The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29
Wrote Note Telling Of the Horror He Went
Through Livery Night Murderer and COM
paniOn Formally Accused in Bow Street
Police Court in LOndOn===lliSs
Leneye an AccOmplice

London, Aug 29-Both Hawley H.
Crippen. the American doctor. and
Ethel Claire Leneve. his typist. were
accused of the murder OF Belle FL
more. the formers wife. in the formal
chhrge read to them today in the Bow
street police court.
Miss Leneve was charged also With
harboring and maintaining Crippen
after the crime. knowing that he had
committed It.
Before the proceedings. Inspector
Dew. who brought the prisoners back
from Canada. introduced evidence to
show that Crippen contemplated sui
eide while at sea. following his fight
from this country Crippen was
quoted also as declaring thai his COM
panion knew nothing OF the trouble
In which he was involved, and Miss
Leneve was said 10 have protested
her innocence.
There was special interest In the
character OF the charge, Us the Cana
dian warrant for the arrest of the fu-
gitlves had merely laid at their door
responsibility for the death OF the un-
known woman whose body was found
in the cellar of the Crlppen hong at
Hilldrop Crescent
The fact that both were today ac-
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the actress wife Of the doctor, leads
TO the supposltion that the mutilated
body has been Identified to the salts
faction OF the authorities II also sug-
gests that the police have further evil
dence concerning Miss Leneve's con
nection with the tragedy than they
have made known heretofore
Tes1yss proceedings consisted of in
Producing evidence. at the conclusion
OF which the prisoners were remanded
until September o. without having
pleaded or made any comment In re-
ply to the charge against them.
Crippen and Miss LencYe stood to-
gether In the dock. He wore a gray
frock suit, while his companion was
dressed In a tallor.madc suit % blue
Arthur Newton, the solicitor en-
gagged by friends of the cli3ut, ap.
peared for Crippcn. and ]. H. Wei
rare. retained by the girls father. leg-
resented her. Prosecutor Travers-
had charge Of the case for the crown.
and after introducing evidence in jus
tlflcation OF the arrests, he asked thot
the prisoners be remanded for eight
days.
The prosecutor explained that the
governments evidence against 5Le
typist pointed only TO her as an acces-
sorry after the fact He said he pro-
posed at this time TO offer only formal
evidence In support of the action of
the authorities in arresting and hold
Ing the accused a week hence the
prosecution would be ready 10 pro-
ceed with the case
Inspector Dew briefly described the
arrests on board the steamer Mon
trose as the vessel approached Owe
hec. Dew said he told Crippen that
he must put him in handouts, "as YOU
have written that you intended jump
ing overheard" To this Crippcn re
piled, 'T will not do that. My anxiety
has been too awful"
Explaining his belief that the prls-
oncr had planned to commit suicide,
the INSPECTOR exhibited to the court
business card. one one side OF which
was "P. Robinson and COMPANY,
Michigan. Presented by John T.
Robinson" This card was found
among Crippens effects. and on the
bnck Of it, apparently in the doctors
handwriting. was the following.
"I cannot stand the horror | go
through every NIGHT any Longer. and,
as I see nothing bright ahead and my
tourney is coming to an enc haVo
made up my mind TO jumD overheard
tonight. know have spoiled your llie
but some day you NAV learn TO lot
give me. My last words are OF love
Dew also introduced a torn piece |
of a card on which Cr!ppe1 had writ !
ten this question, Shall we walt I'M
tn tonight about 10 OF IL? II not.
what time?"
Asking after Miss Leneve. Crippen
said TO the inspector. +
II will do all | can for her. II Is
only fair to say that she knows moth
Ing about II. never told her any
thing" I
The witness said, in conversing
with CAPTAIN Kendall of the Montrose,
Mics Ieneye remarked that she had
moi seen a newspaper since she Lett
London. and. referring to the murder
mystery. added:
IT know nothing about IT,
To the inspector, the woman SAID.
Il assure you know nothing ABOUT
IL | intended to write my sister
when got to Quebec.
When the warrent Yves read on ship
hoard Miss Leneve wept and, be-
coming greatly agitated, tainted.
Dew concluded his testimony by
repeating a conversation he had with
Crippen while the latter was exercis-
ing on the dock of the steamer Me-
cnntic during the return to Liverpool
on August "a. Crippen said:
~ yant 10 ask favor OF you. but
Will leaye it until Friday
Friday was the day preceding the
arrival of the vessel at Liverpool
The Inspector replied "As well
now as Friday"
Crippen then said:
when you took me off the ship