The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-16
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ments In the case with more eager
ness than ever before shown In a
London murder mystery.
Scar Poor Evidence.
The effort of the prosecution 10
prove that the scar found on the re-
mains was similar 10 a scar on Mrs.
Crippen Is meeting with constant OBJ
stacles. DR.. Salisbury said today that
the mark In question was undoubtedly
scar, but that the white line, char
acteristic ofamost scars was unobserv-
able, probably due To the fact that
the remains were badly decayed. Alb
dominal operations. such as would
have produced the scar, Salisbury tes-
titled, were common to both sexes. In
his opinion, the scar had been
stretched.
DR.. Wilcox said he had made a care
ful examination of Ave jars OF the re-
mains. and while he believed they
were OF a woman, he could not swear
10 this. Wilcox, also, said the scar
was an old one.
Crippen and Miss Ethel Clare Len.
eve, who Ii accused OF being an acces-
sorry after the fact In the murder of
Mrs. Crippen. plainly showed their
satisfaction at the testimony Of Spills
bury and Wilcox. Crippen was even
more buoyant than on Wednesday and
Miss Leneve seemed to have rid her.
self OF the fearful depression that she
manifested In her previous appear
ancs.
The prisoners sat close together,
but were not allowed to converse.
Wilcox testified that he analysed
specimens of the soil where the body
was found and also the carbolic
powder and sanitary fluid used by
the morgue keeper OH the remains.
He applied the recognized tests for
prussic acid, arsenic and mineral
poisons, but found nothing but ar
senic and hyoscin. The presence OF
arsenic. he said, probably was due to
the carbolic powder used, as Il con-
tanned arsenic. The arsenic fluid did
not contain any alkaloids, Wilcox
said.
The piece Of pajama jacket
found in the grave was of the same
material, Wilcox testified, as pa
jamas from Mrs. Crippen's wardrobe.
The difference in color in the two
was attributed to the action of the
soil on the fragment in the grave.
Once more Solicitor Newton, for
the defense, brought out the fact that
the material from which the pajamas
were made was of a common quality,
such as Is frequently used in such
garments.
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favor Of the defense when he said il
was impossible to determine how long
the body had lain under the cellar
floor before discovered.
Owing to the peculiar nature of
the soil where the body was found,
he testified. 1T may have lain there
for several years and the organs still
have been well preserved"
This supports the theory that the
defense may adopt: that the body
was placed under the cellar floor be-
fore Crippen moved into the house.
Victim Was Poisoned.
THE person believed to have been
Mrs. Belle Gilmore Crippen met death
through the administering of a dose
of hyoscin. This dose while some.
what more than the amount required
for fatal results. seems to indicate
expert Judgment in preparing the
dose"
DR.. W. II. Wilcox made this state
ment and was the first definite testi
mony of the cause of death yet
brought out at the hearing.
Under question from Traverse
Humphreys, representing the crown,
Wilcox said the poison was admins
tered through the mouth, rather than
by injection, and that the amount
taken barely exceeded half a grain.
Il do not find any other cause CT
death except this poison" Wilcox
said. II am satisfied that death FOL
lowed within an hour Of the admin
istering OF the poison"
Wilcox examined Ave jars Of the
remains of the body found under the
cellar floor OF Dr. Crippens home, in
which he discovered approximately
81 OF a grain OF hyoscin. The whole
amount OF the poison used, he de-
clared. undoubtedly exceeded half a
grain.
crippen May Be Held.
Regardless OF the weakness OF the
prosecutions case, II is conceded
that Crippen will be bound over to
the grand jury and that in all proba-
bility he will be indicted. Prelimin-
airy hearings are more of formality
In England than In America and al
most invariably result in the Judge
passing the case to a higher court.
Several American lawyers in
England, who have followed the case.
declare that the evidence so far
brought out would not suffice to bind
Crippen to the grand jury were the
hearing in America.
Dew DisbeIieved crippen.
Inspector Dew, on cross-examina-
ton. admitted that up to the finding
of the body. he had no suspicion that
a crime had been committed.
When first talked with Crippen
had no intention of arresting him, )"
Dew said II did not believe that he
was telling the whole truth regarding
the disappearance of his wife. but 1t
never occurred to me that his wife
had been murdered"
After Dew had testified the case
was adjourned until next Wednesday.
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