Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-23
LED TO THE GALLOWS
TREMBLING WITH FEAR
Shrinking Figure Supported BY
Guards While Rope Is Adjusted.
EXECUTION Is QUICKLY OVER
Drop Of Seven Feet Results In In
slant Death-Last Hours
Spent in State of
Collapse

LONDON, November 23-Dr. Hawley
Harvey Crippen today paid the penalty
for the murder Of his wife, Belle Ell
more, the actress. within a few minutes
Of the stroke Of nine, the morning hour
officially fixed for the execution.
The hanging was in Pentonville prison.
where the prisoner had been confined
since his return to this country. follows
ing his arrest i'm Canada. lie rnads no
statement on the scaffold.
The condemned man, who throughout
churchill had refused a petition for his
reprieve had maintained an inpertuba-
BILE calmness, presented . pitiaple ap-
pearance as ne was literally led through
scafroid.
his mental anguish had been too great
to be covered up by outward bravado.
and II was broken man whom ths
wardens were opnged to assist up the
steps to the drop upon wnicn, once
.eacneo. the shranklng ngure aii out oo1-
lapsed. The nrst report lnat Crippen nAa
met MS tate caimIy WAS CONT Auc.ed ny
persons VINO were present In ths psason
uurlng the mans iase nours.
Passed a hesriess Night
The doomed man passed a resasss night
ana appeared hagsaro and worn wnsa
awAkene0 from nls nUui siuAnDer. tAs
seemed to lose ala torutuoe ~ Lhs end
approached. A breakfast was nrouSs1 ~
nam, put ne lett II untouched. nAs lass
was coloriess az he was esc0rted oaro-
neaoed to the gaiIows. The Grews0uDe
work was soon ovne. 1ne DiAcx cAo Was
quickly drawn over the facs. the moose
auj usleo ana the bolt drawn.
CrIppen, who weighed lsO pounds was
gwen a drop OF seven feet. De6Ih was
instantaneous. From the TIME ln~S hts
.eprleve was refused the p ysiSlaus y CON-
ult,on had been one Oh agvAA.ed uAsntai
prostrauon. he would ses onAy Cara
rtnel Leneve, love tor wiio.zA, Ine crown
asserted, was the compeLalk nivose ~
me MURDER OF MS wAe: oo1csaOr NeW-
ION, VINO mad mace a game AgnI ror his
cnent, ana k'atna- "a. ey. % whose MIN
wtrat,ons ne palo respecuus AISeaLl0n.
Collapse began X .Ateraxy.
The final interview with Miss Aensvs
yesterday was most PAINFUL Ann. already
N lhe shaoow Oh death, ne Sonvlcted
murderer made no eaoIt to suAuress his
emotions upon parIAng win the gtrL Dur
ing the REMAINDER OF the day he "Hs IA
q state of compete nervous consp.s. re-
ur.ng to his beu ut,e.ly desyonaaat.
some time after The crowd wn.cn mad
xarnered around the prison nau oisps.sed
a nuuce was posled on tile ptAson gates
announcing lnat Judgment os ueAIn mas
this day been executed on h II. Grip
uen," in the presence OF the 0eiuor OF
the prison. the unuersheriff Aao ta.her
Carey.
The physicians certificate of death was
also displayed.
Inquest Held Over Body.
Following the execution the inquest re-
ouired by law was nelu. the jury return
ing a verdict TO the eIect that the SEN
tence of the law had been duly Carried
out.
The proceedings were held in the prison.
DIR. Wilson, an official witness Of the
hanging. testified that death WAS caused
by q fracture Of the vertebrate. There
was no resistance or struggle on the part
of the condemned niAn. and the whole
proceedings from the entranSe u the
cell by the executioner unui Crlppen
was dead occupied only sixty seconds
Death was instantaneous. the pnysician
SAID.
The foreman of the jury inquired or
the coroner IL he might ASK whether any
confession had been made ana revelved
the reply: mo. That does not cOnoern
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