The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
Famous Prisoner and Miss Le-
neve Take Ship to London
SPECTACULAR DEPARTURE
Inspector Dew Tries to Get Away Very
Quietly Hut Manages to Run
AfouI of Photographers and
Newspaper Men

Quebec, August 20.-Quebec bade fare
we'll tonight to DR.. Hawley Harvey Grip
pen and Ethel Clare Leneve At o'clock
they sailed for England on board the
White Star liner Megantic, due at Liver
pool at noon next Saturday. BY Saturday
they probably will be lodged in a London
jail to await trial for the murder of
woman supposed to be Crippen's wife,
Belle Elmore.
An extraordinary incident occurred as
Crippen crossed the gang plank from a
tug to the steamer. 1t carried an omen
that might well depress a man in the
shadow of the hangman's rope. Grip
pen came hurrying across the plank hand
cuffed, his hat pulled low over his eyes
and his chin buried in his collar trying
apparently, to dodge the photographers.
In his haste he ran squarely into a rope
that held the gangway steady. The rope
caught him under the chin and jerked him
backward and had not Inspector Dew
who was close behind, caught him, Grip
pen would have fallen and possibly
water. The next instant Dew stood him
on his feet and the pair had disappeared
inside the Megantic.
Miss Leneve who had left the Jail with
every evidence of willingness, had to be
supported as she crossed the gang plank
AS she reached the deck of the Megantic
she tainted and had to be carried to her
cabin. 1t was half an hour before she
revived.
Dew Becomes Spectacular
Inspector Dew managed the departure
of the famous pair in a manner that
furnished fitting climax to their sensa-
tional capture.
The finishing touches to performance
that more than once verged on opera
bouffe came when the Scotland Yard in
spector climbed The gang plank and with
| impassive countenance entered his name
on the passenger list as 'Silas p. Boyle"
This, In spite OF the fact that Dew was
probably the best known man aboard and
that among his 800 fellow passengers,
fully 600 had met him here in Quebec
Mrs. Stone, one OF the warehouses;
brought from London to look after Miss
Leneve, appeared on the list as MARY
as Miss Ogilvie'
After making arrangements to board
the steamer. Dew conducted his prison
ers with a mystery that set the city In
an uproar and brought every reporter and
photographer in Quebec upon his heels
He smugged them from the local jail at
! ocock with three hacks and five Do
minion detectives Then, by circuitous
routes he drove to the river at Sillery,
village only a mile from the jail In a
straight line, but measured seven miles
over the road he chose
Photographer Charter Tug
Alert photogr aphers-and they were not
wanting-had all the chance In the world
to charter tug in Quebec and steam up
the river. And they took II. The Queen
was overhauled just as the Megantic
hove In sight, and for the next half hour
there followed an exhibition of marine
maneuvering that would have delighted
the heart of Captain Mahan-the Queen
trying to reach the Megantic so as to put
the prisoners aboard unobserved, the
sharp shooters on the tug Jockeying for
place.
Finding his task impossible, Dew finally
he'd the Queen lashed to the steamers
side and put Crippen and Miss Leneve
aboard under a camera fire partly masked
by the efforts of the two prisoners to
hide their faces. Crippen and Miss Le-
neve were hurried to cabins Nos.51 and 81
which they will occupy during the voy-
age Dew took the cabin next to Crippen
to one end of the suite, with the two
wardesses adjoining Miss Leneve's guar
ters, and Sergeant Mitchell bringing up
the other end of the line.
1t is understood that Crippen and Miss
Leneve will be confined closely to their
cabins during the voyage, except Tor
short time each day. when they will be
permitted to take exercise on the bridge.
There they Will be effectually screened
from observation.
Sudden Notice Given
In full accordance with Inspector Dews
system of precaution, neither of them
learned that they were to sail today
until o'clock when both We're awakened
Both prisoners seemed glad TO go. They
thanked the jailer for his kindness and
Crippen made him a present of one of
the secondhand novels he had bought
to read in his cell On the fy-leaf he
wrote with pencil:
"A. M. l.. NORM. Governor Quebec City
Prison.
II trust you will do me the great honor
to accept this as q small expression of
the gratitude l feel for the many kind
nesses you have shown me during my
sojourn here in Quebec.
(Signed) (DR.) II. H. CRIPPEN."
The parentheses are Crippens own. II
publicity, he could not have chosen a bet
ter ship than the Megantic She took
aboard here 900 members of the Queens
own" a crack Canadian regiment, bound
for England TO join the British army ma
neuvers. Several Canadian newspaper
men and photographers accompanied the
regiment and others came from Mon
treal on the Megantic this morning to
see them off.
When awakened this morning Crippen
hastily packed the little satcher Jailer
NORM had bought him with clean linen
and several novels. Miss Leneve carried
her scant effects in paper parcel. She
wore neat blue suit. brought with her
own money and a large hat which sat
jauntily atop of the light brown wig the
matron had granted to hide her short
hair.
Captain Kendall Reward
London. August ne weekly dis
patch SAYS the rewalu of Sl250 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest of Dr. Grip
pen has been claimed by and awarded
to Captain Kendall of the steamer Mont
rose on which Crippen and Miss Leneve
reached Quebec.