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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1910
Page
2
Inspector Dew and Canadian detectives boarded the Montrose near Father Point and arrested Dr. Crippen for murder and body mutilation. Mrs Crippen, disguised as John Robinson Jr., cried out and was guarded as the ship pressed toward Canada while authorities prepared to return them to England.
On the voyage to Quebec detectives arrest Dr Crippen in his cabin and Miss Lenove in No 5. The pair faced a murder charge with jewels found on Crippen and a frightened, pale appearance from the woman amid the shipboard investigation. The crew and passengers learned the truth as wireless messages and police action closed in.
The Crippen case ends with the arrest of Dr Crippen and Ethel Leneve aboard the Montrose. Scotland Yard traced the suspect through wireless telegraphy, uncovering a found body in a London cellar and a dramatic Atlantic flight from suspicion.
A battered body found in quicklime was identified as a woman and linked to Dr Crippen and his secretary Miss Le Neve. Clues emerged from the Montrose voyage after Captain Kendall suspected a woman aboard. Detectives chased the couple to Father Point and then to Liverpool as wireless dispatches confirmed their identity and impending arrest.
London officials expect deportation or extradition of Crippen with trial within three weeks if deported. Sergeants ready for Quebec dispatch to speed proceedings. Ethel Leneve’s relatives feel relief and seek proof of innocence as her mother and father claim Crippen hypnotized her into wearing boys clothes.
Myron A. Crippen, father of Dr Hawley H Crippen, was ill in bed when informed of his son's arrest. The aged man in poor health showed visible impact, saying Hawley may have been arrested but has not been convicted yet and he cannot believe his son committed the crime.
In Malden Police capture Albert Katz of Everett after Patrolman James Shea chased three burglars through backyards. Katz, arrested at his Everett home, is believed to be one of the trio and may reveal details of other recent robberies on Saturday nights and early Sundays.
A wireless message from the Allan liner Parisian reached Halifax last night indicating the ship would dock at Charlestown around 11 o clock this forenoon. The notice places the arrival today and notes the 7:30 p.m. message time.
The papal nuncio in Madrid, Monsignor Vico, has not been recalled as Vatican awaits official Spanish government action on Marquis De Ojeda, ambassador to the Vatican. The rupture with Spain remains unchanged and the Vatican is offended by Premier Canalejas’ press announcement of the recall.
Cardinal Merry Del Val cannot act yet as Madrid signals recall of Marquis De Ojeda. Monsignor Vigo may be asked to leave immediately after the official notice. Some expect the papal nuncio to stay in Madrid despite the Spanish ambassador’s withdrawal, citing past Vatican practice.
Premier Canalejas defends government moves after recalling Marquis de Ojeda the Spanish ambassador to the Vatican as an indefinite suspension of negotiations. He recounts issuing decrees to regulate orders and display emblems amid a rupture with Rome and notes King Alfonso XIII will still visit England next week.
On July 31 in Newton witnesses saw an Irish setter drag a bulldog into the Charles River near Roberts Point and hold him underwater until death. The incident occurred on the riverbank with several onlookers.
A man picnicking at Roberts Point watched his setter attacked by a bulldog. The pair tangled in the river, the setter dragged the bull underwater and surfaced victorious, drowning the intruder as bystanders looked on.
Clarence R. Halter of the University of the City of New York was bitten on the hand while attempting to pick up a rattlesnake in Stamford Connecticut. After first aid he was taken to a New York hospital.
Establishment by J S Waterman & Sons offers funeral cemetery and transfer services with established prices. Provides complete local and out of town arrangements, chapel facilities without charge, and personal attention from Frank S Waterman president and George H Waterman treasurer. Telephones Roxbury 72 and Marconi Telegraph address Undertaker Boston.
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