Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-15
BELLE ELMOREBROOKLYN GIRL

BELLE ELMOREBR00KLYN GIRL
Daughter of Polish Nobleman-Let-
ter From Husband.
NEW YORK, July 15.-Belle Gilmore
was Brooklyn girl.
The first news of her death was re-
ceived here by Mrs. r. H. Mills. a step
sister. in a letter dated April Z. No. 30
Hildrop, Crescent, North London, Eng
land, and signed by DR.. Crippen.
The police regard the date as impor-
tant because, although it carried the first
word from DR.. Crippen to his wife's fam
lily of her'death. it is nearly two months
later than the death notice published In
London.
Notified Relatives of Death.
The letter follows:
MY Dear Louise and Robert: hardly
know how to write you my dreadful loss.
The shock to me has been SO dreadful
that 1 am hardly able to control myself.
My poor Cora is gone, and to make the
shock to me more dreadful I did not even
see her at the last.
"A few weeks ago we had news that
dying, and to secure important property
for ourselves 1t was necessary for one OF
us to go and put the matter in q lawyer
hands at once.
that she should go, and as 1t was neces-
sary for some one to be there at once
she would go straight through from here
to California without stopping at all. and
then return via Brooklyn, and she would
be able to pay all of you long visit.
''IYnfnffnnatelv- the out my
poor Cora caught severe cold. and, not
having while travelling a chance OF take
care of herself, 1t settled on her lungs,
later to develop into pleuro, pneumonia:
kept writing not to worry about her:
that it was only a slight matter, and next
heard by cable she was dangerously Ill,
and after I cabled to know should 90
to her I had the dreadful news that she
had passed away.
Imagine. II you can, the dreadful
shock to me. never more to see my Cora
alive nor hear her voice again; She Is
being taken back to me, and 1 shall soon
have what Is left of her.
''Of course. I am giving up the house
in fact, II drives me mad to be In 1t alone
I will sell out everything In q few days.
j do not know what shall do: probably
find some business to take ME travelling
for a few months until / can recover
from the shock little, but as soon as
have a settled address again will write
again to you.
LAS it is SO terrible to me to have to
write this dreadful, dreadful news. will
you please tell all the others?"
Victim Of Noble Birth.
Belle Elmore was born Kunisunde
Makomarski Of noble Polish descent.
When she was two years old her Wild
owed mother married N. F. Marsinger,
and the little girl. growing up with
American-born stepbrothers ard step
sisters. became known as Cora Marsinger.
Her stepfather. Mrs. Mills. the step
sister to whom the Louise and Robert"
were found in Brooklyn and Queens Her
mother Is dead.
Marsinger. the stepfather, is q farmer
and huckster He said:
have been thirty-eight years old. While
she was still young girl she showed a
fondness for the stage. We did not ap-
prove at first. but she was headstrong
and we let her have her way.
''On one Of her tours through the west
she met DR.. Crippen-I don't know just
where-and they were married about
fourteen years ago, as nearly as l can
recollect. We did not see much Of Cora
after that. She was a handsome girl and
very clever
Among the friends of Belle Elmore t.
a Nine. emmett. who has a horse train
ing farm at Roselle. N. j. Nine. Gin
nett. while in London some time ago. had
died in Los Angeles. Soon after she ar
rived back in this country Nine Gin
nett wrote to the health department at
Los Angeles asking for information re-
garding the death Of Belle EImore.
From the Los. Angeles authorities she
received word that they never heard Of
such a woman. Then Nine. emmett noti-
ned Scotland Yard Of the Developments
and 1t was through this Information that
the London detectives started their inves-
tigation which resulted in the discovery Of
the body.
Monday Nine. emmett went to Brooklyn
police headquarters to try to find out the
location Of Belle Elmore's parents. Detec-
tives succeeded In finding her father,
Frederick Marsinger
Mime. emmett told also about the cir
cumstances in London just before Belle
Elmore disappeared. According to Nine.
emmett. she herself was the president Of
an organization known as the Music Hall
Artists Guild, of which Belle Elmore was
treasurer. In February last there was
meeting of this society in London, at
which the vice president presided, and
Belle Elmore was there in her capacity
of treasurer
On the day after the meeting some
women of the guild. Nine. emmett con-
tinued. went to Belle Elmore's home On
Camden road and in response to a ring OF
the doorbell DR.. Crippen came They
asked to see Mrs. Crippen, whereupOn the
physician said that she had Just left for
Los Angeles. The women told the doc
tor. Nine. emmett went on. that that was
queer since she had said nothing to them
about 1t, but DR.. Cnppen replied that she
had been contemplating such a trip for a
long time and suddenly decided to start
The Women Suspicious.
Somewhat skeptical. the women, who
were fond OF Mrs. Crippen. went away.
The next time that the same friends paid
a call at the Camden road address thew
again saw DR.. Crippen, and were told
that he had just received a cable dis
patch saying that his wife was very III
en- route TO Los Angeles with double pneu-
monia. No details were given. said Nine
emmett.
Finally a third visit was made to the
Crippen home, and then the DOCTOR ac-
cording to Nine. emmett, said that he
had received word that his wife had died
When asked to show them the cable mes
sage. Nine. emmett said, the man re-
fused, saying that he was just going out
and that he was In q great hurry.
On the last visit that the women from
the guild paid to DIR. Crippen, which was
some time later. according to Nine Gin.
nett, they were informed that the body
had been cremated and that the ashes
were on their way to London. Dr. Grip
pen still refused to show them any Of the
alleged communications that he got from
abroad. Nine. emmett also said that the
notice Of Belle Elmore's death was pub
lished In all the London sporting papers