The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29
DR.. CRIPPEN'S
CRIME AS TOLD

husband, Or. HaWley Harvey Cr1ppen,
also an American, who is believed to
have sailed for New York last Satur-
day. A woman companion is believed
to be with him in his flight.
This case is strikingly similar 10
that of the Charlton murder at Lake
Como, Italy. Both women were &C.
tresses, who left their American
homes to meet death by violence in a
foreign land, and in each instance
the police pursued the American hus-
band to the shores of his native land.
Hope to Get the Murderer.
Porter Charlton was arrested in Ho,
boken, but in the absence of an extra
dition treaty between the United
States and Italy specifically provid.
ing for the return to either country of
a citizen of the other country who has
committed a crime abroad NAV go
free.
In the present case no such compli-
cations are probable, as the British
American extradition treaty leaves no
loophole of which a suspected Grim.
inal may take advantage. The Lon
don police have made definite charge
against DR.. Crippen and hope to get
him with the cooperation of the Anne.
rican authorities.
Gossip Starts Investigation.
DR.. Crippen, who is a dentist and 80
years of age, has made his home for
some time at 80 Hildrop Crescent.
North London. Some time ago his
wife, Belle Gilmore, vaudeville &C.
tress and treasurer of the Music Hall
Artists guild, disappeared, and subse-
quently announcement of her death
appeared in the local papers. The
fact of her demise was generally ere.
dited, but there was more or less Cos
sip among the women intimated. and
this finally reached the ears of the
police. The latter visited DR.. Grip
pen and the interview appeared to be
satisfactory.
DR.. Crippen, however, disappeared
Saturday afternoon, and since then
Ithe police have net been aDie to find
him. Yesterday a search of the Grip
pen house was made and the battered
body of woman was found buried in
the cellar. In had been placed in
quicklime and was burned beyond re-
cognition, but the finding of the body,
together with other discoveries today,
has left no doubt in the minds of the
authorities that the murdered woman
was Mrs. Crippen.
Sir Melville MacNaughton, chief of
the criminal Investigation department
Of Scotland Yard, took the matter in
hand and developments followed rap
idly.
Asks Aid of American Police.
The first thing the police did was 10
cable to the police of American ports
asking them to search incoming YES
sells for the fugitive, who was describ.
ed with the aliases of Peter Crippen
and Franckel Crippen. The police
believe that he sailed on Saturday for
the United States. They state that
he is accompanied Ly Ethel Clara LIE
neve, a French woman, whom he had
recently introduced as his wife. The
latter is believed to be dressed in
male attire.
Before leaving Hildrop Crescent
Crippen sent for boys suit and this
the police surmise is now being worn
by his companion.
Crippen Reported as Seen.
1t was reported later today tina
Crippen had been seen in Kingsway il
the west central portion of the city
this morning.
1t appears that Mrs. Crippen fire
quently had urged her husband to dis
miss his stenOgrapher, Miss Leneve
and that his refusal to dispense will
the services of the woman led often t
bitter quarrels.
Indications point to a coolly planned
murder. Early in February a lette
signed Belle Gilmore" was receive,
by the Vaudeville Artists guild stat
ing that the writer had gone to Anne
RIGA on business, 1t was this lette
which, the police say, was intended t
cover up a crime that, as it turne,
out, furnished an evidence of Grimm
ality. Belle Gilmore spelled her nam
: with one a."
The discre 1auLy was recognize
If and aroused suspicion among men
r bers of the guild and largely infiuenc
v ed them in determining to bring tn