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Show DOCTOR pR'IPPEN'll) THE TOILS Alleged Murderer of Actress Wife Ar rested on Board Ship In Company With-Pretty Stenographer. Father Point, Quebec. Dr. Hawloy Harvey (jrfppen and Ethel Clalro Lo-novo, Lo-novo, his stenographer, who fled from London , ,ntor tho disappearance of Bollo Elmore, tho doctor's wife, wero arrested hero Sundny aboard tho Canadian Pacific liner Montroso, nt the command of Inspector Dow ot Scotland Yard. Miss Leneve wns il's-gttlscd il's-gttlscd ns n boy, nnd tho couple hnd booked pnssugo as tho Rev John Robinson Rob-inson nnd son. The crime which had its dramatic denouement in tho arrest of Dr. Crip-peri Crip-peri nnd Ethel Clnro Lcnovo aboard tho 8tcamor Montroso, is destined to become one. of tho most notable in criminal history. Dr. Crlppon and his wife, known by tho stage nnmo of Belle Elmore, had for the last two years occupiod a houso nt 30 Illlldrop Crescent, North London. 'Ho wns an American dentist, den-tist, born nt Coldwnter, Mich, educated educat-ed In Indiana and pursu ng medical study Inter In Michigan, California. Ohio arid New York City. Ho had manager a patent medicine business In Philadelphia und in Columbus, nnd had appeared as a specialist at many otlror points, Detroit, San Diego, Salt Lake City, St. Louis and Brooklyn. Bella Elmoro was a well known van-devl.lo van-devl.lo actress, about 35 yoars old, formerly for-merly of Brooklyn. She was an nttrac. tivo woman and an officer of the Music Mu-sic Hall Artists' Guild of London. With the Crlppon pair at Illlldrop Crescent lived Miss Leneve, n young typist of French birth, who sorved as amenuensls to Dr. Crippen. Mrs. Crlppon disappeared from her aqenstomod nctlvltles hist February. To her friends, Di . Crlppon explained sho.had Bonn to California. Later an advertisement appeared in the Iondon papers saying sho had d.'od In California.' Califor-nia.' But Bollo Elmore's formor actress act-ress friends in London nnd America bogan to doubt. Their inquiries led to tho belief that Mrs. Crippen had not died In California, vnd their sus picions wore communicated to tho police, po-lice, i O.n July 13. Dr. Ctrppeji nnd tho pretty, typist dlsnppearcd. Tho houso was searched and beneath the floor in tho cellar was found tho battered body of n human being. Undoubtedly It was tho remains of Mrs. Crlppon. The search then began which resulted In tho arrest on Sunday of tho man who Is charged with a most atrocious murder, nnd tho girl for whom ho committed tho crime. |