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CRIPPEN HANGED.


| London. Nov. 23.-Dr. Hawley
Harvey CrIppen today pa d the
penalty for the murder of his
wife. Belle Elmore. THE actress,
within a few minutes of the stroke
of nine, the morning hour fixed
for the execution.
The hanging was in Pcntonville
prison, whore Crippen had been
confined S nee his return to this
country. following his arrest iii
Canada.
The condemned man. who
throughout his trial and even until
Home Secretary Churchill had re-
fused a petition for his reprIeve,
had maintained an imperturabie
calmness, presented a pit able APP
pearance as he was literally led
/ throughout the short corridor
from his cell to the scaffold.
The mental anguish had been
too great to be covered up by out
ward bravado and it was a brok-
en- man the warders were obliged
to assist up the steps to the drop
upon which. once reached. the
shrinking figure all but collapsed
Crippen Broken Man,
The first report that Crippen
had met his fate calmly was con
,jradlJted by persons who were
present in the prison during the
mans sast hour. The doomed
man passed a restless night and
appeared haggard and worn when
awakened from frctful slumber.
He seemed to lose all fortitude as
the end appeared. IA breakfast
was brought to him but he left il
untouched.
! His face was co,ortess as he was
escorted to the gallows. The grew
some work was soon done The
black cap was quickly drawn over
the face-the moose adjusted and
the bolt drawn.
DR.. Crippen. who weighed 14O
pounds, was given drop of seven
feet. Death was ins ananeous
From the time that that his re-
pr eve was refused the physician 5
condition had been one of ago
nized mental rrostration. He
would see only Clara Ethel Le-
neve., love for whom. the crown as
serted. was the compelling motive
in the murder Of his wife: Solici-
tor Newton. who had made game
fight for his client. and Father
Carey, to whose minlstratlons he
paid respectful attention.
Last Farewell to Girl.
The final interview yesterday
with Miss Leneve was most pain
full and. already in the shadow Of
death. the convicted murderer
made no effort to suppress his
emotions upon parting with the
girl. During the remainder of
the day he was in state of com
plete nervous collapse, retiring
to his bed utterly despOndent.
Now that Dr.. Grippen lips are
forever sealed. the usual post NOR
TEN rumors of an eleventh hour
confession are afloat. These
should be read in the knowledge
that on Sunday last the con-
demned man issued a signed state
ment in which he protest ed his per-
0,ct innocence and that since
that day as for several days be-
fore, he had positively refused to
see any one other than his keepers,
Solicitor Newton. Miss Leneve and
Father Carey.
Accordingly. the testimony Of
only these persons would appear
to be Of great matter in throwing
light on the condemned mans last
hours.
Made No Confession.
This morning. following the ex-
ecution the prison authorities is
sued an official statement declar-
ling that no confession had been
made. Miss Leneve denies that
Crippen confessed. His attorney
says that so far as he knows his
c.iept maintained his innocence to
the end. What was said to the
priest preceding absolution can
not of course, be known. If Grip
pen confessed. as is asserted by
a newly established evening news
paper. he made poor work of it,
for the paper gives no authorities
for its assertions. which are cred
lifted to an anonymous friend OF
the doctor who is himself but
briefly.
The only alleged new facts
brought out are that Crippen was
Treating his wife for Indigestion
and substituted poison for the
proper medicine and that he pur-
chased in a shop in Holborn, q
d sseeting knife which. after he
had used it TO dismember the
hody. the murderer threw into q
neighbor' s garden.
In spite of this careless dispo
sition Of the tell-tale weapon. il
has never been recovered by tht
police.
The hosting Of a grim, blacl
flag. which was seen as Il shot t.
. its place through rift in tn,
fog, announced to the crowd il
the streets that DR.. Crippen wa
dead.
DIR. Crippen was called at al
early hour. He dressed himsel
carefully in his own clothes an,
announced himself ready som,
time before the time fixed upol
Cor the execution.
The last few minutes Of the con
.Jn,crnI ,,xan'a 1;fo v-Sra spapt i,