Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-21
CROWD jEERS AT GIRL
Accused Man Said to Have Been
Pressed for Money.
SEVERAL WITNESSES HEARD
Woman on Stand Says She Cashed
Checks for Doctor Just Before
He Disappeared.

LONDON. September 21.-At the close
Of the police court proceedings today DR..
Hawley H. Crippen and Ethel Clara Le-
neve were committed for trial. charged
with the murder Of the doctors wife.
Belle Elmore. Solicitor Newton reserved
his defense for the trial proper.
An unusually large number OF persons
gathered in the vicinity of the police
court for possible view OF the prisoners.
A group OF women followed the cab oc-
cupied by the accused girl through the
streets to the police court, yelling their
opinions as they ran along.
When the vehicle stopped in front OF
the court building a crowd that filled the
thoroughfare hooted derisively. Miss Le-
neve held an open umbrella before her
face and was fairly successful in escap-
ing observation as the police made way
for her.
The financial affairs of the Crippens
were gone into today, in line with the
prosecutor opening assertion that the
doctor at the time Of Belle Gilmore s
disappearance was pressed for funds and
that the death Of the woman was to the
monetary advantage of the husband.
Bank Account Withdrawn.
The manager Of the bank testified that
Mrs. Crippen notified the institution De-
cember Is, 1909. OF the withdrawal Of a
joint account which she and Crippen
had kept there.
Miss Merton Curnow. an employe OF
the Munyon concern, who succeeded
Crippen in the mana cement of it's local
Office. testified that the poison alleged
to have been purchased by the doctor.
and traces Of which were found in the
mutilated body. was not used by the
company. She added, however. that
own preparations. The witness said
that in February. when Crippen told
her that his wife had gone to America
and died there, she cashed Tor him sew
eral checks, one for $500. She last saw
the doctor July 3. when she gave him
the money on a check for $185. This
was just before he disappeared, and at
the time he said to the witness:
IF any one inquiries for me you are
Before that, she said. Crippen had left
several packages with the witness. say
ing: "If anything happens to me give
these to Miss Leneve."
When Crppen left the employ OF the
medicine company he formed partner
ship with Gilbert NJ. Rylance under the
Arm name Of Crippen & Rylance, for
the manufacture of artificial teeth.
Business Partner .Testifies.
Rylance was called by the crown today
and after telling of his business relations
with the doctor testified that Crfppen
told him the story of Belle Elmore's
death, and added that he had married
Miss Leneve. Later Inspector Dew called
at the dental establishment I'm the course
of his investigation of Belle Elmore's
disappearance and shortly afterward
Crippen left a note for his partner, the
witness stated, in which he said:
"In order to escape trouble 1 shall be
Obliged to absent myself for a time"
William Long, former associate Of
the accused man. repeated the evidence
which he had given at the inquest, de-
scribing how at the request Of the doctor
he had purchased a suit of boys clothing
for Miss Leneve on the day that the de-
PENDANTS dropped out OF sight.