Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-26
TRIAL MOVING FAST.
Swift Work In Case of Motor.
 man Whitmore.
THE PROSECUTORS ADDRESS

Promises to Trace Connection Between
 Couples Quarrels In Brooklyn and
 Finding of Woman's Corpse In New
 Jersey-Witnesses on the Stand.
 Jersey City, N. J., May 26.-The trial of Theodore S. Whitmore, the Brook lyn man who is charged with the mur- der of his wife, Lena, whose body was found on Dec, 26 last in pool in the Lampblack swamp, in Harrison, N. J., moved in the Hudson county court house, Jersey City, with the swiftness that characterizes the much vaunted Jersey justice" The twelve jurors were obtained in just thirty-fve min utes, and when the session was ad- journed twelve witnesses had been ex- amined and cross examined.
 Justice Swayze of the supreme court is presiding over the trial, and County Judge Blair is sitting as associate. Alexander Simpson represents the de- fendant.
 Prosecutor Vickers' Address.
 Assistant Prosecutor Vickers opened the case for the people with simple speech. He told the jurors that the state would show that on Christmas day and the preceding day Whitmore had quarreled with his wife violently in their home in Brooklyn. Vickers told of the finding of the body in the swamp. He promised that a connec- tion between the quarrels in Brooklyn and the finding of the body would be shown. Whitmore had asked his wife for money on Christmas morning and had knocked her down in front of the house to take her pocketbook from her. The state would show, Vickers went on, that Whitmore had been seen in the Pennsylvania station, Jersey City, for the murder, the assistant prosecu- tor asserted, was insane jealousy of man known as Harry" Besides, Whitmore had become infatuated with woman, whom he had taken to the Adams street house on the day the body was found and to whom he had given a bracelet that had been worn by Mrs. Whitmore at 2 o'clock that morning. The story of the finding on Jan. 10 of the woman's rings and pins in barroom, where Whitmore had left them, and of the alleged forged 1 letters and telegrams sent to relatives and friends of Mrs. Whitmore, was rehearsed. Vickers mentioned the de- nials of Whitmore that he ever had been in New Jersey, except to pass through on his way to Washington several times. The state would prove the defendant knew every nook and corner of New Jersey, asserted the as- sistant prosecutor.
 Defendants Friend on Stand.
 William Bartlett. better known to his associates as Gold Tooth Billy" took the witness stand. He was supposed to be Whitmore's confidant, and great things were expected of his testimony. Instead of giving any sensational tes- timony Bartlett testified to a few un- important things. He said he had iden- tified the body at Harrison and had known Mrs. Whitmore for years.
 Bernard Walsh, an undertaken, at whose establishment the body was kept, was the next witness after Bart lett. He testified that when Whitmore was brought to his place late in the night of Jan. he seemed nervous. but showed no signs of emotion. Mir. Walsh testified that Whltmore was brought over the next night. when he identified the body and was at once arrested.
 Cross examined by Mir. Simpson. Mir. Walsh said that before Whitmore iden- tified the body the face was drawn and sunken. The only light was that of lantern. On the second visit. he said, Whitmore identified the body by a mole on the back of the right ear and the fact that one ankle was larger than the other.
 Mrs. Bessie Schmitters of New York. a sister of Mrs. Whitmore. testified that she, with her husband. had wis tied the morgue and had identified the body as that of her sister. She said she had no difficulty in recognizing the body.
 Why Huches Vetoed Bill.