The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-15
HEARD CRIES
OF A WOMAN
When DR.. Crippen is
Supposed to Have
Killed His Wife

London, July 15-The first story or
what may have been the actual com
mitting OF the crime was told today
by neighbor OF DIR. Hawley II. Grin
pen In The cellar of whose home was
uneartbed the body believed by the
police to be that of the physicians
wife who was known on the stage as
Belle ElmoTe.
Since the discovery of the body and
the disappearance of DR. Crippen and
his typist. Miss Ethel Claire LeDeve,
the Scotland Yard detectives have in.
quired diligently among those living
In the vicinity of the Crippen home in
Hilltop Crescent North London, If II
would throw light on the habits and
relations OF the American doctor and
the actress wife. Nothing helpful was
learned until today when the proprie-
tress OF small shop al the rear OF
the Crippen residence told of hearing
a woman's screams and pleas for mer-
cy coming seemingly from the cellar
In which the burned and mutilated
corpse was later found Mrs Crippen
disappeared in February last. u was
five months ago when the screams
were heard, the woman said Her
shop overlooks little garden back OF
the Crippen home To the police,
the shopkeeper said:
Il had often heard revolver prac-
tlcc In the garden One night about
four or five months ago. / was awak.
ened by a woman's cries. II was mid
night, The screams appeared to come
from DR.. Crippens house | listened
and heard a woman's voice pleading.
Don't. oh don't To me H. seemed
that the cries were from a window In
the basement of the house occupied
by DR.. and Mrs. Crippen. AS nothing
developed further. soon forgot the
occurrence and did not recall 1t until
yesterday when / learned OF the tragic
discovery"
The Music Hall Artists Guild Of
fered an official statement today, de-
clarlng all the books and accounts OF
Mrs. Crippen, who was treasurer or
the guild, were found to be In per
feet order and that none OF the funds
OF the order was missing
Watching Steamers
New York, July 16-The first of
the liners on which 1t was thought
that DR.. Hawley Harvey Crippen
might reach here from England.
passed up the bay early today after
having undergone a search at quar-
antine. which failed to give any sign
of. the American dentist, whose vife
vas murdered In her London home.
The steamer was the Lusitanla. which
left England on Saturday.
DR.. Crippen was supposed to have
taken passage for this country with
n young woman named Ethel Claire
Leneve, formerly the doctors steno-
grapher.
The steamer st Paul, due from LIv-
erpool Sunday. and all other steam
ers from English ports. reaching here
with in the next few days, will be
watched by New York policemen.
German liners which touch at an
English port were searched by the
Hoboken police on their landing n
that city and no avenue of entrance
TO this country will be neglected in
an effort TO apprehend the fugitive
On notification from the police Of
Trenton, N j., New York head
quarters detective was dispatched to
Trenton today to examine the body
OF an unidentified man who shot him
self. The man resembled DR. Grip
pen in many particulars, being about
so years old. and stature and weigh
Ing about the same. DIR. Crippen had
n long mustache of dark brown when
he left London.