The Washington times., 1910-11-23
American Walks Calmly TO
the GallOwS In Court
yard at 9 a. N.
LENEVE GIRL
SAILS FOR u. S.
Babe Farewell TO Man With Whom
She Fled After Belle ElmoreS
Body Was Found In Cellar.
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he prepared for the march 10 Che gal
lows, conversinE with Father Carey lie
prOfessed preparation Tor death and his
confidence ia his own hereafter Miss
Leneve, according to Father Carey, was
constantly on the doomed mans hsind,
and he frequently interrupted other
topics Of converse ton TO express solici-
tude for his companion in his fight
across the seas.
Breakfast was offered Crippen at
O'Clock, but he refused 10 touch a NOR
SCI Of food. and sent the meal from
the cell. declaring ne had no appetite,
and wished 10 spend his few remaining
hours with his spiritual adviser.
Shortly before O'Clock the governor
OF the jail appeared and mortified CripDen
TO prepare for the march to the EallOwS-
Tie governor, the sheriff. the prison
physician, two warderS and two official
reporters were alone present when the
mOurutul little procession on its way 10
the gall0Ws appeared from the con
demncd cell few yards distant L
consisted OF C-Ippen- ms arms plulODeC
10 his side and his shirt collar open.
ready for the moose AT his side were
Two other WarderS 10 support him i he
became weak and needed assistance
Before them walked Father carey, IN
tOnIng the prayers for the dying Be
hind them came John Ellis. assistant
eNeCuriOueT. Who took the place Of WI
In dropping the doomed man TO death
March To the GaIlOws.
no time was lost As Crippeu stepped
from the warm cell 10 the prison yard
he s5ivered slightly. as though ne was
faint The warders seized his arms
expecting him TO fail, but he shook
them of with a smile and explained that
the thinness OF his attire caused him
TO become chilled in the biting morning
air He showed absolutely no fear as
he marched with firm step across the
narrow, foS-shrouded prison yard and
mounted the steps 10 the EalIows- He
was led quickly over the trap door and
Ellis adjusted the moose with a knot
directly behind the left ear. a black /
wooden cap was then pulled down over I
Crippen-s head During al the time, |
the American said not word
As the great clock in the prison 4
doomed out TIE hour Of g the governor !
raised his hand and let II fan again /
Il was the death signal Ellis nervously /
thrust the lever from him and the trap /
fell
Crippen was a light man. but the
seven foot drop had proven sufficient 10 4
break his neck There were a few con
vulsivC jerks and the American had 4
paid the penalty for one OF the most 4
brutal crimes in modern criminal an
mails
Outside the fa1 q morbid crowd had I
gathered. and r-OanS- Kisses. and even /
few cheers greeted the black faS Z
which was hoisted. according TO custom, /
at the moment Cr5pDen was officially I
pronounced dead Later 2 7varCer post /
- on = notice board on the dead vail OF 4
the prison the Official document order 4
Ing the hanging the sherlf'S certificate i
law. and the PHYSICIANS certificate of 4
Burial On the Scene
As Is usual IN such cases the cornse 4
viii te buried IN QUickIime under a flag
stone within the prison grounds
Now that Crippen IS dead. there is /
considerable mystery in London as TO 4
the alleged confession published in the /
EverinE Times this afternoon Despite I
the deuials Of all interested parties. the I
Times persists that the confession is
legitimate According to the paper,
CTippeu confessed his guilt 70 a frIlld .
before he was executed This friend.
unable 90 hold the secret longer, had
given 10 to the Times The confession
IS not in the first person as having been
written or df .tated by Crippen himself,
but in the thnd person, as having been
written by the man 10 whom Crippen
made IT.
The confession relates the unhan-
piness Of Crirp5n-s married life. due 10
the alleged UnfaithfuInes of his wife.
cher Jealousy, her slatternliness, her
lantrums. and drunkenness
These things, Crippen-s friend says he
confessed. drove CripDen to the point Of
desperation, and he determined 10 kill
her This determination was not the
result OF q sudden passion, but Of cold
bloode5, due deIiberaJi0u, during which
Crippen made his plans with fendish
carefulness as 20 detail.
Crippen- according to the statement.
purchased one Of the deadIiest Of known
drugs under the pretense that he wzs TO
use it IN minute quantities upon nervous
persons He began administering doses
to her on January 81 and February OF {
this year The second dose caused her
10 fall into a stupOr. which was relieved I
BY death an hour later
Removes Traces Of Crime.
Death. therefore. is established as oc-
curing on February l. Crippen left the
body in their bedroom until the next
day. and on the evening OF the second /
he began his preparations to remove all /
traces Of his crime 50 that he might
send out his already prepared story that
his wife had fed 10 America
trirQen was a sEiIlful anatonist and
with his surgeons Instruments ne be-
San dlsSectiuS the wouan-s body into
small pieces, which he burned in the
kitchen stove
Ash Nan Feared
The ash man, the confession con
tiuues, came near discovering the
crime, for he removed the ashes from =
the stove before the obliteration Of the
flesh was completed. Crippen was ?
ErestIy alarmed that the man would
find the human flesh. in the ashes, but
was relieved TO know that the mans
suspicious had not been aroused.
Before he had had time 10 destroy
the whole body in the stove. Crippen
began 20 fear the nejghbors would no. :
tiCe the Increasing odor- He was also
overcome with a belated horror ct his i
-11n crime ana vas unable TO 80 on