The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
POISON is FOUND.
The Prosecution at the Trial of
DIR. HI. I'll. Crippen
Says Large Amount Was Discov-
cred in Dead WOman's Bedy.
CHARGE is MODIFIED
In the Case OF Ethel Clara
Leneve, the Typist.
She Is Now Held as an Access
sorry After the Fact.
CHARGE is MODIFIED

London, Sept. 6.-At the opening to-
day of the trial of DR.. Hawley H. Grip
pen, who is charged with the murder
of his wife, Belle Gilmore, the prosecu-
ton announced that large quantities
of poison had been found in the wom-
ans body and that there were evil
dences that she had been subjected to
an operation.
Ethel Clare Leneve, the doctors
typist, who accompined him in his
flight to Canada after the disappear
ance of his wife and who has been
| held on the same charge, also was
brought to the bar today, but the
crown stated that it had been decided
to confine the allegations against the
girl to being an accessory after the
fact.
This relieves Miss Leneve of any
| foreknowledge of the crime and is IN
| line with the belief of her family and
| friends that she did not share Grip
| pens confidence up to the time that
his wife dropped out of sight and was
| said by him to have died IN California
| Interest in the Crippen case which
was intense during the search for the
doctor has by no means worn out, as
was shown by the crowd wnIch gamer
| ed in the vicinity of the Bow street
| notice court when the trial was open
| Trayers Humphreys appeared for
| the public prosecutors ONCE WINE
Solicitor Arthur Newton represented
| Crippen. Mr.. Humphreys maue d iohs
| opening address
Opening the Case.
| Tn the course of his remarks the
| prosecutor definitely stated that the
| physicians who made the post mortem
examination of the mutilated parts un-
| earthed in the cellar of the Cr1ppen
| home in Hilldrop Crescent, Camden
| Road. had discovered the presence OF
| large quantities of hyoscln, a coiorless
| LIQUID poison, and also detected EVIL
dences that an operation nao peeh per-
| formed. St..
| It had been known that the authorl-
ties had been working on the theory
| that Belle Gilmore had been IN the
hands of one having at ieast a ruue
| knowledge of surgery, and, further,
that she had been poisoned. Inc ON
| cial announcements of these alleged
| discoveries, however, have not peen
| made before.
| tbe two prisoners on August 20, Mr.
| humphreys said that the government
! evidence against the typiSt pointed
| only to her as being an accessory atte5
| the fact Today he said that IL hau
been decided to tnuS iliiiie INC 0ioi g
| against her. tsus ,--.4 A.. c.;n-
pen as Belle, the name used by Zip
| nen when referring to his Wue. Inc
n
| cupied separate rooms for TOUR years.
| For at least three years he said MISS
| Iseneve had been Crippens mistress
In January Miss Leneve was Ieellhs
her position in regard TO CrlpPen
| ac,itelv and particularly so as at tnat
time she expressed considerable Jeal-
| o,Isv of Mrs Crippen. In written
| statement made to Inspector Dew
| when the investigation first opened
Crippen said Belle was living IN the
4 h.
Jersey City. The doctor also spoke
of Bruce Miller's alleged acquaintance
with his wife, while he was in Amerl-
ca and frequent threats which Beiie
had made to quit him and go with
another man who occupied better
position in life.
The Quarrel.
Crinnen's statement concluded with
a story of the quarrel on the night or
January 81, after Paul Martinettl ana
Mrs. Martinetti who had spent the
evening with the Crippens, had left
doctor said that his wife threatened
to leave him on the following day. on
returning from business on FEBRUARY
l. Crippen said he found that his wlfe
had gone. He took steps to prevent
| a scandal and Fabricated the story or
her going to California and her death
there Counsel added that if it were
| nossibIe to get Bruce Miller over here
from Chicago, he would be invited TO
attend the court in order that the
prisoners statements might be put
to test
Speaking of the post mortem, the
prosecutor said Dr.sWilcox had 1ound
more than half grain of hyosc1n,
one of the deadliest of poisons and
from the fact that such quantity
had been discovered after the parts
had been buried for months, the phy-
stefan was able to say that several
grains must have been administered
On January 10, said Mr.. Humph-
rev. Crippen purchased five grains of
hydro bromide of hyoscin, a poison
of such character that the person to
whom it was administered would be
come unconscious almost instantly.
though life might remain for several
hours.
Counsel did not suggest the want
of money as the motive for the CRIME.
but did say that the disappearance OF
Belle was a fortunate thing for Grip
pen from a monetary standpoint
| On January 10, the accused mad
pawned jewelry for which he receiv-
ed $500 and on another pawned other
Jewels, receiving $575. All of the prop
erty pawned had been recognized as
| the property of Mrs. Crippen-
In conclusion the prosecutor SAID ne
questioned whether Miss Leneve could
have credited the extraordinary story
of Mrs. Crippen's disappearance relat-
| ed to her by the husband.