Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-21
Piled With Questions Que s by one o..
The cIeverest Criminal l Law;
yers in All England e I
uAs EXAMINED FOUR HOURS
.,.,,,,yl. Letters and Statements 70
( Belle Elmorc's Friends
z We're All Lies.


ei.pr nnnwn 10 the theatrical pro-
Nns' y Re,lc Gilmore, matched Wits
. leaay with richard Muir oNe4o, lle
soaas -, criminal lawyers in Eng
land. ,,ercd the Wit
Nv from which he gave ms
s a., testimony yesterday, Lors !,
a as,at Justice Alyerstonc announeed3at.
en's. s,n request the jury would be
l.s cd later in the day to examine
aa ioro.coplcaly the skin from the part
n aa,nd n the Hilldrop Crescent eel y
, nh,cb bears. IT is alleged by .ne
..assscu,lo;n, a scar such as Belie ~
p1s. rocsycd from a surgeons knite
I ~, !. Years ago. The defense claims there
70 scar but that what appears g
.neh was caused by a fold IN the
~ y, - ,,,bo,,rh the steamer Montrosei
,s y, sea, Inc quartermaster who, Grip
nsnstes,itled yesterday, entered ,h'o q
san.olracy 10 hide him during inc
Z . E.''' ~ 49," - s,t.., 49,
i.;s.. = ,,f,,r ..,.u d .one e....s w. ..a.s
ill lll - 4, ',,n,.n was escorted 70 INC
y . VINE .,uu,, ne assumed lac
\ - ..,,,...,., sristie uttl.uua ne ny
s" nj. ~ MS own couiis.i.5 AAe rees'-
Nn nsi ull lhc rainnS, eiaep-
" -. ,,,,,,., anu lJukeu ihudlr!he y +
,.m,usI The uOuruoulli
s0yas mr.. E,vsing no time IN pre-
,,n,u,,es, asneu Crippeh wiietiea ~
'''' M nearu vi nis VIE sliicc
No. ~, "a. ,nurnins " rep. !. ine
,',,,...s .replcu IN stne negative anu ~
49, 49, Il, 'turtner questions that WERE
az ',,r,,, az nm, sald ne cou1u
,aIS,rove any TACT showing she rltta
al, ne mouse ailse.
WHAT cRlppENt SUPPOSED.
ne s,,vposed she had gone to Bruce
Miller. her professional acauaintance
>yno lives In Chicago. srhat was NY
only guess ne could maxi tie ii t''1,s
no INJURIES. Ine witness saiu ne ;ia.,s
saw ms VIE between z ana . y eioeh
IN The morning ot feprututts I.
they retired us usual. rs
mat morning he prepared his own
/. breakfast. Returning home, IN the
I Z evening he iound MRS. Crippeil haq
disappeared, us she had threatened 70
do. ne made ITO Inquiries regardliNls
the passengers listed on vessets sail-s
Ing for America, nor had he since sus
gested that inquiries regarding the
whereabouts OF his wife should DC
made.
MIR. Muir suggested IL the witness
I wife were alive she would call on nor
sister In the United States. Crippens
reply to this was that IL his vile had
gone with another man she wouiu
not nave the face" to- so to her Sis
Ter. This opinion from the witness
box drew d chorus Of Obs" from the
spectators. The doctor did not say
whether his wife took any OF her turs
With her, or II she had any quantlty.
Of furs and dresses.
Regarding the disposition Of heiles
Elmore's jewelry. the witness said ne
considered he was quite entitled 10 teii
/ Inspector Dew he had not pawned MS
Nlfe's valuables as these had Deeh
purchased with his money and ne con,
sldered them his property. He had
used the proceeds OF the sales to pay
i for Advertising He did not know
what cash his swife had at the time she
Mt him.
u Il asked her., said the witness. II
she wanted any money. She replied
No, ] want nothing"
ADMITTED HE LIED. 81
Counsel took up the subject of the
letters and statements to Belle Ell
more's friends which the husband has
made regarding her death. Crippen
admitted that all were lies and smil-
singy 5assented 10 the suggestion that.
he had to play the role of bereaved
husband. When Mr.. Muir asked Grip.
pen II he thought he played the pnrt'
we'll the witness replied:
That Is for others to judge"
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone and
Counsel Muir piled the witness with
questions regarding his use of hyoscin,,
1, poison. which the prosecution al!
eges was administered to Belle Ell.
more and caused her death. Crippenl
nld he had not purchased any hyoscin
before or after the occasion proved by!
The crown and on which he admitted
buying tho drug. He could not name
any patients for whom he had pre-
scribcd hyoscin.
The witness suggested 1t was possible
mo human parts found In the cellar Of
MS home had been placed there during
periodical absence of himself and
wife, 5.f i.53 M & e. !, w
~ developed In the cross examInatlon,
mat no time was lost in establishing
hthel Clare Lcncvc, the dentists typist,i
IN lhe Hilldrop Crescent home. Grip,
Mn admitted that Miss Leneve had
sept inathes house on Feb. 2. within "a
, ,ours after his wife had disappeared.
sMitness' said he resolved to so away
VI July ,. after realizing that suspicion
,laa been directed against him. He
reared lie might be arrested and failed
uhlil his wife was found. He wished
a.ho 70 spare Miss Lencve. whom no
persuaded to disguise herself and milf
London. by explaining that the state.
i;nsnt which he made to Inspector Dew
.W ,td her MS we'll MS himself! He
. W., ,ne girl there would be a scandal
S %ma y ms wife was not located there
.MyC'd be trouble, The only way I, 7
hhs aape was for both to start a nov
"pne together abroad. "a
DIRECTOR! TuRNBurLL.. 8
~, ssihpsn was under cross examina t,on
MO- / iour hours When the DEFENDANT
a Nss excused from the box, 1>urnbulI-
!, H. y, ot$tle pathological finstit,lte1of
i,rr. nordon hosnital. was called for tlle
cs,,aI Hc blmtly declared the "a
cn,,,,, scar on the body or tlle victim
4 tn nov possibly be a scar.
,svtI, na'ense In the case Of 'Ior 4 n i u,
Icr - Nrrippeii. charged With ftl,c MR.
tbs III m,I ms Wife. rested TODAY with
Tnh,mu INNING sup address by5sAlfred a.
proenn,, .lchnrdT NiulrEwillIc close f0r 5ti,e
wh,.,, ~ tomorrow afternoon 4 fter
yerdi nle scassat VIII go to tho ii,ry. ~ 4,
q ror y, u eXncrrtesl toN,orrort,aftarnoon,
ha Iao'hr, onn hours today, Dr.. crippen
IN. psen suhiected3 is Il searnhin..
thoS ord animation by Muir. He stood
a. a. oroe H1l we'll His answers We're