The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-10-27
CRIPPEN ASSERTS
BELIEF THAT WIFE
IS NOT NOW DEAD
Admits He Lied to the Police
and Frankly Confesse5 His
Relations With the
Leneve Woman.

charged with Tho murder Of his wife,
rested today with the summing up adj
dress by Counsel Alfred A. Tobin.
Richard Muir will close for the prose-
cution tomorrow, after which the case
will 90 to the jury. A verdict Is ex-
peotsd tomorrow afternoon.
London. Oct. 24.-Dr. Hawley H.
Crippen, accused of the murder Of his
wife, known to the theatrical profession
as Belle Gilmore, matched wits today
with Richard Muir. one OF the cleverest
. criminal lawyers in England.
The fact that the defendant was to
undergo cross examination increased
interest in the proceedings. When
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, always
punctual to the minute. entered the
| New Bailey court room and the pris-
oner at the same, Mime took his place
In the dock. the spectators were already
In their seats awaiting expectantly the
opening Of the contest between the law
yer and the doctor.
/ To Examine Alleged Scar.
| Before Crippen re-entered the witt
ness box, from which he gave his d.
rect testimony yesterday, the lord chief
| justice announced that at its own re-
| quest the jury would be allowed later
| In the day to examine microscopically
| the skin from the part found in the
Hilldrop Crescent cellar which bears,
1t is alleged by the prosecution, a scar
such as Belle Elmore received from a
surgeons knife IL years ago. The de-
Tense claims there is no scar, but that
what appears to be such was caused
by fold in the skin.
Although the steamer Montrose Is at
the 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 long talk with him
last night.
When Crippen was escorted to the
witness box today he assumed the
same characteristic attitude he did
when facing his own counsel He rest
ed his elbows on the railing, clasped
his hands and locked inquiringly about
the court room.
! Thought Belle Joined Lover.
Mr.. Muir, losing no time in pre-
liminaries, asked Crippen whether he
had seen or heard anything Of his wife
since early on the morning Of Feb
ruary 1. The witness replied I'm the
negative, and in answer to further
questions that were rapidly fired at
him, said he could not prove any fact
showing she had left the house alive.
He supposed she had gone to Bruce
Miller, her professional acquaintance.
/
only guess he could make. He made
no inquiries. The witness said he last
saw his wife between and O'Clock
In the morning Of February / when
they retired as usual
That morning he prepared his own
breakfast. Returning home In the eve-
ming he found Mrs. Crippen had disap-
peared, as she had threatened to do.
! He made no inquiries rega riding the
| passenger lists for vessels sailing for
America, nor had he since suggest d
that inquiries regarding the where
abouts of his wife should he made
| Spectators Disguised.
J Mr.. Muir suggested IL the witness
wife were alive she would call on her
sister In the United States. Crippen's
reply to this was that IL his wife had
gone with another man she would not
have ''the face" to go to her sister.
This opinion from the witness box
drew forth a chorus of "Ohs" from the
spectators.
The doctor could not say whether
his wife took any Of her furs with her
or IL she had any quantity Of firs and
dresses. Regarding the disposition of
Belle Elmore's jewelry. the witness said
he considered that he was quite en-
titled to tell Inspector Dew he had not
pawned his wife's valuables, as these
had been purchased with his money
l
used the proceeds of the sales to pay
for advertising. He did not know what
cash his wife had at the time she left
! him.
Il asked her." said the witness. III
she wanted any money. she replied
No; / want nothing
Counsel took up the subject Of the
letters and statements to Belle Ell
more's friends. which the husband has
made regarding her death. Crippen
admitted that all were lies, and smil-
ingly assented to the suggestion that
he had to play the role Of bereaved
husband.
/ when Mr.. Muir asked Crippen II
he thought he had played the part of
a Dereaved husband well the witness
smiled and replied:
"That Is for others to Judge"
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone and
Counsel Muir piled the witness with
questions regarding his use Of hyoscin.
poison which the prosecution alleges
was administered to Belle Gilmore ard
caused her death.
Crippen said he had not purchased
any nyoscin before or after the &C.
casion proved by the crown on which
he admitted buying the drug. He could
not name any patients for whom he
had prescribed hyoscin.
The witness suggested II was possible
that the human parts found in the cell
lar Of his home had been placed there
during periodical absence Of himself
and wife.
Took Leneve Home Quickly.
It developed in the cross examina-
tion that no time was lost in establish
ing Ethel Clara Leneve. the doctors
typist, in the Hill Drop Crescent home.
Crippen admitted that Miss Leneve had
slept in the house on the night of Feb
ruary 2. within "a hours after his wife
had disappeared.
Witness said he resolved to go away
on July 8, after realizing that suspicion
had been directed against him. He
feared he might be arrested and jailed
until his wife was found. He wished
also to spare Miss Leneve, whom he
persuaded to disguise herself and quit
London by explaining that the state
ment which he had made to Inspector
Dew involved her as well as himself
He told the girl there would be a
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