The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-22

VI Inc OlNe DtaullAUl -al>lN nan
Artist Covered With Quicklime In
The Cellar OF DR.. Crippen's House
In London-He Wrote His Wife's
Relatives In Brooklyn That She
Died In California-They Were
Married In This Country.
London CSpeciall. - Police and
music hall circles II this city are
worked Up over the murder OF Belle
Elnore. the beautiful and popular
singer and vaudeville performer,
whose body has been found II the
cellar OF The residence OF the Tou-
ans husband. Dr. Havley Harvey
Crippen. a. SO Hilldrop Crescent,
No-rh London. The woman vas an
American. 50 IS her husband, who
has had z varied career II American
cities The detectives OF Scotland
Yard are hunting for him and they
have cabIed the New York depart
nert 70 keep close watch upon all
incoming steamers for him. as i vas
reported he sailed Tor New Io-E
Saturday
The case s strikinglr similar 70
thai OF The Charlton murder a. Lake
Como. Italy. Both women we're &C
t-esses who lei heir American
homes % meet death by violence y
{ foreign land. and II each instance
the police pursued the American hus-
hand 70 the shores OF his native
land. Porter Charlton vas arrested
il Eobokel. but il the absence OF
an extradi-io- treaty between the
United States and Itaiy specifically
providing for The return 70 either
county OF citizen Of the other
country who has committed crime
abroad, may 20 free.
No Legal Loophole.
In the present case 10 such com
plica.io1s are probable. Is the Brit
tsz-Aue-csn ex-raii-io1 treaty
leaves no looDhole OF vhch z sus-
pected criminal nav take advantage
The London police have made def
mite charge against Dr. C-.opsn. and
propose 70 get him with me coop
Grafton o: the American authorities
Dr.. Crippen. who : Z dentist. so
years OF ege, has made his home
for sometime a. sc Hilld-op C-sS-
cent. North London Sometime ago
his wife. Belle Eluors. . vaudeville
actress and treasurer o. The Music
Hall Artists Guild. disappeared. and
subse1 ue1tly notice Of her death
appeared in the local papers. The
fact o. her denise was generally
credited, but theae was Eore or less
gossip among the TCua1's iatimates.
and this finally reached the ears
OF The police. The later visited Dr.
C-.ppen and the Interview appeared
70 Be satisfactory.
SATURDAY. noon lzs- Dr. Crippel
disappeared and since then the po-
him. 4 search OF the Crippen house
vas made and the battered body OF
z woman was found buried II the
cellar / had been blaced il quick
lime and was burned beyond recog-
milton. but the finding OF the body
together with other discoveries has
left 10 doubt in the minds OF the
authorities that The murdered wom-
a1 vas Mrs. Crippe1. Il is stated
hat almost all the bones are miss
ing. TIE yisCera i sufficiently pre-
served % enable Al analysis 20 be
made ! quantity OF long hair and
some hai-2ains have been found.
Sir Melyil E NcNaugh-on. chief OF
the criminal Investigation department
OF Scotland Yard. took the matter
il hand and developments followed
rapidly.
Woman In Male Attire.
The first thing the police did was
20 cable TO the pc ice OF American
ports asking them 70 search incom-
ing steamers for Crippen. who was
described with the aliases OF Peter
C1ppen and Franckel Crippen. They
state that he is accompanied by
Ethel Clara Leneve. q Frenchwoman.
whom he recently introduced as his
wife. This woman. the police state.
Is believed 10 be dressed in male
attire Before leaving Hnldrop
Gre cent. c ippen sent out a boys
suit. and this. the police surmise. is
row being worn By his companion.
The indications point 10 coolly
planned murder.