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Dr Crippen's prescription ledgers fail to sell | |
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Prescription books used by the murderer Dr Crippen have failed to sell at auction. | |
Hawley Crippen was hanged in 1910 for poisoning his wife Cora, whose dismembered body was found under the basement floor of their house. | Hawley Crippen was hanged in 1910 for poisoning his wife Cora, whose dismembered body was found under the basement floor of their house. |
The two leather-bound ledgers were seized by police and used in the prosecution case. | The two leather-bound ledgers were seized by police and used in the prosecution case. |
They were expected to sell for up to £5,000 at Mullocks auctioneers in Ludlow, but failed to meet the reserve. | |
The documents cover a period from 1893 to 1896 when Dr Crippen worked for a firm that sold patent remedies. | The documents cover a period from 1893 to 1896 when Dr Crippen worked for a firm that sold patent remedies. |
The covers of the books are inscribed: "The preparations log books of Munyon Remedies London removed by warrant reviewed in the murder trial of Dr H H Crippen found guilty and duly hanged Nov 23 1910." | The covers of the books are inscribed: "The preparations log books of Munyon Remedies London removed by warrant reviewed in the murder trial of Dr H H Crippen found guilty and duly hanged Nov 23 1910." |
The ledgers contain a list of patients and the remedies they were given. | The ledgers contain a list of patients and the remedies they were given. |
A manuscript attached to them gives a list of poisons. | A manuscript attached to them gives a list of poisons. |
Dr Hawley Crippen (11 September 1862 - 23 November 1910) | Dr Hawley Crippen (11 September 1862 - 23 November 1910) |
Crippen was hanged for poisoning his wife Cora, and burying her body under floorboards in his basement in 1910. | Crippen was hanged for poisoning his wife Cora, and burying her body under floorboards in his basement in 1910. |
He was arrested by police in North America after trying to flee the UK with his mistress Ethel Le Neve, who had disguised herself as a young boy for the journey. | He was arrested by police in North America after trying to flee the UK with his mistress Ethel Le Neve, who had disguised herself as a young boy for the journey. |
Crippen was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication after the captain of the boat he was on sent a wireless telegram to the British authorities. | Crippen was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication after the captain of the boat he was on sent a wireless telegram to the British authorities. |
His trial at the Old Bailey in October 1910 lasted five days and he was found guilty by a jury after just 27 minutes of discussion. | His trial at the Old Bailey in October 1910 lasted five days and he was found guilty by a jury after just 27 minutes of discussion. |
He was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London on 23 November 1910. | He was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London on 23 November 1910. |
Le Neve was acquitted of being an accessory to murder and emigrated to the US on the morning of Crippen's execution. | Le Neve was acquitted of being an accessory to murder and emigrated to the US on the morning of Crippen's execution. |
In 2010, scientists at the University of Michigan said new DNA testing showed that Crippen was not guilty of killing his wife. | In 2010, scientists at the University of Michigan said new DNA testing showed that Crippen was not guilty of killing his wife. |
Andrew Baud, from Mullocks, said Dr Crippen ran the London office of Munyon Remedies. | |
"Munyon actually sacked Crippen because he was spending too much time looking after his wife's stage career, who he ended up murdering," he said. | "Munyon actually sacked Crippen because he was spending too much time looking after his wife's stage career, who he ended up murdering," he said. |
Among the items that sold on Tuesday was an original telegram announcing the end of World War One. The naval telegram sold for £550. |