The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
Hall Railway Association with

"onr members were startled to see
9 That SHE was wearing a handsome
scalsRin coat similar TO one which had
been worn by Mrs Crippen She had
tsaiso a beautiful brooch exactly like
20 piece of Mrs. crippen's jewelry.
THE typist sat at Mr.. Crippen's
Il right hand during the dinner, and he
afterward danced with her. 1t was
given out that she WAS his wife"
While the police authorities were
exhausting their resources to-day to
lay hands upon Or. Crippen. physi-
CLANS were examining the. mutilated
body of his wife, with view TO de.
termining the manner in which the
murder was done
The finding in the cellar of re-
volver gave rise this afternoon to
the report that the vaudeville artist
had been shot before the body was
battered into an unrecognizable mass
and %, buried Ls, in auieklime IT, the cellar
Crescent, North London. 1t also was
reported that traces OF poison had
been found.
The physicians will present their
theories as to the cause OF death at
an inquest to be held tomorrow.
Little Left of BODY.
Professor Pepper has not issued a
mains found in the Crippen home. but
II is gathered that identification is
hardly possible.
The body evidently was dissected,
and the parts We're buried in quick
lime the action of which, however,
was retarded by the nature of the
earth. 1t Is stated that almost all the
bones are missing.
The viscera is sufficiently preserved
m la A -
quantity of long hair and some hair
pins have been found
50 The police are continuing their
sdigging in the basement. There Is no
doubt in the minds of the authorities
that the murdered woman was Mrs.
Crippen.
It has been a long time since. a
murder case in England has attracted
such general attention. The fact that
the murdered woman was an Amer
lean, as Is the husband, who is charged
with the crime, has spurred the police
+ to unusual activity.
b The full force OF Scotland Yard, I'M
e der the personal direction of Superir-
/ tendent Forest, is making thorough
search for the fugitive physician and
miss Ethel Clara Eeneve that they
believe will be successful.
Miss Leneve was employed by DR..
Mrs. Crippen objected to the presence
OF the young woman in her husbands
office. and that his refusal to dismiss
her led to frequent quarrels between
husband and wife.
Told Mother She Was Wife.
Mrs Walter Leneve, mother of Miss
Leneve. the young woman who dis
appeared at the same time as DR..
Crippen, says that her daughter had
( MI ut
twelve years. s@.
A week or two before Easter she
surprised her mother by suddenly an
nouncing that she. had been married
to Crippen at London registrar
office. Two of Erippen's friends, she
said. witnessed the marriage. Crippen
told her he had been divorced.
The couple spent their honeymoon
on the Continent Mrs. Crippen" sent
her mother several picture postala
from Dieppe. but gave no address.
When they returned they went To
live at Hilldrop Crescent, with French
maid, who. the mother understood
had accompanied them from Boulogne
Miss Leneve's mother and father
pressed her to show her marriage GER
titicate. but she always evaded doing
SO
She visited her mother July Z, and
The mother has not seen her since.
Miss Leneve visited her sister in the
forenoon of July 8 and stayed few
minutes. when she hurried away. None
of the family has seen her since.
Mrs Walter Leneve is convinced
that her daughter had no completely in
the murder, and that she had no idea
OF going away right up to the day OF
her disappearance
told Ethel seVaral ftrneS tina
her father would like to look at her
marriage certificate" said the mother.
...but she always managed to evade
producing it.
The last time saw her was Thurs
day last week, when she invited her
little brother Sid to come to SEQ her.
Saturday Sid went and the French
maid handed him a note. which said.
~ am very sorry. but have been
called away. Love to all. Ethel"
Home Lifes.of the Crippens.
Abilene HARRISON. writer of dra-
matte lyrics. !;has t.long article in a
newspaper ..on,sthe home life of the
Crippens. with whom she was very
intimate. She describes Mrs. Crippen
as vivacious. kind-hearted and full
of the 10y of life. She was fond OF
society, excitement and theatres Grip
pen. she says. was typical quiet.
unassuming American His sole aim
seemed TO be to earn money for his
wife to spend. He idolized her and
humored all her fancies. He did his
utmost to crafty her craving for
jewels and gowns, which was almost
abnormal. She had piles OF gowns,
but always wanted more. She took
no care OF her garments. The writer
says she has seen an elaborate $500
costume Thrown carelessly on a
kitchen dresser among edibles and
crockery.
crippen always seemed to have
plenty of money. He was managing
for DR.. Munyon when Mrs. Crippen
came to London twelve years ago. He
had abandoned this post because his
name figured on play bill as man
ager of one of his wife's theatrical
enterprises.
Wrote operettn for Her.
She had a pretty mezzo- soprano
voice. and was ambitious TO appear
in vaudeville operetta, the libretto
of which Miss Harrison wrote. She
# appeared in this with varied success
in different music halls.
Crippen lost money In patent medi-
cine enterprises after he left Munyon.
Afterward he was with the Drouet
Institute He eventually returned TO
Munyon. but dabbled IN numerous en-