The Washington times., 1910-07-14


discovered that she was entitled 20 a
title and estate. She and CriDpen. the
London police say hen left Philadei-
phia with the announced intention OF
going to Poland 70 lay claim 70 her IS
tate and title OF Baroness MakonaskL
The. never returned 10 America
Little is known Of her efforts 70 re-
establish her title IN Poland In re-
cent wears they have lived in London
always keeping an expensive estab-
Fshment and seeming to be literally
supplied with money Crippen con-
Quoted an agency business in New
oxford street He was seen little by
his neighbors at Huldrop Crescent,
though Mrs. Crippen was well known
In the neighborhOOd-
Last February. when Mrs CTiDpen's
absence was noted, Dr. Crippen toiG
inquirers that she had gone to the
Continent for her health In March a
theatrical paper carried an announce
Tnent Cf the death Of Belle ElmOre-
To- neighbors became suspicious,
and notified the police, who learned
that no such death had occurred IN
the place mentioned in the advertise
ment.
Scotland Yard officials questioned
DR.. Crippen, who was then living with
q second MIS- Crippen-" The dentist
continued 10 live in the Hilldrop
Crescent house, replying &c all ques-
fions and maintaining an unusually
calm demeanor. Saturday he disap-
peared- Then the police began
searching the house, almost tearing II
10 pieces
Gardens were dug up and walls sound
co Last night the body was found
buried under a cement floor in the base
ment II was so badly decomposed that
Identification haGr7 f-T0DnE=rEEP
Sir Melville MacNaughten. the cher
Of Scotland Yards criminal inVestiga-
ton department, who Is directing the
big force OF detectives handing the
case, today made another daylight ex-
animation Of the premises. especially
Of the cellar where the bones were
found which was photographed by
dashlight last night after the mystery
had been discovered
The bones. which today were given
70 experts for minute examination are
apparently, according 70 the police
first statements. those Of a woman Of
twenty seven Belle ElmOre was thirty
i've Barring q mistake. here is one
Of the most Danllng phases OF the case.
Who IS She2 Where Is Crippen, and
where is his pretty Wife2
Mrs CTippen was Ihirty-fOuT years
old, and her husband was several years
her senior The police have scattered
broadcast The following description OF
Crippen-
--Hawley Harvey Crippen- alias Peter
CTippen and Frank Crippen; an Aneri-
can dentist; aged fifty; I'VE feet three
inches, complexion. fresh. hair, light
bTOwDs inclined 70 be sandy and Scant-
bald o. top; rather long muStache;
mark on bridge CT nose: wears false
teeth and gold trimmed spectacIes-
speaks with slight American accent
wears hat on back Of head: in plausible
and OuJspOken, is accompanied by q
woman calling herself Mrs CrlBpen.
light brown hair, gray eyes. good teeth,
nice looking. and Of pleasant appear
ance5 medium build
After gard the police sent out the fol-
lowing official announcements
Also arrest Ethel Clara Leueve 0S-
Ienslbly CTippen's wife aged twenty
seven good looking English tyDfSt- ab-
Sconoed July :; VIII try to leave Eng
land, probably disguised as q boy
The woman IS wanted as an accessory
70 the murder
The star today declares that after
his wife's disappearance last February
he variOusly told neighbOrs that shr
had gone to the Contiueut- that she had
gone TO America and that she was
touring with theatr cal company
Later he 1OId them that she had diet
at a watering place on the Continent
but the announcement published in tn.
tEeatrical papers, gave California as
The star adds that the woman nov
missing with Crippen is his stenog
Dr- CriDpen was the London agent o
& Philadelphia patent medicine firm. O
an American drug company. and o
the DIT Eut Institute, medical con
Cern Of Paris
It developed this afternoon that tn
Music Hall Ladies Guild. Of which Mrs
CTippen was the secretary. received
letter, obviously forged, from he
In February, saying she was going q
America The police charge that DI
CTipDen slew his wife. and then toll
her neiCh5ors she had gone abroad
To substantiate this story. the
charge, he forged the letter. and the
inserted the advertised notice Of he
death The efforts 10 conceal the Grim
and distract attention. the police say
brand Dr- Crippen as an unusually cIev
ct criminal