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QUICK ACQU|TTAL
OF LENEVE WOMAN
Court Instructed Jury That Grip
pen Undoubtedly Lied to Her
as to Others.

London, Oct. 25.-Ethol Clara f.onovo
was to-day acquitted of the charge oS
being an ACCESSORY after the fact I'm tho
murder OF Cora Belle crlppeu. known on
the stage as Belle Elmorc. Miss Lcneve
was In love with Or cripYon and slept
In his house the night Of tho dav follow
ing that on which tho doctor murdered
his wife and buried the digmernhorcd
pnrts of her body in tho collar of his
home. She accompanied Crppon in his
tight to canadn and with him was ar
rcated and indicted. From the first she
has maintained innocence Of any know
ledge Of the crime but tho crown
alleged that her behavior subscouent TO
the disappearance Of Mrs. Crppcn. or
Belle Elmore she was known on the
stage YVES such as to hctray a guilty
knowledge OF the murder
When arraie:nod to-day. Miss Ienevo
pleaded not guilty. Tho crown prosecutor.
K'ch"rd Muir. introduced only such
evidence as had been brought out in
carrier hearings. Miss Lcneve's counsel.
FREDERICK +. Smith NJ. j.. asked tho jury
- hear in mind that his client had been
under the Influence of Crippon. one of
'he most dangerous criminals Of recent
Yc1rs since she was ls years old. Lord
chief Justice Averatone, who presided
III summing up for tho jury said that
he saw no reason why Or. Crippen should
nave told Miss I.eneve n story different
from that which he told 10 others
SYMPATHY FOR THE ACCUSED.
AS upon the occasion Of the physi-
clans trial the court room was crowd
Cd with members of the legal profess
sion and as many others as could So
cure u place by right or influence
If Crippcn had any wei wishors heS'
kept in the BACKGROUND during his
trial Willie there was n noticeable
sentiment Of sympathy for the girl.
who, for love Of man nearly twice
her age. had sacrificed her reputation,
deserted home and friends and remain
ed true to him even when their assoc
citation made her liable as an acccysorv
t. a brutal murder
Miss Icncvo WAS represented 1,-
counsel who took advantage If ovc~>
technicality cf the law. According 30
tho prosecution Ter relation 20 tho
crime as an accessory began very soon
after the death Of Mrs. Crppen. In
the case made out against tho doctor.
Mrs. Crippcn was murdered on tho
morning % February ana hey dis .
mcmhcrcd body buried in the cellar Il
the Criprcn home At 90 Hilldrop Crcs-
cent on that day. Miss I.encvc slept in
the Cripncn home on the night OF the
day following.
| DEFENDANT a PATHETIC FIGURE.
As Miss Lereve sat in The prisoner
dock to-day she was pathetic figure
She IS = years old. OF medium build,
! light brown hair. gray eyes and excellent
teeth. Her face is pretty and she Is trim.
She wears good clothes beconlinsly and
| naturally buoyant and affabe she IL n
, prepossosslne woman She was attired In
tho same neat blue costume which she
Wore AT the preliminary hearing in the
police court She entered the dock be-
tween two warehouses; and remained
standing during the few minutes occupied
by tho swearing in OF the Jury.
| Miss Leneve was an object for keeu
scrutiny on the part OF the women VIII
composed tho ma tority OF the spectators
In reply to the formal charge Of being
an accessory after tho fact TO the murder
Of Belle fillmore. the girl pleaded mot
guilty" in voice that was ecarccl,
audible
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone there
upon called Richard d. Muir. the crown
prosecutor. who outlined the case aGains
the accused. II was clear, NJ. Muir said
! ir,r ri bat
Miss Lencve constituted the motive fol
the murder of Cripren's wife lie partc
ularly dwelt upon the evidence given u,
Mrs. Jackson. Miss Loneve's landady. n
the preliminary hearing.
| The illness OF the ocr,sed on M,
night Of her interview with Mrs Jack
son was not. the prosecution said. Nj
ordinary illness but condition Of nor
ror. the explanation Of which was the
knowledge that had come to hcr thai
Crippen had murdcrcd his wife.
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard. VIII
arrested Crippcn and Miss I.cne,e. ar
tho other witnesses for the crown
were taken rapidly through the avi-
dcnce which they had Evcn in the
lower courts. No new testimony wa
brought out and 40 prosecution close,
It's case before lJnch.
FINED FOR CRIPPEN STORY.
| There was n sequel to tho CripDcr
murder case to-day when tho higi
court inflicted IL fine Of $1,000 upor
Assistant Editor PERKS for contemp
Of court in permitting publication Ii
the London Chronicle Of story ~.
rrt,. R.d ho
hyoscin nnd had confessed to the mar
der Of his wife The court ORDERED
that Perris he Imprisoned until the fnC