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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1940

REAL LIFE DETECTIVE TRIUMPHS

CURIOUS CLUE IN THE

CRIPPEN CASE

In January, 1910, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and his wife, who had been Belle Elmore, a music hall artist, gave a dinner party at their home in Hilldrop Crescent,

London.

The host was an American who had gone to England to practice his pro- fession. Many of the guests at the dinner were of the theatrical world. It was a success, but it developed later that it was a farewell party to

the unfortunate Mrs. Crippen.

No one over saw her after that night.

Crippen

To inquirers Belle had gone on a visit

said that to the United States. In June of the same had year he announced that she died in the States and was burled there. That statement might have been accepted were it not for the fact that he was seen constantly in the company of Ethel Le Neve, his secretary. One day a friend of Mrs.

in in a box a Crippon saw them music hall. Ethel was wearing the carrings of the dead woman.

Trifles often

quences.

ARMY YEN IN FALSE BOTTOMS

THE $54,515

POLICE DISCOVERED

IN JAPANESE MILI- TARY NOTES YESTERDAY WHEN THEY BOÅRDED A SHIP, BOUND FOR SWATOW, AND SEARCHED THE CHINESE PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE.

The money was found conteal- ed in false bottoms of the suit- cases of two Chinese passengers- who had come to the Colony about a month ago from Shanghai,

After questioning, the men were allowed. to continue their voyage to Swatow where, it was learned, they intend to set up a business.

Both men were natives of Chao- chow (Chao-An).

REVOLVER STOLEN

to justice. Descriptions of the fugl- tives had been sent broadcast.

This Chief Inspector W. H. Nolloth, of Police Station, re- included wireless messages in order the Shamshulpo

to catch them if they happened to be ported last night the theft of his re-

was loaded on vessels then on the high seas. One volver which

of the first to get the alarm was Cap-bullets.

have grave conse- The friend who had caught | tain

-By-

GEORGE BARTON

Kendall of

the steamship The theft

took

place

11-25

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PRINCESS ALICE

London, To-day.

with six

in

the

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Montrose, then on its way from afternoon, the thief also taking $12 | In-Chief of the Women's

The Antwerp to Quebec.

captain in money and a wrist watch. happened to have a copy of an illus- trated English magazine which con- tained pictures of Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve. He sat in his cabin and studied the prints carefully. Then he made a survey of his passengers.

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By the process of elimination he And little secretary in discarded all but six persons. glimpse of the borrowed gems was furious. It made it happened that each of these three

dined been reluctant | couples

regularly at her do what she had to do before. She went to Scotland | Captain's table, They included the Yard and told the officials there she | Rev. James Robinson and son. Fran- was convinced that Belle Elmore had cis Hayes and his daughter, and met with foul play, Chief Inspetor Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Captain Dow took the case in hand, and if Kendall was greatly attracted by a there ever was a detective with the partial resemblance of one of the determination of a bulldog it was men to Dr. Crippen. He went back this same man.

into his cabin and getting out the English periodical, gave A second scrutiny to the picture of Dr. Crip- pen. He covered the lower half with blt of paper and the result made him gasp with satisfaction.

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In less than a week he had un- carthed the mutilated remains of Belle Elmore from the cellar of the Hilldrop Crescent house. But when he went to arrest Dr. Crippen he was chagrined to find that he had suddenly disappeared Miss Le Neve was also conspicuous by her ab-

sence.

The story of the Crippen tragedy is well known, but what is not so familiar is the tale of the curious clue by which the culprit was brought

HER KNEES SWELLED UP LIKE PUDDINGS

To Go Upstairs was Agony

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But is was not enough. One after- noon all of the six suspects wree standing by the rall of the ship while a. terrific. gale was blowing. The cap: tain, standing on the bridge of the Montrose observed them attentively. Suddenly the gale blew the coattails of one of the passengers aside and what Captain Kendall saw.convinced him that the wanted man was aboard. He sent a wireless to Inspector Dow saying that Crippen was on the ship and to meet him at Quebec,

After the ship had docked and the tireless detective had come aboard Captain Kendall pointed to the Rev. James Robinson and exclaimed.

"There is your man. And the boy with him is Miss Le Neve."

It was a startling accusation but It proved to be true. Miss Le Neve fainted, and being taken into her cabin by the stewardess stood re-

There is nothing in which rheuma-vealed as a girl disguised as a boy. tism is a greater handicap than in do- ing ordinary household duties-kneel- ing, stooping, running up and down stairs. How to overcome that handi- cap, and banish rheumatic aches and pains for good, is the subject of the following letter:---

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"I have been taking Kruschen Salts for three months, and am still taking the daily dose. When I started, I had rheumatism in both knees. They were very swollen-just like puddings. could not rise from a chair without as sistance, I could not kneel, and to go upstairs was agony. Now, I can run upstairs and kneel as much. as I like. My age is 37, I am 5. ft. 10 ins. in height, and weigh - - 18 stoné, so

you

What followed is history. `Dr.. Crip- taken back to England, pen was tried and hanged. Miss Le Neve was released because there was absolutely | no evidence to connect her with the

crime.

But she had unwittingly been the cause of handing Dr. Crippen over to the police. The gale of wind that had blown her coattails: aside had revealed to the captain that her coat fastened with a and trousers were safety pin!..........

might guess my legs have a weight CANADA MAY ACQUIRE

to carry I have just bought another bottle of Kruschen. Since I have tak- en it, I can work like a horse."--(Mrs.) H.S.

Two of the ingredients of Kruschen Salts are the most effectual solvents of urle acid-known ♬ to medical scienc

·Other ingredients of these

a stimulating effect upon.

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