The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-27

Segal told of Harry Hendricksor
coming over to the Brooklyn bridge
station and riding on the shuttle train
TO Chatham Square. He said that
d hitmore had engaged him in CONVEX
safA N. This was on December p.
wh, tInore. according to Segal, said
shat "A e~ndrickson demanded 50 from
Vrbitn,oHa. The latter said he didn't
hs,,e If at the time, out that Hendricks
80, sboI,ld 60 over to the Adams street
house shi brooklyn and wait for him.
Aceo,,di.er to Segfl, Hendrickson
eaid. er8Shv should I bother going to
the house at so early an hour l:3O
a. M. and. sg1g way, what would your
wife Think"
whitmore repiied that Hendrickson
was TO &c over and wait for him ana
that everything wca Id be all right.
seea1 told of a fur Their conversation
he had had with Whitmore after Hen
erickson had left.
INN wife, said WhAtmore, claims
that that fellow is making 50 per DAY.
That fellow never made Sc per day IN
his life t.
Whitmore. according to Segal' thsn
mentioned the name OF announcer hlah
with whom his wife was lntlma1e' ne
said, but Segal did not remember MS
name.
On December % Whitmore told
that his wife had left him, and re-
marked "Tve got some of her jew
elry. anyway and then exnlp1led d
bracelet that was on his arm.
whitmore then said that he had left
a ring tied up on Il piece of rag on a
table. and hoped tina it would be there
when he returned.
Segal said that Whitnlore wanted nm
10 buv the bracelet for SIS. At this
noint Prosecutor Viekers exhibited d
bracelet and asked the witness to iden-
tify same. -
Segal was unable to identify the
bracelet. This bracelet is the one sup
posed to have been given George
dickinson, a friend of Whitmore, by the
alleged slayer =,
Seeal was then asked by Vickers II
he ever knew that Whitmore had ever
been In New Jersey. He replied thar
he knew that WhitmOre had been In
New Jersey.
Objection was made by Simpson. The
court sustained the objection and In
formed witness to answer simply yes
or no. Segal then answered yes.
Segal YVES asked how he knew Whit
more had been in New Jersey, n ne
replied that or the night of December
"a. Whitmore, when he reported Tor
work. complained of being very tired.
When. Segal asked him why he was
tired Whitmore replied that he had
been over 10 Jersey all day and had
been having a good time.
The PROSECUTOR then led him on to the
time of the murder. Segel said that he
was uncertain whether it was the night
of December % or so that he had nov
Whitmore q newspaper photograph OF
the swamp victim. There was a diagram
also accompanying the picture, snow
ing the location. He asked Whitmore
If he knew the woman or the place, and
Whitmore replied that he wasn't sure.
Segal further testified that when he
showed the picture of the swamp VIC
tim to Whitmore that the latter turned
his face away and refused to look at it.
He thought that it was on December
20 that Whitmore spoke about his wife
being dead. and said: IF l could get
hold of the man that did that l would
tear him to pieces"
Wife's Clothes for Sale.
He also remembered that it was on
December 81 that Whitmore offered to
sell him some of his wife's clothes for
$40. Segal said he didn't want to buy
secondhand clothes. Whftmore Their
asked Sega his wife's height, and he
said five feet five inches, and Whit
more said. well, they won't fit her.
Ive got a s~ix-footer."
Vickers then questioned him whether
between December "a and January :
Whitmore had paid any attention to
He said that Whitmore
bought all the early editions. Witness
said that he considered this remark
able, for railroad employees always
nave all their papers given them and
not first editions.
He also told about Whitmore goins
back to work on the morning of Deem
Der 20.
He also told of his seeing Whitmor'
looking at a small photograph of hi
wife and mumbling to himself, At tina
time, said Segal, there was a MAJ
standing near him. and Whitmor
turned as if he were talking to hin
and said. "Wel, l guess I'd better keel
this. I may need it some day
Then N~hituore. witness said, while
still looking at the picture. remarked
audihly. In the hearing of SeEaI; "NVeIl
that - won't bother me any more"
VIZ AAN - 49, -.
Segal it was the opinion of observer
that the defense has been damaged ma
terially.
Under eross-examination by Mr.
Simpson, Segal declared that Whit
more had told him he was going t.
prove by Hendrickson who his wifi
was going about with. He referred
to Hendrickson as 1.-The 60 that i
stuck on my wife
Mr.. Simpson was e~ndeavorinS al
this time to confuse the witness. Al
asked Segal if Whitmore had MOI Of
fered to sell his furniture and othe'
household articles in addition to hi
wife's clothing and bracelet.
Segal suddenly broke out, exclalm
ing: "Im here to tell the truth. Yol
don't want me to lie, do you?"