Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-01
Suspects on Steamer Montrose Identified b
Inspector Dew as Alleged Murderer and Accom-
p|ice.:.He is Cool, She Hysterica|-- .Crippen
Says: THANK God Suspense|s Over"

! in her room and restored to womans
| dress. she was closely guarded as the
vessel continued its journey, for fear
she would take her life.
Although neither Crippen nor the
| typist denied their identity, neither
admitted any connection with the
death of Belle Gilmore.
INSPECTOR Dew's task was only to
| point out the fugitives to the Cana
dian police and afterward bring them
back 10 England. Neither him nor the
Canadians who made the arrest tried
to get determination admissions from
the prisoners.
With the shock of arrest over.
stevardess changed the boys clothing
in which the girl had Travelled as Grip
pens son. for garments more fitted TO
her sex. Then she collapsed and again
Law fer mere than an hour in her befth.
her features contorted and her BODY
shaken with conclusive sobS In
separate cabin. guarded by detective,
Crippcn sat in silence with his chin
SUM; on his chest. On the deck near at
hand a group of French and Rouna-
man immigrants were singing cheerful
songs,
When the inspector went aboard the
steamer today he felt certain that he
| would find that Capt Kendalrs suspl-
,ions were correct Since his arrival
Scotland Yard had been warning him
f. beware of possible suicide by the
couple and he had been keeping the
| wireless hot with messages to the cap
| tain of the Montrose urging great
| care in guarding the two. The smaii
army of American. Canadian and Flu
ropean correspondents that had peen
waiting at Farther Point to see the
end Of one of the most exciting man
hunts in police history arose at dawn
! TODAY but Dew and the Canadian de
tectives were up before them from
the Gulf of the st. Lawrence. lou
! miles away, a fog had rolled up the
river and it was impossible to see
more than 50 yards.
But the wireless had stabbed its way
through the mist, bringing word that the
Montrose was only 30 miles away oli
| account of the fog she felt her way eau
, tiouslv and it was 7.45 before her black
ringed funnel was visible down the river
| At that time the fog lifted a little. but 1t
was still dense enough to aid admirably
the purpose of the detectives. which wa
to get aboard without arousing the couple
they hoped to arrest.
An accident occurred as Dew and his
Canadian assistants were donning their
| pilot garbs aboard the Eureka. Dew
slipped on the deck and nearly knocked
Denis overheard but both recovered
their balance and no one was injured AT
ter they had stepped into the tender
alongside Dew ordered the sailors who
were rowing to make for the starboard
bow of the Montrose Twenty minutes
later he was aboard and Crippen had
been arrested.
! Dr. Stuart, who stood beside the fuGi-
tive as he was arrested, gave the fol
lowing account:
Il was walking on the promenade deck
about 7.30 this morning. when Crippen
who was in the habit of rising at 6.:t
each morning, Joined me in my walk. W.
talked on various subjects and | thought
Crippen seemed Indifferent to the fac
of which he was aware. that a pilot wa
putting out in a boat, and at that tim
and might he accompanied by detectives
He remarked. however, on the number
of men aboard, saying: There seems t.
be too many pilots aboard Then we re
sumed our conversation.
'"The detectives climbed awkwardly VI
the rope ladder Dew first. followed b,
Mccarthy. then Dennis and finally Fran
co.'s Cauvneau. the official pilot. who wa
to take the liner to Quebec.
"As Dew stepped aboard. Crippen anc
myself were standing on the lee side o
the vessel, a little forward of the mali
companionway. J. Shaw, the purser
waited at the top of the ladder ant
pointed out the dentist to Dew. The in
spector walked quickly up to him and Ii
a moment it was all over
Another witness described the ares
as follows:
when Dew reached the companionwai
he turned on DR.. Crippen and said;
Are you Dr. Crippen?'
Crippen replied Yes" and Dew said
You're arrested on charge of murde
and the mutilation of the body of al
unknown woman
! Detective Mccarthy stepped forward
and snapped the handouts on the dent
lists wrists as a safeguard, even though
Crippen made no resistance He appear
ed dazed and with brief remark that h
was glad it was all over walked to tn
captains cabin. Inspector Dew's ques
ton, Are you DR.. Crippen?" was purely
perfunctory, for he had recognized hi
man instantly.
Crippen's face was clean shaven and
deatf!v pale. and there was no resem.
blance in the huddled up figure, will
it's scanty hair. thin eyebrows and nj
| MI OF a rho IN the rhnfnOro mis- IF fhs
doctor that have been appearing late
ly. The only jaunty touch in his COS