The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-16
NO TRACE
Of SEX
So Testified Expert
in Crippen Case
No BONES SEEN

London, Sept 15.-Testifying at tie
resumption Of the Crippen murder
trial, Prof. Augustus ]. Pepper. Pa
theologist of the University OF Lon
don, said that his examination had
convinced him that the human parts
found in the cellar of the Hill Drop.
Crescent home we're severed by
hand skilled in surgery and directed
by a mind that possessed a real
knowledge of anatomy.
DR.. Hawley H Crippen, who is
charged as the principal in the mur
der of his wife, Belle Elmore, the
American actress, was seemingly as
cQol and collected as ever.
Ethel Claire Leneve, accused as al
accessory after the fact, was wan and
plainly in mental and physical dis
tress. She was attended for the first
time in court by a wardress Profess
sor Pepper, for the prosecution: said
that he had identified pieces of flesh
as belonging to various parts IF the
1ody, except the head, hands, forearm
feet and legs below the knee He
could say that the members found
we're undoubtedly from human body
there any trace of the genital organs.
Nc bones were discovered, noc was
The whole viscera was present in
tact and the only wound was a cut
in the upper part of the wind-pipe.
Other parts were left undisturbed by
the one who did the cutting, and the
way in which the parts had been sep
arated convinced the expert that who
ever was guilty Of the mutilation did
his work with an exactness born OF
familiarity with the human body.
Professor Pepper said that the hair
discovered included a short strand oi
fair texture, wrapped up in a handker
chief of the size commonly used Ey
men. The witness identified particu
1arly piece of flesh six by sever
inches in size as coming from the
abnormal wall and which bore a scar
which, in his opinion, was undoubt
ed1y caused by wound from an op
Grafton. The witness said that the
scar was of a vertical direction ant
more than four inches in length. 1
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body for year, possibly many years
The condition of the organs recover
ed was healthy and in his judgmen
indicated stoutish person in midd1
life whose hair was dark brown wher
it had not been artifcially bleached.
Witness said that he found no trace
of the sex. The parts had been burie.
for not less than four months and fo
not more than eight months.
Here Solicitor Newton asked tn
witnes sto be more specific in hi
statement as to having found II
trace Of SEX" The Professor agree
with counsel that it was impossibl
for him in any way to determine tn
sex from parts of the body found an
examined by him.
This was considered as Of great in
portance to the defense, as it had bee
generally believed that although ce
tain organs had been purposely r
moved to conceal the identity of til
victim, sufficient evidence would b
troduced to establish that the bod
was that of afwoman.
The witness explained that b
meant that he could not identity th
sex automatically.
Police Surgeon Marshall corrobora
ed the testimony of Pepper On eros
examination he said that bod
buried In clay and lime might be pr
served for years. Witness said b
impression was that there were mari
AROUND the scare found on the add
Sen, which had been made by Il
she's taken In the wounds.
trial was adjourned TO tomc