Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-08
INDICATIONS ARE THAT FREAK
PROMOTERS HAVE A PLAN
TO MAKE MONEY.
HOPED TO EXHIBIT WOMAN
AS THEATRICAL ATTRACTION
Intimate Friend Of Mrs. crippsn
Doubts Story That She 10 Alive and
In chieaso-Says Some Woman il
mpersonatins Dead Actrsss-othsr
TeIesraphic News.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Attorney Bob
Cantwell and Jack" Curley, athletic
promoter. yesterday reluctantly adj
+. 7. Tobin, of Philadelphia. in the
production" of Belle Elmore' and the
saving of Dr. Hawley H. Crippen from
the galows. There are indications that
Bob" Dady, a Philadelphia sporting
man. was scheduled to share i'll the
financial results of the woman's re-
turn.
If present plans do not miscarry she
will be introduced 10 The Chicago pub
lie from 4 platform in the Coliseum
building. and it is intimated that she
will show signs of suffering from men,
tai aberra ton
During a long interview with re-
porter antweu Temporarily" dis
claimed all responsibility for the COM
ing temperance" OF the woman. and
thoughtlessly said: Jack spoke to me
about pulling off such Il stunt soon
after his return from abroad Can't
We'll then denied knowing Attorney
Tobin. hut later assured the reporter
that Tobin had -four excellent affidav-
its to prove that Belle Elmore is alive.
CantweIi's remark reminded the r,-
.ter Of a story that broke in sport
Ing circles a couple OF weeks ago II
was TO the effect that an English
woman had been engaged To inpersoh-
ate the slain actress. and the promoters
figured there would be millions In 1t.
Interested persons believe the seem
cry has been pushed into place thru
Tobin's success in having the English
court grant the condemned physician
a reprieve of two weeks.
Miller SCOTS at Story.
The only known friend of Belle Ell
more in this vicinity is Bruce Miller OF
East Chicago. who appeared as wit
ness in the Crippen trial to disprove
the murderers accusation that Miller
was unduly friendly with Mrs. Chippen
Miller, who. returned during the day,
takes no stock whatever in the story
that the woman is alive.
It's a canard, pure and simple said
Miller last night. "Crippen had cast
insinuations that I might know the
Whereabouts of his wife, and l went
10 London to prove that had not seen
the woman for over six years. She
had two OF my pictures in her room.
but there was no attempt to conceal
her friendship for both me and Mrs.
Miller.
while the evidence was only cir
Gums tanrial it was conclusive. and no
fair minded individual who heard the
testimony could have the slightest
doubt about the identity of the slain
woman. l am sure that we are the
only people she knew in this vicinity,
and it's certain she would not come
here withou, visiting US.
Suspects an Impersonatien.
NO. there's nothing to it. Some 9TH
er woman must be impersonating the
slain actress If Attorney Tobin thinks
he mas her located it would be an easy
matter 70 have me identify her. But
she is dead. You may rest assured on
that.
The story about her being here
would have had more weight If 1
hadn't gone on TO explain my friendship
with Mrs Crippen. See, we met as
theatrical people. Crippen in his de-
tense declared that, instead Of being
dead, she was in America with me.
vent over on the same ship with
Theresa Hun, her sister. With Inspec-
tor Dew / went to the Crippen resi-
dence and identified my pictures. told
him everything, the same as l testified
There was nothing to conceal She is
not alive. Crippen's guilt was fully es-
tablished."