Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-09-10
IN BODY
OF MRS. CRIpPEN
Trial Of Alleged American Wife
Murderer Opens inlOnd0n.
GIRL HELD AS ACCESSORY
Prosecution Announces That Poison
More Than Sufficient to Kill Had
Been Found In Body.

Or. Hawley Harvey Crppen as the
principal. and Ethel Clara Leneve as
an accessory after the fact, were
placed on trial in London. Eng, for the
murder OF the formers wife. Cora
Belle Crippen. known on the stage as
Belle Elmore.
The Bow street police court held a
curious. fascinated crowd. including a
few Smsrtly dressed women and some
Americans.
Mr.. Humphreys. for the crown. set
forth that Crippsn and his wife were
unhappily married. and that her death
was OF monetary advantage TO him in
addition TO the fact that his relations
with his typist were such that Miss
Leneye was unpleasautly jealous OF
the wife. The death of Mrs. Crippen
would relieve the situation from the
standpoint OF the man who loved one
woman and was tied up To another.
Crippen needed money and pawned
jeSelry. later identified as the prop
erty OF his wife when bis wife dis
appeared he made An explanation that
he later admitted was untrue.
The prosecutor told OF the admitted
quarrel between the Crippsns. the
elopement OF Crippen and Miss Len
eve. and the finding Of the body al
legged 20 be that OF the Doctors wife
in the cellar 81 the Crippen home
Dir. Humphreys announced for the
FIRST time that poison more than sufi
Client 10 Kill had been found in the
nrh n IL,
operation.
Girl only Accessory.
MT. Humphreys said that the crown
had decided % change the charge
against Miss I.eneye from that OF a
principal To that or an accessory after
the fact In conclusion he stated that
he questioned whether the girl could
have believed the extraordinary story
told her by Crippen In explanation OF
his wifs'S disappearance.
Az the conclusion OF the prosecu
tors address a few Witnesses were
called for the crown In cross-eNamin
ing these Solicitor Newton confined
himself To- a few questions designed tc
show that Crippen was amiable and
kind-hearted ana seemed TO be on the
best at terms with his wife
An application 90 admit the prison
ers 10 bail wss refused and an al
| jOurnment was taken until Thursday.
Popular feeling toward Crippen con
unucS bitter because OF the hideou.
character OF the crime with which h
Is charged. but there Is apparent an
undercu-rent o. sympathy for the &C
cused girl
Crippen seems not 20 have suffered
physically from his confinement. He is
nervous. but he has always been OF q
rather nervous temperament. and n
his air OF almost Indifference is as
sumed, he plays the part we'll
Miss l-eneve had better control OF
herself than she had when she arrived
In London. At that time she appeared
on the verge OF nervous collapse. Il
is said that IL had been minated 10
her before the trial opened that the
original change OF being a co-principsl
In the murder would be dropped aud
that she would be held responsible
only for what knowledge Of guilt she
acquired subsequent 10 the commits
sion OF the crime.
This is said 20 have had a good
effect upon the girl. which. il is hint
ed, was the end sought b. the prose.
cutiOn, who at the proper time intend.
TO use his companion as a witness
against Crippen.