New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
WHY CRIPPEN is WANTED
The Disappearance Of Belle El
more and Finding Of Body.

0r Hexley 4. C-ippen is wanted IN
London. England to answer 70 charge
or numbering his wife. who was Belle e.
more. 2 vaudeville dancer. Of Brooklyn.
She disappeared from their London home
~ the beginning Of February. and an an
Toinoernent CT her death IN Dos Angeles
was published in the London newspapers
and vas sent te her relatives IL this coun-
rrv hy her husband Friends OF the miss
NJ woman made inquiries In California.
liowsrer. and found that srs had never
reached there. The British police we're in
formed Of this fact, ana Scotland Yard
took up the case
Oh July officers from Scotland Yard
examined the doctor. who admitted that
rs wife had not died in California He
said. however. rhat she had disappeared
and he knew nothing about heT- The police
axacted Z promise that he would not al
tempt 10 leave London. but next day he
COULD not re found. At The same time
Ethel Isaneye his stsnoErapher, disap--
peafed. L was reported that Dr. Crtppen
hso sent ON for suit Of boys clothing,
and il Eas supposed that the young woman
had douned mans attire 70 escape
A search OF the semi-detached cottage n
IEiudrop Crescent, North London, where
y.
,he floor OF the kitchen were discovered
1iangled portions CT z human body IN a
bed Of uaickIir1e. A. frst it was iI11possi-
HE 70 determine whether the flesh was
mat Of man or z woman, but Dr. Pepper,
= British army medical specialist, said
ater that the portions OF flesh were those
~ 2 woman. Lakes in z nelghborinE park
we're dragged il al attempt 10 locate the
bones. but nothing was found
Scotland Yard sent out q general alarm,
aud every steamship corning to America
vas searched at ports IL the United States
and Canade Reports came from various
rarts OF France and Spain thar a man be
iiez-ed 70 be Dr. Crippen had been ssen
there. and Z woman was said 20 be his
oompanion. All these clews were run down
Rnd proved false
Suddenly an announcement was made
that Inspector Dew. OF Scotland Yard, who
had talked with Or. CrippeD and his COM
ramon was starting for Montreal on the
White Star steamship Laurentic 10 inter
cept DR. Crippen, who. 1t was believed. had
sailed from q European port with Ethel
lseaeve dressed as q boy. Further details
safd rhat the doctor was travelling as a
minister. under the name OF Robinson. and
that his companion was supposed to be his
son. II was atterward made known that
they had boarded the Canadian Pacific
Railway steamship Nontross at Antwerp
DR.. Il H Cr.ppen was born fifty years
ago al ColdN ger. Mich. he studied medi-
cine ia Michigan, Cleveland and New York,
and practised IL Detroit. San Diego, Cal,
Salt Lake City, St Louis and Brooklyn az
an eve and ear specialist For come years
he was connected with q patent medicine
firm IN Philadelphia, and il vas al that
tine that he married Belle ElmoTs, whose
real name was Cora Belle Mackamohski.
her father having been d Polish noblemsn-
Dr- Cripper's father lives IN California.
and he has Z son, Hawley O Crippen, in
Los Angeles Belle Elmore's mother GIlar-
ried Fritz Marstnrer when Belle was two
years Old and she was known IL the
Yaeichborheod Of Williamsburg as Belle
Narsiuger Her sister. Mrs. Teresa Huhn,
lives e. Glendale. Long Island. while half
sister. Mrs. P Il. aIiIls. lives a. Newport