The Washington times., 1910-07-19
.GRIPPENS CAPTURE
DOUBTEDBY POLICE
Despite Reports of Arrest,
81. $50 Reward to Be
Offered.

LONDON, July .. - Telegraphic re-
ports Of the capture Of Dr- Crippeu al
both Canterbury and Retford were re-
ceived here today That little faith was
placed in them By the London police
was demonstrated, however. by the
statement at Scotland Yard that re-
ward OF $3.50 viii be offered immediate
ly for information leading TO the arrest
OF The fugitive
More complete descriptions Of the den
tist supposed 70 have murdered his
American wife, Belle EImore. the music
han performer. have been prepared IN
a score Of language These VIII be
spread broadcast throughout the conti-
nenf.
The Crippen case today became
political issue, when VIII Thorne, II ,,
announced that he would IN the house
Of commons ask Home Secretary Win
ston Churchill, who was responsible for
allowing Dr. HawIey Harvey Crippen 10
slip through the fingers Of the authori-
ties after he had been questioned re-
gardins the disappearance Of his wife,
Belle EImore-
At the inquest yesterday Inspector
Dew, OF Scotland Yard, testified that it
vas he who interrogated the doctor q.
his HiHdrop Crescent home, where rhe
body was later found, and exacted q
promise from the dentist that he hold
himself in readiness to answer the
questions Of the police
VIII ThOrue IS Laborite, general
secretary OF the National Union OF
Gas WORKERS and General LaborerS,
and has represented westham in par
lament since 1906
Information was received from the
the missing maid Il was at first feared
after she disappeared that she had
been done away
Given Imperfect Teeth
According 10 the police reports. she
could throw no light on the mystery,
and the only important point in the
received from her is that
the police photograph does not re-
semble Miss Leneve- After learning
that the girl had imperfect teeth, from .
the maid the police reasoned that
Crippeu. being a dentist, has proba- .
Ely equipped the girl with an imper- (
feet set, well knowing the difference
in appearance such q change would .
make
More details Of the methods. used bv
Dr. Il. H Crippen in numbering his
We EeIlc Elmore, are coming TO .
.-Ent, and operatives from scotland .
ard declare the crime one Of the
most brutal in British criminal an
halls
\ large force of workmen with grap-
ping hooks began dragging REGENTS
lead, hands and feet OF the woman
together with other parts Of the torso
Some believe that Dr. Cri0Dcn dis
solved the bones IN a vat OF suIDhuric
lcld-
Criminals Intelligence Fiendish-
The dendish intelligence with which
he crime was committed and the proof
1f murder wiped out, stamps the miss
ug physician as an abnormaIIy acute
-riminai. the police say They. point our
hat Dr. CTiDpen's initial stories
md her subsequent death there. were
sufficiently well told and So sktIifuIIv I
fabricated that the fact Of the murder
y Oulc never have been discovered mad
lot D-- Crippen bOIted with Miss
-eneve, his typisJ- a little while after
e was questioned ny the police
N lle hole in the cellar the police
ound large chunks Of human flesh, to-
5etner with a bloody pajama coat.
.anGEercnief, and other pieces Of cloth [
\ ne whole was buried in caustic lime.
le lesl 6eIng terribly COTTOded BY the
nemlCal action
The slatouists have been able b,
1lcroScopic tests, TO dete-ruine definitely
nag The nesh came from 4 human
But no head, hands. nor feet have
zen located Not a single bone was
OUno II the cellar. The flesh had bae7
.aIed a~ay rom the skeleton as though
y ShtilIut dlSSecIor- No norton Of
ne nesh was large enough for tae
~ ~ scans 70 determine whether the
lSelIa was a man or woman
An arrest az Canterbury today led 70
report that the alleged murderer had
,een arrested, buI it later developed
nat TIE man was not Crippen.