Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-15
Told by Neighbor OF Dr.. Crippen in
Cellar OF Whose House Her
Body Was Found.
HEARD A W0MAN'S SCREAMS
Also Pleas for Mercy Seemingly Com.
ing From Cellar--Told Scot
land Yard Police.

London. July l5.-The first story Of
hitting Of the crime was told today
by a neighbo Of DR. Hawley H.
Crippen in the cellar OF whose home
was unearthed the body believed by
the police to be that OF the physi-
clans wife who was known on the
stage as Belle Elmore.
Since the discovery OF tho body and
the disappearance Of In. CrIppen and
his typist, Miss Ethel Claire Leneve.
the Scotland Yard detectives have in
CURED diligently among those living
in the vicinity Of the iCrppen home
In Hilldrop Crescent. North London.
in the hope OF throwing light on the
habits and relations of the American
doctor and his actress wife.
Nothing helpful was learned until
today when the probrietress of a
small shop at the rear 81 the Crppen
residence told of hearlng a woman's
screams and pleas for mercy coming
seemingly from the cellar IN which
the burned and mutilatcd corpse was
found. Mrs. Crippen disappeared in
February last. 1t was five months ago
when the screams We're heard, the
woman said. Her shop overlooks a lit
tie garden back Of the crippen home.
TO the police the shopkecper said
THE woMAN's STORY.
Il had often heard revolver practise
in the garden. one night about or
months ago, l was awakened by
woman's cries. 1t was inidnight The
screams appeared to come from DR.
Crippens house. L listened and heard
a woman's voice pleading.
Don't! Oh, don't"
ITO me II seemed that the cries
were from woman i'm the basement
Of the house occupied by pr and Mrs
Crippen. As nothing developed
further I soon forgot the occurrence
and did not recall II until yesterday
when / learned OF the tragic dis
coyery."
The Music Hall Artists guild offer
ed an official statement today de-
claring that all OF the books and ac-
counts OF Mrs. Crippen who was
treasurer Of the guild, were found 10
be in perfect order, and that none of
the funds OF the order was missing.
CLEws PROVE FALSE.
Rumors of the whereabouts Of Grip
pen and the Leneye woman from many
sources reached the Scotland Yard Of
metals during the day but while they
were considered they received little
credonce This evening Supt Froest
made the following formal declaration:
"All clcws concerning Crippcn and
Miss Leneve received thus far have
proved 20 be false In my opinion
Crippen either has gone To America or
Is hiding in the suburbs Of London"
The physicians who are examining
the dismembered body were unable
to complete their work today, and ac-
cordingly the inquest which was to
have been held tomorrow has been
postponed until Monday. AT that
time the medical men hope TO be in
a position to state cause or causes FOR
the woman's death.
Whether the matter OF Identification
VIII also Doe determined is "A matter Of
doubt, but the Importance OF this point
has not been overlooked. Though tho
police appear to be satisfied that IL was
Ctippens wife who found a grave I'm
the cellar OF his home. so far as
known tho identity of the victim has
not been established to the satisfaction
OF the law After death the body was
cut to pieces and some of the bones
were removed as II by q hand skilled
In sergery and the flesh covered with
quick limo that destroyed the posi-
bility Of easy recognition.
The police consider significant the
story Of the shop woman who told Of
hearing the reports from revolver prac-
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