Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30
CRlPPEN And GIRL
HELD FOR TRAIL
At Close of Rain Court Proceed
ings They Are Committed for
the Murder of Belle Elmore.

London, Sept. 23.--At the close Of this
police court proceedings today DR..
hawley n. Crippen and Ethel Clara
leneVe were committed for trial
charged with the murder Of the doc
tors wife, Belle Gilmore. Solicitor
Newton reserved his defense for the
trial proper.
London. Sept. %. - Ethel Clara Le-
neve was hooted and jeered at today
by a crowd Of men and women that
awaited her arrival at the Bow street
police COurt
The trial Of Miss Leneve and DR..
Hawley u. Crippen for the murder of
the l]atter's wife, is drawing to a close
and this fact probably accounted for
the unusual number Of persons who
gathered in the vicinity for a possible
view Of the prisoners.
A group of women followed the cab
occupied by the accused girl through
the streets to the police court, yelling
their opinions Of the typist as they
chased along. When the vehicle
stopped in front OF the court building
a crowd hat filled the ~thoroughfare
hOoted derisively. Miss Leneve held
an open umbrella before her face ana
was fairly successful in escaping OBJ
servatiOn as the police made a way
for her.
The financial affairs of the Crippens
were gone into today, in line with the
prosecutors opening assertion that tho
doctor at the time of Belle ElmorC's
disappearance was pressed for funds
and that the death Of the woman was
to the monetary advantage Of the hus-
band. The manager Of a bank testi-
fed that Mrs. Crippen notified the in
stitutiOn on December Is, 1909, of the
withdrawal of a joint account which
she and Crippen had kept there.
Miss Merton CurnOw, an emploYc Of
the MunvOn people. who succeeded
Crippen in the management Of their
local office, testified that the poison
alleged TO have been purchased by the
doctor and traces Of which were found
in the mutilated body was not used
by the company. She added, however.
that Crippen frequently bought drugs
for his preparations.
cashed Some Checks.
The witness said that during Feb
ruary when Crippen told her that his
wife had gone to America and died
there, h cashed for him several
checks. one for $500. She last saw the
doctor on July 9, when she gave him
the money On q check for S185. This
was just before he disappeared. He
said TO the witness:
"If any one inquiries for me you are
to know nothing; say nothing"
Before this Crippen had left several
package. with the witness, saying,
"if anything happens to me, give these
to Miss Leneve"
Ran from "TroubIe."
When Crippen left the employ 5f the
medicine company, he formed g part
nership with Gilbert M. Rylance under
the firm name of Crippen q HylanCe
for the manufacture Of artificial teeth.
Rylance was called by the Crowf today
and after telling Of his business rela-
lions with the doctor, testified that
Crippen told him the story os Belle
Elmore's death and added that ne had
married Miss Leneve. Later Inspector
Dew called at the dental establishment
In the course of his Investigation of
Belle ElmOre disappearance and short
ly afterWard Crippen left a note Cor his
partner in which he said:
: In order to escape rouh4. | {:
{: shall be obliged to absent my {:
(: self for a time" d:
'''''' .
william Long, a former associate of
the accused man, repeated the esidenCo
which he had given at the inquest, de-
scribing how at the request of the doc
tor he had purchased a suit or boys
clothing for Miss Leneve on the day
that the defendants dropped out OF
sight.