The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-01
Dr. Crippen And Miss Leneve Arrested Sunday
Morning on Board Ship by Scotland Yard
Detective Who Followed Them Across.
ALMOST COLLAPSE OF FRIGHTENED PAIR
Law Stretches Its Hand Across the Wide Sea
and Grasps Them Just as They Thought
They Had Reached Safe Harbor.

FATHER POINT, Quebec, Aug. L.
Dr. Hawley Harvey f. Crippen, want
ed on charge Of the murder in
London of his wife. who was Belle
Elmore. the actress, and whose mutt
lated body he is said to have buried
in the cellar of his London residence,
was arrested at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning on the Canadian Pacific
steamer Montrose, when the liner was
two miles off Father Point.
The arrest was made by Detective
Mccarthy Of the Canadian police.
Ethel Glare Le Neve. the young
London woman, who adopted
French name, and assumed masculine
apparel. who was the doctors stenog-
rapher and who fed with him after
the crime was committed, was also
placed under arrest by the Canadian
police. She was taken into custody
in cabin of the ship, still dressed
as boy.
Inspector Dew Of Scotland Yard,
who has been at Father Point since
Friday awaiting the arrival of the
Montrose, identified both Of the pris-
oners, who had travelled as "Mr. Rob
inson and son.
A sharp cold wind blew up from
the east and with it the fog from the
Atlantic. Four masts and funnel
loomed indistinctly away out on the
waters and from the shadows of the
wharf skiff shot out and lost itself
in the mist. The dismal horn of the
steamer droned out its call through
the fog and the bell from the light
house buoy sent forth its message of
guidance and assurance.
Disguised ae Pilots.
In the skiff sat four men, in the pea
jacketed, brass-buttoned, visorcapped
uniform of the officers of the pilot
service. They rowed hard and with
grim determination in each stroke.
Aboard the steamer Montrose, five
or six miles down the river nervous
careworn passenger paced the deck
alone
Half speed rang the bells from
the bridge.
What are we doing row: inquired
the passenger of DR.. Stewart, the
ships surgeon.
This is Father Point, Mr.. Robin
son, and we take the pilot aboard
here replied the surgeon. "You car
see the boat coming out to meet us
there"
There seem to be a good many
pilots in the boat, DOCTOR remarked
"Mr Robinson scanning the ap
preaching craft with evident anxiety
on his face.
Yes said DR.. Stewart; there are
four
Stop" changed the bell from The
bridge to the engine room.
The men in the skiff rested on theil
cars, rope uncoiled neatly and tbs
craft was wrapped gently alongside
the larger vessel. A second later In
spector Dew of Scotland Yards, Lon
don, dressed in pilots uniform
Chief Mccarthy and former Chic
Dennis of the Canadian police, like
wise attired, with Francois Gaurdea,
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the Montrose.
Dew's hand was extended to th
captain, but his eve passed on.
That's my man. he exclaimed
quietly, but there was jubilan
thankful ring In his voice. 1t was nc
hard to see that he was having di
hcult time playing his role as pile
and itched to assert himself as an o
ficer of the law
Capt Kendall of the Montrose, Nj,
Carthy and Dew chatted at the con
panionway. Dennis and Gaurdea
turned forward to the wheel hous
DR.. Stewart and Robinson were wall
ing up the deck. Robinson passed 6
close to Dew that the latter coul
have touched him. Still not NOV
was made. Dew was sizing up HI
quarry carefully, pitilessly. Ther
could be no mistake.
Robinson coughed slightly and turl
ed toward the captain, as though
ask a question. He was perfectly vi
conscious of the true state of affairs
Captain he said. almost joviall
fitting his gray fedora hat to the bac