The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-07-15
HUNT FOR
CRIppEN
LONDON POLICE AROUSED OVER
AMERICAN MURDER.
ALL SHIPS BEING oVeRHA'
Great Britain Has Not Been Stir "
Much In Years by Murder, as
This Staying of the Popular Amer
lean Vaudeville Artist.

ms staying OF the Popular Amer
lean Vaudeville Artist
London, July 15.-The first story of
what may have been the actual com.
hitting of the crime was told by
neighbors of DR.. Hawey Crippen, in
the cellar of whose home was un.
earthed the body believed by the po-
lice to be that of the physicians wife,
who was known on the stage as Belle
Elmore.
Since the discovery of the body and
the disappearance of DR. Crippen and
his typist Miss Ethel Clara Leneve,
the Scotland Yard detectives have in.
CURED diligently among those living in
the vicinity of the Crippen home for
some information that would throw
light on the domestic habits and rela-
lions of the American doctor and his
actress wife.
Heard Woman's Screams.
Nothing was learned until today
when the proprietress of a small shop
at the rear of the Crippen residence
told of hearing a woman's screams
and pleas for mercy arising seemingly
from the cellar in which the burned
and mutilated corpse was found. Mrs.
Crippen disappeared in February last.
1t was four or five months ago when
the screams were heard the woman
said. Her shop overlooks the little
garden back of the Crippen home. TO
the police the shopkeeper said:
Il had often heard revolver practice
in the garden. One night about four
or five months ago, cannot place the
time exactly, | was awakened by a
womans cries. 1t was midnight. The
screams appeared to come from Or.
Crippeu's house. listened and heard
a woman's voice pleading:
Don't, Oh Don't"
Don't, oh don't"
"To me it seemed that the cries
were from a woman in the basement
of the house occupied by DR., and Mrs.
Crippen. AS nothing developed fur
Their | soon forgot the occurrence and
did not recall it until learned of the
tragedy discovery"
The Music Hall Artist guild issued
an official statement today declaring
that the books and accounts of Mrs.
Crippen, who was treasurer of the
guild, were found to be in perfect or.
der and that no funds of the organiza
ton were missing.
London, July 15.-While the police
authorities We're eXhausting their re-
sources today to lay hands on DR.. Haw
ley H. Crippen, the American, and his
woman typeist, physicians We're exam
ming the mutilated body of his wife
with a view to determining the man
ner in which the murder was done.
The finding in the cellar of a re-
volver gave weight to the report that
the vaudeville artist had been shot be-
fore the body was battered into an
unrecognizable mass and buried in the
cellar of the Crippen home at Hilldrop
Crescent, North London
1t also was reported that traces of
poison had been found by the doctors.
The latter will present their theories
as to the cause of death at an inquest
to be held tomorrow.
Causes Stir in London.
1t has been a long time since MUIR
der case in London has attracted such
attention. The fact that the murdered
woman was an American, as is the
husband, who is charged with the
crime, has spurred the police to I'M
usual activity. The full force of Scot
land Yard, under the personal direc-
ton of Superintendent Forest are max
ing thorough search for the fugitive
doctor and Miss Ethel Clara Leneve.
The officials are leaving no avenue
of escape, unguarded, They have no
tilted the authorities at every port to
search steamers recently sailed from
this country on which DR.. Crippen and
Miss Leneve might possibly be found
among the passengers and have asked
for the arrest of the two wherever
found The authorities also are
searching and following every clew
throughout Great Britain.