The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-20
MAY SHOW WHY
CR|PPEN SLEW
If Doctor Is Guilty of Murder
ing Wife, Latest Evidence
Gives a Motive.
MISS LENEYE EXPECTED
PHYSICIAN TO WE'D HER
Told Landlady That Wife Was
Going Away With An
other Man.

LONDON. Sept. 19.-Something OF
what Ethel Clare Leneve suffered as
she awaited the fulfllment of DR.; Haw
ley II. Crippen s promise to make her
his wife was revealed at today's ses
sion of the inquest into the death OF
Belle Elmorc, with the murder of whom
the doctor and his typist are Jointly
charged,
In her distress Miss Leneve confided
in her landlady, Mrs. Jackson, and the
story that the latter told on the witness
stand rivalled the most sensational evi
dence introduced at the preliminary
trial. Mrs. Jackson said that the ac'
had occupied at the home of the wit
ness on March 12, explaining she was
leaving to be married to DR.. Crippen,
Until the first week in February Miss
Leneve had slept regularly at Mrs,
jackson s home After that she stopped
at the house only occasionally.
Jewels Were Sold.
She said she spent the other nights
at the home of friends, On one occasion
Miss Leneve mentioned having been at
the Hiildrop Crescent home Of the Grip
pens, early in February, to help the
doctor in search for a bank book
added that diamond tiara and rings
had been found in the house and that
the doctor had raised $3.50 on these
About the middle OF February, the
witness said Miss Leneve appeared mis-.
erable and depressed. Such was her
state that Mrs. Jackson followed the
girl to her room to learn. if possible,
the source of her trouble Miss LIE"
neve. the witness said, was IN terri
flying state OF agitation. Her eyes
seemed fairly starting out of her head
The landlady insisted on an explanation,
telling the girl she must have something
awful on her mind to be in such con
dition. The witness said that the other
replied:
"Would you be surprised if I told
YOU that it was the doctor and Miss
bic when You first knew me. She is his
wife and when l see them go away to-
getheT IL makes me realize my position
as 10 what she is and what / am -
Mrs, Jackson asked:
"What is the use of you Worrying
about another woman's husband7"
To this Miss Leneve answered;
Miss Elmore has been threatening to
go away with another man DR.. Crippen
has been waitin~ for her TO do so, when
he would divorce her.
Solicitor Newton, who is looking out
for the interests of Crlppen and Miss
Leneve, closely cross examined Mrs
Jackson, suggesting that her lodger's
excitement was due to the landlady hav.
ing resurrected a trouble which the girl
experienced during her early association
with Crippen. but the witness main
tanned the correctness of her evidence as
given.
Professor Pepper. the pathologist, re.
peated the. testimony which he had
given at the trial in the Bow street
court. In response to the questions by
The coroner: Il have a very strong opin-
ion that the parts were those OF T. fe-
male. Ii ! take the hair discovered into
consideration there is strong presump-
ton, almost conclusive evidence. that the
parts were those Of woman"
A juror was very anxious to know why
q Scotland Yard man had allowed the
doctor TO get away once he had fallen
under suspicion. Dew responded that he
had perfect answer TO the attacks that
had been made upon him and he would
Ike TO reply TO the question. but the
coroner would not permit him TO do So
declaring that the subject OF Crippen's
flight was Outside the scope OF the
present inquiry"
The inquest was then adjourned until
September %.