The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-20
EXPRESSES BELIEF THAT
SHE WENT TO CHICAGO
TO JOIN BRUCE MILLER
Prisoner Declares Consort Fond
ness for Young Man Caused
Troubles Which Resulted IN
Her Leaving Him Made
Up Story of Her
Death.

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Montro-e at Father Point, Quebec. Dir.
II. II. Crippt.n this afternoon gave his
version, of the disappearance OF his
wife, Belle E.imorc. the music hall
singer. whom ne Is charged with MUIR
ttering.
After n sensational opening state
mt.nt by his council. who related
plot 10 smugeie Criplan from the
Montroee. Cripicn took tire sand.
lie made 1t clear Immediately that
the defense will ss.k to prove that
Mrs. Criptssi Is not dead. but that
she f.Si to Afncri,a. ostensibiy t0 join
Bruce Miller.
Dapurr and spruce AZ a dude, at
tfrsxi In TIN, height Of fashion and
showing no signs OF NERVOUSNESS. Grip
In.n had walked brisk, to the witness
stand
CriptGn first gave the Jurors brief
outline OF his early life and bits inesii-
cal career. both In the nttrd states
and England.
II knew that my wife had been
friendly with Mixer" n. continued,
land I often upbraitissd her for cor
responding with him. In 1904 Cora
admitted 10 me that she wa> very
fond of Bruce Miller. Our relations
from tien on were strained To tho
breaking point. she repeatedly threat
esasti to Leave me. telling me that she
would go To America To join Miller. l
last SAW hcf ON january 81 III this
year. end believe that she fled to
America.
Concoctcd Story.
ITO avoid scandal I concerted
story that she had gone ,0 America
t. attend 10 certain private business
for me IL California. aud that wn'se
on her Way across the American coa-
tinent She had died and had Deem IN
Generated there simply could not
face my friends with an admission
that my wife had deserted me,
sson tho Monday night before
wrote Ii letter lit her name, to the
Music Hall Guild, resigning her po-
sition as treasurer. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Martine'ti came Ia our house
for dinner After they left my wife
abused me FOR not paying him more
attention. and said.
This Is the finish OF it, / won't
stand 1t amy longer, / shall leave you
tomorrow and YOU will never hear Of
me again BEFORE this she told tnat
the man site would 80 to WAS better
able To support her than | was.
went In business near morning. and
when went home. between and
r NJ, f ,und she had gone
Il tried to think how to cover up
her absence without scandal / wrote
To the guild that she had gone away,
and told that to all our friends.
afterwards realized that this would
not be a snfiieieat explanation for her
not coming back and la,er told pea-
pie that she was III OF pneumonia.
Afterwards | told them that she VAS
dead. ] do not remember telling them
where she died, except that 1t was in
California When they asked ME
where my son lived | gave them ms
:. address
Il then put an advertisement in
the Era that she Was dead. as |
thought that would prevent people
asking me "A lot of question. What
ever | said To other people in regard
to her death was absolutely wrong
but done to prevent scandal.
Pawned No Jewels.
II do not know what my wife took
with her when she went away. She
had often told me that when we part
ed. she wanted nothing from me. I
never pawned any of her jewels. |
did draw money on several checks
signed by her, We had a joint bank
ing account in her name, and | always
carried several blank checks to which
she had signed her name so that
could get money when ! needed 1t.
lent Fund dinner at the Criterion with
Miss Leneve. and that she wore
brooch my wife left behind. She also
wore my wife's furs Miss Leneve had
been in my employ and l had known
her when she was employed by other
FIRMS for the past eight years
after my wife disappeared. Miss
Leneve lived with me as my wife in
the Hiildrop Crescent home. have
been intimate with her during the
past three years. ! had frequently
visited hotels with her but l was never
away from home at night.
After ] had told people that my
wife was dead, Miss Leneve and
went to Dieppe for FIVE days and stay
ed at hotel there.
MY arm belief is that my wife
went to Chicago to Join Bruce Miller
He often sent her presents and wrote
her loving letters In some Of which
he signed himself. with love and
kisses to brown eyes. Bruce
Denies Poisoning Her.
Crippen was questioned regarding
purchases OF hyoscine. the deadly
poison which he Ia charged with hav-
ing used to murder his wife. He de-
clared that he had never. given hts
wife any poison The hyoscine, he
swore, he had given In very small
doses, to several OF his patients who
had been suffering from nervous dis
orders.
Crippen admitted that his wife had
4 scar somewhat similar to that de-
scribed on tho body supposed to be
that OF his wife. He said she had
carried the scar for years Crippen
lcsatiaasd % sixth PAxs.l