Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21


crippen and Ethel Clare I,eneve
AT O'Clock they sailed fer England On
board the White Star liner MeganJc. due
at Liverpool at noon next Saturday. Nv
Saturday night they will probably bo
lodged in London jail 10 await trial for
the murder OF a woman supposed TO be
Crippen's wife. Belle EImore.
An extraordinary accident occurred -
Crippen crossed the gangpIank. II car
ried an omen that might well depress q
man in the shadow OF the hangman's
rope
Crippen Hits Rope.
Crippen came hurrying across the plank
handcuffed. his hat pulled low over hi.
eyes and his chin buried In his collar.
trying apparently to dodge the photog-
raphers. In hts haste he ran suuarelv
into rope that held the gangway steady.
The rope caught him under the chin
ana lerked him backward. Had not In
spector Dew, who was close behind
caught him. Crippen would have fallen
and possibly pitched between the two
vessels into the water
me next instant Dew had set him on
Megantic.
Notwithstanding the fears of the Rri,isb
police that the dentist might attempt sui-
eide. the occurrence was too palpabIy an
accl1ent for its nature to be mistaken
Miss Leneve, who had left the iaiI with
every evidence of willingness, had TO ba
supported as she crossed the gangplank
AS she reached the deck OF the Megantic.
cabin. - "
IL was half an hour before she revived
The girl never has made a full recovery
from her collapse at arrest, although her
condition has caused her jailer no
anxiety.
Inspector Dew's Tactics.
Inspector Dew managed the departure
OF the famous pair in a manner that fur
nished fitting climax to their sensational
capture. The fruits of Dew's deep thought
during his twenty days of solemn silence
nrst became evident at O'Clock this
morning. The full beauty of mis- scheme
did not appear in all its elaboration in
the hour OF sailing.
The finishing touch to a fwerve-bour
performance that more than once verged
on opera bouffe came when the Scotland
Yard inspector climbed the gangpiank
and. with impassive countenance. entered
ms name on the passenger list as "Silias
L. Boyle" This. In spite OF the fact
that Den was probably the best known
man aboard and that among his 200 fell
iow,- Passengers fully six hundred had met
him here in Quebec.
Consistently he registered his assistant,
sergt Mitchell OF Scotland yard, as IN.
+. G. Johnson
Mrs. Stone. one OF the wardressss.
brought from London TO look after Miss
Leneve, appeared on the passenger list as
Mary Byrne." Miss Foster, her CONF
panion, was Miss Ogilvie.'
Publicity Is Gained.
II Dew's object had been the attain.
ment Of publicity he could not have
chosen a better ship than the Megantic.
She took aboard here GO members OF the
Queens Own" a crack Canadian rest-
ment bound for England TO join the
British army maneuvers.
Several Canadian newspaper men and
photographers accompanied the regiment.
Others came from Montreal on the Me-
gantic this morning to see them on.
After making arrangements to board
this steamer, Dew conducted his pris-
oners with mystery that set the city In
an uproar and brought every reporter
and photographer in Quebec upon his
heels.
He smuggled them from the local jail
al Z o'clock, with three hacks and five
provincial detectives 10 help his own
routes. he drove TO the river at Si,lery. Q
village only mile from the jail in a
straight line but a measured seven miles
over the road he chose.
Before the three hacks had reached the
river the whole countrys side was aroused.
When a party Of newspaper men came IN
pursuit shortly afterward they had no
trouble in following the trail.
In an automobile they reached Sillery In
time to see the tug Queen putting up the
river with Dew OF deck wearing a tri-
umphant smile. Thus the British de-
tectives escaped the photographers on
shore.
But the Megantic, on her downward
voyage from Montreal, was not due until
noon. The Queen had TO lie or Cape
Rouge for nearly three hours until the
liner arrived.
Photographers Get Busy.
Alert photographers-and they were not
wanting-had thus all the chance In the
world to charter a tug in Quebec and
steam up the river. And they took it,
The Queen was overhauled just as the
Megantic hove in sikht. For the next
half hour there followed an exhibition
of marine maneuvering that would have
delighted the heart Of Capt. Mahan-the
Queen trying to reach the Megantic SO rs
to put the prisoners aboard unobserved.
the sharpshooters on the tug Jockeying
for place.
Finding his task impossible. Dew finally
had the Queen dashed to the steamers
aboard. under a camera fire. partly
masked by the efforts Of the two pris-
oners to hide their faces.
Crippen dashed up the gangplank with
his felt hat pulled low and his face
half buried in his coat collar The girl
had her features effectually concealed by
q heavy blue veil.
So anxious was the inspector TO fool
the photographers that eyewitnesses at
Sillery said he made Crippen hold a hand
kerchief over his face when he walked
from the hack to the dock. although no
reporters or cameras were then visible.
While the prisoners were transferred
from the Queen to the Megantic pas
sengers on the latter were barred from
the shelter deck by which the pair en-
tered. There was a heavy fire OF small
cameras however, from the deck above.
Assignment Of Cabins.
Crippen and Miss Leneye were hurried
to cabins Nos. 81 and 81. which they will
occupy during the voyage. Dew took
the cabin next TO Crippen at one end OF
the suite. with the two wardresses ad-
Joining Miss Leneve's quarters, and Sergt.
Mitchell bringing up the other end Of the
line.
The Megantic received wireless notice
early this morning 10 slacken speed o6
Cape Pouge. seven miles west Of Quebec.