The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-22
I Defense Closes Its Case
for Alleged Wife
Murderer.
VOTE EXPECTED
THIS AZ TERNOON
For Four Hours Defendant Is
Grilled by Counsel for Crown,
but Never Loses Composure
or Deviates From His
Story ofsWife's Dis
appearance.
appearance

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London. October 21.--The defense IN
The case OF Or. Hawley II. crippen.
charged with the murder or his wife.
rested to-day With the summing UP ad-
dress by Counsel Alfred "A. robin..
Richard Muir Will close for the prose-.
Fcutton Tomorrow morning. after which
the case will go to the jury. "A vote
T Is expected tomorrow afternoon.
For four hours to-day DR.. Crippen
was subjected to q searching cross
examination by Mr.. Muir. He stood
the ordeal well. HIS answers were
given In a cnlm we'll -modulated voice,
and at no time did he lose his COM
posure. This was not however, with
out an effort on his part, and when he
returned to the prisoners dock the
Witness was deathly pale and appear
ed to be almost on the point OF COL
1apsing.
The fact that the defendant was to
undergo cross.examination by this
representative OF the crown increased
interest in the proceedings. and when
Lord Chief Justice Alyerstone, always
punctual to the minute. entered the
New Bailey court room and the pris-
cner at the game time took his place
in tho dock. the spectators were al
ready In their seats, awaiting the open
Ing of the contest between the keen
lawyer and the cool DOCTOR
Jury Examines Scar.
Before Crippen re-entered the wit
( ness box, from which he gave his di-
rect testimony yesterday. the Lord
Chief Justice announced that at Its
own request the jury would be al
lowed later on in the day to examine
microscopically the skin from the part
( OF a body found in the Htlldrop Cres-
cent cellar, which bears. 1t Is alleged
by the prosecution. scar such as
Belle Elmore received from surgeons s
e knife twelve years ago. The defense
claims that there is no scar, but that
what appears to be such was caused
& by fold In the skin.
Although the steamer Montrose Is
q Z sea. the quartermaster. who. Grip
pen testified yesterday. entered into a
conspiracy to hide him during the flight
to Canada, is now in London. and Mr..
Muir had a long talk with him last
night.
When crippen was escorted to the
witness box to-day he assumed the
+ same characteristic attitude as he did
when he faced his own counsel He
rested his elbows on the railing.
clasped his hands and looked inquir-
ingly about the courtroom. 8
Heard Nothing of Wife.
Mr.. Muir, losing no time In prelimi-
naries. asked crippen whether he had
q seen or heard anything of his wife
{, since early on the morning OF February
The witness replied In the mega
tive. and In answer TO further uues-
tions that were rapidly fired at him.
said that he could not prove any fact
\ showing that she left the house alive.
8 he supposed that she had gone to
y Bruce III Miller, her professional ac-
: quaintance, who lives in Chicago. That
!. was the only guess he could mak He
made no inquiries. The witness said
that he last saw his wife between 2
4 and o'clock on the morning of. Feb
y ruary !. when they retired as usual
That morning he prepared his own
breakfast. Returning home in the
evening. he found that Mrs. Crippen,
{ had disappeared. as she had threatened
g do. He made no inquiries regarding
the passengers listed onEvessels sailing
for America nor had heasince suggest
Led that Inquiries regarding the where
Rhouts OF his wife should be made. n
Mr. Muir suggested that ttifgthe Wit
ness wife were alive she would call
! pom her sisters In the United States
Crippen's reply to this was that if his
would not have q the face,'sto 90 to her
sisters. This opinion from the Wit
4 ness box drew forth chorus OF .'Ohsn
4 fSom the spectators.
Considered Jewelry3 His.
The doctor could not say whether =.
wife took any Of her sfurs with her o.
Y she had any quantity of furs and
n @dresses.Et Regarding the disposition of
Belie q Elmores n, jewelrY, he witness
i K ssl. sald that ne considered that he was
z quite entitled to tell INSPECTOR Dew
chat he had not pawned his 8wife,s ai.
\ uab bles, as these had been purchased
4 VII his money and he considered them:
II u.s. He had used the proceeds Of the
n sales to pay for adyertising He did
4 not know what cash his wife had a
+ the time she left him. 8,5i55
4 "a asked her. said the witness, az
want nething.% co!iasei enn ss Piled: HE'D
up the subjec 1t of.the letters and sta tes
8 SmInents Belle Elmore's friends which.
5ne 9 [ hushand q ad mad garding her
y g e. tn crlppen admitted that ali we're we're
lles q and m mdssmil lingly nted to the fsugs
gestionh that he had to play the role
34ofs e u bereaVed husband. He thourhts
ana n :. q y ne had played & the part pretty
The, {. witness ssug ug,gested that 1t was
@ @ossiblel that the human parts found
IN Gellar |, his home had been
Ience of himsel and wife, Z 3SSs
n q Time Lost .g4 a M sSl i55i ~ "
s3i.l T. deYelo ped durin ngs the cross s-eXami-
no tine lest
tors tyPista lldrop- Crescent
L.eneYe had slept In the house since his
Witnsss s asF saa pSstsf }sat e resolved % 60
suspicion had been \ arrested against anat