Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-22
DR.. CRIPPEN CONFESSES.
Miss Leneve Takes Final Leave Of DIR.
Crippen-Aaecting scenes-The Doc
tor and His Former Companion in
Tears.

MISS Lencfc ldhc> rlHdi Law VI DIs
Crippen-AGecting scenes-The Doc
tor and His Former Companion in
Tears.
London, Nov. 22.-Tbe final inter
view between DR.. II. II. Crippen, who
is to be hanged tomorrow morning, and
Miss Ethel Clare Leneve took place to-
day. 1t lasted twenty minutes and was
even more affecting than their meeting
yesterday.
DR.. Crippen had requested that his
last meeting with Miss Leneye be in
private, but his request was denied, and
two warders sat between the condemned
man and his sweetheart. Both Crippen
and the girl were in tears most OF the
time. Crippen appeared the drawer Of
the two and did most OF the talking.
His attempts, however, to lift the cloud
Of gloom from the girl were futile, and
she was weeping Historically as she was
led to her taxi-cab after the interview.
Crippen embraced Miss Leneve in
the final leave taking and kissed her
fervently.
THE DOCTOR CoNFEsSEs.
London, Nov. 22.-Dr. Crippen has
confessed, according to the London
Times.
The newspaper says the confession is
thrilling human document, replete
with cold, callous details. 1t is stated
that the American doctor has related
the whole story OF the murder.
1t is understood that DIR. Crippen in
arranging with the Evening Times to
give it the confession did so in order to
get money to care for his partner in
fight, Ethel Claire Leneve, and his UNI
born child. He also stipulated that a
portion of the money was to go to his
old father in California. As an act oil
mercy, the authorities have kept from
the doctor the fact that bis father is
dead OF broken heart and he will GO
to the gallows without that knowledge.
The confession, it is understood, tells
of quarrels between Crippen and his
wife, caused originally by his jealousy
OF attentions paid to her by male adj
mirers. They quarreled most Of the
time in recent years, he is reported to
have said, with the result that he grew
to depend on Miss Leneye for sympathy.
Finally Mrs Crippen became cognizanl
OF the DOCTORS relations with the steno-
graphcr and unbraided both OF them.
Following n party last January, the
couple had better quarrel, at which
Mrs. CripDen warned the doctor that
she intended to complain to the auth
critics and have both Of them arrested.
Because of this fact and his knowledge
that MIS-. Crippen would not divorce
him in order that he might marry Miss
Leneye. the doctor, it is understood,
said that he began to plan TO kill his
wife. He did so by administering the
poison and then buried the body, hoping
that by starting the story that she had
gone to America and died there, he
might be able to evade suspicion. Dr..
Crippen insisted that Miss Leneye knew
nothing Of the murder OF his wife, and
saws that her acquittal was justified.
Tire Times does not print the eonfes-
sion in detail today and it is presumed
that the full publication is being with
held until after Crippen's execution.
Although the Times does not so state,
it is reported in well informed circles
that the document is largely in Grip
pens own handwriting and that it con
tains about 1000 words.