The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-04
The Woman Can Be Estopped
From Testifying If She Is
His Wife
SOLICITOR ASKED TO HAVE
BITS Of FLESH EXAMINED
The Defense Will Contend That They
Cannot BE Identified as Having Once
Belonged to the Body Of Belle
ElmOre.

London, Aug. A. Superintendent
Forest. Of Scotland Yard again today
gave his personal assurance that not
a single word had been received from
Inspector Dew to indicate that DR..
Crippen had confessed. He added
that IL a confession had been made he
certainly would have been informed.
Scotland Yard is kept busy deny
iny all sorts of rumors concerning
Crippen and Miss Leneve. the most
recent describing an alleged confess
sion by the doctor.
Sergeant Mitchell, going to Quebec to
assist in bringing back Crippen. &C.
companied by two wardenesses who
will take charge Of Miss Leneve, sail
ed this morning on the steamer Lake
Manitoba.
The question Of whether Crippen
and his companion have been mar
ried has been revived because of its
bearing on the status of the woman
as possible witness against Cnppen.
1t is known that the police are hop
ing that Miss Leneve will make wit
ness for the crown, but II 1t Is prov
ed that she Is the wife Of the doctor
she may refuse absolutely to take the
stand against her husband.
Solicitor Newton, who has been re-
tained to defend DR.. Crippen. made
his first move today when he filed
formal application asking the authori-
ties to permit an Independent physi-
clan to examine the bits of human
flesh found in the Crippen cellar. It
is understood Newton will contend
that they cannot be identified as hav-
ing belonged to the body of Belle Ell
more.
Defends Leneve Woman.
Roselle. N. j.. Aug. 4.-"The in
fatuaton Of Ethel Glare Leneve and
DIR. Crfppen had nothing to do with
the disappearance Of his wife. am
sure Of that, and I was intimate In
their home life.
"If he killed Belle Elmore it was
in fit Of ungovernable temper over
some petty quarrel. Belle was never
jealous to my knowledge. Her hus-
band admired her, took pains to serve
her smallest wishes. and was genu-
inely fond Of her. believe Ethel
Leneve came into the story later"
She has just returned to her home
here after Identifying both Crippen
and his companion at Quebec. An as
sociate with Belle Elmore in the Lon
don theatrical benefit society Of
which they were both officers, Mma
Ginnett was among tho first 10 dis
trust the death notice of her friend
appearing in the London papers. She
suspected a hidden tragedy and al
though in this country, her activity
in forcing her suspicious on the Lon
don police was largely responsible for
the Investigation set on foot by Scot
land Yard which first gave DR.. Grip
pen alarm. Since coming to this
country she has kept in continuous
touch with the Little circle of init
mates who were welcome at the home
in Hilldrop Crescent, and she speaks
from their knowledge as we'll as her
own. Therefore her opinions COM
mand attention. although they differ
from those hitherto advanced.
II believe Ethel Leneve is abso-
lutely innocent of any criminal
knowledge OF how Belle Elmore came
to her DEATH" continued Nine. Gin
nett. II believe the doctor missed his
wife after he killed her and that he
turned, as lonely man often will do,
to the woman who had been associat-
ed with him in business. Certainly
she showed her willingness to make
sacrifices for him. Few women would
cut off their hair and go through the
constant humiliation of daily mas
querade in ill-fltting. unbecoming gar
ments for any man."
Story Denied.
Quebec, Aug. 4.-The Quebec pro-
vincial authorities were insistent to.
day that Crippen had made no con-
fession. They maintained this atti-
tude in the face Of persistent rumors
that some sort Of statement had been
secured from the prisoner that threw
light upon the mysterious death of
Belle Elmore. This much is known,
Inspector Dew and the Canadian de-
tectives have not visited Crippen's
cell or had any direct communication
with him since yesterday morning. It
was reported yesterday that Dew
would go to Niagara Falls today.
Crippen has changed muchin faci-
al expression since Monday. He h
not allowed to shave and four dsys'
growth Of beard gives him quite
different look. The jail governor.
Jos. Norm. said the precautions
against an attempt at self destruction
were SO strict that the prisoner would
neither be allowed to have. q razor
nor even be trusted in the hands Of
the Jail barber.