Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-15
Police Hunting for Crippen, Husband 0
Belle E|more, Whose Remains Were
Found in CeNar---May Have Start
ed for America Police Notified.

last letter signed Belle Gilmore" was
SORT TO the Vaudeville Artists Guild
| stating that the writer had gone to
America on business. 1t was this let
| Ter winch the police say was intended
| TO cover up CRIME that, us it turned
| cut, furnished an evidence of criminal
| ity. Belle E.hnOre spelled her name
with one t. The signature affixed to
the note was spelled Gilmore" The
discrepancy was recognized and
aroused suspicion among members Of
the guild and largely influenced them
in determining To bring the matter of
the woman's strange disappearance to
the authorities.
Then The advertisement appeared an
nouncng that Belle Glmore had died
at Los Angeles. California. Investiga-
ton was commenced, and the advcr-
tsement was found to have been I'M
tue
1T was learned today that when the
authorities visited Crippcn they forced
him - admit that his wife had not
died in California. He said, according
I" the detectives, that he and his wife
had Quarrelled and that following their
ql ariel she disappeared. The police re-
fuse to accept this explanation. because
II the fact that the woman was found
to have left her ieWelry and money
behind. Pursuing the inquiry. the al.-
th"ritics discovered that DR.. Crippcn
was horn at Co!dWater. Mich. He was
educated in Indiana, ut Los Angeles
and completed mis- medical studies in
Miohigan. Cleveland and New York
City He Dracticed in Detroit, San
Diego. Calf. salt Lake City. st. Louis
ana Brooklyn rs an eye and ear spc-
cia,ist. At one time he managed q pa
tent medicine business nj Philad rlpllia
ard in Toronto, Canada.
lie married Belle Elmore as she was
known on the stage at New York. The
Wornan's maiden name was Mackamot-
ski. The two came TO London four
years ago. Mrs. Crippen is described
Ivy acquaintance as about 30 years of
age. The police gave this description
of Crirpen and the woman VINO is said
20 have accompanied him:
"H&rvey Crippen. alias Peter Grip
pen. alias Francllel Crippen. an Amer
an doctor, 80 years old. feet 3 inches
tail fresh complexion. light brown
hair inclined to be sandy. bald on top
of head rather long mouStache, mark
on bridge OF nose, wears alSe teeth and
gold trimmed spectaCleS, speaks with
u slight American accent, wears his
hat on the back of his head, is plausi
bic and quiet spoken, is accompanied
ley Il woman calling herself Mrs. Grip
pen. y years Old, light brown hair.
| gray eyes, good teeth, nice looking and
of pleasant appearance, medium build"
Tie steamer Lusitania sailed from
Liverpool on Saturday and from
Queenstown on Sunday. She is due at
New York tonight. The Cedric also
sailed from Liverpool Saturday and the
| St Paul sailed on the same day from
| southampton ard the Minnetonka from
| London.
Recently DR.. Criprcn appeared in
| public with the Lencve woman, who
according to the police. was introduced
| bv the doctor as Mrs. Crippen. She is
an attractive person several years
Younger than the murdered woman.
Neighbors of the Crippens speak of
| them as quiet folks who Appeared to
| be in prosperous circumstances. The
occuried a wel-furnished and we'll
maintained semi detached house of T.
rooms They did not mingle with their
immediate neighborS but from the
number of callers at their home it was
| Judged that they had many friends.
Mrs. Crippen WAS well known in Vaudc-
vile circles She attended the meet
| in.s of the Music Hall Artists Guild
regularly up to the time of her dlsap-
| pearance last February. Miss LeneVe
| was the doctors secretary
1t was reported later today that
| Crippen had been seen in Kings way.
| in the west central portion of the city
| this morning. 1t appears that MRS.
| Crippen frequently had urged her nus
| hs nd to dismiss his tvpist, MISS Len
| eve. and that his refusal to do 80, leo
often to bitter quarrels between the
| doctor and his wife.
| New York, July 14.-New York's po-
lice authorities will watch all incon-
| ing trans Atlantic liners from today in
| hone of experimenting DR. Hawley n.
| "rippen.
| THE five vessels whose passengers
| win he most carefully scrutlnized are
| tho J.usitaria from Liverpool, due TO-
| nioht or Friday morning; the st. Paui
| from Southampton and the La l-tr-
| Zine from Harve due on saturday, tne
| Cedric from Liverpool, due SATURDAY
ar Sunday: the kronland from AM
worm the Minnetonka from LONDON
| and The Columbia from Glasgow que
On sunday or Monday.
Tho vino etter