The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-10-28
Death FOR
DR.. CRIPPEN.
Convicted Of Staying His
Wife in London.
Trial Of Ethel Clara Leneve As
an Accessory to
Begin

having murdered his wife, known oil
the stage as Belle Elmore. The cas-,
was given to the jury at 2:17 O'Clock
this afternoon and its deliberations
were brief. The jury was out just
thirty minutes. Crippsn was senten
ced 10 death.
When the proceedings were ne
sumed to-day Lord Chief Justice AL
verstone called Crlppen to the stand
and asked him questions regarding
the use of hyoscin, the opinion with
which it is charged the accused kill
ed his wife. The justice elected the
| information that hyoscin was admin
istered through the mouth and also
hypodsrmically.
Richard Muir then began the clos
/ ing spesch for the prosecution. He
said the dsfense had rolled largely
on the theory that Crippen was too
kind-heart.sd to commit murder.
Counsel pointed out that the de-
PENDANT had, however, lived for
months life of hypocrisy, mocl0ing
the grief of his wife's dearest friends.
The prosecutors address occupied
scarcely more than an hour. He
concluded by saying that the proSe-
cution had proved beyond reason
able doubt that the body found in
Crippen's home was that of his wife,
Belle Elmore, the actress, and that
none but the prisoner could have cut
up the body and buried 1t in the Gel
lar
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone made
his review of the case as soon as
Mr.. Muir had concluded.
The justice described Crippen as
an extraordinary man, whether guilty
or innocent. If guilty he had cover
ed up aghastly crime in ghastly
way, and it was believed, in most
brutal and callous manner. II he
was innocent it was impossible to
fathcm his mind, as he was absolute
~ indifferent to the charge OF MUIR
der. He had taken no step whatever
to prove innocence.
Crippen, the justice declared. I'M
doubtedly was a liar and lived an
immoral life, but. he added the jury
could net convict the defendant OF
that score. 1t must be quite con-
WINGED that the human parts found
were from the body of Belle Elmore
and that her d sath was caused by a
willful act of the prisoner
The lord chief justice charged the
jury that they must be convinced of
the identification beyond reasona-
BILE doubt. AS he concluded, the
jury retired. After being out hall
an hour, the jurors returned and re-
ported that they had found DR..
Crippen guilty Crippen thereupon
was sentenced to death.
When the ujry returned and an
nouncsd that it had formed the de-
PENDANT guilty Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone asked the physician II he
had anything to say Crippen re-
piled in a low voice.
81 still protest my innocence"
The chief justice then donned the
black cap that has rested near him
throughout the trial and pronounced
the sentence of death. Addressing
the condemned man Lord Alverstone
said:
You have been convicted on evil
dence which can leave no doubt In
the mind of any reasonable man that
you cruelty murdered your wife and
then mutilated her body.
IL advise you to entertain no hope
that you will escape the consequences
of your crime. | implore YOU to
make your peace with Almighty.
God"
AS the lord chief justice conclud-
ed, a policeman stepped forward and
In the hush that had fallen over the
court, room, led Crippen from the
dock. Crippen will be hanged. No
date for the execution has been fixed
but it probably will be done within
month.
The trial OF Ethel Clara Leneve
as an accessory of the fact in the
murder of Mrs. Crippen. will begin
on next Tuesday.
1t was announced this evening that
Crippen would be hanged on Novem-
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