New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
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the PentonviIe prison. but no o'iiei
demonstration.
Chief Justice Questions Crippen'

Chief Justice Questions Crippe"'
When the proceedings were resumed
this morning Lord Chief Justice Aiyer-
stone called Crippen 10 the stand and
asked him questions regarding the use
of hyoscin. the poison with which, II Is
charged. DR. Crippen killed his "iIe-
/ The Justice ELECTED the information that
hyoscin was administered through the
mouth, and also hypodermically.
Richard Muir then began the closing
speech for the prosecution. he said that
the defence had relied largely on the
theory that Crippen was too kind heart
ed TO commit murder Counsel pointed
out that the defendant had, however.
lived for months a life of hypocrisy,
mocking the grief OF his wIfe's dearest
friends
The prosecutors address occupied
scarcely more than an hour. He con-
cluded by saying that the prosecution
had proved beyond a reasonable doubt
that the body found in Crippen's home
was that OF his wife. Belle EImore, the
actress. and that none but the prisoner
could have cut up the body ana buried
IL in the cellar
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone began
his summing up Of the case as soon as
Mr.. Muir had finished. The justice de-
scribed Crippen as an extraordinary
man whether guilty or innocent If
guilty, he had covered UP q CHASTITY
crime in a CHASTITY way and. il was be
lieved. in a most brutal and calloused
manner. II he was Innocent, II was i'm
possible 70 fathom his mind, as he was
absolutely Indifferent 10 the charge Of
murder. He had taken no step what
ever 10 prove his innocence. Crippen,
the justice declared. undoubtedly was
liar and had lived an immoral life, but
he added that the jury could not convict
the defendant on that score. II must
be quite convinced that the human parts
found were from the body OF Belle FL
more and that her death was caused
by 6 wiIfuI act Of the prisoner.
The Judge asked whether it was pos
sible for Crippen TO carry on q cam
paign OF misrepresentation for six
months except with the knowledge that
his wife was not alive, OF, II IL was pos
sible that II Belle Elmore was living,
she could be so abominally mean that,
knowing her husbands present position
she would not communicate with him or
the authorities
Court Points Out Lack of Evidence.
The court pointed out the lack OF tes-
tfrnouy which should have been forth
coming in support of the claims Of the
defence. The jury was cautioned 10
treat the evidence Of the defendant
medical experts with some reserve, be
cause under cross-examination they had
altered their views as first expressed,
The Chief Justice expressed the opin-
ion that IL would be a remarkable coin
cideuce that q scar should be found IN
less the flesh came from Belle Elmore'
body when taken in conjunction with
the discovery Of pajamas. dyed hRlr'
feminine underclothes and other articles
similar 10 those worn by Belle Elmore
IN the cellar where the body was un-
earIhed.
The trial Of Crippen moved with ex-
petition. Il opened at 1870 O'Clock last
Tuesday morning, and before the
luncheon hour the indictment had been
read. the prisoners plea taken, the jury
drawn. the opening address Of the prose
cution made and two witnesses ex-
amined.
The case was considered OF such i'm
portance that Lord Chief Justice Alver-
stone presided. Crippen's chief counsel
was Alfred A Tobin. a distinguished
ba-rister. Richard Muir led the prose-
cution-
The crown based its case on the ident-
dcation Of the body found in the Grip
Der, home as that of the physician's wife.
and the fact that hyoscin was found in
ne kidneys and il had been proved that
Cripuen had purchased such poison
shortly before his wife disappeared
motive was found in the unhappy life Of
the Crippens and the doctors infatua-
ton for Ethel Clara Leneve- As Grip
uen has been convicted. Miss Leneve viii
now be placed on trial as an accessory
after the fact in the murder OF Belle
Elmore. The trial VIII begin next Tues
dav. The defence rested its hopes on
the belief that the prosecution could not
identify the body ~ that Of Crippen's
wife
The Case Sensational One.
The trial was sensational IN that il in
vOlved the most mysterious murder case
with which the British courts have had
10 do in years. From the opening the
courtroom in the New Bailey had been
crowded 10 its limited capacity. while
thousands Of persons sought admission
IL vain.
The disappearance Of Mrs. Cora Belle
C-ipyeu. the American actress known as
Belle EImore. from their home at No 30
EiilGrop Crescent and the subsequent
flight 10 Canada Of her husband fur
nished one Of the most absorbing news
paper stories Of recent times. Crippens
personality added u the general inter
est He Is just past nifty years Of age.
dapper figure. and made friends
rather easily. Many OF these have in
sisted that II was inconceivaDle that he
should be connected with brutal crime.
he was born in Michigan, and after
practising medicine in the United States
and Canada married Cora Mackamotski
in Brooklyn in 1906 and came TO London
where ne engaged in dental manufacture.
The couple We're happy for a time. and
then there We're rumors Of an earlier at