The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-29
PLAN OF CR|PPEN
TO DROWN HIMSELF
Wrote His Companion of ln-
tention to Jump Overheard
While Coming
MONEY HAD RUN OUT: \
SAW NOTHING AHEAD
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Interesting Development in Testi.
mony Dew in Police Court
Miss Leneve Charged With
Hardening the Doctor.

LONDON. Aug. z9.-'I cannot
stand the horror through which
have every night any longer. and Z
have made up my mind to jump over-
board tonight"
This was part of the writing on one
Of Or. Hawiey H. Crippen's business
cards which Inspector Dew testified
to-day In the Bow Street Police Court
(where Crippen n his typist, Miss
Ethel Glare LeneVe. we're formally arr
raigned on a charge of numbering the
doctors wife. Belle Elfnore), thst~hs
found on Crippen at the time OF his
arrest. The note was intended fog
Miss Leneve.
Continuing. DIR. Crippen wrote: II
q see nothing ahead of me. My
money has run out. i know | havs
sroited yuur-tfe7 but t hope that some
day you Will forgive me. My last
words are of love. Yours, H"
Dew testified that as soon as he
learned of Crippen's suicide intentions
he placed him in handouts,
Suicide Compact
Evidence tending 10 show that Grips
pen and Miss Leneve contemplated
double suicide was furnished by Dew
who produced a scrap Of paper on
which Crfppen is alleged TO have wrtt~
ten: Shall we wait until ~to-nights
about 10 or IL ocloeky
This Is supposed TO have been write
ten at the same time as the message
on which Crippen said he had about
made up his mind to jump overheard
Crippen's statement hat he was sur
prtsed at his arrest and was no suspt~
cious that he was under surveillance Ia
not considered to coincide with tha
message to his companion. in which ha
! spoke OF the tortures he had under~
( gone.
Crippen was represented to-day by
Solicitor Arthur Newton. Miss Leneye
by ]. H. Welfare and the state b1
Travers Humphreys. I
To he Heard Nex Week. ;
After the formal evidence of tho
arrest OF Crippen and Miss Leneva
was presented. they we're remandea
to jail until September 6. when then
will be called upon to plead.
The prosecution announced that ~
would proceed against Miss Lenevs
only on the charge Of being an acS
cessory after the fact. as 1t wss cons
vinced that h had no knowledge OF
the murder before its commission. Sha
Is accused of assisting, maintaining
and harboring" Crippen.
Only "a few persons were allowed
within the court room. the exclusion
of spectators being the most rigid In
year. To-Day proceedings were Dos
fore Magistrate Marsham,
His Only Comfort
On last Thursday. while the pris@
oners were en- route to England aboard
the Megantic, Dew testified that Grips
pen begged that he be allowed 10 see
Miss L.eneye.
Il may never see her again." Grips
pen said to Dew.
She has been my only comfort i'm
the last three years"
Crippen promised Dew that IL he
were allowed to see his companion he
would not nvers with her. After
consulting
equally a. eager to see the man with
whom she fed from Europe, Dew con-
scented to the meeting. He watched
they did not converse with each other
aside from their greeting and fare<
well. Both seemed to be under tho
greatest emotion. Dew said.
After her return to jail to-day Miss
Leneve refused TO be interview ed By
her father unless he promised to in~
quire only as to her health.
Mr.. Leneve asked both his daugh<
ter and her counsel to grant the ins
teryiew, but the young woman fatty
refused until assured that her father
would not question her regarding her
relations with Crippen. The father
finally agreed to this, and saw his
daughter for a few minutes. Miss
Leneve was plainly affected by h
visit OF her father. ,
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