The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-01

trlppen and Ethel Claire DeneNe
aboard the steamer Montrose is des
tined TO become one OF the most
notable in criminal history, Not only
the circumstances of the crime. but
the remarkable detective chase across
the Atlantic. with wireless telegraphy
contributing for the first time as
decisive factor In detection and with
the people of Europe and America
eagerly intent upon the quest. have
combined 10 mako the case one of
extraordinary interest.
The circumstances of tho finding OF
the mangled and burned body OF Belle
fillmore are OF recent occurrence, the
salient features being as follows
story Of the Crime.
DR.. Crlppen and his wife. known by
the stage name OF Belle Elmore. had
for the last two years occupied
house at 80 Hilldrop Crescent, north
London. He was an American den
fist, born at Coldwater. Mich, edu-
Gated in Indiana and pursuing medi
cal study later in Michigan. Califor
uia, Ohio and New York City He
had managed a patent medicine busi.
ncss in Philadelphia and in Columbus
and had appeared as a specialist at
many other points. Detroit, San Die
go, Salt Lake City, St Louis and
Brooklyn.
Belle Elmore was well-knovn
| vaudeville actress about 35 years old,
formerly Of Brooklyn. She WAS an
| attractive woman and an officer OF the
| Music Hall Artists guild OF London.
| With the Crippen pair at Hilidrop
| Crescent lived Miss Leneve, young
| typist of French birth. who served
as amanuensis to Crippen.
Mrs. crippen Disappeared In February
Mrs. Crippen disappeared from her
| accustomed activities Last February
To her friends, DR.. Crippen explained
She had gone to California Later au
advertisement appeared In the Lon
| don papers saying she had died in
| California. But Belle Elmore'S for
r1er actress friends In London and
| America began to doubt Their In
| oniries led to the belief that Mrs.
! Crippen had not died In California
/ ond suspicious were communicated
to the police.
| The clues Of Scotland Yard gradn.
| ally began to encircle Dr. Crlppen
early in July. Sir Melville Mac.
Naughton, chief OF the criminal in
yestigation department, took the mat.
ter personally in hand and then for
the first time appeared on the scene
Inspector Dew
Dew In the Case,
It was Dew who subjected Crippen
to the ordeal OF minute cross-eXamin-
alton. The doctor finally admitted
that his wife had not gone to Cali
fornia, but asserted that she had run
away as a result OF family chickering's.
The suavity of Crippen led tho po-
lice to give conditional credit to his
statement and they took his word of
honor that he would remain subject
10 call until his story could be veri-
fed. This was on July IL.
Crppen and Typst Disappear.
The next day Or, Crippen and tho
pretty young typist, Miss Leneve,
disappeared, leaving no trace Of their
whereabouts The house at Hilldrop
was hastily searched This time, In
spector Dew and his staff ransacked
cellar and garret. In the cellar a
misplaced brick led to a ghastly dis
covery. Beneath the floor was found
the battered body Of a human being.
1t had been placed In qulcklme and
was burned beyond recognition Even
the sex was understandable by the
doctors at first. although the body
was finally established as that OF a
woman
World Wide Search.
Immediately search OF almost
worldwide scope began. at first in
London and England, then through
France and continental points and
finally to America. Many false clews
were followed to a fruitless end Dr.
Crippen and his typlst appeared to
have vanished completely, Police
descriptions were cabled throughout
the world. One circumstance OF the
flight proved TO be most important
namely, DR.. Crippen purchased suit
oil boys clothing. evidently 10 dis
guise his companion as a boy in
their flight The first real clue came
on the sailing of the Canadian Pacific
steamer Montrose from Antwerp on
Jnne 20 A couple Of strange appear
ance took hasty passage on the steam
ers two hours before she sailed They
gave the names OF REV. John Rob.
ilson and John Robinson. Jr." said
TO be father and son Two days ont,
Captain Kendall of the Montrose had
his suspicion excited, He became
convinced that the younger Robinson
was a woman and then that the pair
were those for whom London and
the outer world had been searching
In vain. BY wireless he communicate
ed his suspicious to Scotland Yard
A minute description of the pair sent
by wireless 10 the ship at sea con.
6rmed Captain Kendall's suspicious
The two were kept under surveil.
lance. but not under arrest. Then
began the sensational detective chase
which eliminated yesterday. Inspec.
tor Dew, baked in his first attempt
TO apprehend Crippen, hurried TO Liv-
erpool where he caught the White
Star steamer Laurentc. She was
faster than the Montrose and both
wore headed for the same destna-
ton, Tho Laurentic overlook and
passed the Montrose at sea and two
days ago Dew landed at Father Point
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