The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-01
NO EFFORT MADE
TO SECURE CONFESSION

ON BOARD STEAMSHIP MONTROSE
via Wireless to Quebec, July 21.-While
closely guarded on the passage between
Father Point and Quebec, DR.. Crippen and
Miss Lenevec were allowed to see each
other. Miss Leneve Is rapidly recovering
her composure, and DIR. Crippen appeared
cheerful
Although neither CrIppen nor the pretty
typist denied their identity, neither ad-
mitted any connection with the London
murder. Neither Inspector Dew nor the
Canadians who made the arrest tried 10
get any discriminating admissions from
the couple. Such efforts are contrary TO
British law and the prisoners volunteered
no Information,
With the shock of arrest over. a stew
ardcss changed the boys clothing in
more 1itted to her sex, Then she coll
lapsed agai nand lay for more than an
hour in her berth: her features con-
tortcd and her body shaken with con-
by detective, Crippen sat in silence.
with his chin sunk on his chest.
When Inspector Dew went aboard the
steamer today, his greatest fear was that
Crippen and Miss Lcncve, when they
found themselves discovered, would COM
nit suicide.
Problem for Officers.
The small army OF American, Canadian
and European correspondents that had
been waiting at Father Point TO see the
end OF one OF the most exciting man
hunts in police history, arose at dawn
today, but Dew and the Canadian detec-
tives were up before them. From the
Gulf of ST Lawrence, 100 miles away, a
log had rolled up the river, and 1t was
impossible To see more than fifty yards.
But the wireless had penetrated the mist.
bringing word that the Monrrose was
only thirty miles away. On account OF
the fog. she felt her way cautiously and
1t WAS go O'Clock before her black ringed
funnel was visible down the river, Az
that time the fog lifted a little. but IL
was still dense enough to aid admirably
The purpose of the detectives, which was
TO get aboard without arousing the sus-
piclons OF the couple they hoped to ar
rest.
How Girl Was Trapped.
Detective Dennis gave the most in
tercsting account of how Miss Leneye
was trapped in her cabin.
"As soon as Crippen had been taken
in charge by Mccarthy" he said. In
spector Dew and myself went to Cabin
No. 5. where we were informed that
Miss Leneve was reading d magazine.
Dew gave instructions for a stewardcss
10 stand ready with a. glass OF brandy
TO be administered in case the girl
tainted, then he entered the cabin. fol-
lowed by myself.
" Do you recognize me?' he asked the
girl. who rose To greet him.
" No. she replied bIuntly as the color
left her face.
Well, said he. I am detective of
Scotland Yard and ] have here a war
rant for your arrest
THE magazine fell from the girls hand
and she sank back on the sofa in a
faint Then the stewardess entered at a
word from Dew and forced a little liquor
between hor lips.
'"rhe girl was clad in a boys suit OF
brown material, but even in this ill-fit-
ting attire shs showed some of the
beauty that the police believe led Grip
pen to turn against his wife.
Her light brown hair is cut short
and parted in the middle after tine Eng
lish boy fashion. Her eyes are grey and
large and heavily frlngcd. and her COM
pIeXion is clear. Her face is pleasngly
oval and her expression winning"
II was more than four hours after sht
faced the detective that the girl wa,
able TO sit up, Even then her cond.
t!on was pitiful and no one saw hoi
except the ship surgeon and the stew
ardesS.