Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-02

ancc when confronted by the detective
and told that she was under arrest
was pitiable.
All control that she had fought so
hard to retain throughout the voyage
left her She cried out Historically,
and became so faint that restoratives
were administered. Shut in her room
and restored to woman's dress, she
was closely guarded as the vessel con-
tinued it's journey for fear that she
would take her life or collapse utterly.
| History Of the Crime.
! The crime which had it's dramatic
denouement in the arrest of DR.. Grip
pen and the Leneve woman is destined
| to become one of the most notable in
criminal history. Not only the circum-
stances of the crime, but the remark
able detectine chase across the At
lantic, with wireless telegraphy con-
tributing for the first time as deci-
sive factor in detection. and with the
people of Europe and America eagerly
intent upon the quest, have combined
to make the case one of extraordinary
interest. . ..-..
The circumstances of the finding Of
the mangled and burned body OF Belle
ElmOre are Of recent Occurance. Inc
salient features being as follows:
Ur. Crippen and his wife, known by
the stage name of Belle Gilmore, had
for the last two years occupied cozy
house at 80 Hilldrop crescent, North
London. He was an American dentist
born at Coldwater. Mich, educated in
Indiana, and pursuing medical study
in Michigan, California, u and New
York City.
Girl Was His Amanuensis.
He had managed a patent medicine
business in Philadelphia and in Colum-
bus and had appeared as a specialist at
many other points-Detroit, San
Diego, Salt Lake City, st. Louis and
Brooklyn.
Belle Gilmore was we'll known
vaudeville actress. about 35 years old
formerly of Brooklyn. She was an at
tractive woman and an officer of the
Music Hall Artists guild Of London.
With the Crippen pair at Hilldrop
Crescent lived Miss Leneve young
typist of French BIRTH who served as
amanuensis to DR.. Crippen.
Mrs. Crippen disappeared from he:
accustomed activities last February
To her friends DR.. Crippen explained
that she had gone to California. Later,
an advertisement appeared in the Lon
don papers saying that she had died i'll
California. s......s
Friends Appeal to Police. d.
But Belle Elmore's former actress
friends in London and America began
to doubt and to investigate. Their in
Quiries led to the belize that Mrs. Grip
pen had not died in California. Their
suspicious were communicated to the
police.
The clews of Scotland Yard grad
ually began to encircle DR.. Crippen
early in July. Sir Melville MacNaugh-
ton, chief Of the criminal investigation
department, took the matter person.
ally in hand, and then for the first
time appeared on the scene Inspector
Dew, that realistic embodiment Of
Sherlock Holmes.
It was Dew who subjected Crippen
to the ordeal of minute cross examin-
alton. The doctor admitted that his
asserted that she had run away as
result of family pickering.
Detectives GhastIy Discovery.
The suavity Of Crippen led the po-
lice to give conditional credit to his
statement, and they took his word Of
honor that he would remain subject to
call until his story could be verified.
This was on July II.
The next day Dr. Crippen and the
pretty young stenographer, Miss Len
eve, disappeared. leaving no trace of
drop Crescent was hastily searched
This time Inspector Dew and his staff
ransacked cellar and garnet. In the
cellar a misplaced brick led to a
ghastlv discovery.
Beneath the floor was found the bat
tered body Of human being. 1t had
been placed in quicklime and was
burned beyond recognition. Even the
sex at first, understandable by the
doctors, although the body was finally
established as that Of woman.
Immediately search of almost
world wide scope began, in London
tinental points to America. Many false
clews were followed to a fruitless end.
DR.. Crippen and his typist apparel to
have vanished completely. -...-:
"Son" 5etrays His Sex"
Police descriptions We're cabled
throughout the world. One circum-
stance of the flight proved to be most
important. LIZ. STlppeu puiCHdSSu q
suit of boys clothing, evidently for
the purpose of Disgusting his compan-
ion as a boy In their flight.
The first real clew came on the sail
ing Of the Canadian Pacific steamer
Montrose from Antwerp on July 20. A
couple of strange appearance took
hasty passage on the steamer two
hours before it sailed. They gave the
Of "the Rev. John Robinson and
John Robinson, Jr., said to be father
and son.
Two days out, the suspicious Of Cap
tain Kendall of the Montrose were ex-
cited. He became convinced that the
younger Robinson was a woman and
then that the pair were those for whom
London and the outer world had been
BY wirless he communicated
his suspicious to Scotland Yard a
minute description of the pair, sent by
wireless to the ship at sea, confirmed
Captain Kendall's suspicious. The two
were kept under surveillance, but not
under arrest.
Fuqitives arc Overhauled.
Then began the sensational detec-
tive chase which culminted yesterday.
Inspector Dew, baked in his London
to apprehend DR.. Crippen.
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