The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-04
Accepts Offer Of London Solici-
tor to Take Charge of
His Case.
PROMISES SECRECY IN
CABLEGRAM HE SENDS
Is Regaining His Composure,
and Seems Ready to Face
Ordeal.

QUEBEC. Aug. 2,-Dr. Crippen slept
well last night and appeared in moderate
ly good spirits when he arose at o'clock.
lie had breakfast an hour later. The
prisoner spends his time reading and
walking in the jail corridor.
Miss Leneve. Jointly charged with Grip
pen with murder, remained today In the
prison infirmary. She is being kept there
not because her condition any longer de-
mands 1t. but that she may not come In
contact with other women prisoners who
might, the police fear. annoy her and 80
aggrayate her extreme nervousness,
The pretty typist Is better supplied with
funds than is her male companion. While
but SIS were found on Crlppen, the girl
carried $50 In currency. A large part of
this sum was used today by the prison
matron to purchase clothing suitable for
her charge. The authorities continue
their considerate treatment OF the girl.
but continued reports that she has made
admissions damaging to Crippen or in
the way Of establishing her own inno-
cence are denied.
Crippen's comparative calm gives, ac-
cording to his keepers, positive refuta-
ton OF the allegation made in London
that he had been addicted to the use Of
drugs.
Moves Deliberately.
Crippen did not jump at the offer Of
legal services that came To him from &
London solicitor last night. The pro-
vincial authorities said this morning that
the prisoner had not replied TO the ca
blegram which came from Arthur New
ton, setting forth that the latter had been
asked to undertake the defense by friends
of Crippen who would defray the expenses
involved.
1t appears that Crippen will not want
for counsel Yesterday a local attorney
visited the jail, and through the jafler
sent a message offering his services free
OF expense. He said that he had been re-
tanned by persons in London. the names
of whom he declined to make known.
Crippen promptly refused the proffered
aid and at the same time told the prison
governor, Joseph NORM. that he had a
], wyer In London and did not need an
o.her.
This statement was made before he had
received the message from Newton, and
II is believed by some that Crippen had
anticipated move by certain OF his Lon
don friends.
Inspector Dew and Chief Mccarthy Wis
tied Crppen last night and remained with
him for some time. What transpired was
not made public beyond the fact that the
prisoner had requested Dew to purchase
for him several books.
Later today Crippen cabled to Arthur
Newton OF London. accepting the solicit
tors services, The message ran:
"Acceptt, your offer Secrecy will be
observed"
word to the prisoner that he was ready
to help him resist extradition. To the
jailer who bore the communication. Grip
pen said
My fight will not be made here 1t
will be made on the other side"
Has Not Confessed.
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard, cap
tor OF DR.. Hawley Ii, Crippen said with
positiveness tonight that the prisoner had
not confessed TO the murder of Belle
Gilmore.
Joseph NORM. Crlppen's jailer. was
equally positive that no word OF confess
sion had come from the dentists lips, At
torney General Couin and Judge Lange-
lier, before whom the prisoner and his
girf companion, Clare Leneve, were first
arraigned. said they had heard nothing
of n confession. and they secuted the
idea that Crippen could have made one TO
Dew without their knowledge.
The big gray stone jail where Crlppenn
is confined has become the foremost of
Quebecs many points of interest. The
Seeing Quebec. trolley cars stop near by
so that the tourists who throng the city
in summer may have chance to gaze
into the window OF the corridor where the
alleged wife slayer takes his exercise.
Several persons saw him today and once
he looked out OF the window and nodded
and smiled.