The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-15
AMERICAN DENTIST
MURDERS HIS WIFE
lConfInucd Frorn Pnre one.l


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The fact OF her demise was generally
credited. but there was more or less
gossip. and this finally reached the
ears OF the police. The latter visited
Or. Crippen and the interview ap-
Deared TO be satisfactory.
BODY of Woman Found.
Saturday noon last DR.. Crippen dis
appeared and since then the police
have not been able TO locate him. Yes
terday a search OF the Crippen house
was made and the battered body OF
woman was found buried in the cellar.
II had been placed IN quick lime and
was burned beyond recognition. but the
finding Of the body. with other discov-
cries today. has left no doubt in the
minds OF the authorities that the muir
dered woman was Mrs. Crippen.
Sir Melville MacNsughton, chief Of
the criminal investigation department
OF Scotland Yard. took the matter in
hand and developments Followed rap
idly.
was to caole the police OF American
ports asking them to search incoming
steamers for Crippen. who was de-
scribed with the aliases Of Peter CTi2-
pen and FranclSel Crippen. The police
believe he sailed on saturday for the
United States. They believe that he
Is accompanied by Ella Clara Leneve.
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introduced as his wife. This woman is
believed TO be dressed in male attire.
Before leaving Hilldrop Crescent
Crippen sent out for boys suit, ana
this the police surmise Is now being
worn by his companion
The indica lions point to a coony
planned murder. Early in February last
a letter signed Belle Gilmore was
| received by the vaudeville artists guild
stating that the writer had gone to
America on business. II was this let, Jet,
D ~rnr D. frr1r
| 10 cover I'D a crime that. as Il turned
| out. furnished an evidence OF crini-
/ nality. Belle Elmore SPELLED her name
with one L"
Suspicion Aroused.
The discrepancy was noticed and
| aroused suspicion among me HleIiDeIs
/ Of the guild and largely Influenced
/ them In determining to bring the Wo-
/ mans disappearance TO the attention
| Then the advertisement appeared an
nouncing that Belle Elmore had died
/ In Los Angeles. An investigation was
/ begun and the advertisement was
| found TO have been untrue
| 10 was learned today that when the
| officers visited Crippen they forced
him to admit that his wife he'd not
| cordinR to the detectives, that he and
! his wife had ouarreled and that. fol
| lowing the quarrel, she oisappeareo'
| The police refused to accept this ex-
| PLANTATION. because Of the fact that the
| woman was found to have left her jew
I elrv and money behind -
Pursuing their inquiry the ponce
discovered that DR.. Crippen had beer
born az Coldwater, Michigan he was
educated in Indiana and in Los an
geles and completed MS medica
studies in Michigan. Cleveland and
New York city. He practiced in De
troit. San Diego, Cal. Salt Lake City
ear speciaIist. At one time he man
aged a patent medicine business a.
Philadelphia and IN Toronto. Canada
ne married Belle Elmore. as she wa.
known on the stage, in New York. The
woman's maiden name was Macka
motski. The two came to Londor
scribed by aeauaintances as about 81
years OF age.
Due In New York
The steamer Lusitania sailed from
Liverpool on saturday and from queens
town on sunday. she is due at New
York some time tonight. The Cedric
also sailed from Liverpool SATURDAY.
and the 81. Paul sailed on the SAM
day from southampton and the mime
tonka from London.
Recently Or. Crippen appeared II
public with Miss Leneve, who, accord
ing S g the police as Ws T,p lpl1oo"'eu u
/ Neighbors OF the Crippens speak o
them as quiet folks. who appeared q
be in prosperous circum stances Ihel
occupied a well furnished and wei
maintained semi-detached house o
| twelve rooms. They did not minEl'
with their imnediate neighbOrs. bu
from the number OF callers at thei
home. Il was Judged they had man,
Mrs. Crippen was very well know
| in vaudeville circles She ATTENDED
the meetings OF the music hall artists
/ guild regularly up to the time OF ne
disappearance last February. MIS-
Ieneve was the doctors stenographer
The similarity in the fate OF bell'
| Flmore and OF Mrs. Charlton VINO wa
recently murdered by her husband II
| Italy. Is most striking. Both Womel
were actresses who left their American
homes to meet death by violence IN.
foreign land and in each instance tn
police pursued the American husband
10 the shores OF HIS native land. Por
ter Charlton was arrested at Hoboken
but in the absence OF an extradiu0l
treaty between the United states an
Italy specifically providing Tor the re
| turn to either country OF citizen o
/ the other country. who has committed
a crime abroad, may go free.
In the Crippen case no such com
| plications are probable as the British
American extradition treaty leaves n
hole OF which a suspected crimina
may take advantage. The London 20
lice have made a definite charg
against DR.. Crippen and propose TO Ee
him with the cooperation OF IN
| American authorities.
Victim n Brooklyn Girl.
New York. July 4-Belle Elmore wa