Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-30
Sure Suspects
Are on MOntrOse.

Montreal, July 29.-The Montreal
Star prints the following message
which it stated it received this morning
from Captain Kendall of the Mont
rose:
IS. s. Montrose, July %.
ITO the Editor of the Montreal Star:
DR.. Crippen and Miss Leneve l am
confident are on board. He is still
shaving his moustache growth and he
is growing beard. i,
DIR. Crippen has no suspicion that
his identity is suspected. The other
passengers also are ignorant of his
identity. Miss Leneve refrains from
talking. The pair have no baggage.
"They cannot be parted and are very
reticent. DR.. Crippen has stated that
he has travelled much. He puts in
much of his time reading books. He is
very sleepless at night.
81 first suspected the identity of the
couple two hours after leaving Ant
werp when l got the first clue. DR..
Crippen says with regard to his COM
panion, who is disguised as boy,
that he is taking him to California.
The hoy says the doctor is in bad
health. They spend much time togeth-
er in their room. Ordinarily they are
bright and cheerful, but at times both
show signs of decided worry. DR..
Crippen is booked as a merchant. The
woman disguised as boy is booked
as q student. This is the first account
given to any newspaper.
(Signed
"KENDALL. Commander"
The Canadian Pacific officials have
had no further news from their steam
ship Montrcse since She reported all
we'll at Point Amour at 11.30 o'clock
this morning. They do not expect to
hear from the Mcntrose again until
tomorrow afternoon when she should
be reported from Fame Point. 32O miles
below Quebec.
Father Point, Que, July 29.-With
the determination today that the
steamer Montrose, which is believed to
have on board DR.. Hawley Fl. Crippen
and Ethel Clara Leneve. will not be
boarded by officers of the law probab
ly before Sunday morning, when she
will stop off here to take on river
pilot, immediate interest among the as
sembled crowd of detectives, reporters.
photogra piers and villagers. shifted to
lively controversy between the Do
minion authorities and the provincial
police, both jealous of the honor of
making the arrest.
Detective Charles Gauvreau is here
and shows letter from A. P. Sher
wood. chief commissioner of the Do
minion police. authorizing him to take
DR.. Crippen and Miss Leneve into Gus
tody if he is sure of their identity. He
is warned not to give his prisoners an
opportunity to harm themselves. The
authorization reads
IF sure of your people. make the
arrest and keep the prisoners in sep
arate cabins. and make certain that no
chance is given either of committing
suicide"
This is good enough for Gauvreau
and he proposes to carry out his orders
to the letter.
However, there is another side. Chief
of Police Mccarthy of Quebec is also
on the ground and he is armed with a
warrant from the government of Que
Dpc DTONlIlCo Which, lie Is Instructed W
serve on Crippen as soon as he find.
him. Beyond these tive men who just
now occupy the center of the police
stage, this little village fairly swarms
with police and private detectives. any
one of whom would be glad of the per
sonal glory attaching to the apprehen
sion of man who after spending sew
eral years in Canada. got mixed up
abroad in an affair that, if the charges
made are borne out. does not reflect
credit upon the Dominion. Then. too,
there is that matter of $3.50 reward
offered for the capture of Crippen.
1t would seem that Chief Inspector
Dew of Scotland Yard would have the
say as to who should lay hands on the
fugitive, or at least exert much infiu-
ence as the arrest canot be made until
Dew has established the matter Of
identification.
1t is understood that the English in
make the arrests, but they will prob
ably be made only upon his say SO.
Gauvreau's authority is qualified by
the warning that he must be sure of
his people.
The steamer Montrose is due off
Father Point Sunday morning and at
Quebec at o'clock Sunday night. This
village is taking on the appearance of
boom town in the Western states. 1t
is filled with strangers and If the
stream of arrivals continues. will over
flow by Sunday.
The Allan liner Sandman. which was
first enormously reported to have the
suspects on board. passed here early
today. Her captain had already sent
a wireless message stating that no one
answering the description of DR.. Grip
pen was aboard and so eliminating
that vessel as factor in the case. The
Sandman, however. helped materially
in the early stages of the ans-At-
lantic pursuit. 1t was this vessel that
picked up the short range wireless
from the Montrose and relayed to the
European coast the word that two per-
sons believed to be Crippen and the