The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
HUNT FOR CR|PPEN
NOW WORLD-W|
Wife Murderer Is Still Eluding
Best Efforts of Detec-
tives.
IL VESSELS sEARc H D
Authorities CONVINCED That He
Cannot Remain Long in
Hiding.

ANCW VI July lO.--l uC SSdISii III
Dr.. Crippen. the American physician
accused of the murder in London last
February OF his wife, Belle Elmore,
an American concert hall singer. Is
now literally worldwide. The police
Of every country to which crippen and
Ethel Clara Neave, or lie Neve, the
young tvpist. may have fled, were put
on the lookout for the pair.
Every port for which British ships
or French ships sailed on July 9 or
thereafter began to search incoming
vessels. armed with accurate descrip-
lions of the man and the woman.
A large force in the port OF New
York. accompanied by Mrs. Robert
H. Mills, stepsister OF Belle Elmore.
looked over the passengers of the
Lorraine and the st. Paul, which ar
rived to-day. Ships that sailed for
Mediterranean ports, for the Azores
and for the nearer West Indian ISL
ands were likewise gone over. The
wireless message was sent broadcast
to the .farthest seas for all British
commanders:
Look for the little man. with the
bald head, gray eyes, soft-spoken
manner-wanted for murder by Scot
land Yard"
Word was received tonight by wire
less from Commander Cannons, of tSe
steamship Minnetonka, bound toward
New York, that no one on board an
swers the description of the fugttives.
Suspect Examined.
One passenger on the Merlde closely
resernbled the doctor and when ne
ordered his baggage sent ITO an ad-
the detectives said was once occupied
by DIR. Crippen. he was led aside and
closely questioned. But this man soon
convinced the authorities of his iden-
NN-y,v 4 "a a nyNt,t
cable dispatches from London to-
night stated the belief that Crippen
and the young woman are still IN
England, hiding somewhere IN teeming
London. The chief of Scotland YARD
be apprehended within forty-elsht
hours.
Ethel Clara LIE Neve. 1t developed to-
day, is not French woman H. o Naav an
She adopted the French name at the
request of the physician. whose most
trusted employe she was. The father
of the young woman To-Day IN LON
don expressed the belief that his
said she had been in constant fear OF
her employer, and had often told MIN
of it.
dom and on the Continent In per
sonals" addressed to Ethel Clara LIE
Neve the stenographer companion OF
the fugitive doctor, urging the girl
to betray him to the police. They
hope. that this will aid them IN re- re,
doctor his liberty upon honor after
he had told conflicting stories about
the disappearance of his wife.
Case Not Complete.
The work in London Is along, several
lines. The case against the physician
is by no means complete. for identif..
cation has not proven beyond all
doubt that the body found Is that OF
Mrs Crippen 1t is SO far destroyed
as to be unrecognizable. 1t Will be
before any case can be established.
This branch Of the work is in charge
of scientists. who are taking advantage
Of every fragment found.
man who sold the quicklime; That
requisite Of Identity. A third is a
hunt for the jewels of the dead wo-
man. 1t is known by Scotland Yard
se ea W r crp oneg e1 but r n9 uhs
ed it all to his Wife The, bank ac-
count at Birbeck was in her name,
and she drew all checks That money
is intact. Belle Elmore's jewels We're
II they were pawned in the United
Kingdom or anywhere else. they will
be discovered. Without them It is not
believed that Dr.. Crippen could have
had mora than $500. This would not
take him far. particularly as he would
have to pay dearly for secrecy.
Reports from London late to-day
stated that search was being made for
a French maid employed by Mrs. Crin-
pen at No. 80 Hilldrop Crescent, North
London. 1t was feared that she also
has been done away with. Friends
If Belle Gilmore in this country do
lot understand this. She never kept
servant Cleaners came once a
week, but the rest of the time the
was done by Belle Gilmore.
When they gave an entertainment IT
vas In charge OF caterer.
Inquest Postponed.
The physicians examining the body
ound in the Crippen cellar are not
'et through with their work. and the
inquest has been now postponed /. IN, until
hat the body is that of Mrs. Crippen,
TINE VNEATuTD