The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
SUPPOSED CLUES
PROVE vALUELESS
Detectives Get Nowhere
in Search for DR..
Crippen.
SCOTLAND YARD
HAS NEW THEORY
Believes Fugitive Wife-Murder.
er May Be Aboard Steamer
Kroonland, Which Will Dock
at New York Tonight.
Inquest Serves Only to
Deepen the Mystery.

London, July 1S.-Notwithstanding
circumstantial reports that DR.. Hawley
H. Crippen has been seen at widely
separated points, all the supposed
clues have proved to be valueless. and
the London police are still without any
tangible evidence that would likely
lead to his arrest.
The latest theory OF the Scotland
Yard officials is that DIR. crippen and
Ethel Clara Leneve may be aboard the
steamer Kroonland. which sailed for
New York from Dover at IL o'clock on
the night of July 9, the day the two
disappeared. The steamer is due at
quarantine at New York before IL
o'clock tomorrow might.
At Dover the kroonland was boarded
by one New York man and a number
OF passengers from London. Cr!ppen
and his companion are supposed to
have left on the afternoon of July g.
Crippen was last seen going from his
office at / o'clock. They had ample
time to catch the Red Star liner at
Dover.
Makes Case More Battling.
Interest in the mysterious murder
centred to-day in the inquest, at (which
IL had been hoped the physicians would
be prepared TO describe the manner OF
death and possibly make positive the
Identification OF the dismembered body.
However, the formal evidence adduced
added nothing material TO what was
already generally known The only
startling fact developed was that the
experts were not even in position TO
state definitely whether the boneless
mass OF flesh dug from under tho cell
lar aoor was that of woman.
Instead OF throwing light on the
mystery. the testimony served to make
the case still more battling.
When the physicians had concluded
their statements 1T was decided to post
pone the conclusion OF the inquest for
one month. in order to give DR.. Pep
per. examiner in surgery at the Royal
Army Medical College. opportunity to
make complete examination of the
pieces of flesh and the police to con-
tinue the thus far fruitless search for
Crippen and the Leneye woman.
Several witnesses recited the history
of the known occurrences surrounding
the tragedy from the time that suspi-
cion first fell upon Crippen to the hour
of his flight and the discovery Of the
murdered one.
Friends Request Inquiry.
John E. Nash, theatrical manager.
who first brought the matter to the
attention of Scotland Yard upon his
return here from the United States,
was one of the more important wit
nesses. Mr.. Nash said that at the re-
quest of friends in America he took up
the matter of the actress death and
;,,ta av1yo nr vt - No cub
ject. The doctor, he said, was unable
to give the exact place in California
where Belle Elnore had died, although
the physician had previously announced
that his wife had died in that State.
Neither could Crippen. according TO
the witness, produce certificate OF
death, although he said that he had his
wife's ashes locked up in his safe.
At this point Inspector Dew. of Scot
land Yard, took up the thread OF the
narrative. He said that he first visited
Ethel Leneve at the Crippen residence.
The woman on that occasion told hin,
that she was Crippen's housekeeper.
Later the Inspector went to Crippen's
office and had talk with the doctor.
Admits Stories Were False.
AT this time. the witness said, the
doctor admitted that all OF the stories
Which he had previously told OF his
wife about her death We're untrue. He
said he had quarreled with Mrs. Grip
pen on the night Of January 81 last,
and that following the quarrel she had
left him, saying that she intended to
Join man who, the doctor sa!d he
inelieves lived In Chicago
With the body. the inspector said ne
found a piece OF string and mans
handkerchief which might have been
used to strangle the victim, and some,
pieces OF clothing, including the jackel
OF suit OF pajamas, the trousers OF
which were subsequently found IN an
upper room OF the house The witness
added that he had not heard word
from Crippen or Ethel Leneve since
July 8, when they left the Crippen
house. On that day they sent a note
to the servant, saying: DO not worry.
We are going to the theatre.
Questioned in detail as to the fino-
| ing of the body, Inspector Dew said
| that at the first of his examinations
| of the house he found some loose
bricks in the basement floor. He re-
moved the bricks and dug into tho
earth beneath AT depth OF two feet
he uncovered the mass OF human flesh
The largest piece was less than twelve
inches long. Not bone was discov-
| cred
Flesh Cut From Bones.
The pieces OF flesh seemed to have
been carved off the skeleton. The
head. feet and hands We're missing.
Quicklime covered the gruesome OBJ
| ject.
Or. Thomas Marshall, one of the
surgeons who performed the post-mor-
tenn, testified that he had not heen able
| to find a trace OF the bones. and could
not swear on anatomical grounds
whether the members were those of a.
male or female. One Niece of flesh, he
said. had given rise TO some debate
among the medical men, but so far he
had been unable to definitely decide
the sex.
The murderer. the surgeon said, had
but also the sex, Of the deceased. The
witness said that a niscroscopical ex-
Iamina ton, which might sdisclose nhDra