The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-22
CR|PPEN FACING
MURDER CHARGE
Formal Commitment of Accused
Doctor at End Of Prelimi-
nary Hearing.
HIS GIRL COMPANION
HELD AS ACCESSORY
ThrOng of Women HOOt and Jeer
the Young Woman Who
Is Accused.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-Dr q. H. Grip
pen and his typist, Ethel Clare Leneve,
today were formally committed for trial
for the murder of the formers wife,
Cora Belle Crippen, the American act
ress who was known on the stage as
Belle Elmore, The doctor is charged
as the principal and his companion as
an accessory after the fact.
For some time the magistrate in the
Bow street police court has been hear
ing the evidence offered by the crown,
and at the conclusion of these prelimi-
nary proceedings today announced that
he would hold Crippen on the capital
charge and, without expressing an opin~
ION on the evidence against Miss Le-
neve, added that he felt that it was
sufficient for him to commit her for
trial as an accessory after the fact.
Defense Not Outlined.
When the prosecution had concluded
the magistrate proposed to set aside an
other day on which Solicitor Arthur
Newton, who is representing both of the
accused, might make any statement he
wished on behalf of the defense. Mr..
Newton, however, after saying a few
words in favor of Miss Leneve, said
he would reserve his defense for Grin
pen until the trial proper.
The inquest into the death Of the
person, parts of whose body were un-
home in Hilldrop Crescent, has not been
concluded and another session of the
court will be held next Monday.
The crown has attempted TO show
that the parts found were Of the parts
of the body of Belle Elmore. but its
medical experts have not been able to
swear positively regarding the sex of
the victim. At Mondays session, Mrs.
Jackson, at whose home Miss Leneve
conversation which she said she had
had with her lodger and which indicated
that the girl expected TO marry DR..
Crippen after his wife had left him.
Sentiment Against Girl.
This testimony appears to have robbed
the accused girl of some of the SYM
pathy which she has heretofore en-
joyed and was the cause of a hostile
demonstration when she arrived at the
Bow street station today. The cab that
she occupied was followed by crowd
of hooting women and their uaunts were
echoed by the throng that had gathered
in the vicinity Of the court,
There was nothing especially new in
tilted the suit Of boys clothing which
William Long swore he had pure chased
at Crippen g request, as the suit worn
| by Miss Leneve at the time of her ar
rest Mrs. Jackson repeated the evi-
dence that she had given before the
coroner's jury.
Miss Merton Curnow, who formerly
was employed in an office managed
| by Crippen, told of cashiug checks for
the doctor shortly before he fled for
Canada. Witness said that Crippen told
her to say nothing about him to any
one.
Gilbert NJ. Rylance. the prisoner &
partner in the manufacture of artificial
teeth, told of receiving a note from
Crippen in which the latter said that in
order TO escape trouble he would be
obliged to absent himself for time
Following the introduction of this evi
dence. Mr.. Humphreys, for the public
prosecutor 8 office, announced he had
no further testimony to offer. and Mr.
Newton, choosing to defer his defense
the court committed both prisoners for
trial,