New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
CR|PpEN ON STAND
DENIES WIFE MURDER
Swears He Did Not Know of
Body in Cellar of Home
Until Arrested.
TELLS OF USE OF POISON
Defence Says Belle Elmores
Death Has Not Been Proved,
and Explains Doctors
Flight.

Flight.
-andon. Oct. 9.-Dr Hawley Harvey
C,-tnr,sn faced his accusers from the wit
-oss box to-day
II was A dramatic moment when the d-
-,iu7ltive figure Of the American emerged
ron the comparative isolation Of the COM
-7odious dock and took a position where he
~ras stared al by the curious throng that
s1led every foot Of available space in the
Kew Bailey courtroom
C-ippen was pale. but hts composure, that
Ass remained since he was first charged
z;th the murder CT his actress wife. Belle
rzraore. did not desert him He stepped
,ii!etIy but quickly into the box and, hold
NJ the Bible in mis- hand. took the oath
olste calmly.
-nder the guidance OF his counsel Grip
-en gave a sketch OF his career. He had
ervdied the theories but had not taken
practical course III surgery He had per
Formed a post-nor1em examination The
drugs which he had purchased il England
i,e explained were wholly for his own
t-cnarati0ns. lie explained the purchase
of hy-oscir. the poison which the crown al
iezss was used 10 kill Belle Elmore. by say
irE that il was required for use in the
--sarmert Of nervous cases. and described
,,if formula In making Up hyoscin tabloids.
n The hvoscn which he purchased on
arus-v = the doctor said he had used
snou- rvvo-rhirds.
Did Not Know of Body.
r. prisoner spoke slowly as he pro-
lseded He admitted that there was scar
e-7- and half INCHES long on the body OF
- wife L was caused. he said. by an
y,re-a-ron twelve wears aEo. He had never
5r-i-fe-erec ryoeci7 20 his wife. He had
- idea whose vas the body unesrthed in
she cellar OF his FIflldrop Crescent home
sr Asrt he was not aware that body had
Neer buried tbera until he returned TO Eng
and un6e- arrest
lie bore ont his Coursers statement of Al
-araf plot which he had formed to
.-s-A from -re steamer Mcntrose. He
sssd TIE GIs-terrnssrer had told him that
-Bs -zprair had recognized him and Miss
Jl-s-e and that he vas 10 be arrested
--ar ne steamer landed The quarter
master offered 70 make ? splash in the
-srs- during the night when Crippen was
-- -,~=--~d ~ commit SUICIDE The quarter
Master -old him that there was no charge
arzirzr Miss Lene-e. and so he planned 70
ze7a-s-- from her for 2 time. but he left
his proposed address iD America SO that
lhz night 5oi- him isre-- This concluded
--s direct evidence and court was sd
-0u-7e6.
-re 7-7zecu-i,n closed is case earlier IN
--e 1a~. and ATf-ed A Tobin, for tho de-
-e7re made his opening address in which
-e SAD rha- the defence would maintain
--s- ~ could NOT hn proved that BELLE
T-r-7o-c --ss dead without which proof his
client could -o- he ~onvic-ed The defence
--er called C-trpen ~ the stand
u-z Marshal and Spilsbury. medical eT-
-e--= rho examined the human parts IN
1-~-~--
g. Fird-op C>rescen-. repeated the evidence
7hics -hev had given in the lower courts
-T-tz -zs - -orf--1atior OF the testimony
rre- --es-e-1av Or Professor Pepper. the
-rz--rI-Ets- who Svo-e that the members
u--a human. -g- thar he could not deter
--f-e --a-orricsu- -h@ sex n the victim.
The r-nss-axarr717arIon Of the experts. in
which Lord chief Justice A1verstone- who
-- presiding Joined centred on the alleged
s-s- m -ha body. which -le defence con
tsndz 7se orIv q fold IN the skin
L- William r WIIlcox- the scientific
srsr-=- 20 ire Home ONCE. testified 70
rs-lrz Discovered in re body poison
Winch ae vas satisfied had been taken
through The mouth and vas the cause Of
d-s-r This poison. ne said. was NOT use'1
i- ro-=orsthierz as p-7z suggested hv inc
defer
BODY Mo- Mrs. C-ippen's.
T-- defence VIII attempt - prove that
7he rod- found n Crippen's home was not
-r1- n rtz wife Mrs Crfppeu had under
Eo-e surgical operation The rrosecu-
-ror claims ~ have found on portion of
r1e hc6- r scar ror-eepcn6inE 70 me wound
1ef- o- Mr. Trlrpen'S body hy the SUI
Feo7.s knife In this v-av they have sought
r. establish the Identification. The defence
rnsf f--sfrz thar y Was not = scar that was
found bur rather fold IN the skin, and
fr-e- cross r-fr7sfior secured from the
r~osecuffon-s medical expert witnesses The
admission that = the presence IF = zeba-
oeo1e Ers-d on -he scar area could be e.
--olizreG. - would be conclusive evidence
r1sr -re mark was not scar.
Nr Tobin cortended that the proseC'i-
-ou'S claim that desire for money and
ne wish 70 marry Ethel Clara Leneve
formed motive for the murder was IN
tenable C~inpen he said. owed nothing.
snd be- had not married Miss Leneve since
me llsap prea rance of his wife. although ne
had had = chance u do 80. No purchase
~ line in which the parts had been buried
hsd been traced 70 Crirpen. nor had a
weapon Tirh which the deed could be con-
1soted been found. Counsel SAID tnat the
prisoners daily der0earon since February ].
f1e cate of his Wife's disappearance, and
mo absence of an appearance of haunting
'sre lisproE Cd the theory that he was
murderer.
III T05in then made the surprising state
men- that Crippen. TWO days before his
s~-eVt on The steamer Montrose. arranged
Vi-a The quarterruaster 10 HIDE him III the
cargo and 10 land hin IN the night time al
Quebec. The incriminaring card suggesting
suicide which Inspector Dew found IN mp
pens cabin was declared by his counsel 10
nave been deliberately left there by the
Fugitive with the object OF giving its finder
me impression thar be had taken his Ire, I
rnd SO causing any ono who T3ight be look
ing for MIN u abandon further search or (
ne vessel
NJ Tobn said that Crippen had con
rlcted this deception because ne had been
informed bv The quarrermaster that he was
l' 3e arrested upon landing at Quebec.
'-iDpen had hoped 10 get safely into the
Interior n Canada where he planned 70 he
foined 10y Miss IIeneve after the tax con- 1
erninE their fight had blown over.