Show JUDGE WHO TRIED lord alverstone Alv erstone chief justice 0 ol 01 england la the judge before whom dr harvey hanby H gripped was tried for the murder or of his wife and it was waa he who sentenced the american dentist to be ba hanged lord Alv alverstone Alvers erstone tono Is regarded in england as having exceptional judicial ability he was r born in december the second son of thomas webster Q C and elizabeth eldest daughter of richard calthrop Swine swineshead shead abbey lincoln shire he was educated at kings college school at charterhouse and at trinity college cambridge where he was scholar thirty fifth wrangler and third class classic he became a bar rister in 1868 joined the southeastern south eastern service circuit later was appointed and after that postman of the court of exchequer ho he took silk ten years after he was called in 1880 five years later ho he became al P for launceston Launce ston and he contested bewdley beadley Bew dley until 1900 when he was appointed lord chief justice justly from the same year P conser conservative dative for the isle of wight he was at ah of england he was al torney general from 1885 to 1886 from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to he became master of the rolls in 1872 he marreel married la in the last named year louisa only daughter of william calthrop of eithern Wl Wi thern lincolnshire Lincoln shire the first part of the lord chiae justices summing up in the celebrate celebrated case consisted of an analysis of crippens own story after telling tho the jurord they must be satisfied upon the evidence the crown had made out or otherl entitled to acquittal lord alverstone Alv erstone said the jury wise the prisoner was would agree that crippen if guilty was an extraordinary man who w ho baj hs committed a ghastly crime and hal covered it up in most brutal and callord manner if crippen was waa innocent Inno ceLt tho the judge declared it was waa impossible td fathom hla his mind |