Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-29
ACCUSED OF BELLE
ELM0RE'S DEATH

| h'"Hph' aug @s.-Both Hawley Grip
pen the American doctor, and Ethel
care Leneve, his typist, were accused
| Oh inc murder of Belle Gilmore. the
| formers wife. In the formal CHARGE
court today. NS'
| Miss Lcneyo was charged also with
| harporlng and maintaining Crippen aft
| ted It..
before the proceedings, Inspector Dew
VINO Drought the prisoners back from
odnada, introduced evidence to show
that Crippen contemplated suicide.
| wnlie az sea following his .iight from
| thls country. Crippen was quoted also
as declaring that his companion knew
| nothlng OF the trouble In which he was
| .nNSNtu' ana Miss Leneve Was said
10 have protested her innocence.
There was a special interest in tho
chafaeter OF the formal charge. as the
canadian warrant for the arrest OF tb.,
fugltives had merely laid az their door
responsibility for the death OF an ;un-
known woman whose body was found
drop Crescent. The fact that --b,,tn.
We're today accused at the murder 81
Belc Gilmore, the actress Wife OF ths
| DOCTORS. leads 20 the supposition that
the mutilated body has been ldentihed
To the satisfaction OF the authorities.
~ dlHh Suggests tnat the police 6RVA
further evidence concerning Miss L.
neVe's connection with the tragedy
than they have made known heretofore. i
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Today's proceedings consisted of in
PRODUCING evidence. at the conclusion
OF which the prisoners were remanded
until Sept. 6, without having pleaded
or made any comment in reply ito the
charge against them. l'f
Cr1nnpn and Miss ~.
gether In the dock. He wore gray
frock suit, while his companion was
dressed in a tailor-made suit OF blue.
Arthur Newton. the solicitor engaged
by friends OF his client. appeared for
Crippen, and j. II. Welfare, retained by
the girls father. represented herr Pro-
secutor Travers- Humphreys had chsrGe
OF the case for the crown. and after
introducing evidence In Justification of
the arrests, he asked that the prison.
ers be rcmanded for eight days @ts
Tho prosecutor explained that the
governments evidence against the
typist pointed only TO her as an az
cessory after the act He said he pro-
posed at this time to offer only form
al evidence I'm support OF the action
of the authorities In arresting and
holding the accused. A week hence
the prosecution would be ready ITO
proceed with the case. Inspector Dew
briefly described the arrests on board
the steamer Montrose as the ivessei
approached Quebec. tHrF rrt.
Dew said ne told Crippcn that he
must put him in handouts 'as Won
have written that you intended. jump
ing overheard" =. .1-. :. y
To this Crippen replied: "i.will mot
do that My anxiety has been 4, too
awful" Explaining his belief that the
prisoner had planned to- commit
suicide. the Inspector exhibited tS.the
court business card on one side OF
which was "P Robinson a. Co.. Michf.
gan. Presented by John r. RobinAoyii''
This card was found among C1p-
pens effects and on the hack OF IL,
apparently in the doctors handHrft-
ing was the following: II cannot stand
the horror / go through every might
any longer and as see nothing bright
ahead and my Journey Is coming kfo 4
an end, have made up my mind to
jump overheard tonight. I know
have spoiled your life ~.
Il know / have spoiled yonr life, but
some day YOU may learn TO forgive
me. Ny last words are OF love" -,
Dew also introduced torn piece
OF a card on which Crippen had writ
ten this questions shall we wait until
tonight about 10 or IL? II not. what
time?" lff f
Asking after Miss Leneve. crlpren
said 20 the inspector; IL will do ALL
can for her, II Is only fair TO say
that she knows nothing about II.
never told her anything"
WHAT MISS LENEvE SAID. -. h
The witness said that in conversinr
with Capt, Kendall of the Montrose.
Miss Leneve remarked that she bad
not seen a newspaper since she left
London and, referring to the murder
mystery. added, .n.,
Il know nothing about H." ,
To the inspector. the woman said
u assure you know nothing about
Il. Intended 10 write my sister wfier.
I got 10 Quebec"
When the warrant WAS read on shin
board. Miss Leneyc wept and, becoming
greatly agiteted tainted. Dew con-
cludcd his testimony by repeating \
conversation which he had with Grin
pen while the latter was exercising on,
the deck OF the steamer Megantic dur
ing the return 10 Liverpool on Aug a.
Crippen said ~ va
~ want TO ask favor of YOU, but
viii leave 81 until Friday" NJ
Friday was the day preceding the
arrival OF the vessel at Liverpool. ,.-s-..
The inspector replied. AS we'll now
as Friday" i
Crippen then said
When you took me on the ship Cat
Quebec, l did not see Miss Leneve. = I
don't know how things viii go. They
may go all right: they may no ali Il
wrong. ! may never see her again ana
l want 70 ask You TO let me see her.
won't speak 10 her. She has baen rnx< 1