The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-07
CRIPPEES WIFE POISONED
~ OSFTN. DRtG ~ moi q HT.
FOT VI ~ REHaINa.
l.theI - we've te~used Ouiy - aerSsssvy
Nu-r tho Nursi~r Prosecutor ous-
nn~s Case ~ t.sadsa Psstrs Csurt
Hau fsr tstrt m-fusrd Jssleuss


Dr Hawisv Harvey Cripp~n AMI Fih@l
lars l., Nsvs N conns-t ion uith the ruur-
der q H.ll. Flmors 'hs wife - the man
wuz the announcement that q deadly
puJ-ru hvn .rtn he'd hem d~,sr'Si IN
~. remains - tho dead woman n ths
-tat-rret, - ~" prosecution can - made
god ~ end. all rhanCe n d~fsnc. h-,nE
mad" ~ Cnpr~n on the th~rry tha, he
kill.si his VII. IN the course - quarrel
ard rut up her body IN pans Ia fact
rh. discovery - tho poison may he 70
ga-I"i - making tho conviction -
rrrpv-r - - Ia murder and ht= =s=s;i-
tlpn frog no cun"hIsr'r-
On the cher hani. the dav was favor
able - tho woman prisoner ~ tie very
oy~ntuz It ~. proceedings ~ Nas formally
annpuncs-I that 'hn murder ,harsc against
her woull h.. dr"rpsi she - s''ll held.
b. viewer. a. an access after the fact.
and az tho clr-., q to-,Iays hearing che
Magistrate refused =" accept hail fnr
her
when the ~ rs.diuEs against mr.
Cripr.n aIl IA" arr were resumed this
morning "a he Bow street police court
there Vas great crowd - spectators,
1l'N rush when the various offic"rs AMI
attorneys cruu'.r'.l with th" ca-s ard
d.. crowd ut I-W-g ap"r mon had b.'~n
bc.umm dated thor" was h'tl" rom left
f,r the general public Tuo-a Nhp SIC
,".si.i In getting IN yer" mostly well
dressed women.
,ripyau was brought from BuNtnn
rr.-.A - kpw street psrruigh' N order
10 avoid dsmur-trar,on ard Ethel ta
Nerc Mas escorted from Holloway Jail
'liS ~ 7Ing
Fuup'ualIy ~ ~ O'clock SIR Albert ne
Rufy"u. Ch'rf Mag strAts ~ the Metro
poutan IouC~ ,nuft district. took his
place on III. benrL ~" was accompanied
ry ~.- William Gplh"r' ~" dranatist.
ani Mr. Dawson. "A Canadlan Justice ~
49, Pea
The ~ soners entered me dock IMAM
u.lncci Roth were dressed IN III" sane
fashion a. when 'hey wer" last arraignesi
Frlcl Ie N"vs entered frat Cripp"1
pl'pw"i immediately and AZ he pass.i
ha- he cast a rnpInen'a-y searching glanc"
~ Ne-
Pr,nr 20 the formal opening ~ the case
Travis Humphreys. The prosecutor, an
uounc"d tha' tie charge against the
woman would - reduced "a being an
arcessor,- after me fact He sad he
thought = desrahle that the real facts
should ne s,l",i ~ rho earliest possible
moment without waiting 20 get them from
-'n var.ous witnesses who would be
,a.ai Consequently 10 saii he pro-
;o-ei 'o da'a'. tho facts fully
Nr Humphreys went on 20 saw that an
examination 4 'ha body found in the
cellar e Crlppsn = house showed that an
operation had tsen performed upon the
deceased n hor lifetime Mr. Wilcox. the
Govcrnmrnt analyst. he also aid. would
,os..fv that he found hfrv-hve eighty
fourths - a grain Of hyoscin IN the kid
n"ys
Inspector Dow had produced 'hr~e
sp..ta. 70 diamond r.ugs. which, he '"~-
.I."I had boon found sewn m Cripp~n =
lrI-r,o.' with another diamond ring
a.t ~ .r.p.h~S CTpp@ns fa""
~ .hai a. Rel" FIrnor"'- f,irs wer" th"n
.a'-r i....i .n e., ,d"r~~ uv N" proS"cutor
r." p-rserrI'u- pointed ONT that for /
wears a, -" result II violent oIthursfS .
u aug.- IN 'h" par - the wif" 'he rrip- .
pens rad virtually lived apart. although .
remaining 70 the same hoIS" 'r'pp"n.
tho F.-pIrrut.- SAT- CAV" rs a reason for
N Is rCor on the part - ms wife thai she .
". fond II ~Dr'" other man. bat ~ was /
NOV" nk.,v ss.d Nr Humphr~vs. that |
rhr sa,t 'ha. Eihe IL Nave had been Grip |
rom r-l.tress for three wears had caused !
Mrs Irpyeu 20 Nv" apart from her hus-
hand y a." same house
H." van ~ whom Crpp~u professed
90 10 Jealous. sad Mr. Humphr~vs. was
Prrio" Miller e chicago The prosecutor
stated thai NJ Miller vould 10 invited .
- rp-re - England and testify IN The cas-" 3
Mr. Humphreys dw"lt particularly on .
ito fact 'h,' T'r"i IL N"ve at the end ~
ia-t January felt her p"~,tion ~ CrippenI : .
irIa'rcz- acItay and was experiencing
,0rsI !erahla jealousy - Mrs Crippen.
Slc Wa known 20 h'v" said that u was .
worry rairful for her when sh" saw Crippen !
gong about or leaving the Office with .
ms vif"
Tho Prosecutor laid stress on the fact .
that the name On the piiamas found after .
~" ftEnr Of CrIpp"n ard the girl was /
ZONES Prnthars Tho trousers portion ~
tho .uit. 4 which the jacket VAS used 10 ,
bury tho hodv m. was found In box .
whore other "a iamas were kept
Crippen followed Mr. Humphreys state
rnant closely nd with perfect conposure.
Even the fresh story Of III" human re-
minis found. including tho discovery ~
eight inches - human hair. which counsel
svhmitted. was 'olrrahly good evidenc" /
that IL was the IN lr n a female. and testI-
rnony in regard 20 tho presence ~ hyoscin .
IN the remains left him Immobile.
but it was not ~ with Ethel lie Neve /
She was apparently very nervous. Sh" /
fdge,ed with her veil and moved her ,
clnved hands constantly over her coat .
Her general reStle~sness betrayed the :
tension under which she was laboring .
during the hour and twenty minutes the .
Prosecutor was speaking
When the Prosecutor opening had been /
concluded Cripp~n Strok~i his growing /
mustlCh" and cast another glance az
Lis companion. who had not raised her |
eye. from the ground except when the /
Prosecutor displnyri IN" jewels and the
handsome furs belonging In Mrs Crippen.
whicn had bern found IN trunk IN tho ,
hous" on Hnldrop Crescent. Then for /
the first time she took some vis'hl" notice