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Show CRIPPE N PAYS P ALT Y - LONDON, Nov. 2'i. Dr. 'Hawley II. Crippr-n was hanged at 9:02 this niornirjg in the yard of the lVntonville prison, The announcement of the cxeeution from the prison "was accomplished bj the official statement that Dr, Cnppen made no statement or confession whatever before beinyr hanged. The fog enwrapped completely the walls of the prison where small groups of loungers of the lowest class, including man' women, slouched silently awaiting the tidings from the hangsmen. . t -f- -'-f- -T-r--I and the father and son were thus separated. LONDON Nov. 22. All preparations have been made for the hanging of Dr. Hawley II. Crippen tomorrow morning within the gloomy walls of Pentonvlllo prison which stands in 5ne of tho most dismal locations in London. It Is probable the execution will take place between S and ft o'clock. Public Executioner Ellis of RochMnle, who hanged a wlfe-mur-iercr at Liverpool this morning, arrived ar-rived lu Loudon on tho evening train The scaffold was erected, today. A few tenements ov crlook the prison yard, and to bar the tenauU from a flimpso of tho tragedy, a big canvass screen has been put up before tho gallows. Few Officlala Will Be Present. Onlv a email group of officials will attend and every e-ffert has been made to prevent morbid crowds from gathering gath-ering in the neighborhood. Even the customary official announcement of the hanging is not likely to be posted until evening. The body probably will ho burled in quicklime In the prison y- This Is the custom at Penton-v Penton-v although not In all English prisons.. pris-ons.. Father Carey, who has visited Crippen Crip-pen frequently, entered the jrlpon a' ' 6 o'clock this evening to spend the 1 nlcht w ith the condemned man. Ho ' will walk with Crippen to the scaffold. Did Not Make a Confession. I . An evening paper canned a sensa- tlon by flooding the city with placards i that Crippen had made a written confession. con-fession. Every one In a position to know denied this. Ethel lenevp said: "I was tho last person to ser? Dr. Crippen. So far as my knowledge extends, he has not made such a statement." state-ment." It was alf-o reported that Crippen i wrote a statement for a Sunday pa i per, which bought a previous story of his. Tho paper, however, denied that It has his confession. Mi6s Leneve's Last Visit. Miss Lcneve at the request of the prisoner, paid a farewell vL-dt to Crippen Crip-pen at Pentonvill,? prison this afternoon. after-noon. She reached the place in a closed cab and was accompanied by an elderly man who remained outside. Miss Leneve renialucd for a half hour In the visitors room with tho doctor. During her etay tho wardens wauhed the condemned man closely. Crippen slept well laH night aud this morning ate a hearty breakfast Believed His Son Innocent. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 22 Local interest in-terest in the Crippen ease was accentuated ac-centuated by the fact that Los Angeles Ange-les was the home of the father and son of Dr. II. H. Crippen, The attitude of the two toward the condemned man was so opposite as to cause comment Myron Crippen more than SO years old. believing Implicitly in the innocence of the phytic Ian, was 6o deeply grieved that he died last Friday ol a brokeu heart. I'p to the time of his death ho would fn ely speak of his son, and with pride related how he overcame obstacles In ord..-r to attain a medical education. Dr. Crlppen's early educatlou was received re-ceived In California The father practically friendless und penniless and his support has been the eon, who. up to the time of becoming a fugitive from Justice, furnished him with what money he needed. Young Crippen who is in the employ em-ploy of the telephone company however, how-ever, has from the first refused to discuss dis-cuss the affalra of his father In fact he expressed himself as but little lit-tle Interested in the case This ho explained by the fat that ho did not know his rather. The mother died when he wax still, a babe which led to his being left to the care of others |