The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-29
KILLED Wife
WITH POISON
Coroner's Jury In CTlppen Case
Finds WilfuI Murder
MISS LEHtVe An ACCESSORY
Telling Points Against Accused Man
as jury ls lns,rueteo--tsis Successor
In London offiee and Former Part
ner Give Testirlony-Line Of De
tense No, We, Indicated by Counsel
For Doctor

London. Sept 81 a verdict Of
wiifnl murder was returned against
Or H. n crippen by q coroner's
Jury AZ the conclusion Of the inquest
into the death OF Belle Elmore Grip
pen The jury was out only a brief
time The jury further found thar the
remains dlsinterred in the cellar OF
Crippen's Hilldrop Crescent home
were those OF Belle Gilmore. ami that
death was due 10 hyoscin poisoning
Coroner Schroeder called special at
tention Of the jury TO the flight OF
Crippen and Ethel Leneve He
pointed out the precautions that were
taken--of Crippen shaving off his
mustache and Miss Leneve Disgusting
herself as boy However, he in
formed the jury that its verdict should
not mention Miss Leneye in any way,
as she is charged with being an ac-
cessory after the fact.
Coroner Schroeder, In summing up
and reviewing the evidence. instruct
ed the jury as follows The final
question to be answered is, Does the
evidence show that death was due to
a criminal act? II so, who committed
the act?' The only person suspected
is the accused, DR.. Crippen. Il has
been definitely established that Mrs
Crippen disappeared from sight and
mind II has also been established
that the letters announcing her resig-
nation from the Music Hall were writ
ten by Crippen and that they were
carried to the Offices Of the guild by
Ethel Leneye, Crippen's typist. II
has also been testified that Miss Le-
neye was seen wearing Mrs. Crppen's
jewels after the latters disappear
ance.
The story OF CrIppen's movements
at the time his wife was supposed TO |
have died In America was told yester- |
day on the witness stand by Miss |
Marion Curnow, who succeeded Grip |
pen In charge of the London Office OF
the Munyon firm,
Miss Curnow repeated the evidence |
which she gave when Crippen and
Miss Leneve were arraigned in Bow
street police court, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Crippen.
She testified that Crippen told her
his wife had died in America last Feb
ruary About the same time he be-
gan series Of financial operations
which mainly consisted Of getting
checks cashed, Miss Curnow said that
she cashed one $500 check for him
Then she told of Crippen's warning
that she must say nothing about his
wife's disappearance If questioned by
the authorities. She said that Grip
pen left a package with her to be
turned over to Miss Leneve.
Gilbert NJ. Rylance was called to-
the stand and repeated practically the
same story he had previously told.
Rylance and Crippen, under the flrm
name OF Crippen & Rylance, en-
barked in a business enterprise for
the making OF false teeth.
Rylance testified that Crippen had
told him that his wife died in America
asst winter. Following this Crippen
.old him he had married his typlst,
Miss Leneve.
The absence of Crippen and his
ypist did not prevent crowd from
Attorney Newton repre-
iented the prisoners, but gave no in
iication of the line of defense which
will be adopted when this famous muir
Ter trial OF international interest
starts next month.