Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-29
CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE.

The suspected MuIueTtI Hdu uduC up
His mind to Jump Overboard-The
Prisoner Placed in Handcuffs-The
Doctor and Miss Leneve Remanded to
jail Until September &.
London, Aug. 29.-"I can't stand
the horror through which have gone
every night any longer, and ! have
made up my mind to Jump overheard
tonight.
This was part of the writing on one
Of Dr.. Hawley Harvey Crippen's bust
ness cards which Inspector Dew testi-
fed today in the Bow street police
court (where Crippen and his typist,
Miss Ethel Clare Leneve, we're formally
arraigned on q charge OF numbering
the DOCTORS wife, Belle Elmore) that he
found on Crippen at the time OF his ar
rest. The note was intended for Miss
Leneve. Continuing DR.. Crippen wrote:
Il can see nothing ahead OF me. My
money has run out. | know | have
spoiled your life, but I hope that some
day you will forgive me. My last
words are of love. Yours, H."
Dew testified that as sooa as he
learned OF Crippen's suicidal intentions,
he placed him in handouts.
The prosecution announced that 1t
would proceed against Miss Leneve
only on the charge OF being al aces
sorry after the fact, as it was convinced
that she had no knowledge OF the muir
der before its commission. She IS
accused OF assisting, maintaining and
harboring Crippen.
In the Bow street police court today
Crippen and Miss Ethel Clare Lcnevc
were formally charged with the murder
of Belle Elmore Crippen, the additional
charge OF assisting, maintaining and
harboring" Crippen being made against
Miss Leneve. After the formal pres
entation OF the evidence Of their arrest
the prisoners, both of whom appeared
cheerful, were remanded to jail until
September 6, when they will be called
upon toplead.
Thousands waited outside the police
court building during the proceedings
and attempted to rush the police guard
that surrounded the prisoners on their
entrance to the building. Only few
persons were allowed within the court
room, the exclusion OF spectators be-
ing the most rigid in years. Today's
proceedings were before Magistrate
Marsham. !.
On last Thursday, while the pris-
oners were en- route to England aboard
the Megantic, Dew testified that Grip
pen begged that he be allowed to see
Miss Leneve.
Il may never see her again." Grip
pen said to Dew. "She has been my
only comfort in the last three years.
Crippen promised Dew that if he
we're allowed to see his companion, he
would not converse with her. After
consulting Miss Leneve, who was
equally eager to see the man with
whom she fled from Europe, Dew con.
scented to the meeting. He watched
the pair carefully, however, to see that
they did not converse with each other,
aside from their greeting and farewell.
Both seemed to be under the greatest
emotion, Dew said.
After her return to Jail today Miss
Leneve refused to be interviewed by
her father unless he promised to inquire
only as to her health. Mr.. Leneve
asked both his daughter and her
counsel to grant the interview, but the
young woman fatty refused until as
sured that her father would not
question her regarding her relations
with Crippen. The father finally
agreed to this, and saw his daughter
for few minutes Miss Leneye was
plainly agitated by the visit OF ihr
father.
Evidence tending to show that Grip
pen and Miss Leneve contemplated
double suicide was furnished by Dew,
who produced scrap of paper ON
which Crippen is alleged to have writ
ten.
Shall We wait until tonight, about
10 or II o'clock?
This is supposed to have been writ
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 that he was sur
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