The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-22
THE MURDER OF
mrs. BELLE ELMORE'
Detectives Hunting DR.. Crippen,
the Actress Husband.
ANOTHER WOMAN SAID 10 Be WITH KIM

The Finding OF The Battered Body
OF The Once Beautiful Music Hall
Artist Covered With Quicklime In
The Cellar OF DIR. Crippen's House
In London-He Wrote His Wife's
Relatives In Brooklyn That She
Died In California--They Were
Married In This Country.
London Especially Police and
music hall circles in this city are
worked up over the murder of Belle
Gilmore, the beautiful and popular
singer and vaudeville performer,
whose body has been found in the
cellar of the residence of the wom-
ans husband, DR.. Hawley Harvey
Crippen, at SO Hilldrop Crescent,
| American, SO is her husband, who
has had a varied career in American
cities. The detectives of Scotland
Yard are hunting for him ard they
have cabled the New York depart
ment to keep close watch upon all
| incoming steamers for him, as it was
| reported he sailed for New York
| Saturday
| The case is strikingly similar to
| that of the Charlton murder at Lake
Como. Italy. Both women were ac-
! tresses who left their American
homes to meet death by violence in
a foreign land, and in each instance
/ the police pursued the American hus-
band to the shores of his native
land. Porter Charlton was arrested
| in Hoboken, but in the absence of
an extradition treaty between the
United States and Italy specifically
! providing for the return to either
country of citizen of the other
country who has committed crime
abroad. may go free.
No Legal LoOphOle.
In the present case no such COM
plications are probable, as the Britt
/ ish-American extradition treaty
leaves no loophole of which sus-
pected criminal may take advantage.
The London police have made def
mite charge against Dr. Crippen. and
propose to get him with the Coop
GRAFTON of the American authorities.
DR.. Crippen. who is dentist, SO
years of age, has made his home
for sometime at 80 Hilldrop Cres-
cent, North London. Sometime ago
his wife. Belle Elmore, vaudeville
actress and treasurer of the Music
Hall Artists Guild. disappeared. and
subsequently notice of her death
appeared in the local papers. The
fact of her demise was generally
credited, but there was more or less
gossip among the wOman's intimates,
and this finally reached the ears
of the police. The latter visited DIR.
Crippen and the interview appeared
to be satisfactory.
Saturday noon last DIR. Crippen
disappeared and since then the po-
lice have not been able to locate
him. A search of the Crippen house
was made and the battered body Of
a woman was found buried in the
cellar. 1t had been placed in quick
lime and was burned beyond recog-
milton, but the finding of the body
together with other discoveries has
left no doubt in the minds of the
authorities that the murdered wom-
an was Mrs. Crippen. 1t Is stated
that almost all the bones are miss
ing. The viscera is sufficiently pre-
served to enable an analysis to be-
made. A quantity Of long hair and
some hairpains have been found.
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the criminal investigation department.
of Scotland Yard, took the matter
in hand and developments followed
rapidly.
Woman In Male Attire.
The first thing the police did was
to cable to the police of American
ports asking them to search incom-
ing steamers for Crippen, who was
Described with the a1iaaoS Of Patar
Crppen and Franckel Crippen. They
state that he is accompanied by
Ethel Clara Leneve, Frenchwoman,
whom he recently introduced as his
wife. This woman. the police state.
is believed to be dressed in male
attire. Before leaving Hilldrop
Crescent. Crippen sent out boys
suit, and this, the. police surmise. is
now being worn by his companion.
The indications point to a coolly
planned murder.