The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-23
Jury Out Only Thirty Minutes
After the Scathing Charge
Of Lord Chief Justice Alver-
stone Had Been Delivered.
PRISONER CALM WHEN
FATE WAS MADE KNOWN
Protested His Innocence When
Sentence of Death Was
Passed and Walked to His
Cell Without Aid of Officers.
LENEVE TRIAL ON TUESDAY

n. uNDON. Oct. 22s-DF. Hawley a..
CriPpeE, after trial extending
- over five days, WIS today found
sullty OF the murder OF hts vile, an
american woman, known ON The stage
as Belle Gilmore. Lord Chief Justice
Aiversfone, yyho presided At the trial,
sentenced CFiPpen 40 be hanged ON
November H.
prejudice In England against executing
~ lnnn ON cireumstantial evidence and
an Incident at the close OF CriPpen's
trial has caused the impression that
the jury may have recommended life
sentence.
After Crippen was sentenced, the
foreman OF the jury handed 10 the lord
chief justice a note, after looking al
which the justice said.
That shall be Forwarded 10 the
proper quarter
The proper quarter might mean the
home secretary, who has jurisdiction IN
such matters
The Jurors refused 10 discuss the in
cldeut. A large crowd awaited the de-
parure OF Crippen from New Bailey.
There were a few "bOOs" as he drove
away 20 the pentOnViile prison, but no
other demonstration.
Closing Scenes.
When court conVered this morning
Richard Muir made ne closing speech
crown had proved beyond a doubt that
the body IN the cellar Of the Cripp6m
home was that OF the doctors vile
so one else had q chance 70 murder the
woman and bury the woman's body as
Lord Chief Justice Aiverstone Al
once began his summing up OF the
case.
The justice described Crippen as an
extraordinary man who was either
lTUl|FW lwnnnenH III UwHfNHTr . IN
covered up CHASTITY crime in a
CHASTITY way and IL was believed in a
most brutal and callOus manner. II
De was innocent Go was impossible 10
fat nom his mind, as he was absolutely
Indifferent 70 the charge OF murder.
Tie had taken no step whatever t.
prove his innocence.
Crlppen. The Justice declared. IN
dou btedly was a liar and lived an i'm
moral life, but. ne added, the jury could
not convict the defendant on that score.
lt must be quite convinced that the hui
man parts found were the Body OF
BELLE Elmore and that her death was
caused by Wilful act OF the prisoner.
Jury Ouf Thirty Miautes.
The lord chief Justices charge TO
The jury was that they must be con-
WINGED OF the identified ton beyond a
reasonable doubt. As he concluded the
jury retired.
The Jury was out thirty minutes.
When II returned and announced il Lad
FOUND the defendant guilty, Lord chief
Justice AlYerst0ue asked the physician
II he had anything TO sa Crippen re-
piled In a low voice:
Il stin protest my innocence"
The chief justice then donned the
black cap that had rested near him
throughout the trial and pronounced
The sentence OF death. Addressing the
condemned man, Lord AlverstOne said /:
You have been convicted on evil
dence which can leave no doubt in the
mind OF any reasonable man that you
cruelty murdered your wife and then
mutilated her body.
No Hope of Escape.
I advise you to entertain no hope
that ycu VIII escape the consequences
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