The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-18

LONDON. July 1s-Afrer hearing ths
testimony OF friends and members OF
the police force. the coroners inquest
into the death Of q woman supposed 10
have been Belle EImore, the actress
wife or Dr. r Il Crippen, was ad<
5ourned today for a month, with tbs
belief growing that. even If arrested.
Dr. Crfppen could never be convicted
Of any crime whatsoever in connection
with the case
The sensation Of the hearing today
was sprung by Dr. Marshall, the poles
surgeon. who assisted Dr. Pepper. ths
famous criminoIogist. IN the autopsy o.
the dismembered form disinterred from
from the basement OF D-- Crippen-s
home
DIT Marshall swore that g prolonged
examination Of the flesh had failed 10
furnish tangible legal evidence that tbs
BODY was even that OF 2 woman
no Evidence Of Murder.
he could likewise furnish no legal
proof that a murder had been comruit-
ted. the remains having been 50
fris6tfuIIy 6ecomposed By the quickIiras
that IL was impossible 10 tel what had
&C used death.
In view Of this startling admission
legal authorities declare Il would bs
Impossible % convict Dr- Crippen. Il
captured. unless Miss Leueve could De
forced 10 narrace something Of the
crime or Dr. Crippen should confess
The police cannot prove IN any other
way mat a murder has been committed.
or thar, even # they should prove q
murder the body was that OF the misz-
ir- AIRS Cripuen-
sI Ia
ahSolurClE necessary TO prove The
go Hpus 5elieti' before q prisoner can
be sd5udEed guilty
Says Wife Threatened to Elope.
At the inquest today Police Inspector
Dew narrated a conversation he held
with Dr. Crippen before the discovery
OF the body. when the police questioned
the physician as to his wIfe's where
abouts-
Ny wife threatened 70 run away with
another man. and I suppose she has
done So the ofdcer sWore Crippen told
hiu
The man she said she intended 70
eIOpe with was Bruce Miller Dew says
CrIppen told him
John Nash. q theatrical manager, at
the inquest said thai he noticed the
Leneve woman wearing Belle EImore's
Jewels after the latter had supposedly
gone 10 California. AfLerward he was
told that MIS- Crippen had died IN CALI
fo-nia- IN New YORK. said Nash he
saw aIme- Fred Ginnett. wl-o wired %
. Los Angeles IN investigation OF the
story
I saw. CrIpDeR in his Office on Juls
- said Nash He sObbed bitterly and
told me that Belle Eluore had died II =
little town near san Franc-Sco-
NIr- Nash declared ne had questioned
E !
Of death and other details, but Te-
CeiVed only unsatisfactory details
II went 10 Scotland Yard immed1-
ately,' he said and asked immediate
action
Tells Of Talk With Crppen-
Inspector Dew. chief of detectives at
Scotland Yard. took the stand and
told Of his visit to Crippen's Office
after Nash had reported the case
"Crippen said 20 me-" testified the
inspector, 7 suppose I'd better tell
the truth Then he made a long state
ment. declaring that as far as he
knew. his wife wasn't dead he ao-
ui5ted- however. that all the stories
he had told were not true
Il also visited HllldrOp Crescent
Wonday and found that Dr. Crlppen
and Miss Leneve had disappeared sat
me inspector then told OF the discov-
moor OF Jhe cellar
1T was headless and without hands,
( feet or bones he said We also found
srriuz and fragments OF a handkerchief.
possfNfv used II strangiing the victim
Police Surgeon Marshall took the
stand merely to say that he was unpre-
/ pared
can YOU state definitely whether the
remains found belonged TO e female2''
asked the coroner
prof Pepper is examining the re-
mains. ne can probably explain the
cause OF death. answered DIT. Marshall
The inquest was then Adjourned TIL
August 15-
Letter IN Crippen's Hand
Mrs. Austin. Of Stevenase. a patient
OF Dr. Crippen. today received a letter
referring TO her treatment II waa
signed H H Crippen and the signature
vas identical with that issued as a sam
pie OF the fugitive's handwriting.
The police began an Investigation Eu~