Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-09
DECLARES CRIPPEN
PURCHASED POISON
London Chemist TestifieS Doctor
Bought Five Grains of
Deadly HyosCin
MUTILATED BODY IN EVIDENCE
Friend of Dead Actress Claims
Belle EImore ResembIed the
Corpse in Many Ways
MUTILATED BODY IN EVIDENCE
IAssociated Press)

LONDON, Sept. Sat the resump-
ton today of the trial of DR.. HaWley
H. Crlppen and Ethel Claire Leneve
for the murder of the formers WIFE,
Public Prosecutor Humphreys intro
duced evidence to establish the claim
of the crown that the parts of the mu-
tilated body found in the Crippen home
once formed a part of the person or
Belle Elmore, tie missing wife, and
to strengthen what has been popularity
regarded as the missing link in the
chain of circumstantial evidence
against the accused.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Adelaide Harrison, whose acquaintance
with Belle Flnore had extended over
a period of twelve years. Mrs Harr1.
son was asked to examine strands or
hair found when the dismembered
body was uncovered, and having done
so. she swore that she recognized the
exhibit as similar to that worn by
Belle Elmore.
A torn bit of feminine underwear,
also discovered by the searchers IN
the cellar, was next introduced, ana
the witness declared that she had
seen Belle Elmore clothed in under
garments of a like texture. Test1-
nony had been offered before showing
that the lower part of the body bore a
scar the result of an operation. Mrs.
Harrison testified that she had seen a
similar scar on the body of her friend.
The accused was seated in the dock
within whisper distance, and the doc
tor took advantage to speak to the girl.
MISS LENEYE WOE-BEGONE
Miss Leneve exhibited a woebegone
appearance and did not seem anxious
to converse. Crippen, to whom his
spectacles had been returned for the
first time since his arrest, appeared
as the Crippen of early photographs.
He spoke to the girl anx1ously and sne
replied in monosyllables.
In his cross examination Of Mrs.
Harrison Solicitor Newton, represent
ing Crippen, detracted somewhat from
the strength of the evidence and incl
dentally indicated what is believed to
be the line of defense. In reply to
Newton's questions the witness assent
ed to the suggestion that the hair, the
portion Of a woman's vest and the
curling iron found in the Crippen
home were not only similar to those
worn or used by the missing woman,
but "aslo resembled thousands Of
Others"
When Mrs. Harrison left the stand
the prosecution called the chemist
who claims he sold nyoscin, deadly
poison, to Crippen. The witness testi-
fed that the doctor purchased hVe
grains of the drug on January 10, ex-
planning that he required the poison @
for use in homeopathic preparations.
AS Is required of purchasers of poi-
sons, he signed the registry book OF
the store. making this inscription:
Munyon's, per H. H. Crippen."
READS CRIPPEN's STATEMENT
Inspector Dew, who arrested the
fugitives and brought them back
from Canada, re-entered the wit
ness box this morning and read a
lengthy statement signed by Crippen
when the police first asked him to make
an explanation of his disappearance
from London after suspicion had been
directed against him. The g1st or the
statement had already been covered
by Humphreys in his opening address.
Inspector Dew also testified regard
ing the search of Crippen's house and
told of finding there a loaded revolver
and box of cartridges.
The statement which Crippen made
to Inspector Dew concluded: MY be-
lief is that my wife has gone to Chi
cago to Join Bruce Miller"
In cross-examining the inspector, So
licitor Newton drew out the statement
that throughout the earlier stages of
the investigation of the crime Crippen
appeared perfectly cool and collected
and was courteous, affording the po-
lice every facility for searching the
house.
Counsel tried to get the witness to
say the parts found might have been
buried long prior to the disappearance
of Mrs. Crippen, but Dew insisted that
though portions were decomposed other
bits of flesh remained quite firm and
when cut appeared fresh. Some pieces
had been petrifed by the action of the
lime in which they were buried.
The trial was adjourned to Septem-