The San Francisco call., 1910-07-15


William Pittman. who suffers in pl
Blue
death of his wife and shall not worry
until l learn more about it.
Doctor Crippen placed his son, Haw-
ley, in the care of myself and my wife
directly after his first wife died Is
years ago. The last time Doctor Grip
pen saw his son was u years ago,
when we met in New York by appoint
ment The reason for this was that
Doctor Crippen believed that his boy
would be better taken care of by us
than by his second wife. whom he mar
ried less than two years after the death
of his first wife. When Doctor Grip
pens mother died in January, 1903, he
sent $50 toward the funeral expenses.
That was the last we heard from him
directly"
Crippen. who is 10 years of age, has
been living alone since the death of his
wife. He said Doctor Crippen went to
London as the representative of a
Philadelphia advertising specialist
He left Los Angeles 10 years ago and
went to Salt Lake City. From there he
went to St. Louis and also spent some
time in New York, Toronto and Florida,
Crippen Writes Letter
NEW YORK, July i4.-Belle Elmore
was a Brooklyn girl. The first news
of her death was received here by
Mrs. r. II. Mills, a stepsister, in let
ter dated April Z, SO Hilldrop Crescent
North London, Eng, and signed by DR.
Crippen.
| The police regard the date as i'm
portsnt because, although it carried
! the first word from DR.. Crippen to his
wife's family of her death, it is nearls
two months later than the. death no.
tice published in London. The letter
! follows:
Ny Dear Louise and Robert: I
hardly know how to write YOU or
my dreadful loss. The shock to me
has been 50 dreadful that am
hardly able 10 control myself MY
poor Cora is gone, and to make the
shock to me more dreadful, l did
not even see her at the last.
A few weeks ago we had news
that an old relative of mine in
California was dying, and to Sc
cure important property for our
selves it was necessary for one oil
US to go and put the matter in
lawyers hands at once.
AS I was very busy. Cora pro-
posed she should go. and as 1T was
necessary for some one 20 be the.e
at once, she should go straight
through from here to California
without stopping at all, and then
return via Brooklyn and she would
| be able to pay all OF you a long
visit.
Unfortunately, on the way out
my poor Cora caught a severe cold.
and not having while travelling
chance to take care of herself, 1T
settled on her lungs later develop
ing into pleuro- pneumonia
She wished not to frighteH me. so
her. that It was only a slight
+ matter, and next / heard by cable
she was dangerously i'll After
cabled to know If / should go to
her, / had the dreadful news that
she had passed away. Imagine, IL
you can. the dreadful shock to NE.
never more to see my Cora alive
nor hear her voice again. She is
being taken back to me, and I shall
soon have what is left of her.
OF course, l am giving UP the
house-in fact 1T drives me mad to
be in 1t alone. I will sell out
everything in a few days. do not
know what / shall do; probably
find some business to take me tray-
cling for few monthe until I can
recover from the shock a little. but
as soon as l have d settled address
! will write again to Nou.
AS it is too terrible to me to have
10 write this dreadful, dreadful
news, will you please tell all tie
others2
Belle Elmore was born in Kunigunde
Makomarkski of noble Polish descent
When she was years old her widowe ed
mother married NJ. F. Marsinger, and
the little girl. growing up with Ameri-
can born stepbrothers and stepsisters
became known as Cora Marsinger.
Her stepfather, Mrs. Mills the step
sister TO whom the Louise and Robert
letter was addressed. and other rela-
tives were found today in Brooklyn
! and Queens. Her mother is dead.
Marsinger the stepfather. is a
farmer and huckster. He said today:
At the time of her death Cora
must have been 38 years old. While
she was a young girl she showed a
fondness for the stage; We did not
approve at first, but she was head
strong and we let her have her
way. On one of her tours through
the west she met Doctor Crippen-T
don't know just where-and they
were married about IA years ago as
nearly as ] can remember. We did
not see much of Cora after that
She was handsome girl and very
clever
Doctor crippen is said to have prac-
ticed medicine with success both in
Brooklyn and Manhattan.
He always appeared to have plenty
of money and his wife wore handsome
| jewels. One of the stepsisters visited
/ the Crippens in London within year
and found them living comfortably
| there, still with plenty of money. There
were no indications then of any un-
| happiness in the family.
At the request of Scotland yard po-
lice here tonight were awaiting the
Lusitanis, which is not expected tc
dock, however, until tomorrow morn
ing.
Lived i'm Michigan
COLDwATER. Mich, July 14.-Dr
Hawley Harvey Crippen comes from q
family once well known in this city
He left here about 80 years ago te
complete course in dentistry in De-
troit. From Detroit he went to Los