The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-30
London Doctor and His Com.
panion Arraigned OH Muir
der Charge.
TIME FOR HEARING SET
AHEAD FOR ONE WEEK
Both Man and Woman Are Re-
manded to Jail Without
Bail.

Crippen, the American doctor, ant
Ethel Clare Lenevc, his typist, were
accused of the murder of Belle Elmore
the formers wife, in the formal charge
read to them in the Bow street polio,
court today.
Miss Lcneve was charged also Will
harboring and maintaining Crippcn aft
er the crime, knowing he had commit
| ted 1T.
Before the proceedings Inspector
Dew, who brought the prisoners bacl
from Canada, introduced evidence tc
show that Crippen contemplated suicide
while at sea, following his flight from
this country. Crippen was quoted also
as declaring that his companion knew
nothing of the trouble in which he was
involved, and Miss Leneve was said to
have protested her innocence.
There was special interest in the
character of the formal charge, as the
Canadian warrant for the arrest of the
fugltlves had merely laid at their door
responsibility for the death Of an un~
known woman whose body was found
in the cellar of the Crlppen home at
Hilldrop Crescent. The fact that both
were today accused of the murder of
Belle Elmore, the actress wife of the
doctor, leads to the supposition that the
mutllatcd body has been identified to
the satisfaction of the authorities. 1t
also suggests that the police have fur
thcr evidence concerning Miss Leneve s
connection with the tragedy than they
have made known heretofore.
Plea Not Yet Entered
Today's proceedings consisted of in
Producing evidence, at the conclusion
OF which the prisoners were remanded
until September 6 without having
pleaded or made any comment In re.
ply to the charge against them.
Crippen and Miss Leneve stood to-
gether in the dock. He wore a gray
frock suit, while his companion was
dressed in a tailor made suit of blue
Archur Newton, the solicitor engaged
by friends of his client. appeared for
Crlppen, and j. ". Welfare, retained by
the girls father, represented her.
Prosecutor Travers- Humphreys had
charge of the case for the crown, and
after introducing evidence in justifca-
ton of the arrests, he asked that the
prisoners be remanded for eight days.
government evidence against the typ
lst pointed only to her as an accessory
after the act. He said he proposed at
this time to offer only formal evidence
IN support of the action Of the authori-
ties in arresting and holding the ac.
cused, A week hence the prosecution
would be ready to proceed with the
case, Inspector Dew briefly described
the arrests on board the steamer Mont
Dew said he told Crippen that he must
put him in handouts, Gas you have
written that you intended jumping
Would Prefer Death.
-, To this Crippen replied; "I will not do
mat: My anxiety has been too awful
Explaining his belief that the prisoner
had planned to commit suicide. the In
,ard on one side OF which was "P' ROB-
nson & Co. Michigan. Presented by |
Tohn E. Robinson"
fleets and on tho back OF 1t. apparently |
n the doctors handwriting was Ghe fol-
owing: i cannot stand the horror
IS see nothing bright ahead and my Jour
ley Is coming to- an end, I have made
iP my mind to jump overheard tonight.
lay you may learn to forgive me. NV
asst words are of love"
Dew also introduced n torn piece OF a
ard on which Crlppen had written this
lbout 1c or II? II not. what time?"
Asking for Miss Leneve. Crippen said
o tho inspector; "I will do all I can for
Ter. II Is only fair to say that she knows
lothing about 1t. ! never told her any
hing" any
The witness said that In conyersine
With Coptan Kendall of the Montrosr
Hiss Lene2e remarked that she had moi
cen newspaper since she left London
dded: mystery
~ know nothing about IT."
To the inspector the woman said;
81 assure YOU I know nothing about H.
intended 70 write my sister when | got
o Quebec
Had the Girl in Mind.
When the warrant was read on shin
oard Miss Leneye wept and. becoming
realty agitated. tainted. Dew concluded
Is testimony by repeating n conversation
Which he had with Crippen while the
after was exercising on the deck OF the
teamer Megantic during the return TO
liverpool on August "a.
Crippon said;
II want to ask "A favor OF you. but
I'll leave IL until Friday"
Friday was the day preceding the ar
ivnl OF the vessel at Liverpool.
The inspector replied; "As well now
s. Friday"
Crlppen then said:
when you took me OF the ship Cat
.ueboc): | did not gee Miss I.eneve,
ont know how things will go They
lay go all right: they may go all wrong
may never see her again and l want
. ask you to let me see her, won't
peak 10 her. She has been my oniv
omtort for the last three years '''
Crippen was allowed TO see his COM ,
anon In trouble. !
M,NEU