The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-05
London Friends VIII send
 Money to Noted Prisoner
WOMAN STICKS 10 CRIPPEN
Miss Leneve Receives Offer From Que bee Attorney to Render Assist ance But She Turns Down
 the Proposal

Quebec. August 4-Those mysterious London friends of Dr. Hawley Harvey l Crippen who have already retained counsel to defend him on a charge of wife murder have offered their assist ance by cable today. Two messages were delivered to the dentist in his cell. The first asked if he needed funds; the second inquired about the rumors cir culated abroad as well as in this coun- try to the effect that he had .con- fessed.
 | Crippen replied by cable that he would appreciate some money and he assured his friends that he had made no admission that would hurt his case The wording of neither of the mes sages nor of Crippen's reply was made public, nor were the names signed to those from London obtainable. It is | supposed, however, that the latter came from Arthur Newton, the London solic- ltor, who recently informed Crippen that he had friends who would defend him and pay for an attorney. | It was said that local attorney, whose name the authorities decline to | neve, offering to represent her in any legal proceedings she might care to undertake. Although this attorney claimed he had been retained by the girls family in England, she declined to accept his services. In her answer the young typist showed that the 5O- year-old dentist with the pale, pasty face and fshy eyes, still exerts stronger influence over her than her own relatives
 CIings to pr. Crippen
 She sent back word that her case was Dr. Crippen's, and that she would return to England to make her fight with him. She. has let fall, no word likely to incriminate the man for whom she cut off her beautiful light brown hair, put on boys clothing and fled from England.
 Premier Gouin says this afternoon with out qualification that Dr. Crippen has made no confession
 The companion of Dr. Crippen re- ceived a cablegram from q London newspaper offering $2OO for 2000- word article written over the name of Miss Leneve of her wanderings in Europe with Dr. Crippen- The fifteen dollar-a-week reporter who got the news out of the cablegram addressed to Miss Leneve told her this meant 10 cents word, or nearly what he | was paid Tn salary or American money | for three months work.
 | Crippen Has Changed
 Crippen has changed much in facial expression since he arrived here Mon day. He Is not allowed to shave and a four days growth of beard gives l him quite a different look The jail governor, Joseph Morin, said that the precautions against self-destruction were so strict that the prisoner " ould neither be allowed to have q razor nor even be trusted 'n the hands of the | jail barber. AN
 The rumors of elements made by Crippen as to tho rime with which | he is jointly chargf with Miss Leneve have reached here ally from Mon treal, New York a, ,ndon. In each instance they sent t, orters scurry- other. Nothing in conflrrnati ton could be learned. It has been variously re- ported that Crippen admitted of a | scuffle with his wife after which she was seized with fatal illness and also the prisoner explained that the death | of his wife was accidental To all | such stories the police here reply that so far as they know neither Crippen nor Miss Leneve has made any state ment.
 | NIorin said today the Canadian au- | thorities expected to get the pair off their hands by August IS or 19 | Today Crippen appeared in the prison corridor for his daily exercise. Many RumOrs Are Denied | London August 4-Scotland Yard is kept busy denying all sorts of rumors concern | ing Crippen and Miss Leneve, the most recent describing an alleged confession by the doctor emanating from Quebec. Sup erintendent Froest treated the report l lightly, intimating that Inspector Dew would not be likely to give out informa | ton in Quebec which he hadn't cabled to headquarters here.
 | The superintendent pointed out also that had Crippen confessed it would have been useless to send Sergeant Mitchell to Que bee with dispositions taken in London in order to secure the extradtion of the prisoners
 | Mitchell, accompanied by two ward resses. who will take charge of Miss Le- neye, sailed this morning on the steamer Lake Manitoba for Quebec
 | q The question whether Crippen and his l companion have been married has been revived because of its bearing on the status of the woman as possible witness against Crippen. It is known that the police are hoping that Miss Leneve will make witness for the crown, but if it
 is proven that she Is the wife of the doctor she may refuse absolutely to take | the stand against her husband. | Discussing this feature of the case to- day. Superintendent Froest said an of hcial investigation had failed to produce any evidence of their marriage 4s | Solicitor Newton, who has been retained | to defend Dr. Crippen made his first | move today when he filed formal appli- l cation asking the authorities to permit an independent physician to examine the bits of human flesh found in the Crippen eel | lar
 | It is believed that Newton will contend | that they cannot be identified as having | belonged to the body of Belle Fillmore. i An Oxford street pharmacist, the Daily 1 Chronicle says, sold Dr. Crippen the pois- on which killed many women patients and Ilatterly his wife, Belle Fillmore.
 Dew Goes to Niagara Falls
 Montreal, Que, August 4.--Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard. England, arrived lhere today and spent the afternoon with l Captain Kendall of the steamer Montrose, the vessel on which Dr. 4Crlppen was ar rested. Tonight Mir. Dew left for Toronto and Niagara Falls candldly admitting that he left Quebec to escape newspaper msp: