New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
Six SaIeSWomen Sure They Saw
Alice CriSpeII on Night
of July 5.
BODY HAS BEEN EXHUMED
Suspicion That Death May Have
Been Caused by Poison-Writ
of Habeas Corpus Obtained
for Herbert Johns.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

W INES bdTIfs ftIlls july IT, Alllt
Crispell. for whose murder her sutton.
Herbert Johns. has been held without
bail. was seen I'm Wilkes Barre on the
night Of July ;. nearly twenty-four
hours after she was supposed to have
been drowned in Harvcy's Lake.
This new piece Of evidence has COM
plicated the case. and the girls body
was eXhumcd last night to ascertain
whether there was any other cause Of
death than drowning. Special seaBrh
will be made for traces of poison i'm the
body
Herbert Johns. who was freed OF any
suspicion Of murder by the coroncrs
Jury and was subsequently held on evil
dence brought out by the District At
,orney. has obtained a writ Of habcas
corpus. argument on which will be
made next Wednesday.
The evidence indicating that the cirl
was alive on July .. the day after cries
Of distress were heard ON the lake
shore. was furnished by clerks in the
store Of Maurice Heinz They to-day
IDENTIFIED photographs Of Alice Crispcl
and declared that the pictures were
those Of a young woman who visited
The Heinz store at $50 O'Clock on sat
Irday night. July >, and took away
dress which she had left TO be altered.
The young woman answering in
every detail the description Of Alice
"rispeu came to the store on Weducs-
day. July .. and bought two dresses.
one was a lavender lawn dress with A
white collar and Cuffs. the othcr was
a blue linen dress with white collar.
Both were No. 40. the same size as that
worn by Alice Crispen
Said She Was Miss Crispell.
one Of the dresses had 10 be altered.
and the young woman. i'm giving the
clerk information for the alteration
slip. said she was Miss Crispoll but
refused To give any address. At the
time the girl wore a blue dress. Her
hat was of black straw. the same Kind
worn by Alice CrispelL The attention
of the clerks was attracted by the fact
that the girl vas apparently slightly
intoxicated.
At about $50 o'clock on the night OF
July > the girl returned to the store
Tor her dress. She wore a blue dress
like the one worn by Alice Crispcll
when her body was found She had on
q light hat. She seemed to act quccrly
at this time.
The alteration slip bears the name Of
Miss Crispcll The pictures Of Alice
Crispen which were taken few
months ago were identified positively
by at least six Of the girl clerks as
those Of the customer who was in the
store on Saturday night
The authorities are tonight trying TO
ascertain just when the body Of Alice
went into the lake, and they admit they
are greatly puzzled.
The body Of Alice Crispell tonight
Was taken from its resting place in the
Lehman Cemetery BY II. T. Mooney.
an undertaken. and brought TO his
morgue here. II is believed that the
second post-mortem will he held to-
morrow
Permission 70 exhume the body was
obtained by District Attorney John n.
Bigelow at noon to-oay from the
county Judge his petition stating that
II was absolutely necessary TO hold an
other autopsy 10 learn the real cause
Of death.
Permission was also given 10 engage
what experts were thought necessary
10 examine the lungs and the stomach
of the girl. a New York expert will
l., summoned
The District Attorney told the court
that he did not know whether the case
was one Of murder. suicide or acct
dent. and he wanted a second autopsy
performed to help him in determining
how the girl died.
He added that members Of the Girls
nell family appeared TO him TO be in
different as 10 how Miss Crispell died.
but he believed the case 10 be Of such
importance as TO make a second
autopsy necessary.
Herbert johns. having oblalneu
writ Of habeas corpus, will be given y
hearing before the court next Wedncs-
day. Johns in the mean time will re-
main in jail.
DR.. Timothy Leblanc. coroners ply
stefan. received communication last
night from John Blgelow. District Attor-
Inc