Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-01

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| prisoners have been caught, but they are
| yet to be safely returned to London. AT
| the same time ii is generally believed
| that Dew has failed to secure the hoped
| for confession While his immaculate
| duty was to get his man, to have obtain
| a confession would have been a feather
| in the cap of any detective.
Crippen Holding His Tongue.
Just how much Crippen knows of the
| case against him is in doubt. Whether he
| has learned that the British authorities
have been unable to identify the dismem-
| bered body found in the cellar of his
| Hilltop Crescent home as that of his &C
| tress wife is not known. Without such
| identification lawyers say that con-
| victIon may be possible Dew has said
| that Crppen was a coward. Dew, how
ever, has been mistaken about Crippen
| before now. He was mistaken when he
| accepted Crippen's promise to remain in
| London. Whether or not the doctor is a
| coward the well arranged and dramatic
! surprise which was given him did not,
| it is believed. brighten from him any
statement that might later be used
| against him.
| Another hero today is Capt. Kendall of
| the Montrose, who discovered the identity
| of the suspects after they had eluded the
4 police of the other side for eleven days.
| The captain said today that he suspected
| Crippen the moment he laid eyes on him
| shortly after the man boarded the steam
er at Antwerp July 20.
| Capt. Kendall's Story.
| THE English papers were full of the
| case while we were on the other side, "
| said the captain. land / became very
| much interested in it. / bought all the
papers and used to lie in my bunk and
| read them Look here" and opening
| the drawer OF the desk in the cabin the
| skipper produced half dozen papers,
| each containing pictures of Crippen ana
| Miss LeneVe.
one of the dentists pictures had the
| black mustache blocked out with white
| chalk Il did that, continued Kendall,
! 1.-The first day l saw the man ABOARD;
| He was clean shaven then and L wanted
1 to see how this likeness would look
| without the mustache. / also chalked
| out the spectacles i'll the picture Grip
pen wore spectacles aboard. Here Is
| the result. You can see now cioSeiy II
| resembles the man as he looks To-Day.
And here is something else | did. the
| skipper took from his desk square OF
white cardboard with round hole cut
/ in the center and fitted 1t over news
paper cut of Miss Leneve; lnps super.
| imposed it covered the girls picture hat
| and dress, leaving only the face show
| ing. Il did this and compared the PIC
| tured face with that of the passenger
| Crippen said was his son. The resem-
| blance is striking. After these expert
| ments 1 was convinced-almoSt as sure,
| in fact as l was when we sailed UP the
ST. Lawrence-and and others aboard
had been watching the couple for week.
| Fugitive Wary in His Talk.
| "Crippen was very wary in his talks
with me- Several times l conversed with
him in the cabin, but always / was care
i hat
excite his suspicious. On the other hand,
took pains in our talks to quiet any
fears he might entertain. Up to the hour
of his arrest l believe that he did not
dream how sure we were of their iden-
| tity.''
| one circumstance only might give rise
| to a belief that the wary fugitive realized
| the suspicious of his fellow-passengers
more than they believed.
| Early yesterday morning, before the
Mousrose reached Father Point, one OF
the officers on the upper deck saw
package of revolver cartridges thrown
! overheard. He made an irveSugatlon ana
| found that they came from the porthoie
| of CrEpen's cabin. 1t is possible, now
] ever that the dentist got rid of his ammu-
milton only as a general precautlon, Tear
/ ing that it might cause suspicion IL Iouno
! in his cabin when the ship neared he'
destination.
From this incident it is supposed that
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Crippen also had revolver, but as none
was found in his stateroom Wneil the o.
! ficers searched, it is believed that ne
managed to fling it overheard unobserved
Had Only $40 in Money.
There are many today who believe that
Crippen was taken less by surprise than
had been planned. 1t is certain that MS
resources for escape had dwindled until
Ia had rail
road ticket for Detroit but only SO in
his pocket Miss Leneve had not cent.
Crippen however, did have several jew
| els concealed on his person.
| Capt Kendall was apprehensive of an
attempt at suicide, and as Father Point
doomed in the distance yesterday fore
| noon he was careful to prepare Crippen
| for the arrival of the river plot. Crlppen
| and Miss Leneve had breakfasted to-
| gether at 6 O'Clock. Then Miss Leneve
complained of slight indispositon and
| retired to her stateroom Crippen went
on deck to watch for the pilot boat. When
it appeared carrying four men all in pilot
garb the fugitive leaned suddenly to DR..
Stewart, the ships physician, and eyins
the other searchingiF said:
| There seem to be too many pilots on
board ] see four.
Stewart. who had been instructed not
| to leave Crippen's side until the arrest
| was maze, gave commonplace reply
| and Crppen again turned his eyes sea
| ward.
Crppen remained hanging over the rail
near the companionway as the tender of
the pilot boat with the police officials
padded alongside. Inspector Dew, Chief
| Mccarthy and Detective Denis of the
provincial police were made up in an
attempt to look like the fourth occupant
Lof the boat, the real pilot. Dew, however,
did not make a good pilot, and his dis
+ euise was hardly more effective than
that of his quarry. The English officer
could not Chamber up the rope ladder
with sailors agility, and he all but up
set the little boat when he left it.
Arrest on the Steamer.
The denouement was simple enough.
The recognition between Dew and Grip
pen was mutual and immediate. and when
he reached the companionway and at last
faced the man whom he long had sought
the inspector said:
Are you DR.. Crippen?'
TO this Crippen responded quietly: u
ann"
Dew continued
You are arrested on the charge OF
murder and mutiation of an unknown
woman quoting from the first sentence
of the warrant which was later formally
read by Chief Mccarthy when the pris-
oner had accompanied his captors into
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