Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-30
Or. Cfippen and Miss
Leneve Both Accused.
Murder Charge Gives Name Of
Victim as Belle fillmore.
Evidence Also That Dr.. Crlppen
Contemplated Suicide.

London. Aug. 29.-BOth Harley H.
Crippen, the American doctor and
Ethel Clara Leneve, his typst. We're
accused of the murder of Belle FL
more, the formers wife in the formal
charge read to them in the Bow street
police court today.
Miss Leneve was charged also with
harbOring and maintaining Crippen
after the crime and while knowing that
he committed it,
During the proceedings Inspector
Dew. who brought the prisoners back
from Canada, introduced evidence to
show that Crippen contemplated sui
eide while at sea following his light
from this country. Crippen was
quoted also as declaring that his com
panion knew nothing of the trouble in
which he was involved and Miss
Leneve was said to have protested her
innocence.
There was special interest IN Tie
character of the formal charge as the
warrant for the arrest of the fugl-
tives had merely laid at their door
responsibility for the death of an un-
known woman whose body was found
i'm the cellar of the Crippen home at
Hill Drop Crescent The fact that
both were today accused of the muir
der of Belle Gilmore. the actress wife
of the doctor. leads to the SuppoSition
that the mutilated body has been iden-
titled to the satisfaction Of the autho.-
tiles 1t also suggests that the police
believe they have more evidence coil
corning Miss Leneve'S connection with
the tragedy than they have made
known heretofore. Today's proceed
ngs consisted of the introduction of
evidence against the accused at the
conclusion of which they We're remand
ed until Sept 6. without having plead
ed or made any comment in reply to
the charges against them.
Few persons. except those connect
ed with the cast, We're admitted to the
police court, although a crowd as
sembled in the neighborhood in the
hope of catching sight Of the prison
ers. Crippen and Miss Leneve stood
together in the dock He wore gray
frock suit. while his companion was
dressed in a tailor made suit Of blue
Arthur Newton, the solicitor, engaged
by friends of his client. appeared for
Cripper, and j. H. Welfare. retained by
the girls father, represented her.
Prosecutor Travers Humphreys had
charge of the Ease for the Crown and
after introducing evidence in justifica-
ton of the arrests, asked that the pris-
oners be remanded for eight days.
The prosecutor explained. that the
government evidence against the typ
list pointed to her only as being an ac-
cessory after the fact. He said that
he proposed at this time to offer only
formal evidence in support OF the ac-
ton of the authorities in arresting and
holding the accused a week. hence the
prosecution would be ready to proceed
with the case
Inspector Dew briefly described the
| arrests on board the steamer Montrose
| as the vessel approached Quebec. As
| he took Crippen into custody the Tat
ter said 81 am not sorry. My anxiety
| has been too much"
Dew said that he told Crippen that
he must put him in handouts, "as you
| have written that you intended jump
| ing overheard
To this Crippen replied:
! II will not do that My anxiety has
| beer too awful
| Explaining his suspicion that, the
| fugitive had planned to commit suicide
| the inspector exhibited to the court q
| business card upon one side OF which
was written:
! "P Robinson & Co.. Michigan. Pre-
! scented by John f. Robinson"
This card was found among Crippen':
| effects ana on the back of it apparent
| ly in the doctors handwriting, was the
following:
Il cannot stand the horror I g
through every night any longer and a!
see nothing bright ahead and m,