New-York tribune., 1910-09-09
CR|PPEN TRIAL RESUMED
Prosecution Seeks to Confirm
Identification of BODY.
LINE OF DEFENCE HlNTED
Grown Witness Admits That
Clothing and Hair 'Resembled
Thousands of Others. ~

London, Sept Sat The resumption to-
day of the trial of pr. Hawley II. Crippen
and Ethel Glare Leneve for the murder OF
the formers wife Public Prosecutor Hum
phreys introduced evidence to establish the
claim Of the crown that the parts of the
nutilated body found In the CTippen home
once formed a part of the person of Belle
| Elmore. the missing wife, and to strength
en- what has been popularity regarded as
the weak link in the chain of circnmstan-
tial evidence against the accused msn.
The first witness called was Mrs. Adeline
Harrison whose acquaintance with Belle
Elmore had extended over period of
twelve years. Mrs. Harrison was asked to
examine strands of hair found when the
dismemhered body was uncovered, and,
having done so, she swore that she Tecog
nized the exhibit as similar to that worn
by Belle Elmore
A torn bit of feminine underwear also
discovered by the searchers in the cellar
she had seen Belle Elmore clothed in un-
dergarments of like texture. Testimony
had been offered before showing that the
lower part of the body bore a scar the
result of operation. Mrs Harrison tcs-
tilted that she had seen a similar scar on
the body of her friend.
The startling statements Of the Public
Prosecutor III his opening address Tues
day, that traces of poison had been found
in the body and that Crippen had pur-
chased an identical drug shortly before his
wife's disappearance, served to stimulate
public interest further in the sensational
drama. and fashionably dressed women
were again prominent In the overcrnwded
courtroom to-day
The prisoners were seated in the dock
within whispering distance, and the doctor
took advantage of the opportunity to speak
10 the girl. Miss Ieneve presented A Woe
begone appearance and did not seem anx-
ious to talk. Crippen. to whom his specta-
ctes had been returned for the first time
since his arrest, appeared the Crippen
OF early photographs, He spoke to the girl
anXlouSly and she replied in mOnoSyllables.
When Mrs Harrison left the stand the
prosecution called the chemist who alleges
that he sold hyOscine, Il deadly poison. 10
Crippen. The witness testified that the doc
tor purchased five grains of the drug on
January 10. He explained that he required
the poison for use in homeopathic prepara-
tons As is required of purchasers of poi
sons, he signed the registry book of tie
store. making this inscription: Munyon's,
per II. II. Crippen."
Arthur Newton, representing Crippen, de
tTacted somewhat from the strength of the
evidence and incidentally indicated what is
believed to be the line of defence in his
cross-examination of Mrs. Harrison In
reply to his questions the witness aSsented
to the suggestion that the hair, portions of
a woman's vest and the curling iron found
in the Crippen cellar were not only similar
10 those worn or used by the missing
woman, but also ''reSembled thousands of
others 1t is believed that the defence
will maintain that the parts found were
not Of the body of Crippens wife and SO
prevent the Identification necessary to es-
tablish the prosecutions case.
The rlal was adjourned to September Il.
philadelphia. Sept. S-The testimony Of a
London chemist in the CriDpen trial to-day
in which the witness stated that Crippen
purchased five grains of hyoscine on Jan
Hary 10 for Use in homeopathic preDara-
tions. ana that Crippen signed Munyon's
per II. ~. Grippou,' in the chemists regis
try book. shown to J. NJ. Munyon. Of
this city. by whom Crippen had been en-
ployed Mi. Munyon said the deadly poison
was never used by him in his preparations
and that Crippen never pat ND any RENE
dies for him. as all that work was done in
Philadelphia
Mr.. Munyon further said that Crippcn
severed his connection with the AIunyon in
terests in December. 1909. He had been
engaged only to answer medical corre-
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