The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03
Well Known Criminal Lawyer
of London Engaged to De-
fend Accused.
PRISONER IS CAUTIONED TO
KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
Officers Hope That the Doctors
Girl Companion May Tell
Whole Story.

QUEBEC, Aug. 2.-Dr. Hawley II
Crippen has friends in London who be-
lieve he did not slay his wife. Belle
Elmore, and they are willing to pay for
a lawyer TO defend him when he is
tried there for murder. He received
proof of this tonight when his jailer
handed him the following cablegram
from Arthur Newton, a noted London
solicitor:
Dr. II. II. Crippcn. care or Inspector
Dew, Quebec:
"Your friends desire ME to defend
you, and will pay all necessary. ex'
penses. Will undertake your defense,
but YOU must promise to keep absolute
silence and answer no questions, and
do not resist eXtradltion.
'Reply confirming, as good deal must
be done at once.
(Signcd) "ARTHUR NEWTON,
"Solicitor, London
This unexpected message brought to
the accused dentist in his lonely cell
the first CLEAN of hope since his arrest.
Whether Crippen has accepted the
learned tonight. The identity of the
friends who volunteered their funds IN
his behalf could not be ascertained, and
nothing is known here about the So
licitor who signed the cablegram.
Judging from his behavior since he
was arrested. the pale little prisoner
on Quebec heights did not need the
warning to remain silent A single
monosyllabe negative to his iailer s
inquiry whether he wished to give out
Aany public statement was the only mes
sage that came from him today. Read
ing in his cell or silently pacing the
corridor, where he is allowed to eHer-
else fer part of the day, Crippen shows
II desire for little except to be let alone,
Crippcn. taciturn and seeming to con-
siderable extent to have recovered his
composure. has volunteered nothing since
his arraignment yesterday which might
help the police in solving the mystery
surrounding the disappearance OF his
wife
The detectives would like 10 gather
from the accused some additional evil
dencc. but unless present signs fall they
Will receive no help In this line from DR..
Crippen. "Crppen IS no fool said In
spector Dew, and no one questioned his
Accordingly it Is generally believed
that the police are resting their hopes
on Miss Leneve.If she does not possess
the key to the mystery they think she
can at least aid them materially In re
construction OF the circumstances lead
Ing UP 20 the disappearance of Bell Ell
was jealous of her husbands typist and
the police have no doubt that. Miss Le-
neve was aware OF this jealousy
No "Third Degree
They will not use any ''third degree"
, methods in interviewing Miss Lcneve. but
more subtle influences already are at
work The girl prisoner Is being treated
with the greatest consideration. She
showd tho effect OF this today. appearing
10 be much better in body and in mind
than on yesterday when, following the
collapse after her arrest, she was con-
sidercd too III to appear In court.
Miss Leneve has never been placed In
n cell here She has been kept in the
room of the women employees of the pro-
vincial jail and has been allowed occa-
sional outdoor exercise. The attitude to-
ward her OF the police is sympathetic.
Inspector Dew has repeatedly said that he
believed the girl was innocent OF any
knowledge OF wronsdoing. She has been
most kindly.
Al the same time Miss Lcnevc Is be-
Ing hombarded with Cablegrams from
members Of her family in London urging
her to tell ali she knows. The pressure
OF friendiiness is being eXcrted on her.
while there is prospect that she Will
come in contact with Dr. Crlppcn or even
see him for long time,
The purpose ip all this Is obvious when
It is considered that so far as is generally
known Scotland Yard has been unable to
identify the dismembered body found In
the cellar OF the Crippen home In Lon
don. The police case is believed not to
be complete.
Even the Unconditional Dew. the typical
English detective. has been affected by
Miss Lcneve'S plight,
81 sorry for her" he said TODAY
81 don't believe she knew anything about
IT.