The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-15
Doctor on Trial for Murder of
Wife Shows No Signs of
Perturbation.
EXPERT IDENTIFIES
PARTS OF CARVED BODY
Miss Leneve, CO-Defendant in
Noted Case, Breaking Un-
der Strain.

LONDON, Sept. 14.-Testifvinp at
the resumption today of the Crippen
murder trial. Prof Augustus J. Pepper,
pathologist of the University Of Lon.
don SAID his examination had con.
Vlnced him that the human parts found
IN the cellar of the Hilldrop Crescent
nome were severed by a hand skilled
IN surgery and directed by mind that
possessed real knowledge of anatomy,
Inc evidence of the medical experts
has been awaited with eagerness and
the famous little courtroom in Bow
street was crowded to its capacity. The
prisoners in the dock presented con.
trasting appearances.
DR.. Hawley II, Crippen, who is charged
as the principal in the murder of his
wife. Belle Elmore. the American ac-
tress. was seemingly as cool and col
lected as ever. He did not miss word
of testimony and eagerly whispered TO
his solicitor, Arthur Newton, whenever
he thought he had detected a point in
his favor,
Miss Leneve Feels Strain.
On the other hand, Ethel Claire
the fact, was wan and plainly in mental
and physical distress, The police au-
thorIties had anticipated that the day
would be trying one for her and ac
cordlngly she was attended for the first
time IN court by wardress, who sat
close 10 her throughout the proceedings
Professor Pepper was the first witness
called by the. prosecution. At consider
able length he described the examina-
W hIph he Of ba -
forth his conclusions. Witness said he
had identified pieces of flesh as belong
ing to various parts of the body, as the
head. hands, forcarms feet and legs
below the knee. He could say that the
remains found were undoubtedly from
a human body.
No bones were discovered nor was
there any trace of the genital organs
The whole vIscera was tact and the
only wound was n cut in the upper part
of the " indpipe. Other parts were left
updisturbed by the one who did the
cutting and the way in which the parts
had been separated convinced the ex-
pert that whoever was guilty of the
mutilation did his work with an exact.
ness born Of familiarity with the hu.
man body.
Flesh Identified.
Professor Pepper said that the hair
discovered included a short strand of
fair texture wrapped up in a handker-
chief of the size commonly used by men.
The witness identified particularly a
piece of flesh six by seven inches in size
as coming from the abdominal wall and
which bore scar which. in his opinion,
was undoubtedly left by wound from
All operation.
The witness said that the scar was in
a vertical direction and more than four
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have been on the body for many years,
The condition Of the organs recovered
was healthy, and in his Judgment indi,
Gated a sfoutlsh person In middle life.
Witness said he found no trace Of the
SEX
The parts had been buried for not
less than four months and for not more
than eight months.
The witness explained he meant that
he could not identify the sex anatomi-
cally. He was closely questioned re-
garding the scar and Newton tried to
make out that what appeared is scar
might be merely an overlapping Of the
skin.
E'That suggestion is fantastical,' ex
planned the pathologrst.
Defense Fights Hard.
Solicitor Newton suggested that
man specialist in the ear, nose and eye,
like DIR. CrlpDen. would NOT necessarily
he able 10 adroltly separate the Nom,
bers of BODY, but Prof Pepper SAID
such Il specialist as counsel described
would have a general anatomical knowl'
edge.
Newton was keen in seeking admIs'
sons from the pathoogist and frequent
" exhibited heat when the witness re-
fused to answer Yes or ''No,' with
out qualifying his replies. >,
Counsel iniimated that Doctors wall
and Turnbull. experts engaged by The
defense, had reached conclusions diner
ing from those of l'-ofessor Pepper IN
some particulars, and turning to the wit
ness, said:
"Your qualifications have nothing ap--
proachtng theirs Both arc eminent
among their number as you know.
A brief rc-examination by the crown
closed the evidence offered by the Wit
ness. which was gruesome throughout
Police Surgeon Marshall corroDoratcd
the testimony of Pepper, On cross,cx-
animation he said that n body buried In
clay and lime might be preserved 1or
wears. Witness said his impression was
that there were marks around the scar
found on the abdomen which had been
made by the itches taken In the
wound
The trial was adjourned to Friday