New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
HOT ON CR|PPEN'S TRAIL
Wireless Message Says He Is on
Canada Bound Steamer.
INSPECTOR DEW IN PURSUIT
Detectives Sure They
Have Real Clew-Montreal
Aiding Hunt for Suspect.

London, July 23.-The beifef Is heio W
Scotland Yard that DR.. Hawley H Crippeh
and Ethel Leneve are on board the steam
ship Sandman, which sailed from HaVre
for Montreal on July 18. 1t IS VarfousiS
stated In the newspapers that Inspector De"
sailed for Canada on the steamers Lauren
tic, the steamer Caronia and the steamer
Baltic but the police refuse to dlvuis'
which Of these is carrying the inspector as
a passenger
According to circumstantiai story iroii'
Havre, two hours before the SAILING Oh the
Sandman, two passengers, who were regis
tered as the Rev. Mr.. Robinson ana s"'',
boarded the vessel. The former was dIlii 81 y
in clerical garb. He wore spectacies anu
had a short. struggling, and apparently he ."
grown, beard, but no mustache' me hi'0'
noticeable feature was the mans hee'S'
projecting eyebrows The newcomers e
gagged second class cabin
No suspicion attached to the couple uhtii
the steward noticed that Mr.. Robinson
eyebrow was slightly separated Iroii INC
forehead. On further watching the ste"a'u
was led to believe that the alleged soi'
was a girl.
The capiain of the Sandman sent q Wire
less description of the two to the frehoN
police, giving it his opinion ina. 'ho
couple were really DR.. Crippen ana MISS
Leneve. The French police communicate
with the British authorities. who are OF tiie
opinion that Crippen and his companion
after fleeing from London, separated III
the south Of France and rejoined each other
at Marseiles. travelling together from tnat
place to Havre.
T,,f,, wireless
from a steamship bound for Canada. and
now in midocean, received this afternoon
states that the vessel has on board Two
passengers believed to be DR.. Hawley IL
Crippen and Miss Ethel Clara Leneve
The name of the steamer from which
the wireless message was received was
withheld by the police. Shipping records
show that the steamers Montreal, Mon
tezuma and the Sandman are now at sea
bound for Canadian ports. All are
equipped with wireless systems
The Sandman, which sailed from London
for Montreal July 16, IS in midocean to-
day, while the Zaandyk. which sailed from
Hamburg July 13 for the same port, IS
nearer this side. Between the two prob
ably is the Uranium, which left Rotter-
dam July IA for Halifax. The Sandman Is
equipped with Marconi wireless The other
two are not listed as wireless vessels.
Scotland Yard is convinced that the doc
tor and his typist are on the way to Can
ada, and Inspector Dew, who has been In
charge Of the search, is following the clew
to the Canadian dominion.
This Is the first real clew the authorities
have secured since Crippen and his typist
disappeared and the body of the woman
believed by the police to be Belle Elmore,
the actress wife of the physician. was un-
earthed in the cellar of the Crippen home
It appears that the detectives are satisfied
that Crippen and his companion fled to
France and made close connections with a
steamer sailing for Canada They had time
in which to do this before the general
alarm asking for their apprehension reached
the police of foreign countries.
Montreal, July 23.-The Police Depart
ment of Montreal is watching every incom-
ing steamship for DR.. Crippen, the much
wanted London suspect. So far the efforts
of the police have been without success.
Two officers made thorough search of the
Allen liner Siciiian, which arrived al this
port on Thursday from London and Havre.
The Sicilian left London on the day of
Crippens disappearance. third officer
was detailed to make inquiries among the
ships officers and crew, but no one was
discovered aboard the vessel in the least
degree answering Crippen's description.
The local police say they are hampered in
their Investigations in not having an actual
photograph of Crtppen. The newspaper
portraits they have vary greatly. An Of
hcer of the Montreal detective department
has been sent to RimousK TO make in
Guiries of vessels which discharge mail at
that point before coming up to Quebec and
Montreal.
Halifax n. S, July 23.-Acting on
cable dispatch from Scotland Yard Hall
fax detectives boarded the Northwest trans
port line steamer Uranium before she tied
up at her dock here tonight in search of
DR.. Crippen and his companion. Police
guarded the gangway and no passengers
were allowed ashore until the steamer was
searched from stem TO stern. No trace OF
the missing doctor or Miss Leneve was
found.
BURNED TO DEATH
Frederick Bonner, Formerly of New