Evening journal., 1910-10-21
CRIPPEN MAY
WIN ACQUITTAL
Feeling in England That Doc
tors Story Will Free Him
Of Murder Charge
AVOIDS CROWNS EFFORTS
TO GET HIM In TRAP

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
LONDON, Oct. 21.-After he had
undergone a severe cross-examination
at the hands of Kings Counsel r. ID
Muir. DR. II. II. Crippen left the wit
ness stand to-day with apparent con-
iidence that he had convinced the jury
Of his innocence.
Despite the circumstantial evidence
adduced against him by Crown Il is
unquestionably true that Crippen
made a favorable impression Specta-
tors who have attended every session
of the court declare their belief that
IL will be impossible to convict the
American doctor-dentist on the
charge of numbering Belle Elmore, his
wife.
Crippen concluded his statement 20
the jury yesterday and resumed the
stand at tO-days session for cross
examination by the Kings counsel.
He was perfectly cool and sef-posses-
sed when he walked to the stand and
displayed no emotion as Muir g-illed
him regarding his story of his wife's
flight Crippen adhered 10 every
point in the sensational story he told
yesterday and showed ready wit IN
foiling Muier's attempts TO trap him.
Muir tried TO force from Crippen an
admission that no one but himself
could have buried the remains of
human being I'm the celia OF his Hill
drop Crescent home II has MA been
denied that pieces OF human flesh
were found and the Gown has en-
deayored to show that these we're
from the body Of Mrs Crippen and
that no one but Crippen could have
placed them where they were found
by Inspector Dew.
Crippen's apparent frankness made
a hit with the spectators and appar-
emily with the jurors.
My wife and | were often away
from home on visits to other parts of
England and on the continent" he
said, "and Il would have been possible
for some one else to have placed the
flesh where Il was found. ! must ad-
nit though he said. that this seems
very improbable. ] have not the slight
/ est idea how came the flesh there and
/ I have no theory that might account
for its presence. The thing is as great
mystery TO me as IL is to the DO
lice
The defense as soon as DR.. Crippei
left the stand. began examining var
iOus medical experts, each Of whom
J without qualification declared that tn
alleged scar found on the piece o
flesh i'm the Crippen home. was not
scar. II was by this testimony that th'
defense hoped to break down th'
NCrown's sole hope of Identifying th'
body as that OF Mrs. Crippen.
It had been testified that Mrs. Grip
pen as a result of a surgical opera
ton. bore a large scar on her body
Physicians for the Crown have sworn
that on piece of the flesh disinterred
from the cellar of Crippen's home, a
similar scar was found. The defense's
physicians swore that under no con-
dition could a gland form on a scar
yet such a growth had formed on the
alleged scar.
The defense introduced no further
testimony but closed its case as soor
as the physicians had been examined
Barrister A. A. Tobin Immediately be-
gan addressing the jury for the
prisoner.
Kings Counsel Muir will address
the jury tomorrow morning anc
Lord Alverstone, the lord chief justice
who is presiding at the trial, vii
charge the jury Immediately after
lunch. A verdict may come to-mor
/ row night early.