The Washington times., 1910-10-22

LONDON, Oct Z2-''You have been
found guilty Of the murder Of Belle Ell
more Crippen, and the sentence Of the
court is that you be taken from this
place and hanged by the neck until you
are dead And may the Lord have
mercy on your SOUL
This sentence, delivered shortly before
o'clock this afternoon, spoke the doom
Of DR.. Hawley Harvey Crippen, and
marked the conclusion OF one Of the
most sensational murder trials ever held
in Old Bailey court
Immediately after prOnounceing sen
tence on the prisoner. the customary
/ fOrmality was followed OF asking Grip
pen whether he had anything 10 say.
IN a firm voice that betrayed little OF
the emotion that must have been azitst-
ing the prisoner, Crippen replied:
II stiu protest ny Innocence
LOrc AlVerstOne hxed the date OF the
hanging q CriPpen for either November
Il OF Is
The death sentence was the only pos
sible one that could have been imposed
under the charge OF murder. Crfppen
was Immediately taken 70 Brfxton 2ris-
on and placed IN a condemned CELL
CripPen may appeal 10 the criminal
court OF appeals, either on the ground
/ OF facts or Of law, but there is scant
probability OF such an appeal availinE
him anything
Jury Out 90 Minutes.
The jury was out only tpenty-nine
minutes. retiring at 2:17 and returning
with its verdict at 2.45
II is understood thar the verdict was
I reached on the second ballot. the first
/ being the usual division for the sake OF
brief discussion Of the evidence.
| In prCnOUncing sentence Lord Al
NerstOne said:
The prisoner has been convicted
/ on evidence that leaves no doubt In
I poisoned his wife and mUtiIated her
Turning to the doctor. Lord Aver
| stone then said impressively:
| i advise you 70 entertain no hope
! OF escaping the gallows. I implore
| you 20 make your peace with God"
Leneve Trial Tuesday.
Ethel Glare Leneve. Crippen's
former stenographer. who fed with
1 him after the murder OF his wife.
/ and who is under indictment on a
/ charge OF being an accessory sitter
/ the fact win be placed on trial next
/ Tuesday Had Crippen been acQuit-
I ted she would have been freed
Despite the trmness OF Crippen's
I bearing during the JUry's dellbsrR-
I tons and when II was announced
/ that an agreement had been reached.
4 he gasPed slightly when the verdict
/ was announced
/ Crippcn listened 10 the imposition
1 Of the death sentence as though IN
/ a trance, but he aroused himself from
I his stUpOr when asked whether he had
I anything 70 say, and spoke loudly
and boldly IN protesting his inno-
/ cence.
/ He Immediately relapsed into a
stupOr and remained in this condition
even after he had been removed 10
/ the condemned cell"
Chance For Appeal.
Besides the appeal 10 the criminal
court Of appeal. the home secretary
can order this court 10 reconsider the
/ case.
This court can either affirm the sen
/ tence, upset the verdict, or order a
new trial. II the sentence is upheld.
Of which there is no doubt. the only
chance for Crfppen is the exercise Of
1 royal clemency- which is only put int
/ force on the recommendation Of the
/ home secretary
AS CrippeR was being assisted into
the prison van TO be taken back to
/ BriXtOn prison, he collapsed, and had
| 10 Oe assisted His face was blanched
/ to the color Of chalk. and he was
| tren bling IN every limb A warden
/ practically carried the little prisoner
A vast crowd had gathered outside
( Old Bailey. and when Crippen arrived
he was greeted with boots and yells.
Scored As Villain
Scoring DIT. Crippen as a villain OF
/ the deepest dye. charging him with
the most Infamous crime IN the calen-
dar Of Strocities. and asking that he
be found guilty OF murder In the first
degree. the crowns prosecutor, Rich
ard Muir, this morning began sum
ming up the prosecutions case IN the
trial Of the diminutive American
charged with Staying his wife, Belle
Elmore Crippen. that he might marry
a younger and prettter WOman-Aiss
] Ethel Clare LeneVe, his typist
| AS prosecutor. Muir continued his
address TO the jury. He depicted Grip
pen as a, cunning, crafty, hard-hearted
man. who turned his genius and ana