The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-16
P OLICE HOPEFUL
THAT THEY WILL
GET CR|PPEN
ALLEGED Murderer Believed to
Be On the Sea
HAS NOT ARRIVED YET
All Steamships Coming From Europe
Will Be Closely Watched to
Prevent Escape

New York, July 16-The police OF
this city, disappointed yesterday in
their search of the Lusitania for DR..
Crippen, were still confident last
night that he is somewhere on the
high seas bound for this country-a
view in which his wifes family share
gladly. Mrs. Theresa Hum, a sister
of Belle Elmore, said last night: Il
think the doctor fed for southampton
as soon as he heard that Scotland
Yard was looking for him. 1t is
doubtful if he would have tried the
continent for the London police are
in close touch with all the capitals of
Europe and a foreigner is always con
spicuous, especially If he does not
carry a passport"
The St. Paul is due at New York
from Southampton today, the Cedric
from Liverpool tomorrow, and the
Hamburg-Amer liner Cleveland
from Southampton on the same day.
They will all be searched carefully
Mrs Hum gave details of her sis
ters first acquaintance with Dr.
Crippen. She showed a wedding an
nouncement dated September /, 1892
which said that Dr.. II. II. Crippen had
married Corinne X. Turner and that
the couple would be al home after
September 20 at llO6 North Leonard
avenue. st. Louis. There seems to
be some misundcT landing about my
sisters name" explained Mrs. Hum
Her real name-Nunigunde Makom
arski-was hard - remember and
worse to spell SO she took the name
of Cora Turner ! never knew her
to use any other until she went to
St Louis, whore she sought employ
ment as Corinne Turner, and wrote
me to keep that name in mind If
wished my letters TO reach her.
First she was a house maid, but
her good looks and laughing dispos
ition brought her an offer of a place
on the stage and Il was while play
ing in a st. Louis music hall that she
attracted DR.. Crippen's attention. He
sought and obtained an introduction
I can never forget the doctor. His
face is strongly marked by a seal
across the bridge OF his nose caused
by the constant wearing of glasses.
The first story OF what may have
been the actual commital of the
crime was told at London yesterday
by a neighbor OF Or. Crippen In the
cellar of whose home was unearthec
the body believed by the police to be
that of the physicians wife, the Am
erican woman who was known on the
stage as Belle ElmOre. Since tbs
discovery OF the body and the disap
pearance Of DR.. Crippen and his type
writer. Miss Ethel Clara Leneye, the
Scotland yard detectives have In
quired diligently among those Twins
in the vicinity of the Crippen home
In Hrldrop Crescent, North London
for information Of the American doc
tor and his actress wife. NOTHING
helpful was learned until yesterday
when the woman proprietor OF
small shop at the rear OF Crippenl
residence. told OF hearing a womanl
screams and pleas for mercy. arislnl
seemingly from the cellar In whicl
the burned and mutilated corpse la
ter was found. Mrs Crippen disan
peared in February last.
Il was four or FIVE months ag'
when the screams were heard, tn
woman said. Her shop overlooks
little garden back of the Crippel
home. To the police the shopkeepe
said: Il had often heard revolve
practice In the garden. One nigh
about four or FIVE months ago, ! can
not place the time more exactly,
was awakened by woman's cries. !
was midnight The screams appear
ed to come from Dr. Crippen's house
| listened and heard a womans vote
pleading. Don't Oh don't To M
IL seemed that the cries we're from
woman In the basement OF the hous
occupied by DR. and Mrs. Crippen. A
nothing developed further. soon foi
got the occurrence and did not REGAL
II until yesterday when ! learned o
the tragic discovery"
The music hall artists guild issuel
an official statement yesterday dc
clarlng that all OF the books and aC
counts Of Mrs. Crlppen who was tn
treasurer OF the guild, were found Z
be IN perfect order and that none O
the funds OF the organization wer
missing.