The Washington times., 1910-09-16

LONDON. Sept I6--''The person be
lieved TO have been Mrs Belle EImOre
Crippen met death through the admin
istering Of a dose Of hyoscin- This dose
which was somewhat more than the
amount required 10 produce death, vas
near enough 20 the exact amount re-
quired for fatal results 10 Indicate ex-
part judgment in preparing the dose"
This was the testimony today Of Dr.
" II. Wilcox, analyst for the Home
Office, and was the first definite state
ment Of the cause Of death Yet brought
out at the hearing Of Dr. H H Crippens
supposed wife murderer.
Under questions from Travsrs Humph-
Teyss representing the crown, Wilcox
said the poison was administered
through the mouth. rather than by in
lection, and that the amount taken
barely exceeded Ealr a grain
7 DO not md any other cause OF death
except this poison. Wilcox said 4
an satisfied that death follow ed within
an hour after the administering OF the
dose"
Hyoscin Was Found
wHIcox examined five jars OF the u
mains OF the body found under the Gel
he discovered approximately - of d
grain CO hyoscin- The whole amount of
the poison used. he declared. undoubted-
" exceeded half o grain
Two more Of the governments wit
neSses in the Dr. W H Crippen muir
der hearing admitted on the stand today
that they we're unable 10 deteTmine
definitely the sex OF the body supposed
% be that Of Belle EImore CrippeD.
Dr. ". II. WHlcoz, the home Office
analyst, testified that the character and
position Of the organs submitted 10 him
uToved that they were from a h man
,bodv. and that '-Dro5ao.y the boGy was
that Of a female
Cannot Determine Sex
B H SpiIsbury- one OF she leading
pathoIozists OF London would not 60
even this far. frankly admitting that he
was unable % determine the sex from
,nicroscoaicaI study Of the remains
TIE testimony Of these experts was
considered another boost for the defense
Of CripUea and, taken IT. connection
with the collapse OF the testimony OF
DIT. Pepper on last Wednesday. Il IS be
Iicved 10 fOTeShadow the governments
inability to move e. any jury that the
body found IN the cellar Of DR.. CrIppeE's
home was thas of a woman
II the sex Of the BODY Is so hard TO
determine. how can the prosecution hope
10 prove the far more difficult PROPOSE
ton that Il was that OF CriTpeE's wife,
Is the question that Is now being asked
Meet More Obstacles
The effort OF the prosecution TO prove
that the scar found on tEe remains vas
similar TO a scar on Mrs CriDpen is
meeting with constant Obstacles
Dr. SpHsbury said today that the mark
IN question was undoubtedly scar, but
that the white line. CLara CteIiStlc o.
most scars. was unODsETVable- AbdOm-
inaI operations such rs would have pro
duCed the scar Spii~burv testified ~ ere
common 20 both sexes.
Or WILCOX said me had made a care
ful examination Of five iSrs OF the re-
mains and that while ne believed they
were those Of 2 woman Ee could rot
swear 10 Ibis WILCOX also SAID the
scar was an Old one
CTippen More Buoyant
CrIppen and Miss Ethel Ieneve, who
Is accused Of being IN accessory after
the fact IN the murder or Mrs CriDpen,
plainly showed their satisfaction At the
testimony ~ Salisbury and WILCOX
Crinpeu vas even more buCyaut than
or TVednesdsy- and Miss Leneve seem
Ell To have rid herself Of The depression
that she manifested IN her previous aD-
pearances-
AnS1yZSQ SOu specimens
Dr. Wiucox testified Ire analysed Speci-
mems OF the soil where the body was
found and also the car50lic powder and
sanitary fluid used by the moTgue Keep
or on the remains lie applied the rec
oSnized tests for pTuSSic acid, arsenic,
and mineral poisons. but FOUND nothing
hat arsenic and h-Oscin. The presence
Of arsenic, he said, probably was due
10 the carbolic powder vsed, as it con-
tanned arsenic
The piece Of q pajana jacket found
in the grave was Of the same material.
WILCOX testified. rs pajamaS from Mrs.
Crippen's wardrObe.
once more Solicitor Newton for the
defense. brought out the fact that the
material from which the pajaWas were
made, was of a common quality, SUCH
as IS frequently used in such garments.
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