Show DR CRIPPEN TO BE EXECUTED convi convicted ted of brutal murder of actress wife and sentenced t to 0 b be e H hanged on november 1 15 5 london dr hawley 11 II crippen after a trial extending over live five lays days was waa on saturday found guilty of the murder of his wife an american woman known on the stage as belle elmore lord chief justice alverstone Alv erstone who presided at the trial sentenced crippen to be hanged on november 15 there la Is however the strongest prejudice in england against executing a man on circumstantial evidence and an in incident c ident at the close of crippens trial has caused the impression that the lury jury may have recommended a 11 life sentence after crippen was waa sentenced the foreman of the jury handed to the lord chief justice a note after looking at which the justice said that shall be forwarded to the proper quarter the proper quarter might mean the homo home secretary jhc has jurisdiction in such matters dr crippen was convicted of the charge of having murdered his wife anil and burying her body in quicklime in the cellar at their home ethel clare care leneve a beautiful typist is charged with being an ac to the crime and is yet to be tried crippen and the leneve girl left englard together and were ar rested in the united states |