The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-14
Scotland Yard Detectives Are
Working on Case Which
Seems to Show Existence of
a Modern BIuebeard.
ACCUSED MAN RECEIVED
EDUCATION IN INDIANA
Police the World Over Directed
to Watch Out for Dr.. Grip
pin, Who Has Disappeared
With His Pretty Typist.

London, July 1.-THE finding of the
body of woman, or possibly the bod
les OF two women in the basement of
the home of DR.. Hawley Crippin, an
American dentist. aged fifty, in the
beautiful suburb of North London, has
developed what the police authorities
pronounce battling murder mystey
Crippin has mysteriously disappeared
and the police are also searching for
his pretty young typist, Miss Ethel
Leneve, who is thought to have &C
companied him in his flight.
Much secrecy is being maintained
regarding the facts in the case. but
two coffins were sent to Crippin's
home today. which led to the belief
that two bodies were found instead of
one as was first reported.
Crippin married Kunigunde Mako
maski, an American actress, known on
the stage as Bell Gilmore, in Philadel-
phia some time ago. She was born in
Brooklyn. When she married DR..
Crippin, in accordance with a provis-
ion Of her grandfather's will he took
the title of Baron Makomaski. The
couple then came to London where the
woman continued her stage career and
artists guild. They went to live at
80 Hilldrop Crescent, North London.
She disappeared last February and
Crippin reported her as having died
while on q trip to. the continent.
Shortly afterwards a second Mrs.
Crippin was introduced and was seen
as recently as last Saturday at the
Crippin home.
Crippin has been oficially charged
with murder and mutilation and po-
lice authorities all over the world
have been requested to watch for him
especially in the United States.
Born in Michigan.
Crippin was born at Coldwater,
Mich, was educated in Indiana. and
had subsequently received degrees
from several colleges. including Ann
Arbor. He had practiced in several
American cities as an eye and ear
specialist and at one time was repre-
sentative of the Munyon Homeo-
pathic Remedy company at Philadel-
phia.
The Scotland Yard detectives the
ory is that both the first and second
Mrs. Crippins were murdered and
that Crippin disappeared with his
pretty stenographer. All the women
concerned were much younger than
Crippin. The case is more mysterious
than the Porter Charlton tragedy.
Description Of crippin.
Here is the description of the miss
ing man:
'Hawely Harney Crippin. alias Pc
ter Crippin. and Frankell Crippin. an
American doctor; aged so years; fve
feet three inches: complexion fresh:
hair light brown, inclined to be sandy
and scanty, bald on top, rather long
moustache: mark on bridge of nose;
wears false teeth and gold trimmed
spectacles: speaks with slight Ameri-
can accent: wears hat on back OF head;
Sir Melville MacNaughton the
chief Of the Scotland Yard criminal in
vestigating department, who is direct
ing the big force Of detectives hand
ling the case, today made another day.
light examination of the premises, es-
pecially the cellar where the bones
were found, which was photographed
by fiashlight last night after the mys-
terry had been discovered.
The bones which today were given
to experts for minute examination.
are apparently. according to the police
first statements those OF woman OF
- years. Bell Elmore was SO. Bar
ring a mistake here Is one of the most
battling phases Of the case.
II Bell Elmore was not the victim,
who was? Where is Crippin? And
where is his pretty wife?
Every route leading from London to-
day is under close guard, and all ships
that have sailed for America in the
last few days have been communicated
with, il possible by wireless. police
taking the same precautions as they
did in the hunt for Porter Charlton,
the young American now under arrest
in New Jersey. confessed slayer OF his
beautiful wife. Mary Scott Castle
Charlton.
Bell Elmore's maiden name was
Kunigunde Makomaski. She was born
in Brooklyn, n. Y. and took the name
Of Bell Elmore after going on the
stage where she gained . reputation
as a soprano singer.