The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-22
Because Lord Justice Ruled
Jury Must Be Satisfied Re-
mains Found Were Those Of
Mrs. crippen.
ACCUSED ACTS THE sToIc
WHEN The VERDICT WAS Rgcgiv.
60, OUT UNDER cHARoge or
THE PROSECUTOR hE DLANcH.
10 NOW AND THEN.
tAmerican News Service,


(American News Service)
London, Oct 22.-Dr. Crippen was
today found guilty by the jury on the
charge Of numbering his actress wife
Belle Elmors Crippen. The penalty is
death. Counsel for Crippen announc-
cd It once that IN appeal would be
taken. The jury considered the evi.
dence thirty minutes. The verdict
was surprise in view Of the favor.
able aspect put upon . part OF the
charge to the jury delivered by Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone. who made It
plain that any doubt ~ to the iden-
tity OF the human remains found In
Crippen's cellar would preclude . YER
diet Of guilty. Or. Crippen received
the verdict and sentence with stoa'
cism.
/. Attracted by the fact that Prosecu-
tor Muir would address the jury and
by the probability that the trial would
end today with perhaps an immediate
verdict. the greatest crowd In the five
days course Of the trial fought for
entrance to historic Old Bailey.
Mostly Women Attend.
The handsomely gowned women in
the court room took their accustomed
places but there were many new faces
among them. There were but few
.men present.
AZ Muir opened his address. Grip
pen teamed back In his chair with his
hands folded In his lap and gaxed idly
about him. He seemed highly pleas.
ID at the progress Of his case although
@ the prosecutor began to whip
stineing opithets he leaned forward In
his chair and grew visibly Ill at ease.
The Jurors divided their attention
between Muir and the accused man
but the eyes OF the regiment Of fem
ininity were for Crippen and NO other.
Muir painted . graphic picture and
a. he asked that . verdict of guilty
be returned the prisoner blanched.
"Tho main line Of the defense" said
Muir. els that the prisoner Is too kind.
hearted ito do murder although for
months he lived life OF studied hy-
pocrisy.
Ne Moeked at Sorrow.
"He Knocked the sorrow Of his wife's
dearest friends. He had no sympa-
thy with sorrow. In his cruel heart
and cunning mind there was no place
for kindness.
I'VE have shown the motive for the
crime. Crippen's motive was to estab-
lish closer relations with Ethel Le-
neve. Perhaps he did not intend to
marry her but that IL not to his
credit. Rather Il shows another base
element In this mans character.
The prosecution has shown beyond
. reasonable doubt that the remains
found In the cellar at 80 Hilldrop Cres-
cent. North London-the home OF this
prisoner-were those OF Belle Elmore
Crippen.
"The medical evidence that the
mark upon the piece of human flesh
introduced before this court was .
scar, 10 indisputable. That Is another
link against Crippen for Crippen him
self admitted that Belle had been op-
Grated on for appendicitis. This piece
OF flesh was taken from that portion
Of the human body where the incisioa
would have been made In such an op-
Grafton.
"Lust was the motive for. the mur-
der OF Belle Elmore Crippen." cried
Prosecutor Muir. ''Crippen had admit.
ted his rslstions with Ethel Leneve
and his unholy passion for her and he
has admitted that he sold his wife'a
clothing after she disappeared. but.
1. gentlemen Of the jury. let me tell yo',
that his greed for money was to salts
~ this lust"
AZ the arraignment continued the
prisoner fliuched at times but usually
betrayed the stoicism which has mark
"a him at some Of the critical periods
Of the trial. At times he leaned for
ward Tie better to hear and . look.
almost . sneer. came into his face oc.
casionally.
The courtroom crowd maintained a
deathlike stiffness. broken only by the
volcD q the prosecutor ~ he continu.
- hia scathing announcement.