The Washington times., 1910-09-08

eross-examiBation By Arthur Newton,
Crippen's counsel, that Crippen had al
ways appeared most devoted to his
wife
Mrs Harrison gave damaging testi-
rnony against CripDen bv declaring that
strands OF hair found on the body OF
the murdered woman were similar TO
Mrs. CTipDen's hair Mrs. harrison also
said that a piece of an undergarment,
found with the BODY was OF Inc same
quality, color, and texture as underwear
that she knew MIS- CripDeH 10 have
worn.
After hearing the description Of the
scars on the victim, Mrs. Harrison said
IT tailed with a scar on Mrs CripDen-
This TESTIMONY. II is believed Till 90
a long way toward Identifying the re
mains Of those Of Mrs Crlppen- CTlp-
Den WINGED frequently while Mrs Har-
rIson was On the stand
Miss Leneve showed the greatest IN
terest IN the testimony regarding her
possession of the effects Of Mrs Crippen.
II was not. however, until Inspector
Dew, Of Scotland \ ard, the man VINO
arrested the prisoners aboard he
steamer MOntrOse. took the stand that
Miss LeneVe showed any agitation
Dew testified that he saw Miss Aeneve
At Crippen's Hilldrop Crescent home on
June 50, and that she told him that she
was the doctors hOusekeeper.
When R questioned her closely Dew
said. she admitted her identity She
was greatly agItaJed at II ydIScOTeTy OF
her relations with the doctor
4 accompanied Miss Leneve to Dr.
CTippen's office. Dew continued when
/ began QueSIiOnlns- ne TWO in the doc
Tors office. CTipDen finally said
90 i had better tell the truth
He then made long statement
Miss Leneve also made statement TO
me at this time Later returned 20
The Crippen house and found a revolver
and fOTty-five cartridges
To Examine Body.
In an attempt to disprove the tes5i-
alonv Of Analyst Wilcox that he found
hyoscin poison in the body OF the muir
dered woman, Solicitor Newman and
two expert medical men viii tomorrow
make an examination of the remains.
The defense insists that the condition
OF the remains found IN the cellar Of Dr.
Crippen's house on July - pTecluded tne
possibility o. determining the points
testified 10 by wilcox. which were that
he found poison in the body and proof
that the woman had undergone CTiTni-
The consensus OF legal opinion is THAI
the defense viii have no difficulty IN
finding Witnesses Of equal Caliber 10 n IL
cox, who vii support this contention Oh
Unless this poison evidence IL sue
ceSSfulIy COmbated, 1T Is geueTally De
I:ayed that It VIII prove death pioW
10 N-TlDDgu'S defense CT1ppeu = uuueI-
stood 10 have planned a defense IN the
event that the identity Of the body Is
proved, that his wife died as the result
OF an operation that ne performed upon
her, but the presence Of TINS poison IN
her body will. il Is believed, dIScredit
such a statement
In the statement made TO Dew ny
Crppenr IN the latter otilee, C-lp2 s-I
told Of his meeting Belle Elmore Tor
the first time. when she was living IN
der the protection OF q New York man
named g. G. InwOOd.
Statement To Dew
''Crippen told me-" Dew continued,
that he had frequent quarrels with his
wife owing 70 her UuEOvernable temper
On the night sof January 81. after the
Martinettis had left the CTippen home
Crfppen said lie and his wife QuarTeled-
and that she told him that he
According TO CTippcn, his wife
told him that she was going 10 a man
who was better able to keep her than
Crippen- Crippen confessed TO me that
he told the story OF his wite's supposed
death TO hide the scandal Of his wlfe-s
leaving him He said that so far as he
knew, his wife was StIU living and eN-
pressed his belief that she had gone 70
Version Of Girl
When the hearing was resumed, after
lunch. Dew again took the stand and
read from the statement made to him
BY Miss Leneve Il was 10 the effect
that Crippen told her that his wife had
gone to America, and that he wanted
her to live at the HIldrOp Crescent
home during his wife-s absence When
Miss l.eneVe went To- CTlppenS home
the doctor told her his wife had died
on the voyage He told her. the state
ment said, that it was too far to go To
the funeral
II finally told Crippen that ne would
have 10 ind his wife" Dew said and
he offered to ADVERTISE in newspapers
in the United States
Dew said that when he visited the
doctors MUldrOp Crescent home Grip
pen was most courteous and COMPOSED
CTOSS-examIned by Newton. Dew adj
mitte1 that the piece of underSaTmeut
and tie pajamaS. with the body Of the
woman. might have been purchased by
anyone, and were Of ordinary quality
Did Not Seek Miller.
Dew WAS forced TO admit that he had
not taken the pains 10 verify CTfppeH-s
stc tenentS regarding Bruce Miller. even
though ne believed Miller was IN Eng
is Ind at the time mentioned by CrlpUen-
Newton attempted TO show by Dew
that the cellar where the human rem