The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-14
Body Found in Crippen Home
Was Dismembered by Ex.
perienced Surgeon
CROWN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE
TO ESTABLISH SEX OF VICTIM
Medical Expert Declares the Parts
Found Were Those of Human Being
-Leneve Woman in Pitiable Physi.
cal and Mental Condition.

AOhuon' sept. 14.-Iestifyfng at the
resumption today Of the Crippen mur-
der trial. Prof. Augustus j. Pepper,
pathologist of the University of Lon
don, said his examination had con-
Wnced him that the human parts
found in the cellar of the Hilldrop
crescent home was severed by a hand
skilled In surgery and directed by a
mind that possessed real knowledge
OF anatomy.
The evidence of the. medical experts
mas been awaited with eagerness and
the famous little courtroom in Bow
street was crowded. The prisoners
IN the dock presented contrasting ap-
pearances. DR.. Hawley H. Crippen,
who Is charged as principal in the
murder of his wife, Belle Elmore, the
American actress, was seemingly as
cool and collected as ever. He did
not miss q word of the testimony and
eagerly whispered to his solicitor,
Arthur Newton, whenever he thought
ne had detected point in his favor.
On the other hand, Ethel Clara
Leneve. accused as an accessory after
the TACT, was wan and pale and plain
y In mental and physical distress.
She was attended in the courtroom by
a wardress.
Prot. Pepper was the first witness
caHed by the prosecution. At con-
siderable length he described the ex-
animation which he made of the parts
and set forth his conclusions. The
witness said that he had identified the
pieces Of flesh as belonging to various
parts OF the body, except the head,
hands, forearms, feet, and legs below
the knees. He could only say that the
members found were undoubtedly
from human body. NJ bones were
discovered nor was there any: trace
OF the genital organs
Under cross-examination Prof. Pep
per admitted that he had been unable
to establish the sex Of the victim.
The witness identified particularly
the pieces of flesh six by seven inches
IN sfse as coming from the abdomenal
wall and which bore a scar which in
his opinion, was undoubtedly left by
wound from an operation. The wit
ness said that the scar was in circu-
lar direction. and more than four
inches In length. 1t was old and
might have been on the body for
years. possibly many years. The
condition Of the organs recovered was
healthy and in his Judgment indicat-
ed a stoutish person in middle life,
| whose hair was dark brown, where it
had not been artifcially bleached.
The witness said that he found no
trace Of the sex. The parts had been
buried for not less than four months
and for mot more than eight months.
At this point Solicitor Newton took
the witness in hand and asked him
/ to be more specific in his statement
as to having found mo trace Of SEX"
The professor agreed with the coun-
sci that 1t was impossible for him in
any manner to determine the sex from
the parts of the body found and ex-
amined by him. This was considered
Of great importance to the defense,
as 1t had been generally believed that
although certain organs had been
purposely removed to conceal the
identity Of the victim, sufficient evil
dence would be introduced to estab-
lish that the body was that of wo-
man. The witness explained that he
meant that he could not identity the
sex automatically. He was closely
questioned regarding the scar and So
licitor Newton tried to make out that
what appeared as a scar might be
merely an overlapping of the skin.
THAT suggestion is fantastical," re-
t0rted the doctor,