Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
Identified by Woman Witness
as Like Belle EImore'S.
CLOTHING Is RECOGNIZED
Torn Bits Of Undergarments Like
Those Worn by Crippen's Wife.
WHISPERS TO GIRL IN DOCK
Accused Man Seizes Upon First OPP
portunity Since His Arrest to
Communicate With Companion.

LONDON, September Sat the resump-
tion today OF the trial Of DR.. Hawley II.
Crippen and Ethel Clara Leneve for the
murder of the formers wife Public Pros
ecutor Humphreys introduced evidence to
establish the claim Of the crown that the
parts of the mutilated body found in the
Crippen home once formed a part of the
person of Belle Elmore. the missing wife,
and 10 so strengthen what has been pop
ularly regarded as the weak link In the
chain of circumstantial evidence against
the accused
The first witness called was Mrs. Ade-
line Harrison, whose acquaintance with
Belle Elmore had extended over a period
of twelve years. Mrs. Harrison was ask
ed to examine strands Of hair found when
the dismembered body was uncovered,
and having done so. she swore that she
recognize the exhibit as similar to that
worn by Belle Elmore.
A torn bit of feminine underwear, also
discovered by the searchers In the eel
lar. was next introduced. and the witness
declared that she had seen Belle Elmore
clothed In undergarments Of a like tex
ture. Testimony had been offered be-
fore showing that the lower part OF the
body bore a scar, the result Of an opera
tion. Mrs. Harrison testified that she
had seen a similar scar on the body Of
her friend.
Whispers to Girl in Dock.
The accused were seated in the dock
within whispering distance. and the doc
tor took advantage Of the opportunity to
speak to the girl. Miss Leneve pre-
sented a woe-begone appearance, and did
not seem anxious to converse. Grip
pen, TO whom his spectacles had been re-
turned for the first time since his arrest,
appeared as the Crfppen of early photo
graphs. He spoke to the girl anxiously
and she replied in mOnosyllables
In his cross-examination of Mrs Har-
rison Arthur Newton. representing Grip
pen, detracted somewhat from the
strength of the evidence and indicated
what is believed to be the line of the
defense. In reply to Newton's oues-
tions the witness assented to the suR-
gestfon that the hair, the portion of a
woman's vest and the curling iron found
IN inc Crippen cellar were not only sim
iiar TO those worn or used by the miss
ing woman. but also "resembled thou
sands of others
When Mrs. Harrison left the stand the
prosecution called the chemist who claims
ne sold hyoscine. q deadly poison, to
Crippen. The witness testified that the
sDctor purchased five grains Of the
drug January 10. explaining that he re-
Quired the poison for use In homeopathic
~ prpoiuuons. AS - reQulre0sor purchde-
ers OF poisons. he signed the registry
book OF the store, making this inscrip-
tion:
Munyon's. per H. H. crppen."
Dew Again a Witness.
Inspector Dew. who arrested the fugi-
tives and brought them back from Que
bee, re-entered the witness box today and
read lengthy statement signed by Grip
pen when the police first asked him to
make an explanation of his disappear
ance from London after suspicion had
been directed against him. The gist Of
the statement had already been covered
by Mr.. Humphreys In his opening ad-
dress.
Inspector Dew also testified REGARDING
the search OF .Crippen's house. and told
Of finding there q loaded revolver and q
box Of cartridges.
The statement which Crippen made to
Inspector Dew concluded:
MY belief is that my wife has gone to
Chicago to join Bruce Miller"
In cross-examining the inspector Solic-
itor Newton drew out the statement that
throughout the earlier stages Of the In
vestigation Of the crime Crippen appeared
teous. affording the police every facility
for searching the house Counsel tried TO
get the witness to say that the parts found
might have been buried long prior to the
disappearance tH Mra Crippen. but Dew
insisted that though portions were de-
composed, other bits Of flesh remained
quite arm and when cut appeared fresh.
Some pieces had been petrined by the
action OF the lime in which they were
buried.
The trial was adjourned to September
IA.
Hyoscine. the poison said to have been
bought by DIR. Crippen. Is a substance
contained in henpane. thorn-apple. deadly
nightshade and other plants. Pure hyo-
seine Sorms q sirupy liquid.
II is used as hypnotic in doses OF
1-lOO to loo OF a grain. principally In
cases of insanity or insomnia from over
work.
No cases OF fatal poisoning from hy-
oscine are on record In this country. ac-
cording to the latest compiled records.
Experiments made with animals show
that the poison causes disturbances OF
respiration. loss OF muscular power. pro-
nounced tendency to stupor and finally
death by asphyxia.
In the case OF q physician one-Quarter
OF a grain Of very impure hyoscine r
known TO have produced profound muS
cuiar relaxation with quiet coma lasting
eleven hours.
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