The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-07-20
STILL EVADES JUSTICE
Scotland Yard UnabIeto UnraveI
Crippen Murder.

being Mace In Order Find Out "
Poison Had Been Administered to
the Slnger-Two Other Murders In
London and the Police Are Unable
to Catch the Criminals - Police
Think Crippen Is Still In England.
London, July 19. - DIR. Danford
Thomas, coroner, began an inquest
over what is left of the body of Belle
Elmore, the music hall singer, which
was found last Wednesday in the
cellar of the house which she occu-
pied with her husband, DR.. Hawley
Crippen, in Hilldrop Crescent, North
London.
DR.. Thomas told the jury that the
remains were supposedly those of
Mrs. Crippen. There was not, he
said, great deal of evidence to lay
letore the jury and it would be neces-
sary to adjourn the inquiry as an an
alysis OF the organs is now being
made In order to find out if poison
had been administered to the singer.
The police and the Scotland Yard
detectives are still without the slight.
est clue as to the whereabouts of DR..
Crippen and the LeNeve woman. II
locks as though Scotland Yard has
given up hope of detecting Crippen
and his former stenographer, with
whom he Is supposed to be in hiding.
Pawnbrokers to Be VigiIant.
Scotland Yard started out on an.
other lead today. The officers noti-
led all pawn brokers in the United
Kingdom TO be vigilant in accepting
a pledge from man or woman an
swering the description of DR.. Grip
pen or the woman.
The reason for this is that. the DO.
lice say, they have reason to suspect
that DR.. Crippen did not have more
than 100 pounds in his possession
when he fed, and they argue that he
will shortly be compelled to pawn
some of Belle Elmore's jewelry, which
cannot be found. 1t is known that
Belle Elmore possessed jewels of con.
siderable value.
In addition to the Crippen mystery,
Scotland Yard has two other mysteri-
GUS murders which it has been called
upon to unravel.
Wildon Anderson, an actor, was
shot and killed in his fiat last Satur.
day night. Scotland Yard has issued
an appeal in which it asks possible
witnesses of this tragedy to disclose
themselves. Up to the present Scot
land Yard has not the slightest clue
to the murderer.
The other case is that of Mrs. Isa-
bella Wilson, who was found slain in
her ship. The police are without
clue to the author of the crime.
Mr.. Nash, a theatrical manager,
testified that he and his wife, who is
professionally known as Lii Haw-
thorne, were friends of Belle Elmore.
He testified that while he was in New
York he heard of the death of Miss
Gilmore. He met Nine Ginnett, the
president of the Ladies Music Hall
Artistes' guild.
Nine. Ginnett, who had become sus-
picious about the disappearance of
the singer had already communicated
with the American police Mr.. Nash
promised Nine. Ginnett that when he
returned to London he would take
the matter up. Accordingly, on his
arrival here on June 2S, he called on
DR.. Crippen and offered his condo
lences.
Crippen Became Confused.
The doctor, Mr.. Nash testified, was
nervous and seemed to be much de-
pressed. He sobbed bitterly when
talking about his bereavement. At
first he told Mr.. Nash that his wife
had died at Los Angeles. When Mr.
Nash questioned him more closely as
to the details, the doctor said she died |
at town near San Francisco, the |
name of which he could not remem-
Der. The doctor declared that he had |
received his wife's ashes from Gre
matory, but he could not remember |
the name of the crematory and was
also unable to produce a death certi-
flcate. The doctor became more and
more confused as Mr.. Nash continued
his questioning. Mr.. Nash thereupon
went to Scotland Yard and laid the
case before the officers.
Inspector Dow of Scotland Yard
was the next witness. He testified
that he visited DR.. Crippen on July s.
AT that time Crippen made a state
lnent in which he declared that he
had lied about his wife being dead.
So far as he knew, the doctor said,
she was still alive.
DR.. Crippen went on to say that in
the beginning of February he and his
wife had entertained party of
friends at their home in Hilldrop
Crescent. A little incident occurred
which displeaSed his wife. After the
friends had left she created a pother
aver 1t, saying among other things
that she intended 10 leave him for an.
other man.
Crippen told the inspector that he
thought the man referred to was
Bruce Miller He said he believed the
Atter was in Chicago and he as
Nmed that his wife was with him in
that city.
Correction In Prize Awards.
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