The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-25
CRIPPEN GUILTY
DOOMED TO DIE
AMERICAN DENTIST CONVICTED
OF WIFE MURDER.
After Five Days Trial Verdict Quickly
Rendered-Ethel De Neve's
Case Tuesday.


London, Oct. 22-Dr. Hawley Har-
vey Crippen, after a trial extending
over FIVE days, and 80 minutes dellb-
Grafton by the jury, today was found
guilty of the murder of his wife, an
American woman, known on the stage
2 Belle Elmore. Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone, who presided at the trial.
sentenced Crippen to be hanged on
November Is.
There Isl, however, prejudice III
ENGLAND against executing a man on
nurelv circumstantial evidence, and
an incident at the close OF Crlppens S
trial has caused the impression that
the Jury may have recommended
life sentence. After Crippen was SEN
fenced to death the foreman OF the
iurv handed to the lord chief justice
= note, after looking at which the JUS
tice said:
THAT shall be forwarded to the
proper quarter" The proper quarter
might mean the home secretary "1o
has Jurisdiction in such matters. Inc
Jurors refused to discuss the incident.
Crowd Waits Outside.
A large crowd awaited the depart
s,re Of Crippen from New Bailey
7Thare we're a few ''boos" as he drove
away to the prison, but no other dem
onstration. *
The Jury was out just 80 minutes.
When it returned and announced that
it had found he defendant guilty.
r ord Chief Justice Alverstone asked
The physician if he had anything to
say. Crippen replied in low voice:
81 still protest my innocenca!"
The chief justice then pronouneeo
the sentence of death.
Addressing the condemned man.
Lord Alverstone said:
"You have been convicted on evl~
;ience which can leave no doubt IN
The mind of any reasonable man that
YOU cruelty murdered your wife, and
then nutilated her body.
"Leaye Hope Behind"
81 advise you to entertain no nope
that you will escape the consequences
Of YOUR crime. I implore you to MAKE
YOUR peace with Almighty God"
As the lord chief justice concluded
a policeman stepped forward and IN
the hush that had fallen over the
court room led Crippen from the
dock.
The trial of Ethel Clara lie Neve as
an accessory after the facts IN the
murder Of Mrs. Crippen will begin on
next Tuesday.
Crippen received the death sentence
with the apparent calmness tnaI
characterized him throughout the
trial.
He appeared rather nervous during
1he iudge's summing up, which was
strongly against him. AS Lord A.
varstone mercilessly portrayed MS
,character as developed during the
trial, Crippen twirled his thumbs re-
crossed bis legs and occasionally
shuffed his feet. However, as soon
as the charge had been concluded
the prisoner seemed to pull himself
,toeather, When the verdict was an
nounced Cripped did not finch.
Clues for Crown.
Robert Muir made the closing
speech for the prosecution. He de-
c1ared that the crown had proved
hovond a. reasonable doubt that the
body found in the cellar Of the Grip
non home was that Of the doctors
wife No one else, he said, mad
chance to murder the woman and bury
the BODY as it was found to have
been buried.
Lord Alverstone Immediately begar
his summing up of the case.
The justice described Crlppen as
an extraordinary man, whether guilt!
o: innocent. If guilty he had covered
ur a ghastly crime in a ghastly way
and, it was believed, in most brutal
and callous manner. If he was in
nocant it was impossible TO fathom
his mind, as he was absolutely lndi1-
ferent to the charge Of murder. He
had taken no step whatever to prove
his innocence Ccippen, the justice
declared, undoubtedly was liar anc
had lived aH immoral life, but, he