CRIPPEN'S CONFESSION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12214, 2 August 1910, Page 5

CRIPPEN'S CONFESSION.

CAPTAIN KENDALL AS DETECTIVE A FUNNY STORY. (Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright) , LONDON, Auk. 1The fog lifted at 8 o'clock m the morning, and the Montxose was sighted. Captain Kendall ethergraphed to the ' Canadian policfe : "Crippen having breakfast. Suspects nothing. Your instructions carried out to letter. Le Neve not yet out." ' ) A skiff containing four peajacketed de- , tectives boarded the steamer, and found L Crippen .smoking on the promenade ; deck. Detective Dew; chatted to Captain Kendall, while, 'he eyed Crippen, and , then .said, '"That's my man." He continued chatting until Crippen ap : proached, apparently to ask a question. He commenced' the word ''Captain" m a jovial tone, then realised the situation, and his face 'went the color of death; He was immediately arrested. As he descended tp the cabin he asked, vHave you > warrant ? What is the : charge?" Mr Macarthy, Canadian Chief Constable, jjroduced the warrant. CJrip* pen .seized it,' read it greedily; and muttered, "Murder and mutilation! Oh God!" threw the warrant on the floor and passively walked to the cabin. Then he was arrested. A few seconds *later a woman's shriek tbld the passengers and crew that Le Neve had been arrested. She recognised Detective , Dew m the semi-dark; ness a* she was emerging from the cabin to join £ri]>pen. The police disdovered her lying on the bed m boy's clothing, . trembling and -pallid. When she saw the irqns she clung to Crippen, crying. 'Ksn't . jt terrible?" She sobbed violently until the prisoners were , .separated. ■ Le Neve afterwards l-esumed her woman's clothing, which was concealed lj among h^r effects. -She refused to make a statement. ' Chief Constable McCarthy states that Crippen confessed to Detective Dew, and said thai he suspected he had been trapped two days ago, owing to the numerous wireless messages, and also the constant observation which he detected that he was subjected to. Crippen statesithal he will not oppose his extradition. ' Only ten dollars m bills and some jewellery : were doricea led tinder his shirt. Thef contents of his pockets includes a, packet containing powder. Captain Kendall states that when his suspiciojhs were aroused he quietly col 1 lect,fed the English papers mentioning the mwrder, and told Orippen a funny story, «Tmd ,made him laugh heartily, m i order to make him, open his mouth wse enough to show if he had false teeth. ' _ The ruse was successful. Crip pen's nervous appearance in- ■ creased as the voyage proceeded, and latterly he often walked the deck alone, listening to the snapping of the Marconi, apparatus. The Montrose officers worked the apparatus. They alone had. Onptain Kendall's -..onfidence. The passengers did not suspect the truth* though several of them guessed that / "Master Robinson" was a girl by the 1 voice and walk. Thirty thousand words were telegraphed on Sunday from the wooden office of " Father Point. Ordinarily only a few hundred words are sent weekly. Le Neve's mother cabled to her daughter imploring her to tell the police everything. • QUEBEC, August 1. The girl Lc Neve is m a state of collapse, and is locked', m' a.* state, room-.' The fugitives Iravelbd as the Rev. Mr Robinson and son. A number of dia , mond rings were -Jisii'ver xl upon Gr.ppen, who went to sleep after Detective Dew's examination. * " t It is announced that the prisoners t will return to England on board the lfoyal George on Thursday. , , A crowd of pressmen j.nd telegrapn operators boarded the Montross* from the tug after the artist,. was effected . clamoring for the use of the M'ontrose's wireless appctrat is