The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-19
{ EVIDENCE is
SENSA I IONAL
Ethel Leneve Told OF
Her jealousy of
Mrs. Crippen

London. Sept. 9.-SomethIng of
what Ethel Claire Lenevc suffered as
she awaited the fulfillment OF Dr.
Hawley II. Crippcn's promise to mako
her his wife was revealed at today s
session OF the inquest into the death
OF Belle Elmore. with the murder Of
whom the doctor and his typiSt are
Jointly charged
In her distress. Miss Leneyc con-
Gded In her landlady. Mrs. Jackson.
and the story that the latter told on
the witness stand rivaled the most
sensational evidence introduced at
7the preliminary trial
Mrs Jackson said that the accused
girl gave up the room which sho had
occupied at the homo Of the witness
on March 18th, explaining that she
was leaving TO be married TO DR.. Grip
pen.
Until the fTst week in February.
Miss Leneve had slept regularly at
Mrs, JackSon's home After that she
stopped at the house only occasion
ally.
She said she spent the other nights
at the home of friends. On one occa-
sion Miss Leneve mentioned having
been at tho Hlldrop Crescent home
OF the Crippcns. early iG February.
TO help the doctor In a search for 4
bank book which showed an account
of $1,000. She added that a diamond
tiara and rings had been found In the
house. and that the doctor had raised
$3.50 on these.
About the middle OF February, the
UifnpCC calI NTiCr I ra1
miserable and depressed. Such was
her state that Mrs Jackson followed
the girl TO her room TO learn the
source of her trouble Miss Leneve.
the witness said. was in a terrifying
state of agitation Her eyes seemed
to be starting out of her head. The
landlady insisted on an explanation.
1elling the girl she must have some.
thing awful on her mind to be in
such a condition, The witness said
that the other replied
You'd you be surprised If | told
YOU that It was the doctor and Miss
Elmore7 He was the cause OF my
trouble when YOU first knew me. She
Is his wife and when ] see them go
away. the girl makes me realize my
pOs,tion as to what she Is and what
l am"
Mrs. Jackson asked What is the
use of you worrying about another
woman's husband?'
To this Miss Leneve answered:
Miss Elmore has been threatening
to go away with another man. Dr.
Crippen has been waiting for her to
do so, when he would divorce her.
Solicitor Newton. who is looking
out for the interests of Crippen and
Miss Leneye. closely cross examined
| Mrs. Jackson. suggesting that her
lodger's excitement was due to the
landlady having resurrected a trouble
which the girl experienced during her
early association with Crippen, but
the witness maintained the correct
Of her evidence as given.
Professor Pepper the patholoeist
| repeated the testimony which he huL
| given at the trial in the Bow street
court In response to the question;
by the coroner. he said
Il can form no definite opinion as
to whether the parts found were those
OF a male or a female
There was a suggestion that they
were from the body of female
have a very strong opinion. If take
the hair discovered into considera
ton. there is strong presumption
almost conclusive evidence. that tho
parts were those OF woman
a juror was steadily anxious &c
know why a Scotland Yard man had
allowed the doctor 10 get away once
he had fallen under suspicion Dew
responded that he had a perfect an
swer to the attacks that had beer
made upon him and lie would Hike
TO reply TO the question hut the cor
onor would not permit him to do so
declaring that the subject of Grip
pens flight was outside the scope
of the present inquiry
The inquest was then adjourned un
til Sept %,