The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11

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contents OF the package which she
/ threw through a portfolio at Father
! Point yesterday after q struggle with
the ships stewardess. who had been
! detailed TO watch her.
In the opinion of the authorities
this package held valuable evidence
in the case. and il is possible that an
attempt to recover Il will be made,
although the strong tide OF the St.
Lawrence renders hope of success ex-
tremely dim. In the package, II is
also thought, was the pistol which
Captain Kendall, Of the steamer, saw
in Crippen's possession. In spite OF
the disappearance of this weapon eX-
treme precautions are being taken to
prevent any attempt at suicide by
either Of the prisoners. They are
unoer watch every moment, day and
night.
Jewels Best Evidence.
The Jewels, which were found on
them, were deposited i'm the safe of
the City Hall Police Station on the
arrival of Inspector Dew and Ca
madam police who took part in the
arrest-Sergeant Denis, who was for
merly police chief of Lewis. and Chief
Constable Mccarthy. With the po-
lice holding but little evidence against
Crippen the jewels are looked upon
as one of the strongest points for the
prosecution, possibly as the factor es-
her possession of a diamond brooch.
believed to have formerly belonged
10 Belle Gilmore, Mrs. Crippen, the
LIE Neve girl is equally involved in
this phase of the case.
Crippen was depending on pawn
ing some of the Jewelry I'm Quebec.
it is believed by the authorities. in
asmuch as his cash had been reduced
10 ten-dollar bill and a handful of
change.
Inspector Dew has advised Scotland
Yard TO renew the search of London
pawnshops in the hunt for Belle Ell
more's jewelry, as II is almost certain.
according to the police, that CrlpDen
pawned some of it before leaving
England.
At Antwerp he is known TO have
Vainly hunted a pawnbroker lust he
fore he started for America. The fact
that he took less than $3.50 in cash
from London, but paid $500 for the
passage of himself and his supposed
son across the Atlantic, is the basis of
the fresh hunt through pawnshops.
How Evidence Was Secured.
The remarkable story of how The
Rev. Mr.. Robinson and his SON were
urst suspected by the officers Of the
Montrose, of how bit by bit the evil
uence was gathered about them and
OF now their character was arranged
by the astute Captain Kendall. was
Iolu today by Steward Smith. Of the
steamer, one of the men delegated to
the delicate task OF Keeping Crippen
ana the girl constantly i'm sight from
sage.
They embarked at Antwerp on
jury 10th, he said. and when they
came i'm to dinner that night the man
said to me: man
MY son is deaf in his right ear. |
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enu OF the table so nobody will be on |
his right y"
put the boy. as I then thought
the other OF the pair. at the far end
or the captains table against the sa-
Ioon buIkhead. The father sat next
Dr. Stewart, the ships surgeon |
was on the fathers immediate left
me people across the table were
foreigners. Through the first meal the
son said nothing and on the whole
voyage spoke TO me only a few times
mat night they finished their dinner
dpparehtiy at their ease and went on
geek. noticed that the man stood
DetWeen his companion and every
Dody else, shielding his son from
the'r sight as far as possible.
'''rhat Boys n Girl
But Third officer Mowatt got a good
look at the pair. He came to me ana
said, That boys a girl There was no
mistaking the figure and the walk
managed TO get two glimpses. and sem
ror the purser, Mr.. Shaw.
lie mad a chance TO watch and CO
did Chief Engineer G. 4. Vine and First
Ohcer Sargent.
man was Crippen. ''''
tho We studied a police description OF
me fuyitiVes which detectives had
given the officers OF the ship. Every
uStalI we compared with the passen-
SCI VINO had aroused our suspicion
tam Kendall Immediately sent n v-ira
less 10 Scotland Yard, telling of his
on the Isle of Wight.
An answer, telling him to make
S ,,y.i Calne soon, and concerted plan
We thought we might be STONED
' y, IN Cro9k Haven, on the South Coast
OF ireland, but no such command came
the rest" N"'"
/. II. J. Shaw. the younger purser or
The dramatic trip.
OF course he said. Captain Ken
less We knew MESA ges were conninar
ana gong all the time, but their tenor
was unknown TO us.
The rest of us settled down 70 u-otcl, 1
me par ana to keeping them from sus- /
pecting anything. stewards were put /
We watched CLOSELY and $40 soon nig az !
termined that Crippen was armed. we |
could make out the outlines of a big |
reNolTer IN his gun pocket AS much /
as possible we put ourselves In tbrir
way, always striving to draw them ON
Gionvetsationally, but il was a rather |
delicate business.
<;giDDen Guarded Girl.
But the girl baffied us We couldn't
get anything from her. Not ONLY did
Crippen guard her closely, he didn't al
low outsiders to have dozen words |
with her all told-but she herself
avoided talking, with considerable in
Senulty at times. Very little of her
tlme was spent on deck, and she was
never alone that l recall.
she read constantly, in her cabin
Tor the most part Stories of adVen- |
lure were her faVoriteS, and on the trim
she read at least twenty books
The couple appeared affectionate |
ana a tritle more demonStrative than
father and boy would be. They would
slip into the dining saloon every eve
ming for a little beer and crackers and
cheese She always took a dark cor
ner. va
She didn't smile often. One couldn't
help feeling sorry for her. Only once
IN all the twelve days did she laugh
outrlSht, and that was at the table
early in the voyage, when the CAPTAIN
cracked a Joke. Her laugh then was
merry but it was pitiful to the hand
Iul OF as who knew. And it was n !
laugh.
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