The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
IS FOUND
GUILTY OF KILLING
HIS ACTRESS WIFE
After Scathing Charge by the
Lord Chief Justice, Jurors
Retire and Return In
30 Minutes.

30 Minutes.
London, Oct. 24.-It was an
bounced this evening that Crippen
would be hanged November ID,
less than one month after his con-
viction.
London, Oct. 25.-pr. Hawley Harvey
.rippen. the American practitioner
md medical agent, vas today found
guilty OF the murder Of his wife. the
american actress, Belle fillmore on Feb
'uary ] last, and sentenced to death.
Ehe jury was out 80 minutes when it
eturned and announced 1t had found
he defendant guilty. Lord Chief JUS
ice Alverstone asked the physician 1t
he had anything to say. Crippen re-
,lied in a low voice:
II still protest my innocence"
The chief justice then donned the
black cap that a rested near him
throughout the trial and pronounced
he sentence of death. Addressing the
condemned man, Lord Alverstone said
You have been convicted N eyi-
ienee which car leave no Doubt In the
mind of any reasonable man that you
.ruelly murdered our wife and then
nutilated her body. I advise you to
entertain no hope that you will escape
he consequences of our crime. 1 i'm
plore you to make your peace with AL
mighty God"
Hanged Within a Month.
AS the lord chief justice concluded, a
Srippen from the dock. Crippen will
be hanged. No date for the execution
has been fixed, but 1t probably will be
done within a month.
The trial of Ethel Clara Neneve, as
an accessory Of the fact in the murder
Of Mrs. Crippen will begin next Mon
day.
1t was expected the Crippen murder
case would be concluded today with the
iury's verdict, and as a consequence a
great crowd gathered about the New
Bailey before the doors were opened.
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone called
Crippen to the stand and asked him
! questions regarding the use of hyosctn,
I the poison with which it is charged
the accused killed HIS
Arraigned by Prosecutor.
The Justice elected the information
that hyoscin vas administered through
the mouth and also hypodermically.
Richard Muir hen began the closing
speech for the prosecution. He said
the defense had relied largely on the
theory that Crippen was too kind
hearted to commit murder. Counsel
pointed out that the defendant had
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saying the prosecution had proved
beyond a reasonable doubt h a tn,
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stone began his summing IN of tn,
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Inc 1usllce uescr1peu as a.
sNlraoraihafy mai Whet1er gullty 0
ihnocei,. II guiity' he Lau covered u
a ghastiy crime IN a ghastly way, an
calIons manner re- ba ,ros ,pnnna,t @t
was Impossible to fathom his mind a
he was absolutely Indifferent TO III
charge of murder. He had taken n
step whatever to prove his innocenc,
The Judge asked whether r. wa
possible for Crippen to carry IN
tampaign of misrenresentation For 9,
months. except with the knowledge tha
I MIS- Wife WAS NOT 2liUat or ff if yyQQ mo
sible that IF Belle Elmore vas liyin
she could be so abominallv mean tha
knowing her husbands nresent nos
ton. she would NOT communicate wit
him or the authorities
The court pointed ont the ,.cl 4,
Testimony which should have hoe
Forthcoming in upport of the CLAIM
of the defense The i,1rv ryes centiona
to treat the evidence Of the %defendant
medical experts with some reserve be
cause under cross-examination the
a altered their views as first ex
pressed.
The chief Justice expressed til
opinion it would be a remarkable &C
Incidence that a scar should be sougt
unless the flesh came from Belle %,
more's body when taken in c%oniunctio
with the discovery of pajamas, dive
hair, feminine underclothes and 9TH
articles similar to those worn by Bel
) Elmore, in the cellar where the bod
was unearthed.
Saws cripnen ,s . lar
cr,nnen ,ba lnstioa daa,asa
aT tIn' 49, aeIiaieu, III
e aa1lIli1 not tie Convict put. ne the aoaaa fen 1de 'u :
that score II must ha oopuipna5 III.