Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-22
DIR. CRIPPEN CONFESSES.
Miss Lcneve Takes Final Leave of DIR.
Crippen-Afecting scenes-The Doc
tor and His Former Companion in

Crippen-Afecting Scenes-Thc Doc
tor and His Former Companion in
Tears.
London, Nov, 22.-Tbe final inter.
view between DR.. H. H. Crippen, who
is to be hanged tomorrow morning, and
Miss Ethel Clare Leneve took place to-
day. 1t lasted twenty minutes and was
even more affecting than their meeting
yesterday.
DR.. Crippen had requested that his
last meeting with Miss Leneve be in
private, but his request was denied, and
two warders sat between the condemned
man and his sweetheart. Both Crippen
and the girl were in tears most Of the
time. Crippen appeared the drawer OF
the two and did most OF the talking.
His attempts, however, to lift the cloud
of gloom from the girl were futile, and
she was weeping Historically as she was
led to her taxi-cab after the interview
Crippen embraced Miss Lcneve in
the final leave taking and kissed her
fervently.
THE DOCTOR CoNFESSEs.
London, Nov. 22.-Dr. Crippen ha:
confessed, according to the London
Times.
The newspaper says the confession j:
q thrilling human document, replett
with cold, callous details. 1t is stated
that the American doctor has related
the whole story of the murder.
1t is understood that DR.. Crippen in
arranging with the Evening Times tc
give it the confession did so in order tc
get money to care for his partner il
fight, Ethel Claire Leneve, and his un
born child. He also stipulated that
portion OF the money was TO 60 to hi:
old father in California. As an act o
mercy, the authorities have kept from
the doctor the fact that his father i:
dead Of q broken heart and he will &C
to the gallows without that knowledge
The confession, it is understood, tcll'
OF quarrcls between Crippcn and hi:
wife, caused originally by his jealousy
OF attentions paid to her by male al
mirers. They quarrcled most Of TIL
time in recent years, he is reported Il
have said, with the result that he grew
TO depend on Miss Lenevc for sympathy
Finally Mrs. Crippen became cognizan
OF the DOCTORS relations with the stcno'
sraphcr and unbranded both OF them
Following Il party last January, III,
couple had 4 better quarrel, at which
Mrs. Crippen warned the doctor that
she intended to complain to the auth,
critics and have both Of them arrested.
Because of this fact and his knowledge
that Mis-. Crippcn would not divorce
him in order that he might marry Miss
Leneye. the doctor, it is understood
said that he began TO plan to kill his
wife. He did so by administering the
poison and then buried the body, hoping
that by starting the story that she had
gone to America and died there, he
might be able to evade suspicion. DR..
Crippen insisted that Miss Lenevc knew
nothing of the murder OF his wife, and
says that her acquittal was justified.
Tire Times does not print the eonfes-
sion in detail today and it is presumed
that the full publication is being with
held until after Crippen's execution.
Although the Times does not so state,
it is reported in well informed circles
that the document is largely in Grip
pens own handwriting and that it con-
tains about + 200 words.