The San Francisco call., 1910-09-15
EXPERTS TESTIFY
AGAINST CRIPPEN
PsthOIOgists Declare Skilled
Surgeon Severed Remains
of Belle EImOre
Long Scar Indicates Operation;
Sex Can Not Be Determined
AnatOmicaIIy

y LONDON. Sept 14-Testifying at the
: resumption today Of the Crippen mur-
: der trial, Prof. Augustus J. Pepper.
psthologist OF the University Of Lon
!. con. said his examination had con-
: WINGED him that the human parts found
sn the cellar Of the HiIldrop Crescent
home were severed by e hand skilled
. -in surgery and directed. by a mind that
= possessed a real knowledge OF anatomy.
j: The evidence Of the medical experts
: has been awaited with eagerness and
: The famous little courtroom in Bow
street was crowded to, its capacity. The
prisoners IN the dock presented 4 con
trssting appearance. DR.. Hawley H.
Crippen. who is charged as the prin-
cipal IN the murder of his wife, Belle
Elmore, the American actress, was
seemingly as cool and collected as ever.
aze did not miss e word Of testimony
and eagerly whispered TO his solicitor,
Arthur Newton. whenever he thought
he had detected a point in his favor.
GIRL IN DISTRESS
On the other hand, Ethel Claire Le-
neve, accused as an accessory after the
fact was wan and plainly in mental and
physical distress.
-. Professor Pepper was the first wit
ness called by the prosecution At con-
siderable length he described the ex-
animation which he made Of the parts
and set forth his conclusions. The wit
ness said he had identified pieces of
flesh as belonging 10 various parts Of
the body, except the head. hands, fore
arms, feet and legs below the knee. He
said that the members found were un-
loubtedly from q human body.
A-SNo bones were discovered nor was
there any trace Of the genital organs.
The whole viscera. was intact and
the only wound was a cut in the upper
part Of the windpipe Other parts
were left undisturbed by the one who
did the cutting and the way in which
. the parts had been separated con-
. WINGED the expert that whoever was
guilty OF the mutilation did his work
with an exactness born Of familiarity
with the human body.
SCAR INDICATES OPERATION
2 Professor Pepper said that the hair
discovered included a short strand Of
fair texture wrapped up IN a handker-
chief OF the size commonly used by
= men. The witness identified particu-
lsrly g piece OF flesh six by seven
inches in size as coming from the alb
dominal wall and which bore a scar
which. IN his opinion. was undoubtedly
left by a wound from an operation.
The witness said that the scar waS
IN q vertical direction and more than
four inches in length. It was old and
years The condition Of the organs
recovered was healthy, and in his
judgment indicated stout person in
middle life
= Pepper said he found no trace OF
the sex.
=. The parts had been buried for not
less than four months and for not
Fcrl1 rr7fl 7e
- The witness explained he meant
that he could not identify the sex
=. E snatomically. He was closely ques-
toned regarding the scar and Newton
tried TO make out that what appeared
As a scar might be merely an over
j. aaping OF the skin
~ - hat suggestion IS fantastical,' -
;seid the psthologisJ-
CRTPPEN KNEW ANATOMY
Attorney Newton suggested that a
. specialist in the ear, nose and eye, like
Doctor Crippen, would not necessarily
3 be able to separate the members OF a
body skillfully, bur Professor Pepper
said that such q specialist as Newton
had described would have q general
anatomical knowledge
Newton intimated that Doctors Wall
:snd Turnbull, experts engaged by the
defense, had reached conclusions Jif-
: fering from those of Professor Pepper
1n some particulars, snd, turning to the
witness, said
= Your qualifications have nothing ap-
reaching theirs. Both are eminent
among their number, as you know"
A brief accumulation by the crown
closed the evidence offered by the wit
ness, which was grewsome throughout.
p. Police Surgeon Marshall corroborated
the testimony of Pepper.
- The trial was adjourned 20 Friday.