The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-06
CLAIM THAT GRIPPEN
PURCHASED POISON
Hearing of the Accus-
ed Doctor Resumed To-
day in London.
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her sister. As she stepped from the
carriage she huns her mead and sour
ried through the path made BY the
police, trying TO avoid the gaze OF the
curious crowds
She got through with difficulty.
however for no sooner had ner fevt
touched the pavement than the crowd
rolled forward with terrifrc force.
bending and at points breaking the
Gordon Of police.
More officers. banked about the en-
trance 20 the court house. dashed 70
the rescue. and gradually, foot by
foot the crowd was forced back BY
the time order was restored. after a
hard DIT OF work on the part OF the
pence Etnel LeneTe was IN her seat
In the court room.
CTipPen and the girl were allowed
70 SIT IN the court room.
Greeting of Eyes
As their eyes met for the first time
since they were parted after the firSi
hearing, on August -. something of
tenderness crept into the fmpassive face
Of the accused doctor The girl smiled.
but did not nOd-there was no need for
her ts-her greetings were given with
her eyes. Few persons were in the
court room Among them were the reia-
tives OF Miss Leneve and a few close
friends
Before the proceedings were opened
James H Welfare. solicitor for the girl.
and Arthur Newton. Crippen's solicitor,
conferred with the defendants for a few
moments
Prosecutor Humphreys. before taking
Up the actual work Of the lay, issued a
complaint against the pres
The newspapers. he said. have
printed untrue statements regarding
this case Such z course Is worse than
UnjusUifable- Interviews WIJh The de-
PENDANTS have been printed which had
absolutely no foundation in fact That
IS fair neither 10 the prosecution nor u
the defendants.
The first stage in the hearing vas a
review OF the career Of Crlppen-
Humphreys began with start OF the
mans medical career, when he secured
his N D. in Ohio IN 1894
Then, step BY step. ne related the
course Of Crippen's life touching on he
MYSTERIOUS death OF his first wife in salt
Lake City eighteen years ago, and xiv
ing details Of the several business ven
lures in which ne was involved, the
manufacture Of artificial teeth. real
estate deals, and various medical in
The prosecutor charged fatty that
Ethel Leneve was Cr1ppen's mistress
and that their relations had aroused the
anger OF Mrs Crlppen- By this move
the prosecution has advanced its theory
OF motive.
The announcement Of the results Of
the examination OF the mutilated re-
mains found buried IN the cellar OF s.
Hindrop Crescent. North London, Great
ed sensation
This examination, made by Prof Pep
Der, Of the Home Office, said Hum
phrevs. showed conclusively that there
had been an operation performed on the
victim The chemical examination OF
Dr. Wilcox revealed the presence OF
large quantities OF hyOscin- The tent
OF a grain OF this drug would step the
heart OF the ordinary person.
at Is significant, said Mr. Hum
ph~exs. that with the remains there
was found a portion OF paJama jacket
the rest OF the jacket being later dis
covered among CTIPpen's effects
Referring again 20 the poison. the
prosecutor said on January 2, before
Belle ElmOTe'S disappearance, CTpper
TO 500 normal doses Tie @Ealysis Of the
remains has shown concluSively thai
several grains must have been admins
tered-probably the whole five grains
Typist's Emotions Stirred
Mr. Humphrey again stirred the emo
tons Of Ethel Leneve when he said
Lcneve stated TO Inspector Dew that OF
July < Crippeu told FER his wife HAD
died Of pneumonia contracted aboart
shin when she went to DiepDe. This con
tradicts other stories Of her death tOlS
b. him
Leueve went to HfIdrop Crescen
with CriDpen and STAYED there with him
being given Belle Elmore's furs an
jewelry-T
The prosecutor suggested that wheI
the girl fed with CriDDen disguised as
bow she must have known ne was
fugitive
The court must decide whether lie
neve be sent 10 trial. said the prose
GATOR in conclusion
INSPECTOR Dew's testimony relative q
the chase and capture. given last Weel
a. the first hearing was read
A pawnbrokers assistant testified tia
q man he thought TO be CTippen. pledge,
q quantity of iewelrv with him on Feb
ruarv ? day after Belle ElmOUe'
deash was announced by Crippen-
Again on February 3 he pledged NOR
5ewelr1-- receiving altogether Sl,l30-
Dr.. T H EurTowes, a friend Of Grip
pen 3 appeared as character witness
7 thought the CriDpens q moral cOu
pIe," he said. They lived on ts=e hes
Of terms I saw Mrs CripDen las earl
in January, and was surprised 70 hear o
her DEATH
MIS- AIartinetti. a professional frien'
Of Belle .Elmore's. was one Of the Der
sons known to see the victim. describe
the dinner at the CTiDDen homo give
on January D. They seemed on goo
terms then she said
The case was ad fOurnc7 til Thursda.