The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-23
LAST CHAPTER
In FAMOUS CASE
Execution of American Doctor
Who Killed Former Actress
for Love of His stenogra-
pher, Witnessed Only by
Few-Rumor of Con-
fession IssDenied.
LONDON, November :3.-DR. HAw-
LEY II. CRTPPEN WAS HANGED AT
U:O2 O'CLOCK THIS tWEDNEsDAYD

=
MORNING.
i London, November 22.-AlI prepara-
tions have been made for the hanging
I of Dr. Hawley III. Crippen tomorrow
morning within the gloomy walls of
IPentonviile Prison, which stands In
one of the most dismal sections OF
! London 1t Is probable that the execl-
tion will take place between and 8
o'clock.
Public Executioner Ellis. of Roch-
dale. who hanged wife murderer at
Liverpool this morning, arrived in Lon
don on the evening train. The scat.
fold was erected to-day. a few tere-
ments overlools the prison yard, and 10
bar the tenants from glimpse of the
/, tragedy. big canvas screen has been
put UP before the gallows
Only a small group of official wit
/ nesses will attend. and every effort
has been made to prevent morbid
| crowds from gathering in the neigh.
1 porhood Even the customary Official
announcement of the hanging is not
| likely to be posted until evening. The
| body probably Will be buried in quick
/ lime in the prison yard. This Is the
I custom at Pentonville, although not
at all English prisons.
| Father Carri, who has visited Grip
pen frequently, entered the prison at
is o'clock this evening to spend the
might with the condemned man. He
!! Will walk with Crippen to the scar-
/, fold.
/ An evening paper caused sensation
| by flooding the city with placards that
!. Crippen had made a written confession.
I Every one in position to know denied
/ this. Ethel Leneve said: II was the
last person 70 see DIR. Crippen. SO far
/ as my knowledge extends he has not
! made statement"
/ It was also reported that CE;pprn to-
\ day wrote; a statertent fer y sunday
/! paper. which bought previous. story.
of his The paper. however, denies that
/ 1t has his confession.
| Miss I.enefe, at the request OF the
| prisoner, paid farewell visit to Grip
pen at Pentonville Prison this after
| noon She reached the place in
Iclosed cab, and was accompanied by
| an elderly man, who remained OUTSIDE.
| Miss Leneve remained for half an
| hour in the visitors room with the
doctor During her stay, the wardens
watched the condemned man closely.
| Crippen slept we'll last night. and
this morning ate hearty breakfast.
Story Of His Crime.
| The hanging of DR.. Harvey Hawley
/ Crippen for the murder of his wife.
Belle Fillmore is the last chapter of
| one of the most brutal and dramatic
murder cases that has engaged the
attention of the people of both CONT
nents for many years.
The cold -blooded manner in which
| the murderer committed the deed, the
| ingenious schemes he devised for
covering up his tracks; and the thrill
L r tt r, To-
| panion on the high seas through the
aid of wireless telegraphy. all COM
i'bined to make 1t case without pre-
cedent.
| 1t was in Philadelphia that DR.. Har-
tvey Hawley Crippen. widower, met
the prepossessing music-hall singer,
Cora Makomeski, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
known to the public as Belle Elmore,
and pressed his suit to such advantage
that they were speedily married
In 1905 the doctor and his bride
moved to England. where he took
house at Hilldrop Crescent, North Lon
don They continued to live at the
iHildrop Crescent residence to all out
ward appearances, a happy and con-
tented couple, until the advent Of
Miss Ethel Glare Leneve, who was en-
ployed as the DOCTORS stenoErapher
early III l!le edi VI lSoo, +
The Doctors friendship for Miss
Leneve aroused the suspicious Of his
Wife Numerous quarrels We're report
ed by the neighbors, increasing in fire.
quency and violence until February,
1910, when Belle Elmore mysteriously
disappeared.
The doctor early in February adver-
tsed his wife's death In American
theatrical papers as taking place In
London. while he told the former ac.
tress's many London friends that she
had passed away While on visit to
the West, trusting to public indiffer-
ence to hide the falsehood.
Her relatives, however, refused to
believe that she had died In the manner
described, and further suspicious We're
aroused when 1t became known that
Miss Ieneve was making her home
with the doctor, Mrs, Frederick Gin
net, of Newark, N. j., Belle Elmore's
dearest friend, began an investigation
on her own account and learned that
Crppen had told other stories about |
the absence of his Wife.
She communicated with r. G.. Nash n |
theatrical manager and friend of Belle
Fillmore, who was about to return to
England. and laid her suspicious be- /
fore him. He, too, thought 1t strange
that there should be so many stories |
current regarding the ACTRESSES death, |
and promised to make a thorough in !
uuiry as soon as he reached London.
In June he called upon Crippen and |
offered his condolences, The doctor
was nervous and seemed much de-
pressed. He sobbed bitterly when
speaking of his bereavement At first |
he told Mr., Nash that his wife died In
Los Angeles, but when questioned more |
closely changed the town to San Fran
cisco Hc declared that he had received I
his wife's ashes from a Western crema-
tory, but could not remember the name |
or location ofSthe establishments In |
short he became SO confused In his
story that Ar. Nash's suspicious We're
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