Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-08
CHEMIST SWEARS
THAT DR.. CR|PPEN
PURCHASED POISON
Purchase of Deadly Drug Found
in Belle Elmore's Body
Proven in Court.
WITNESS IDENTIFIES PART
OF WOMAN'S CLOTHING
Accused Doctor Tries to Talk
with lie Neye Girl DUR
ing Trial.

LONDON, Sept. Sat the resump-
tion today of the trial of DR.. HawIey
H. Crippen and Ethel Clare LIE Neve
for the murder of the formers wife
Public Prosecutor Humphreys intro
duced evidence to establish the claim
of the crown that the parts of the
mutilated body found in the Crippen
home once formed part of the person
of Belle Elmore, the missing wife, and
to so strengthen what has been popu-
larly regarded as the weak link in the
chain of circumstantial evj ience
against the accused.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Adeline Harrison, whose acquaintance
with Belle Elmore had extended over a
per ! of twelve years. Mrs. Harrison
was asked to examine strands of the
hair found when the dismembered body
was uncovered, and, having done so.
she swore that she recognized the ex-
hibit as similar to that worn by Belle
Elmore.
A torn bit of feminine underwear.
also discovered by the searchers in the
cellar. was next introduced and the
Belle Elmore clothed in undergarments
of like texture Testimony had been
offered before showing that the lower
part of the body bore scar, the re-
suit of an operation Mrs Harrison
testified that she had seen similar
scar on the body of her friend.
Crippen Talks to Girl.
The accused were seated in the dock
within whispering distance and the
doctor took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to speak to the girl. Miss LIE
Neve presented woe-begone appear
ance and did not seem anxious to con-
verse. Crippen. to whom his spectacles
had been returned for the first time
since his arrest, appeared as the Grip
pen of early photographs. He spoke TO
the girl anxiously and she replied in
monosyllables.
In his cross examination of Mrs. Har-
rison, Arthur Newton, representing
crippen, detracted somewhat from tho
strength of the evidence and incident
ally indicated what is believed to be the
line of defense. In reply to Newtons
questions the witness assented to the
suggestion that the hair, the portion
of a woman's vest and the curling iron
lOuHu III the 1IlppeH CeildI WciS Hut
only similar to those worn or used by
the missing woman, but also "Eesem-
bled thousands of others"
Purchase of Poison.
When Mrs. Harrison left the stand
the prosecution called the chemist who
claims that he sold hyoscine, a deadly
poison, to Crippen. The witness testi-
fled that the doctor purchased five
grains of the drug on January 10. ex-
planning that he required the poison
for use in homeopathic preparations.
AS is required of purchasers of poisons.
he signed the registry book of the store.
making this inscription: Munyon's, per
H. II. Crippen."
Inspector Dew, who arrested the fugi-
tives and brought them back from
Quebec, reentered the witness box to-
day and read a lengthy statement
signed by Crippen when the police
first asked him to make an explana-
ton of his disappearance from Lon
don after suspicion had been d.
rected against him. The gist of the
statement had already been covered by
Humphreys In his opening address.
inspector Dew also testified regard
ing the search of Crippen's house, and
tOlQ Oh IllulllS ilCtC ef iOcA~A AOFtA'SA
and a box of cartridges
The statement which Crippen made
to Inspector Dew concluded: my be-
lief is that my wife has gone to CHI
cago to join Bruce Miller"
In cross-examining the inspector, So
licitor Newton drew out the statement
that throughout the earlier stages or
the investigation of the crime Crippen
appeared perfectly cool and collected
and courteous. affording the police
every facility for searching the house.
Counsel tried to get the witness to say
that the parts found might have been
buried long prior to the disappearance
of Mrs. Crippen, but Dew Insisted that
though portions were decomposed other
bits of flesh remained quite firm. and
when cut appeared fresh. Some pieces
had been petrified by the action OF the
lime in which they were buried.
The trial was adjourned to Septem-
Der IA.