The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-22

actress, Belle Elmore. and sentenced to
death. .-ss..--... ,.-
The jury was out thirty minutes.
When it returned and announced it had
found the defendant guilty, Lord Chief
Justice Alverstone asked the physician
if he hal anything to say. Crippen re
Piled in a low voice: 4 shall protest
j. innocence"
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 evidence
which can leave no doubt in the miro
Of any reasonble man that you cruelty
murdered your wife and then mutllatcd
her body.
Il advise you to entertain no hope
that YOU will escape the consequences
of your crime. 1 implore you to make
your peace with Almighty God
AS the lord chief justice concluded
policeman stepped forward and in the
hush that had fallen over the court
room led Crippen from the dock.
The trial of Ethel Clara LeneVe IS
an accessory of the fact i'll the murder
Of Mrs. Crippen will begin next Tues
day.
Took 1t Calmly.
Crippen received the death sentence
with the apparent calmness that char-
acterized him throughout the trial ana
from the moment of his arrest
He appeared rather nervous during
the Judges summing up which was
strongly against him. As Lord Al
Verstone mercilessly PORTRAYED ms
character as developed during the
trial Crippen twirled his thumbs
crossed and recrossed his legs ana oc-
casionaIly shuffled his feet However,
as soon as the charge had been con-
cIuded the prisoner seemed TO pull
himself together. AS the jury moved
out of the room he appeared TO be
not quite sure what to do with him
self and for a moment he stood IN
front of the dock with his elbows rest
ing on the railing and watched the
men in whose hands his rate rested
file past him.
During the half hour that the jury
was out, the court room filled up ana
when an officer returned with the eN-
bibits in the case for which the lore
man had asked and intimated that a
verdict had been reached every 1901
OF space in the room was occupied.
There was a buzz of conversation,
the spectators being convinced from
the brevity of the deliberations that
a verdict of guilty had been found.
There was little delay after the
Judge and jury had again taken their
seats in the open court DeIore the
prisoner mounted the stairs ana con
fronted the jurors. He walked between
two varders to his seat He was paler
than usual When the verdict was
announced he did not finch and was
in no need of the protection OF the
arm which a warder held out toward
him.
Protests His Innocence.
The silence was broken by the
clerks formal question, Prisoner at
the bar. have you anything to say
why sentence of the court should not
be passed against you?
For a fraction of a second Crippen
hesftated then replied betraying his
emotion by only the slightest tiutter of
the voice. II still protest my lnno-
cence."
Lord AIverstone pronounced the
sentence of death and the warders
again held out their arms TO support
+ba prisoner. He ignored their prof
fered assistance and turning walked
firmly from the room. stopping only
once and then for a brief moment to
take a last look at the court room
within which he had fought for his
life.
this evening that