The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-16
HEARD SCREAM OF
WOMAN FOR MERCY
Story of the Murder of Belle
Elmore Which May Be
the Truth.
OCCURRED LAST WINTER
NO TRACE OF DIR. cRIPPEN AND
HIS TYPEWRITER.

London. July is.-The first story OF
what may have been the actual com
hitting Of the crime was told today by
a neighbor OF DR.. Hawley II. Crippen
IN the cellar Of whose home was un-
earthed the body believed By the police
20 be that OF the physicians wife. who
was known on the stage as Belle FL
more.
since tho discovery OF the body and
the disappearance OF DIT. CriDpen and
his typist. Miss Ethel Claire Leneve.
the Scotland Yard detectives have In
quircd diligently among those living in
the vicinity Of the Crippen home In
Hilldrop Crescent. North London. 10
learn m they could throw light on the
habits and relations OF the American
doctor and his actress wife.
Heard Cries for Mercy.
Nothing helpful was learned until
today. when tho proprictress Of a small
shop az the rear Of the Crippen resi-
dcnce told OF hearing wOman's
screams and pleas for mercy coming
seemingly from the cellar in which the
burned and mutilated corpse was later
found Mrs CriDpen disappeared in
February last. II was five months ago
when the screams were heard. the
woman said. Her shop overlooks a lit
tie garden back Of the Crippen home.
To the police the shopkeeper said:
r had often heard revOlve- practice
IN tho garden one night. about four
or five months ago. I was awakened
by a woman's cries II was midnight.
The scrcams appeared TO come from
DIT Crippen's house. listened and
heard "a woman's voice pleading.
DON'T on. don'tr
Came From Bs-ement-
ITO me II seemed that the cries were
from woman In the basement Of the
house occupied by DR. and Mrs. Grip
pen. As nothing developed further. I
soon forgot the occurrence and did not
recall Il until yesterday when I learned
OF the tragic discovery"
The Music Hall Artists guild offered
an official statement today declaring
that all Of the books and accounts OF
Mrs Crsppcns Who was treasurer Of the
guild. were found 20 be in perfect or
der. and none OF the funds OF the order
was missing.
Rumors Of the whereabouts OF Grip
pen and the Leneve woman from many
sources reached the Scotland Yard Of
ficials during the day. but while they
were considered they received little
crcdence. This evening superintendent
Froest made tho following formal dec
laration:
"Au clews concerning Crippen and
Miss Lencve received thus Ear have
proved TO be false. In my opinion Grip
pen either has gone 20 America or Is
hiding In the suburbs OF London"
Inquest Postponed.
The physicians who are examining
the dismcmhcrcd body were unable 10
complete their work today. and accord
been held tomorrow has been postponed
until Monday. At that time The msdi-
cal men hope 20 De IN n position 20
state the cause or causes for the wo-
mans death.
Whether the natter 81 Identification
viii also be determined is matter Of
doubt. but the Importance Of this point
has not been overlooked. Though the
police appear 60 be satisfied that 70
was Crippcn wife who found q grave
ga the cellar % his home. SO far as
known the Identity Of the victim has
Of the law. After death the body was
cut TO pieces and some Of the bones
were removed as N by n hand skilled In
surgery and the flesn covered with
quick lime that destroyed the possibn-
fly Of easy recognition
storr or the shop woman who told OF
hearing the reports from revolver prac-
tice Tn the Crippcn Earden on differ
cnt occasions and l1tor Of being
aroused during the night by n wOnan's
screams a revolver was found near
by where the body was Inferred.
Had hut Little Money.
10 developed that Crippen had IN HIS
possession only $3.50 when he disap-
noarcd. but according 20 the police ne
took with him the greater part OF the
iovclry which had been HIS wife's.
Prom this they figure that his funds
cannot hold out long. To "a not likely
that he viii attempt 10 dispose Of the
jewels.
The police late today concluded their
examination Of the Crippen residence
and grounds. having disposed Of the
theory advanced by some that the.
premises had been used as burial
ground FOR bodies other than the one
discov red.