The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-14
DR.. Hawley Crippen, Dentist, is
Sought by London Police For
What Seems to be Coolly
Planned Crime
ASK COOPERATION OF U. S.
Believed Accused Has Sailed for Unit
ed States-Authorities in This
Country are on Lookout
Evidence Strong.

London, July 14--Scotland Yard is
engaged with the murder of an Am
erican woman and today cabled the
police OF the United States requesting
the arrest Of the woman's husband. DIR.
Hawley Harvey Crippen, also an Am
erican. who Is believed to have sailed
for New York on Saturday last.
The London police have made
definite charge against Crippen and
propose to get him with the co-opera-
ton of the American authorities. The
extradition treaty makes. this prob
able
Crippen is a dentist, fifty years %
age. and has made his home for soms
time at 80 Silldrop Crescent North
London.
Some time ago his wife, Bell Elmore.
vaudeville actress and treasurer OF
the Music Hall Artists guild. disap-
peared and subsequently, notice OF her
death appeared in. the local papers.
The fact of her demise was generally
credited, but there was more or less
gossip. On Saturday noon last Grip
pen disappeared and since then the po-
lice have not been able TO locate him.
Yesterday a search of the Crippen
house was made and the battered body
OF the woman was found buried In a
cellar 1t had been placed I'm quick
lime aud was burned beyond recog-
milton, but the finding of the body, to-
gether with other discoveries today,
has left no doubt in the minds of the
authorities That the murdered woman
was Mrs. crippcn
The police believe Crippen sailed on
Saturday for the United States. They
state he is accompanied by Ethel
Clara Leneve. a French woman, and
his stenographer whom he had recent
| lv introduced as his wife. This wo-
man. the police believe, is dressed in
male attire.
Indications point to a coolly planned
murder Early in February last let
ter. signed Belle Gilmore" was re-
ceived by THE vaudeville artists guild,
stating the writer had gone To Amer
lea on business. . II was this letter,
which the police say was intended to
cover up the crime that, as 1t turned
out. furnished evidence OF criminality.
Belle Fillmore spelled her name with
one ''w. The discrepancy was recog-
nized and aroused suspicion among
the members OF the guild. and largely
Influenced them In determining to
bring the matter Of the womanS $
strange disappearance TO the authori-
ties. Then the advertisement appeared
| announcing Belle Elmore had died at
Los Angeles. Cal Investigation prov
ed the advertisement untrue. officers
| who visited Crippen say they forced
him to admit his wife had not died
] I'm California. He then said. according
to the detectives, he and his wife
ouarreled and she disappeared.
Crippen was born at Coldwater'
| Mich
Well Known in coldwater.
Coldwater Michh. July 14.--Dr
Cripper. wanted i'm London in connec-
ton with the alleged murder of his
wife come from a family once well
known in this city. He left here thir-
tv years ago to complete a course In
dentistry in Detroit, and then to Los
Angeles Cal a cousin lives here but
he saws he has known very little of the
doctors life in several years.