The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-04
Victim Of Harrison, N. j.,
Murder Was Mrs. WhittemOre
HER HUSBAND IN CUSTODY
He First Declares Body Is Not That
Of His Wife, and Then Changes
His Winchester and
Friends Identify.

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tiication OF the body Of the New Jersey
swamp victim was made yesterday after
noon as that Of Mrs. Lena Whitmore Of
no. 236 Adams street, Brooklyn. The
Identification was made By the dead wo-
mans sister, Mrs. Susan Smithcrs, OF
no. 4sG East 10th street, the Bronx,
who went to Harrison. With her was a
friend Of Mrs. Smithers, Mrs. Edith
Mooney. who also was positive in her
Identification.
Following the identification, Police
Justice Branegan Immediately issued an
order for the arrest OF Theodore Whit
more, husband Of the dead woman, now
held ia the custody OF the Brooklyn
police as suspicious person.
Frank Elncrt, friend Of Mrs. Theo-
dore s. Whitmore Of Brooklyn, viewed
the body OF the woman murdered in
Harrison, n. T., and also identified It as
Mrs. Whtmore,s Mrs. Whitmore has
been missing for some time
Further developments yesterday sus-
tanned the belief that the woman whose
body was found ia the Lamp Black
swamp at Harrison, n, J.. on Dec. 20 was
Mrs. Theodore Whitmore, who lived at
ESQ Adams street, Brooklyn, and who
left her home on Christmas day. Whit
more, who sayd after viewing the body
at the Harrison morgie Thursday night
that he was sure the body was not that
Of his wife. although it closely resent
bled her changed his mind somewhat
Yesterday. lilo was asked to 60 to police
HEADQUARTERS. where he was questioned
in the detective bureau by Capt. Cooney.
lie told the captain that he had said
that the body was not that OF his wife
principally because he could not find
certain sears on her body. The light
was bad. he added, and it might be for
that reason that he could not find the
scars. He wanted TO see the body in
daylight. On the whole, after reflection,
he thought his wife might have been the
swamp victim.
Whitmore had said earlier in the day
that several of his wife's teeth were
gold capped and told Of how much he
had paid in dentist bills. TO Capt. Coon
ey, he said that ho remembered now that
The gold caps had fallen off The teeth
OF the victim, 1t was said, had no such
caps. Capt. Cooney summoned the den
| tist whom Whitney had named as the
one who worked ON Mrs. Whitmorss
teeth. The dentist went over his rec
ords, but could find none that referred
ID work done for Mrs. Whitmore.
! When the question Of the condition
4 Of the teeth became Of 50 much inpor.
lance In the solution of the mystery, the
mouth Of the victim was examined
again yesterday afternoon, Then It
was found that there were three gold
capped teeth on either side of the upper
Jaw. All along the authorities have said
| that the woman's teeth were perfect.
Whitmore. when he was seen yester-
dav morning at the Adams street house
said,
eve were married about fifteen years
ago. ana had one child, which died when
n was seven months old Some time
aeo we took this house and let ont fur
u5shed rooms. My wife would frequently
"a away 20 visit friends for days at q
! time. Five days before Christmas she
left and she returned on Christmas eve
We had d disagreement and she went
II work at night, and that night, as
us,,al. / went shortly after midnight 20
take my place on tho Third ayenue Gle.
waited line in Manhattan When | got
back to the house after work ! was
told that my wife was down on the cor
ner. / met her and asked her to come
into The house. She did and sat around
An day until the afternoon Then she
toid me that she hadn't any money and
that Il had been a pretty duh Christmas
for her. j had $40, Of which gave her
gf5 Then she complained Of having a
headache. and went to the drug store
fo get a powder for her. When | came
harI She was gone, and I found that
she had taken lot Of her own things
with her. 49,,
con Wednesday ] got letter which
seemed to come from her. but i was In
auotber's handwriting. It was short. "
Il She said that ] was no good and that
sbe was done with me. The letter was
stoned Your Loving Wife No More.