The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-15
new YORK ALERT
FOR DR.. CRIPPEN


Presently he came forward with the in
formation that the body had been Gre
mated in America and that the ashes
were on the way to London. Several OF
Mrs Crippen's friends on the stage no
ticed. while calling at the doctors house
that a young and good-looking woman
appeared to have an assured position IN
the house. They learned that her name
was Ethel Clara Leneve. an English
woman. twenty-seven years old, who had
been educated In a French convent near
Boulogne-sur-M er, who spoke French
perfectly, and who posed as a French
woman The attitude of the doctor to-
ward Miss Leneve worried the musical
folk. They began to think that an in
vestigation was necessary.
Taken Before Detectives.
All of these things were described to
Nine. Ginnet. with the further infOrma-
ton that DR.. Crippen and the cookbook
ing girl had disappeared after the Music
Hall Artists Guild had interested Scot
land Yard in the case.
Early this week she went to the Brook
lyn detective bureau In State street, and
requested that they find Belle Elmore's
| family.
On Wednesday afternoon a detective
located Mrs. Mills at 6s5 Grove street
with her father. Frederick Messenger.
Mrs. Mills was about to move to New
port. r. L
II meant to so several days ago" said
Mrs. Mills. but 1 have been worrying
about Cora. I felt that We were going 10
get news"
| Cora Belle Elmore was the daughter Of
Polish gentleman named Makomaski.
who married her mother about forty
years ago The Messenger family had an
idea that Makomaski bore a title OF no.
bility. MaSamaski died some thirty-five
years ago, and his widow was married 10
Frederick Messenger, who was living in
the section, not then built up, known as
Williamsburg. Cora Belle was two years
old at the time
she was a great mimic. even as a
| baby" said Mr.. Messenger in his broken
English to-day she used 10 make us
laugh with her limitations Of the animals.
/ " 4aAsD eAtC was q b4AA al AsNA AN~-%S .'-tN
left home and went on the stage.
Married In California.
Eleven years ago while she was trav-
cling in California she met DR.. crippen.
fell in love with him. and married him.
They went to England very soon after
that. and she stayed in England except
| for brief visits home A little more than
| FIVE years ago her mother died, and Cora
Belle came home to visit Us. She stayed
| two months. She seemed 10 be quite
happy. and I never heard a word said
/ against the doctor. Ny stepdaughter told
me that she was successful on the stage
in London and was making good money.
She said she had many friends among
nice people Also, she told me, the doctor
was a good money maker and was inter-
ested In several businesses"
| Mrs Mills. half sister. said she had
spent two months and a half w.ch Cora
Belle in London year and a half ago
Or. crippent and his wife seemed to be
in best OF terms. and her sister was al.
ways Jolly and happy When the letter
came from Dr. Crippen to her husband
Robert. and herself she wrote TO the doc,
tor asking for full details. He did not
reply. Last week she sent registered
letters TO Dr. Crippen and to Scotland
Yard.
my sister carried insurance on hel
| life." said Mrs. Mills. Il do not know
how much or TO whom the policies were
made out.
! s.Sho ues o., av,re,,eI,. ha1dSor,s
woman. with a fine, full figure and beau.
tiful features. She was a clever vaude-
Vile artist and her marriage did not in.
terfere with her work There was al
ways a call for her from the Londor
music halls
Husband a High stopper.
DR.. Crippen has a reputation for hashy
dress and running after women. He /.
fond OF appearing IN a white derby
frock coat. and red waistcoat. with
trousers of a lou dpattern. Severa
times in recent years he has prosecuted
newspapers unnecessarily for libel
They had attacked him for fraudulen
practices IN running correspondence
schools for the cure OF deafness
He is a homeopathic physician and re-
ceived HIS degree in 1884 from the Cleve.
! land Hospital In 1856 he practiced ir
Detroit He had an Office in San Diego
Cal, In 1890. and three years later hs
came to New York Then he went t
Philadelphia, where he was employed
by DR.. Munyon. and afterward went tC
London to live His course In advertis.
ing In the newspapers and other matters
was not considered ethical by his pro.
i fession.
William H Scott an advertising maj
at 1863 Broadway, has known Crippen FOL
ten years or more. Mr.. Scott met Cripper
In London a year or so ago. CrippeI
was going around then with a young
woman with q French education. and
very attractive-loolEing young woman sht
is. said Mr.. Scott.
81 see that his ofice address is giveT
as 'Crippen & Rylanee, manufacturers Of
artificial teeth. oxford street. London.
said Mr.. Scott. THAT IS not his real ad
dress. and while he may be interested il
the artificial teeth concern. his real part
ner Is q man named Charles Thoma!
MARI, and his real Office is in Clarkenwel
street. Their business is the treatment
Of deafness by mail. an activity in whicl
Crippen has been conspicuous for years