The Washington times., 1910-09-08

LONDON, Sept s-Ths Crown today
began laying the foundation OF the case
against Dr. Hawley Harvey CrIppen. a.
cused OF the murder Of his wife, Belle
EImore-
With the resumption Of his hearing fn
I the Bow street police court, Prosecutor
/ Travers Humphreys. set out 70 estab-
lish the corpus deficit.
Behind him was an array Of witnesses
ready TO testify that the nutnated re-
mains found buried in QuiCk-Ifme in Che
cellar OF , HfHdrop Crescent. North
+ London. on July Is. were those Of Mrs.
/ Crippen-
The scenes that marked the second
4 hearing, on the 6th. were repeated to-
day. crowd Of 10,0o9 surrounded the
court building for the chance OF seeing
/ the defendant The police had as diff
( cult time as on Tuesday to handle the
I crowds So great was the crush at one
time that several women tainted
! The first witness called was MIS-
/ SmythsOn. professional friend of Belle
/ Elmore's- associated with her in the
London Music Hall Artists Guild. of
] which the slain woman was treasurer
Girl Wore Brooch.
Il last saw Belle EImore on January
2s.- said tEe witness she appeared IN
good health, and her manner was nor
ball attended by many theatrical people
She wore Mrs. Crippen-s brooch. and
the fact attracted much attention
To those questioning him, CriDpen
said his wife had gone 10 California
Il saw CTippen after the death Of
Belle Elmore had been announced in
the London Era He said then that he
: intended TO bring his wffe-s ashes back
10 England. and nave a ceremony per
= formed over them here
He gave me the address Of his son,
Hawley o. CTippen- in Los Angeles. Cal
, where he is employed by a telephone
company CriDpen said that a letter Of
sympathy might be sent there
Reported the Ashes
The last time I saw Crippen before
his arrest was on May Is He then told
= me that his wife had been cremated and
= that he had received the ashes That
= led me 10 believe that she had died in
= Les Angeles. but he appeared reticent-
, Ii was only after I had asked min three
times and pressed the point that he told
= me the address where she died, accord
Z Ing 10 his story
Two strong points aEaiuSt the defense
were made by the witnesses immediately
following the FIRST Mrs Harrison 4
theatrical friend, testified that she knew
{ Mrs. Crippen had undergone an opera
ton. because she had seen the scar
Relies On Scar.
The prosecution decided, according to
: statements made this morning to rely
y largely on this scar in establishing the
identity, its description being identical
: with that OF a scar on the remains
n The sale Of Eve grains OF hyoScin, the
: deadly heart poison traces Of which
were found by chemical analysis. was
9 sworn 10 By a clerk for a wholesale drug
y firm
. "Dr. Crippen bought the FIVE grains
\ on January "a ne said He betrayed
: no nervousness I sold it 10 him because
e 7 knew him. and he bought drugs from
Us before
e Signed In Firm Hand
5 The dug clerk said Crippen signed the
e poisor register in a frm hand. Nun
!, yons. per II H. Crippen- for Du-poss OF
:. homeopathic Dreparations-T
"Crippen was twice London represen-
tative for the Home DRUG COmpany-
last wear" continued the witness "CriD
pen bought numerous drugs, including
cocaine. pioT1hine. and other kinds o.
n Tnis testimony revived among tie
= court officers the report ts-dt trlpuen
: was addicted to the use CT drugs
~ Recognizes Jacket.
8 Mrs. Harrison. Of Brixton, testified
p that she recognized a dressing jachsl
.e found among Miss Lcneve's effects as
: similar to one worn by Mrs. CripPea
70 Mrs Harrison. who was closely asso-
ciated with the Crippens, admitted on