Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-27
CR|PPEN AND GIRL
REACH ENGLAND
TO FACE TRIAL
Liverpool Quays Crowded With
Curiosity Seekers When
Steamship Docks.

LIVERPOOL, Aug 27-The steamer
Megantic. carrying DIR. Haw1ey H.
Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve.
brought back from Canada on war
rant issued in connection with the
supposed murder of DIR. Crippen's wife,
Belle Elmore, arrived off the port here
shortly after noon today
Great crowds gathered in the vicinity
of the landing stage during the morn
ing and stood waiting for hours in tue
hope of catching a view OF DR. Grip
pen and the young woman whose ra-
mantle flight with him across the ocean
in the disguise of a boy hid made her
rot the least interesting figure IN the
supposed crime.
Strong barricades, howcvsr. had been
erected about the landing stage, spe-
cially to prevent anyone approaching
the ship. and the crowds were kept at
such a distance as to give them slight
prospect of a close view of Inspect Il
Dew's prisoners.
DR.. Crippen and Miss lie Neve in the
custody of Inspector Dew. Sergeant
Mitchell and the wardesses, who came
from England to take charge OF Miss
LIE Neve, disembarked at 2:15 D. m. at
the regular landing stage. Oficers of
tie local police were on hand to assist
the Scotland officials
Inspector Dew. with his prisoners,
Immediately boarded the train and left
for London.
Ruse Deceived Crowd.
Inspector Dew made use of simple
ruse to attract the attention of the
crowd to the bows Of the Megantic, and
while all interest was concentrated on
that end of the steamship succeeded in
disembarking his prisoners from gang
way at the stern of the ship, scarcely
ATTACHING any attention
The spectators, who, after being
driven from the landing stage, had
rushed to the entrance of the station
nearest the bow of the ship, soon be-
came aware of the maneuver and har-
ried to the other end Of the station, but
they were too late to get view Of DR..
Crippen and Miss LIE Neve. who had
already been placed In a specially re-
served saloon car of the train, all the
blinds of which were drawn.
Both DIR. Crippen and Miss LIE Move
were in excellent health. The Megan-
tic, if was stated. had had an unusual
ly good voyage.
Dr. Crippen proved to be an excel
lent sailor and was not affected by the
trip. but Inspector Dew and Sergean;
Mitchell were on the verge of seasiek-
ness, and the wardresses accompanying
Miss LIE Neve were Ill throughout the
voyage.
Miss Ls Ncve Cheerful.
Miss LIE Never who remained in Ser
berth during the greater part of tie
voyage exhibited really cheerful de-
meanor and chatted with the ward
resses on duty in her stateroom for
hour after hour during the trip, DR.
Crippen, on the other hand was very
taciturn and scarcely spoke except for
an occasional word to Purser Pomeroy
during the officers daily visits to his
cabin.
LONDON. Aug. 27.--Owing TO their
late arrival in London DR.. Crippen and
his former stenographer Miss Ethel lie
Neve. will not appear in the Bow
street Police Court for arraignnent n
the charge of being fugitives from jus
tice before Monday The prisoners win,
in the meantime. be detained in cells
in the New Bow street station.