he fed 70 America that he was under
surveillance: that Crippen arranged
secretly with this quartcrmaster TO
4 be smuggled ashore hidden I'm the
| ships cargo and that the threatening
suicide letters We're written TO be used
as a "blind" were the startling state
ments made to-day by Barrister A. A.
Tobin, in opening the defense's case.
The Crown rested at 1 o'clock and
Tobin Immediately opened for Grip
pen.
In accounting for the letters found
by Inspector Dew. in which Crippen
threatened to kill himself by jumping
overheard from the Montrose and ask
ing Miss Leneve to join him in the act.
Tobin said
"It was no surprise to Crippen that
he was to be arrested. He knew he
was under surveillance and that the
wireless was hourly sending warnings
TO the Scotland Yard officials. The
ouartermaster on the Montrose told
Crippen all the plans, while the other
officers of the ship thought they were
so closely guarded. This same quar-
termaster agreed TO smuggle DR.. Grip
pen ashore in the vessels cargo when
it was disembarked in Quebec.
For a time DR.. Crippen acceded
but. he knew he had nothing to fear
and finally he decided TO face arrest,
and show his innocence. II was while
he was contemplating hiding in the
hold of the steamer he wrote the
suicide letters. These letters were 10
be shown when Crippen was missed.
to blind the pursuers and prevent
them from searching the vessel, where
they might have found CTippen. Il had
been planned that Miss Leneve was TO
land openly, to be joined secretly on
land by DR.. Crippen."
p Crippen Testiiies.
For the first time since his arrest
, on board the Montrose az Father
Point. Quebec, DR.. II. II. Crippen this
afternoon gave as a witness his YER
sion of the disappearance of his wife.
Belle Elmore, the music hall singer,
whom he is charged with murder
ing.
After a sensational opening state
ment by his counsel, who related a
plot to smuggle Crippen from the
Montrose. Crippen took the stand.
:. He made il clear Immediately that
5 the defense will seek 10 prove that
y Mrs. Crippen is not dead, but that
she hed to America, ostensibly 10 JOIN
g Bruce Miller.
: Dapper and spruce as a dude, al,
a ftired i'm the height Of fashion anS
1. showing no signs OF nervousness
IS Crippen had walked briskly TO IN
1f1nH
a Crippen first gave the jurors a brie
1t outline of his early life and his med
cal career both in the United state
, and England
II knew that my wife had pee
le friendly with Miller" he continued
J. "and I often upbraided her for COZ
r. respondinc with him. In 1904, Cor
E. admitted 10 me that she was yer
D fond Of Bruce Miller. ceased &C
'e habiting with her at that time an
our relations from then on wer
strained to the breaking point. Sh
repeatedly threatened to leave ms
e telling me that she could go TO Amer
'' lea TO Join Miller ] last saw ne
on January 81. of this year. anu
believe that she fed to America.
~ ITO avoid scandal, I concocted
IN story that she had gone TO America Q
L
40 attend 10 certain private business 10
NJ me in California, and that while
her way across the American Goa
20 tinent she had died and had been in
,s cineratcd there l simply could nc
face my friends with an admissio
that my wife had deserted me.
A "On the Monday night before
?, vote a letter, I'm her name. to m
,. Music Hall Guild, resigning her posi
tion as treasuer. Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Martinetti came to our house for dir
q ner After they left. my wife abuse
x me for not paying him more atten
u ton and said: This is the finish
K it. won't stand it any longer.
II shall leave you tomorrow and 20
II will never hear of me again Befor
4 this she told me that the man sn
Is would 60 to was better able to SUI
20 mort her than I was l went to bus
* ness next morning and Whe
* / went home between . and p. n
* Il found she had gone.
@ 81 tried to think how to cover u
her absence without scandal wro'
u TO the Guild that she had gone ava
u and told that to all our friends.
. afterwards realized that this woul
- not be a sufficient explanation for ne
not coming back, and later told peop
that she was i'll Of pneumonia. Attel
S. wards I told them that she was dea
ly I do not remember telling them whel
80 she died, except that it was in Cal
fornia. When they asked me whei
. my son lived, l gave them his az
= dress.
Il then put an advertisement in Il
Era, that she was dead, as / thougl
that would prevent people asking n
lot of questions. Whatever / sa
to other people in regard to her deaf
was absolutely wrong, but done
prevent scandal
Il do not know what my wife toe
With her when she went away. 81
had often told me that when we par
ed, she wanted nothing from me.
never pawned any Of her jewels.
did draw smOney on several checl
signed by her We had a joint ban
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