The Washington herald., 1910-07-19
POISON SUSPECTED
IN CRIPPEN CASE
Efforts to Show the Way In
Which Actress Died.
NO TRACE OF HUSBAND FOUND
Inquest at London Brings Out Fact
that Adjournment Is Necessary I'M
til Analysis of stomach Can Be
Notwithstanding Boats Searched in
New York-Physicfans Testify.

London, July 1s-Dr. Danford Thomas,
coroner. began an inquest to-day over
what was left of the body Of Belle FL
more. the music hall singer, which was
was found last Wednesday in the cellar
of the house which she occupied with her
husband Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen,
on Hnldrop Crescent. North London.
Or. Thomas told the jury that the re-
mains were supposedly those of Mrs.
crippen There was not. he said. great
deal of evidence to place before the jury,
and it would be necessary to adjourn the
inquiry. as an analysis of the organs was
being made In oredr TO find out If poison
had been administered to the singer.
Mrs. Walter Neave, the mother of
the lie Neve girl. who is supposed to
have fed with DR. Crippen. and several
officers Of the Ladies' Music Hall Guild
were present at the inquest.
Dir. Nash a theatrical manager. testi-
fed that he and his wife. who is profess
sionally known as LII Hawthorne, were
friends of Belle Elmore. He testified that
while he was in New York he heard OF
the death OF Miss ElmoFe. He met Nine.
emmett. the president OF the Ladies' Mu-
sic Hall Artists Guild. the woman who
traced the relatives OF Belle Elmore in
Brooklyn.
Nine. emmett Suspicious.
Nine. emmett. who had become sus-
picious about The disappearance OF the
singer. had already communicated with
"a A
ised Nine emmett that when he returned
TO London he would take the matter up.
Accordingly. on his arrival here on June
g. he called on DR.. Crippen and offered
his condolences.
The doctor. Mr. Nash testified, wss
nervous and seemed TO be much depressed
He sobbed bitterly when talking about
his bereavement. at first he told Mr.. Nash
that his wife had died at Los Angeles.
When Mr. Nash questioned him more
closely as 70 the details the doctor said
she died at a town near San Francisco,
the name OF which he could not remember.
The doctor declared he had received his
wife's ashes from a erematory, but he
could not remember the name OF the
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duce a death certificate The doctor
became more and more confused as Mr..
Nash continued his questioning. Mr.
Nash thereupon went TO Scotland Yard
and laid the case before the officers there.
Inspector Dow Testihes.
Inspector Dow. of Scotland Yard, was
the next witness He testified that he
visited DR.. crippen on July S. At that
time crippen made a statement in which
he declared that he had lied about his
wife being dead. So far as he knew, the
doctor said. she was stu alive. DR.. Grip
pen went on 20 say that In the beginning
of February he and hfs wife had enter
tanned a party OF friends at their house
on Hilldrop Crescent. A little while after
the friends had left she created a pother
over It. saying among other things that
she intended TO leave him for another
man. Crippen told the inspector that he
thought the man referred to was Bruce
Miller. He said he believed the latter
was in Chicago. and he assumed that his
wife was with him IN that city.
The inquest was adjourned for a month.