The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-21
DR.. CR|PPEN HELD
As WIFE SLAYER
Accused Physician and His
Typist Must Stand Trial
for Murder
NO DEFENSE MADE
AT CORONER'S INQUEST
Magistrate Believes Enough Was
Shown to Send Both to Grand
Jury-Indictments Ex-
pected Soon.

LONDON. September 2i.-~Dr. Ill.
Crippen and Miss Ethel Clare Leneve
were to-day bound TO the Central
Criminal Court fOld Bailey TO be
tried Mt the October term for the
alleged murder of Belle ElmOre Grip
pen, the doctors wife.
Arthur Newton, attorney for the
prisoners, offered no defense at the
conclusion OF the hearing in the Bow
Street police court to-day, explaining
to Magistrate Dc Rutxen tnat he
would reserve tho defense until they
are placed ON trial.
Both Crippen and Miss Leneve grew
ashen white when the Magistrate an
nounced his decision, though II was
foregone conclusion that such
would be the outcome Of the hearing
Both. however. retained their COM
posure,
In delivering his decision Magis-
trate DE Rutzen said:
Without expressing any opinion
regarding the evidence against the
prisoners, particularly Miss Leneve.
think there is sufficient warrant for
oommittal of both 10 the Central
Criminal Court.
IN Inevitable Rule.
Newton explained his refusal 10
offer any defense AT this time on
the ground that In cases of such inn
portance the inevitable rule of the
police courts IL 10 bind the prisoners
over the higher court. lie said his
action must not be construed in the
least as an admission of the weakness
Of his defense.
The next step VIII he there turn of
indictments by the grand jury in
which Cr!ppen will be charged with
the commission OF the murder of his
wife and Miss Leneve with being an
accessory after the fact.
Only etronS escore of police pre-
vented Miss Ethel Clare I.eneve. the
alleged accessory iu the supposed muir
der Of Belle Eimore Crippan, from be-
ing noabed to-day az sfic made her
way from closed cab to the Bow
Street police conrt. Hundreds Of peo~
pie gathered about the building, began
hooting and kissing Miss Lensve the
moment she stepped from the cab.
Officers realizing the menaeing atti-
tude OF the crowd the two officers
that accompanied the girl from HoIio-
way jail, summoned the score of police
that were guarding the entrance 20
the police court and the squad formed
a Gordon about Miss Leneve and
: fought back the belligerenf spectators
until the prisoner WAS inside the court
building.
The demonstration against Miss
1eneve was wholly unexpected and
was the result of the testimony az
Mondays inquest OF Mrs. Emily Jack
son that Miss Leneve had told ner
that il Mrs. Crippen were ont of the
way, DIR. FL II. Crippen would marry
her.
Miss Leneye almost collapsed at the
first show of the hostile demonstration
and by the time she reached the court
room the services of a physician were
required to quiet her nerves She sat
throughout the hearing blanched and
trembling.
Crippen Slips In.
The excitement attending Miss
Leneve's arrival was SO great that
crippen. who was brought TO the
police court in n black maria, was able
TO slip into the building unnoticed
To guard against repetition OF the
outbreak. the police force about the
building was doubled.
Miss NJ l.. Curnow. who succeeded
Crippen as manager OF a patent
medicine house, testified that she never
knew az Crtppen using hyoscine, the
poison which several of the prosecu-
ton witnesses have testified they found
In the remains supposed to be the body
OF Mrs Crippen.
THE only remedies I ever knew
MIN 10 use were Inose ne got irom our
house." she said. He also used a
preparation OF his own, but / don't
know what there was In it,
Miss Curnow said that Crippen
warned her shortly before his flight
not to answer any questions regard
ing him in his absence
Manager Brett, OF the Charing Cross
bank. testified as to Crippen's different
stories regarding his wife's disappear
ance: the first that she had gone to
America on visit to her people. and
then the story that she had run away
with another man.
W. NJ. Long. q dental mechanic in
Crippen's Office, explained on the stand
the mystery of the purchase of the
boys suit In which Miss Leneve dis
guised herself on her. flight to Quebec
with Crippen. Long said that he
bought the suit on Crippen's orders.
'Crippen seemed greatly worried
when he appeared at the Office on July
a." Long said. He explained that his
worry was due to II scandal In which
he was involved. but did not tell me
what II was. He sent me out to buy
the suit, but ! did not know for what
1t was 10 be used.
Neither Crippen nor Miss Leneve
indicated at this time that they con-
templated fight. but two days later /
received O long letter from Crtpper
telling me to wind up business OF the
Office"