The Washington times., 1910-11-05

LONDON. Nov 5--Dr H H Grip
pens appeal from the verdict Of guilty
rendered against him when ne was
tried for the murder Of his wife, Belle
Elmore Crippen, was dismissed today
and the. death sentence was reafarmed
In the high court Of criminal appeals
The Americans last hope fO- freedom
was doomed when the appeal judges re-
fused to grant him another tritl
CnDgen win be hanged on Tuesday.
TIE prisoner took this blow very hard.
His face turned ghastly white. and he
trembled in his chair. Those who looked
on thought he was going to faint
Appeared Confident.
Crippen's legal struggle 10 avoid
the -sllOws as the penalty for the KIN
ing OF his wife, Belle EImore Crfppen.
was carried into the high court today.
when arguments were presented before
the criminal court Of appeals to give
the American a new trial
Dr. Crippen was apparently corlf7deut
Of success. but he was pale and looked
somewhat nervous He was conveyed
from the BentonviIle prison TO the de-
tention room in the court house adjoin-
ing the room in which his arguments
were to be heard
Hears Argument.
one point Of CripDen's case concerned
the refusal OF Justice RadIev 20 allow
Crippen 10 hear the arguments OF his
counsel in person. However, the dapper
little American doctor was convened
within the precincts Of the court in case
decisions in his favor should be
granted
Dr Crippen was as dandifed as ever
in his fancy frocI coat and styIishly
cut trousers He wore spats an6 patent
leather shoes. Although his doom is set
for next Tuesday, his appearance did
not indicate much fear.
The condemned man had not been
seated very long IN the detention room
before his lawyer entered with a tri-
Umphant look on his face and told him
that the court had decided that he could
sit in court and hear the argument.
Crippen arose with alarcity. and ac-
comp anied by two wardens. entered the
courtroom
Case Outlined.
Barrister Alfred Tobin, who actively
conducted the defense for the little
American at the murder trial, was chief
counsel at the hearing on the appeal
He made a convincing argument IN
favor OF the presentation of the appeal,
and the court announced that It would
hear anything he might have TO say as
to the alleged illegality OF the trial. be
cause one Of the jury fell, and the rest
Of the jurymen were unmatched for a
space Of two hours or more.
The solicitor then outlined his case.
basing the chief argument upon the
incident Of the jurors Illness. although
he rounded out his plea by declaring
that Crippen had been convicted on pre-
sumptfve evidence.
DR. Crippen sat listening eagerly 20
his lawyer, apparently gaining hope
from the emphatic manner in which Mr..
Tobin presented the case. Occasionally
he looked about hiua. but sat down
glancing toward the sOmber judges upon
the bench
Court Rules.
Replying 10 Tobin's argument about
the sick juror. Crown Prosecutor Rich
ard Muir. who convicted Crippen. said
that the III juror had never been out
Of the court house. and that he was
in charge Of bailif all the time.
A blow was struck TO Crippen's case
when the court announced that the liz
ness Of a juror could have had no effect
upon the verdict. AS Crippen's counsel
was basing the appeal upon this as a
main point, the case practically fell
then
The American took this blow very
hard His face became ghastly. and the
muscles twitched spasmOdically.