The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-15
DRAG net is OUT.
Scotland Yard Officials Are
Searching the World
In an Effort to Find DIR. Crippen
and His StenOgrapher.
WERE SEEN TOGETHER
He Had introduced the Woman
as His Wife.
They Are Believed to Have Fled
to the United States.

LONDON July l0--W nile lnS pOllCc
authorities were exhausting their re-
sources today to lay hands on DR.. Haw-
ley Harvey Crippen, the American and
his woman typist, physicians were ex-
emining the mutilated body of his wife
with view to determining the manner
IN which the murder was done.
The finding in the cellar of a revol-
Yer gave rise this afternoon to the re-
port that the vaudeville artist had been
Shot before the body was battered into
an unrecognizaible mass and buried in
quick lime in the cellar of the Crippen
home at Hilldrop Crescent. North Lon
don.
1t also was reported that traces Of
poison had been found by the doctors.
The latter will present their theories
as to the cause of death at an inquest
to be held tomorrow.
1t has been a long time since muir
der case In England has attracted such
general attention. That the murdered
woman was an American, as is the hus-
band who is charged with the crime.
has spurred the police to unusual ac-
tivity. The full force of Scotland Yard
under the personal direction of Surer-
1ntendent Forest are making a thorough
search for the fugitive and his COM
panion.
Miss Leneve was employed by DIR.
Crippen as a typist. 1t is stated that
Mrs. Crippen objected to the presence
OF the young woman in her husbands s
office and that his refusal to dismiss
her caused frequent quarrels between
husband and wife. Some time after
Mrs. Crippen disappeared Miss Leneve
appeared In public with DR.. Crippen,
who introduced her as his wife. To
scquaintances the doctor explained that
his former wife had left him follow
ing quarrel and that she had subse-
Quently died.
They Left Together.
The police say that Crippen and Miss
Leneve left the Crippen home together
sometime the latter part of last week.
They are still convinced that the two
fed the country. sailing either for the
United States or going to the conti-
pent. At the same time both have been
reported as having been seen in diff
ferent parts of this country and if the
authors of these reports are not mis-
taken the two have separated. If this
is the case the police believe their sep
aration is only temporary and in the
hope of thus avoiding detection.
The officials are leaving no avenue
of escape unguarded. They have noti-
fled the authorities at every port to
which steamers have recently sailed
from this country of the possibility
that DR.. Crippen and Miss Leneve will
be found among their passengers and
nave dohGQ lOA ltlt arrest VI the IWO
wherever found. The police also are
searching and following every clew
throughout Great Britain.
The first story of what may have
been the actual committing of the crime
was told TODAY by a neighbor of DR.
was unearthed the body believed by
the police to be that of the PHYSICIANS s
wife. Since the discovery of the body
and the disappearance of DIR. Crippen
L. Aw-r@s @sck ~ Ia
eve, the Scotland Yard detectives have
inquired diligently among those living
in the vicinity of the Crippen home in
Hilldrop Crescent, North London, for
information that would throw light on
the domestic habits and relations of
the American doctor and his actress
wife.
Woman Heard Screams.
Nothing helpful was learned until to-
day when tho proprietress of a small
shop at the rear of the Crippen resi-
dence told of hearing a woman's
screams and pleas for mercy coming
seemingly from the cellar in which the
burned and mutilated corpse was later
found. Mrs-Crip-en disappeared in Feb
ruary last. 1t was five months ago
when the screams were heard, the wo-
man said. Her shop overlooks a little
garden back of the Crippen home! To
the police the shopkeeper said:
II had often heard revolver practice
in the garden. One night about four or
five months ago, l was awakened by a
woman's cries. It was midnight. The
rcreams appeared to come from Dr.
Crippen's house. / listened and heard
a woman's voice pleading: Don't. oh
don't.'
ITO me it seemed that the cries were
from a woman in the basement of the
house occupied by DR.. and Mrs. Crippen.
as nothing developed further l soon for
got the occurrence and did not recall
Il when 1 learned Of the tragic dis
covery.'
The Music Hall Artists guild offered
an official statement today declaring
that all of the books and accounts of
Mrs. Crippen who was treasurer of the
guild, were found to be in perfect or
der and that none of the funds of the
order was missing.
Many Rumors AfIoat.
Rumors of the whereabouts of Grip
pen and TIE Leneve woman, from
many sources reached the Scotland
Yord officials during the day, but while
they were considered they received lit
lie credence. This evening Superin-
tndent Froest made the following for
NAL declaration:
.'AlI clews concerning Crippen and
Miss Leneve received thus far have
proved to be false. In my opinion
Crippen either has gone to America
or is hiding in the suburbs of Lon
don."
The physicians who are examining
the dismembered body were unable tc
complete their work today and accord
ingly the inquest which was to have
been held tomorrow has been post
poned until Monday. At that time the
medical men hope to be in a position
10 state cause or causes for the wom-
ems death, whether the matter of fden-
tif1cation will also be determined is
a matter of doubt, but the importance
of this point has not been overlooked
Though the police appear to be salts
fed that 1t was Crippen's wife who