Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-09-22
Examining Magistrate Finds
Evidence Sufficient to Com
NIT Both Prisoners for Trial
for Their Lives,
MISS LENEVE HO0TED BY
MOB OF LONDON WOMEN
Testimony That She Planned
to Marry Dentist When His
Wife Had Been Disposed of
Loses Feminine Sympathy,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
London, Sept. 21.--Dr Hawley II.
Crippen ana his typist, Ethel Glare
Leneve, today were formally commit
ted for trial for the murder Of The
formers wife, Cora Belle Crippen, the
American actress. who was known on
the stage as Belle Elmore. The doctor
is charged as the principal and his
companion as an accessory after the
fact
For some time the magistrate in the
Bow street police court has been hear
ing the ey.1ence offered by the crown,
and at the conclusion Of the prelimin
ary proceedings today announced that
he would hold Crippen on the capital
charge and without expressing an
opinion on the evidence against Miss
Leneve, added that he felt that it was
sufficient for him to commit her for
trial as an accessory o be fact.
When the prOset % conclud-
ed, the magistrat posed to set
aside another day on which Solicitor
Arthur Newton, who is representing
both of the accused. might make any
statement he wished o0 behalf Of the
defense. Mr. Newton, however, af-
ter saying a few words in favor of
Miss Leneve, said that he would re-
serve his defense of Crippen until the
trial proper.
The inquest into the death of the
person. parts OF whose body were un-
earthed in the cellar of the Crippen
home in liilldrop Crescent has not
been concluded and another session OF
the court VIII De heid next Monday
The crown has ATTEMPTED to show
that the parts found were of the body
Of Belle Gilmore, but its medical eN-
perts have not been able to swear pos
itvely regarding the sex of the victim.
At Mondays session Emily Jackson,
at whose home Miss Leneve lodged up
To March y last, recited a conversa-
ton which she said she had had with
her lodger and which indicated that
the girl expected to marry Crippen al
ter his wife had left him.
This testimony appears to have rob
bed the accused girl Of some OF the
sympathy which she has heretofore
enjoyed and was the cause of hostile
demonstration when she arrived at the
Bow street station today. The cab
that she occupied was followed by
crowd Of hooting women and their
taunts were echoed by the throng that
htu gathered IN tne Ai'lillty VI lli1
court
There was nothing especially new
in todays testimony Inspector Dew
identified the suit Of boys clothing
which William Long swore he had
purchased at Crippen's request. as the
suit worn by Mis- Leneve at the time
Of her arrest Mrs. jackson repeated
the evidence she had given before the
coroner's jury
Miss Marion CurnOw. who formerly
was employed in an office managed by
Crippen, told of cashing checks for
the doctor shortly before he fled for
Canada. Witness said that Crippen
told her 10 say nothing about him to
any one
Gilbert NJ Rylance. the prisoner S
partner in the manufacture of arti-
iicial teeth. told of receiving a note
from Crippen in which the latter said
that in order to escape trouble he
should be obliged to absent himself
for time. Following the Introduction
Of this evidence Mr.. Humphreys of
the public prosecutors Office announe-
cd that he had no further testimony
to offer and Mr. Newton, choosing to
defer his defense. the court commit
ted both prisoners for trial.