The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-30
KILLED WIFE
WITH POISON
Coroner's Jury In Crippen Case
Finds WiIfuI Murder
MISS LENEVE AN ACCESSORY

Telling Points Against Accused Man
as Jury Is Instructed-His Successor
In London Office and Former Part
ner Give Testimony-Line of De-
Tense Not Yet Indicated by Counsel
For Doctor
london, Sept. 27.-A verdict Of
wilful murder was returned against
DR.. H. H. Crippen by a coroner's
jury at the conclusion Of the inquest
into the death of Belle Gilmore Grip
pen. The jury was out only brief
time. The jury further found that the
remains disinterred in the cellar of
Crippen's Hilldrop Crescent home
were those of Belle Gilmore, and that
death was due to hyoscin poisoning.
Coroner Schroeder called special at
tention OF the Jury to the fight of
Crippen and Ethel Leneve. He
pointed out the precautions that were
taken-of Crippen shaving of his
mustache and Miss Leneve Disgusting
herself as a boy, However, he in
formed the jury that its verdict should
not mention Miss Leneve In any way.
as she is charged with being an &C
cessory after the fact.
Coroner Schroeder, IN summing up
and reviewing the evidence, instruct
ed the jury as follows: THE final
question to be answered is. Does the
evidence show that death was due to
a criminal act? If so, who committed
the act?' The only person suspected
is the accused, DR.. Crippen. 1t has
been definitely established that Mrs.
Crippen disappeared from sight and
mind. II has also been established
that theletters announcing her resig-
nation from the Music Hall were writ
ten by Crippen and that they were
carried to the Offices of the guild by
Ethel Leneve. Crippen's typist. 1t
has also been testified that Miss Le-
neve was seen wearing Mrs. Crippen's |
jewels after the latter's disappear
ance."
The story of Crippen's movements
at the time his wife was supposed to
have died In America was told yester-
day on the witness stand by Miss |
Marion Curnow, who succeeded Grip
pen in charge of the London Office OF
the Munyon firm. -.-- So s..-...-
Miss Curnow repeated the evidence
which she gave when Crippen and
Miss Leneve were arraigned in Bow
street police court, charged with the
of Mrs. Crippen. " ,a
She testified that Crippen told her
his wife had died in America last Feb
ruary. About the same time he be-
gan series of financial operations
which mainly consisted Of getting
checks cashed. Miss Curnow said that
she cashed one $500 check for him.
Then she told of Crippen's warning
that she must say nothing about his
wife's disappearance If questioned by
the authorities. She said that Grip
pen left a package with her to be
turned over to Miss Leneve.
Gilbert M. Rylance was called to
he stand and repeated practically the
same story he had previously told.
aylance and Crippen. under the firm
lame of Crippen & Rylance, en-
parked in a business enterprise for
he making of false teeth.
Rylance testified that Crippen had
old him that his wife died In America
asst winter. Following this Crippen
old him he had married his typist.
Hiss Leneve.
The absence of Crippen and his
ypist did not prevent a crowd from !
Attorney Newton repre- 5
ented the prisoners. but gave no in 1
ication of the line of defense which I
Till be adopted when this famous muir 5
er trial of International interest
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