The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-10-28
Ethel LENEVE
IS ACQUITTED
No Proof Connecting Her
With Crippen Murder.
In Love With Murderer She Fled
Across the Atlantic
Ocean.

lasting only few hours in New
Bailey criminal court to-day a jury
found Ethel Clare Leneye not guilty
as an accessory after the fact In the
murder of Cora Belle Crippen, for
whose death DR.. Crippen, her hus-
band, will die on the gallows on No
yember g.
Miss Leneve was in love with DR.
Crippen and slept in his house on
the night of the day following the
day upon which the doctor murder-
ed his wife, and buried the dismem-
bered parts in the cellar of his Hill
drop, Crescent home. She accom-
panied Crippen in his flight to Onn-
ada, and with his was arrested and
indicted.
From the first she has maintained
innocence of any knowledge of the
crime, but the crown alleged that
her behavior subsequent to the dis
appearance of Mrs. Crippen, or Belle
Elmore, as she was known OF the
stage was such as to betray a guilty
knowledge of the murder.
When arraigned to-day Miss Lee
neve pleaded not guilty. and witness
es were introduced by tho prosecution
to show that she had experienced pc
riods Of great mental distress fol-
lowing Belle Elmore's dsath. The
crown prosecutor, Richard Muir, in
troduced only such evidence as has
been brought out in the earlier hear
ings
Miss Leneve's counsel. Fredrick
E. Smith. NJ. p. asked the jury to
bear in mind that his client had
been under the influence OF Cripen
one of the most dangerous criminals
OF recent years, since she was six
teen years ofage This, he assert
ed. accounted for her flight in the
doctors company.
There was no proof that she had
knowledge of the crime. Counsel said
that he took upon his own shoulders
the responsibility for not putting
Miss Leneve in the witness box.
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, who
presided in summing up for the
Jury said that he saw no reason why
DIR. Crippen should have told Miss
Leneve a story different from that
which he told Others.
AS Miss Leneve sat in the prison
er's dock to-day she was a pathetic
figure. She Is twenty years
of age, of medium build, light brown
hair, gray eyes and excellent teeth
Her face Is pretty and she Is trim
She wears good clothes. becomingly
and naturally buoyant and affable
she Is progressing woman
Inspector Dew, OF Scotland Yard
who arrested Crippen and Miss Lee
neve. and the other witnesses for
the crown. were taken rapidly
through the evidence. which they had
given In the lower courts. No new
testimony was brought out and the
prosecution closed the case before
lunch. r fr-tsfEr III. III
Miss Levene was born at Diss
Norfolk, on January. q. 1883, the
daughter of Walter Leneve, rail-
way agent. There was. nothing un,
usual about her early life. which APP
pears to have been. happy. though
commonplace She learned stenog'
raphy and secured employment at
the Drouet institute, where she met
DR.. Crippen, who was connected VIII
the institution in consulting capac,
ity. Later the. institute was closed
and DR.. crippen set up for himself
in the dental business and took miss
Leneve whit him as stenographei
and private secretary. $3.50 Z
She fell inelove with he~ employer
and after the death of Mrs. Crippen
went to live with the doctor and
sater told her friends that they were
married. She has maintained that
she, knew nothing about the crime y
but when suspicion was directed
AGAINST the doctor. she fled with him
to Canada. disguised as boy.